River Lady [Mass Market Paperback]

Jude Deveraux (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket Books (1996)
• ASIN: B0018IL45I
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Jude Deveraux was once a fifth-grade teacher who loved to read. When her imagination began to be filled with her own stories to tell, her career as a writer began. Jude's novels have been set in both contemporary and historical periods. Her strong, lyrical writing style and ability to write stories with memorable characters, rich detail, and believable dialogue has garnered her many devoted readers.

Jude has had over thirty books on the New York Times bestsellers list, has over 60 million copies in print, and has been translated into 18 languages. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading murder mysteries, working in her garden, and in boxing class she likes to show much younger males that she can throw a mean right cross.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fitting end to the series!, August 22, 2000

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Jodell Lockard (Newport News, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: River Lady (Mass Market Paperback)

This book had me enthralled as I watched a dirty, grimey, unloveable (by the shallow standard) young girl change into a beautiful and confident young lady. Leah had to put up with much hardship in her young life from poverty to child abuse but her one shining moment was when a young man (Wesley)rode into her life and smiled at her one day. She held on to this moment for years as she grew from a child to a young woman and never wavered in her love for Wesley. She took her one chance at that love when upon meeting up with him again, she gave herself to him, body and soul. This one night set her on an adventure from becoming a "lady" to pioneering out west. The most humorous part of the book was when Regan and Nicole (both heroines from the other two books in the trilogy) decided to "clean" Leah up. Not a task for the weak (of mind or stomach). After layer after layer of dirt and grime melted off of Leah, she became a beauty to behold. Absolutely wonderful story and if you liked the other two books in the trilogy, you will find this book is a fitting end to the series.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect ending!, February 5, 2000

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Mandy - See all my reviews

This review is from: River Lady (Mass Market Paperback)

Though you'll be sad to see the series end (we certainly could have used more books about the lovely people on the banks of the James River!) the third and final book of the remarkable James River Trilogy is as well written and moving as the first two books of the series. Unfolding the Cinderella-like story of Leah and Wes is like opening a long awaited present. Their romance is intense and moving. You'll often find yourself rolling your eyes and gritting your teeth at the horrible way Wes flaunts his first intended in front of Leah. You'll even find yourself hoping that Leah will just give up on Wes because you'll feel he doesn't deserve her at all. Wes is by far the most stubborn of the three men in this series and becomes quite exasperating before he realizes what an idiot he's been. The scene where Nicole and Regan unveil Leah's hidden beauty is a classic and gives you more respect for the women you met in the previous two books. You'll feel the awe and

happiness of Leah as she lives up to her potential. The mud fight that marks the turning point in Wes and Leah's relationship is one of the best scenes I've ever read. It's great to see how all the characters from the other books have turned out and the return to Sweetbriar at the end is a wonderful glimpse at that funny, loving town. All around it's a great book and a fitting end to the series. I never get tired of reading this series from beginning to end!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great read, but needs a little work...., May 26, 2001

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Jenny Hodge (Springfield, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: River Lady (Mass Market Paperback)

Leah is a poor farmers daughter tring to make a living on a little swamp-farm to feed her many brothers and sister.Wesley is a half-owner to the Stanford Plantation. Leah meets Wesley when she is just but a young girl,and falls in love at first sight with him. Years later she meets up with him again and gets herselfs pregnant.In a forced wedding Wes marries Leah,and then leaves that very night(a big fat jerk if you ask me).A year later Wes comes back, but while he was gone Leah has gone through some changes. She looks, talks, and acts totaly different, thanks to Regan and Nicole. Wes is still unaffected by the change and still want his first intened, Miss Kim. Leah leaves with Wes, along with Miss. Kim and her brother, to go to Wes's farm out west, so she can start a whole new life. As the goes on, Wes starts to see Leah in a different light. While the beginning was great, the middle was lacking, and the end was so sudden, and was over so fast. This wasnt ms. deveraux best work, but it was a good read.