The Viscount Claims His Bride (Harlequin Historical) [Mass Market Paperback]

Bronwyn Scott (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Historical | Publication Date: January 1, 2009

The rake’s return!

For years Valerian Inglemoore, Viscount St Just, lived a double life as a secret agent on the war-torn Continent. Returning home, he knows exactly what he wants – Philippa Stratten, the woman he gave up for the sake of her family…

But Philippa isn’t the naïve debutante he left behind. His rejection stung deeply, and now she is suspicious of his intentions. Valerian realises he must wage a tougher battle if he is to finally claim her, once and for all, as his bride!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 283 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373295294
• ISBN-13: 978-0373295296
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,716,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Satisfactory, March 8, 2009

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Kravbeast (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Viscount Claims His Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

To be able to enjoy the book I have to like the characters. I did not particularly care for the hero nor the heroine. Though our hero supposedly loves her with a passion, he breaks up with our heroine so that her father can sell her off to a much older man (ugh, ugh, ugh) who is rich enough to save her family. There is no justification nor honor in his actions. I couldn't get over that. I couldn't get over the fact that know that she was a widow he thought it was dandy and okay to pick up where he left of. What was the difference? Our heroine sacrificed her youth, her ideals of perfect love, her broken heart and sorrow to an aging husband, so why should she consider him again, especially since he wouldn't tell her that her father asked him to step aside so that he could sell her to the old suitor? Here we go with the noble patronizing attitude of not telling her the truth. It was for her own good, and naturally, for her family too! If he sold her down the river once, why wouldn't he do it again? Yes, I detested our hero. She deserved better.

3.0 out of 5 stars The Viscount Claims His Bride, May 22, 2010

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This review is from: The Viscount Claims His Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Kindle Edition)

Are there proofreaders and editors for romance novels? I enjoy escapist literature, but also want the author to know how to use pronouns correctly, to know the difference between immured and inured as well as imply and infer.

2.0 out of 5 stars Soap Opera Anyone? Misunderstandings, Secrets, etc. Plot Devices, February 23, 2010

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Luna - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Viscount Claims His Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've never been a fan of misunderstandings and secrets to make a plot exciting and this seems to be exactly what Ms. Scott does for The Viscount Cliams His Bride.

You enter the book with a completely in-love couple, the hero and heroine. However, our hero decides on his own to sacrifice their relationship for her family's financial sake. (Although, if you're truly in love, you would try to 1) consult with the person you love before deciding what to do and 2) just be with each other through the hardships.) Anyway, he breaks her heart (and supposedly his too), leaves for 9 years, and comes back to find her a widow. Oh, what luck. At first, I accepted the sacrifice..I can kinda see how it was the "honorable" thing to do during that period of time. However, when he returns to find her a widow and doesn't just outright tell her the truth, I began to smell plot device...it was frustrating. The author uses some excuses in the book to explain why he didn't tell her immediately..puhlease! Then, later when they eventually get together and she gets a letter from our hero's adversary and hides it from the hero, I smell even more plot devices...If the couple loved each other, communication would've been key. It would show trust and devotion. I was a little sick of the soap opera devices used in this book and am surprised others gave it such high ratings.