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Another Canadian Mounted Police WINNER!, April 28, 2004
Setting - Alberta, Canada 1891 --- This is the second novel penned by Ms. Bridges featuring the Canadian Mounted Police. While it is part of a trilogy, it can most assuredly stand-alone. Dr. Virginia Waters has traveled to Alberta from Niagara Falls to marry - not the brother, Andrew, she had been engaged to for six long years - but his older brother Zack Bullock, i.e. `Bulls - eye' - aptly named for his precision as a `sharpshooter' in the Mounties. While, she had not been madly in love with Andrew, they had been childhood friends and it was a comfortable arrangement, with Andrews's parents even paying her tuition for medical school. Now, several months later after finding out that Andrew had married a woman he'd known for less than two months, she was being getting ready to marry his older brother Zack in two days! She'd arrived four weeks early hoping to reacquaint herself with her intended groom, and two days before the nuptials he'd still not shown his face - one could certainly understand her anxiety over the possibility of being jilted -- once again!
Zack, knew that he would have to get married some day and while this would not be a love match he remembered well the attractive young girl that had tagged along behind his younger brother Andrew. It would prove to be a good match, knowing that she would have her medical career, and would more than likely leave him to his duties. He'd never been in love, and never expected he would be. What he did not expect, was to have her administering to his wounds after a failed bomb and gunshot left him immobilized and weak the day before the wedding.
As someone had to make a decision, and the groom would never be up and about to marry her the next day, Virginia postponed the wedding. Later, Zack would remember hearing a threat against his pretty bride to be. Knowing that his enemies were vicious enough to harm her he had to make a decision as well - one that would truly get the point across to his enemies that Virginia meant nothing to him. So he publicly and loudly proclaimed to all at a pre-wedding get together, that he was breaking off their engagement and she should get on with her life elsewhere! Well, I guess it's a `guy thing', because wouldn't you guess, now he's having a heck of a time trying to act uninvolved when he wants nothing more than to be VERY involved with the very desirable Dr. Virginia Waters.
Ms. Bridges has penned another devilishly delicious and witty novel based on the men and the woman who loved those daring and irresistible Canadian Mounties! She develops the characters extremely well with what must be a good amount of research and very descriptive prose that gives the reader a picture in their mind of life in that era and engages your emotions writing with compassion, humor and sensuality. This is a great little book that I can recommend for people who like a warm and fuzzy after feel served up with their favorite novels. Can't wait for the next in this trilogy! --- Marilyn Rondeau, Official Reviewer for www.historicromancewriters.com ---
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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delightful historical romantic suspense, April 29, 2004
In 1891 Alberta, Dr. Virginia Waters waits for her fiancé Mounties marksman Zack "Bulls-eye" Bullock to come home. The couple has not seen one another in years, but he felt obligated to offer marriage when his brother, engaged to Virginia for six years, married someone else. When the train arrives in town, an explosion occurs. Two Mounties are killed and Zack is wounded as someone shot him during the chaos.
As Zack heals, he realizes that his fiancée is a target of an enemy James Stiller, whose brother he killed. To keep Virginia safe, Zack publicly breaks their engagement though that breaks his heart to do so. However his actions fail as someone tries to shoot Virginia. Admitting the truth to her, she tells him that once Stiller is stopped she never wants to see either of the Bullock brothers again. Zack plans to change her mind with three kisses as the Mounties always get, in this case, their woman, but first must keep her safe from Stiller.
Virginia makes the tale as she is intrepid and feisty as expected of a female medical practitioner in the late nineteenth century. The action never slows down from the moment the dynamite strikes the train until the final confrontation between the villain and his cohorts vs. Zack and his supporters. Fans of historical romantic suspense will appreciate this warm bridge back to Calgary during a bygone era and will want to read the author's first Canadian tale THE SURGEON.
Harriet Klausner
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Engagement is engaging!, May 24, 2004
This alluring Canadian tale is a smart enjoyable read. The characters are strong and well defined and the storyline keeps your attention from the first page to the last.
Next must read is The Surgeon, as it has some continuing characters from Engagement. Another soon-to-be released is The Proposition.
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