Promised Brides: The Wedding of the Century/ Jesse's Wife/ The Handfast [Paperback]

Mary Jo Putney (Author), Kristin James (Author), Julie Tetel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1994

Three award-winning historical authors present this collection in which unwitting brides Sarah Vangelder, Amy McAlister, and Anne Clelland each pay the price of fortune and folly with matrimonial vows.

Product Details

• Paperback: 375 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (May 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373832966
• ISBN-13: 978-0373832965
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,931,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USAToday bestselling author, Mary Jo Putney was born in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. Her entire romance writing career is an accidental byproduct of buying a computer for other purposes.

Her novels are known for psychological depth and intensity and include historical and contemporary romance, fantasy, and young adult fantasy. Winner of numerous writing awards, including two RITAs and two Romantic Times Career Achievement awards, she has five times had books listed among the Library Journal's top five romances of the year, and three times had books among the top ten romances of Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association.

Her favorite reading is great stories, but in a pinch she'll settle for the backs of cereal boxes. She's delighted that e-publishing can now make available books that have been out of print.

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5.0 out of 5 stars EnjoYablE, July 12, 2003

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This review is from: Promised Brides: The Wedding of the Century/ Jesse's Wife/ The Handfast (Paperback)

The first book in by Mary Jo Putney. Justin has just become the Duke after his brother's death and must marry for money. Having remembered meeting Sarah he arranges to marry her. The two struggle to overcome the difficulties of marriage and love.
The second book is by Kristin James. Amy went out one night alone with Charles Whittaker. Though nothing happened, thanks to Jesse, a hand who works on her father's ranch, Amy's reputation is ruined. Jesse, who has loved her ever since she and her father saved him, offers to marry her. The two try to figure out a way to get the other to love them.
The third book is by Julie Tetel. Mistakenly taken from her bed one night Anne Chisolm must marry Alexander Sutherland in handfast for one year and a day to save there reputation and honor.
I enjoyed all three books, though I wish "The Handfast" characters could have more depth and motivation. Fans of Mary Jo Putney will notice that "The Wedding of the Century" is different from her other books but still well written. I loved "Jesse's Wife." The characters were so enjoyable as well as funny.
If you can find it, this will make for light and easy reading.