Whirlwind Wedding [Mass Market Paperback]

Jacquie D'Alessandro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 2000

Austin Randolph Jamison, Ninth Duke of Bradford, met the uncanny beauty at the ball at Bradford Hall. And from that first moment, he was stunned. How could this unsophisticated female, who climbed trees in a ball gown to rescue a kitten, know secrets that could ruin his family and speak of danger that threatened them all? Who was she, this American bluestocking who knew too much, whose innocence shone in her eyes even as her full lips tempted sin? Suddenly the duke knew he could not afford to let her go.

Some called it a gift. To Elizabeth Matthews, however, her visions were a responsibility that bound her to protect others from danger, no matter that the gossipmongers whispered she was chasing the duke to the altar. She vowed to use her powers to protect Austin at any cost, reckless of the passions that drove her into his arms, the need that made her his bride, never expecting her marriage to turn into a love match that would become the ton's most delicious scandal.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Setting: England, 1816

Sensuality Rating: 8

Known as the Colonial Upstart by polite London society, American-born beauty Elizabeth has much larger problems than the question of her citizenship. After chasing an errant kitten through the bushes at a fancy ball and being discovered in a most undignified position, Elizabeth unexpectedly makes the acquaintance of no less than Austin Jamison, the Duke of Bradford, her reluctant host. Conspiring with Elizabeth to return the kitten to its worried mama and to sneak Elizabeth into her room the back way so as to spare her humiliation, Bradford is at first shocked then immediately suspicious of Elizabeth's questions about his brother William, who is reported to have died a hero's death while in service to his country. Bradford protects a secret that threatens to destroy his family, and he'll do anything to keep it a secret, even if it means keeping an eye on the lissome Elizabeth all day--and all night. Elizabeth is equally determined to use every advantage to protect Bradford from the menacing threat stalking him. Close quarters prove an irresistible temptation for the headstrong couple who eventually realize that their greatest strength, and their most useful gift, is their love for each other. Jacquie D'Alessandro's sophomore effort combines sensuality and humor in a tender tale that will leave readers clamoring for more, more, more! --Alison Trinkle

Review

Don't miss Jacquie D'alessandro's previous novel
Red Roses Mean Love

"A triumph!"
-- Rendezvous
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Dell (September 12, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440235510
• ISBN-13: 978-0440235514
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.8 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #625,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic from Beginning to End, September 18, 2000

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Marcia L. Hopkins - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whirlwind Wedding (Mass Market Paperback)

Whirlwind Wedding kept me stuck like glue to my sofa for two days while I read this great new book from Jacquie D'Alessandro from cover to cover.

Austin Jamison, the hero in the book, starts out as a somewhat dark and stubborn guy with a family secret that's weighing heavily on him. It doesn't take Elizabeth Matthews, our heroine, long to start effecting Austin in ways he never thought possible.

This book has everything I look for and want in a romance novel. It has the romance, of course, but it also has mystery, a great deal of humor and a surprise ending.

Some of the funniest stuff I have read in a long time is about the kittens whose names are hysterically Gadzooks, Egad, Balderdash, Damn It All, and Bloody Hell. Ms. D'Alessandro has a fantastic sense of humor and amused me continually through the entire story.

The twist of Elizabeth having the gift of sight is an interesting twist and was used cleverly in this story. I hope we can look forward to another book about Austin's brother, Robert.

Ms. D'Alessandro's last two books, Kiss the Cook a contemporary romance and Red Roses Mean Love an historical romance, were both excellent and highly recommended. Whirlwind Wedding is better yet and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romance, a good mystery plot and the added bonus of a good laugh out loud!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A cheerful and sunny book that will make you feel good!!, September 19, 2000

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Guppie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whirlwind Wedding (Mass Market Paperback)

Whirlwind Wedding is a light Regency romance in the style of Julia Quinn. This book is so easy and fun to read you will want to finish it in one day!

Elizabeth and Austin are wonderful together. Elizabeth is fun and has a devil may care attitude. Austin is a bit arrogant but very protective and very male. They are well supported with great secondary characters. The big misunderstanding, so typical in romance, is hardly present in this lovely book. The author threw in a secondary romance as well between the sister and the best friend of Austin which gives the book a nice extra.

For Regency romance lovers who enjoy a laugh out loud read with wonderful down to earth characters, Whirlwind Wedding is a must!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better and Better, September 13, 2000

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Marcia L. Hopkins - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whirlwind Wedding (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms. D'Alessandro has written a winner with Whirlwind Wedding. Her first book, Red Roses Mean Love, was extraordinary! Her recent contemporary novel, Kiss the Cook, is a light hearted, amusing and thoroughly enjoyable story. But Whirlwind Wedding shows that Ms. D'Alessandro is indeed getting better and better with each book she writes. In WWW the main characters, Elizabeth and Austin, come to life early in the book and I found Elizabeth to be intelligent, funny and feisty. Austin is stubborn, of course, but endearing as he learns that Elizabeth is not intimidated by him or his title and isn't trying to win him over. The names for the kittens, Gadzooks, Egad, Fiddlesticks, et al... and how they came to be named is hilarious. Elizabeth and Austin have a running "language" joke (she being American, he English) that is funny, true to life and natural. Although the book is very amusing throughout, there is a fascinating mystery in the plot that kept me intrigued until the very end. Bravo Jacquie! WWW has it all, humor, mystery, great lovable characters and a surprise ending!