Senator's Bride (Brides of Montclair, Book 12) [Paperback]

Jane Peart (Author)

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Publication Date: May 8, 1994

'Have you any plans for the rest of the day?' he asked. 'Plans?' she echoed. 'Whatever they were, cancel them.' He grinned. Crystal nodded, dazed, knowing somehow that if he had proposed a trip to Mars she would have been helpless to refuse. She had come to Virginia to work, not to fall in love -- certainly not with someone like Kip Montrose. Both Kip and his ancestral mansion, Montclair, had captured her imagination. The history of the house intrigued her as much as its master. Even ten years after the end of WWI, the families of Mayfield, VA, still feel its destructive effects. With his days as a dare-devil flying ace behind him, Kip Montrose is having a hard time settling down in the small Southern town and finding a new direction for his life. At the same time, the twins, Cara and Kitty Cameron, are also trying to rebuild their lives shadowed by loss. Then, the arrival of Crystal Kirk, an attractive young career woman, to rent Eden Cottage, and the return of Garnet with Bryane, and her English companion, Jill, sparks excitement, romance, as well as unexpected problems. The era of the Roaring Twenties brings new challenges to the younger members of the Montrose and Cameron clans, as they search for new purpose for their lives, face their inherited destiny, and hope for lasting love. Suddenly, a senatorial campaign tears the families apart and plunges old friends into a bitter political battle in which both winners and losers attain unexpected results.

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Jane Peart is a best-selling novelist. With nearly 650,000 books sold, her popular Brides of Montclair series is one of the longest continuous series on the market. Her other series include Westward Dreams and American Quilt

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"Have you any plans for the rest of the day?" he asked. "Plans?" she echoed. "Whatever they were, cancel them." He grinned. Crystal nodded, dazed, knowing somehow that if he had proposed a trip to Mars she would have been helpless to refuse. She had come to Virginia to work, not to fall in love -- certainly not with someone like Kip Montrose. Both Kip and his ancestral mansion, Montclair, had captured her imagination. The history of the house intrigued her as much as its master. Even ten years after the end of WWI, the families of Mayfield, VA, still feel its destructive effects. With his days as a dare-devil flying ace behind him, Kip Montrose is having a hard time settling down in the small Southern town and finding a new direction for his life. At the same time, the twins, Cara and Kitty Cameron, are also trying to rebuild their lives shadowed by loss. Then, the arrival of Crystal Kirk, an attractive young career woman, to rent Eden Cottage, and the return of Garnet with Bryane, and her English companion, Jill, sparks excitement, romance, as well as unexpected problems. The era of the Roaring Twenties brings new challenges to the younger members of the Montrose and Cameron clans, as they search for new purpose for their lives, face their inherited destiny, and hope for lasting love. Suddenly, a senatorial campaign tears the families apart and plunges old friends into a bitter political battle in which both winners and losers attain unexpected results.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (May 8, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310671515
• ISBN-13: 978-0310671510
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,129,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars love continues for the Montrose and Cameron families, July 26, 2000

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Beverly "bevreader" (Mississippi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Senator's Bride (Brides of Montclair, Book 12) (Paperback)

In this chapter of Peart's Brides of Montclair series, the next generation of the Montroses and Camerons are looking for love and fulfillment. The Montrose children, who have been split up since the untimely death of their mother on the Titanic, finally reunite at the home of their grandmother in Virginia. The youngest, Bryanne, who has not seen her father, grandmother, sister, or brother in the ten years since her mother's death, is deeply disappointed that her father and brother are not interested in forming a stronger relationship, and she is very hurt when her wayward artist father leaves once again. Only her relationship with older sister Lynette is renewed and becomes stronger than ever. Both sisters experience their first loves, Lynette with an up-and-coming senatorial candidate, and Bryanne, with the handsome Irish groom. Their cousin-uncle Scott Cameron, editor of the local newspaper, decides to endorse Lynette's fiance Frank, not knowing that his old friend, war-hero Kip Montrose, has also decided to throw his hat into the race. Kip's aggressive campaign is suddenly halted, however, by the sudden and near-fatal illness of his son Luc. In the meantime, Jillian, Bryanne's English companion, finds herself drawn to Scott, and Crystal, a New York photographer, is hopelessly attracted to Kip. Kip, however, is torn once again between Scott's sisters, twins Kitty and Cara, both now attractive widows with a new maturity and wisdom that comes from the trials that they have experienced. On top of the varying love interests in this book, the underlying tension between the Montrose children's grandmothers, Garnet and Blythe, which has been a part of the last several books, finally comes to the surface in Senator's Bride. The Brides of Montclair is a great series, and my only complaint about these books is that Peart should have put a comprehensive family tree in each one so that I can keep these rather complicated Montrose/Cameron relationships straight, especially when a good bit of time elapses before I read the next installment. Senator's Bride was a great Christian romance; I recommend it and the entire series to anyone who likes this type of book.