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At 13, Isabella is being attacked, her life and virtue at risk. Lieutenant Luke Ripton shows up and saves her, but also marries her from being forced to marry someone she hates. Leaving her in a covent school, he goes back to England. Over the years, Isabella tells her friends she's married and he'll return one day, but as the years go on without a word, she begins to doubt herself. Little does she know in those years, Luke had been trying to get the marriage annulled to no avail. Seven years later, Luke returns to Spain for his bride, hoping her covent life will have made her docile and obedient, as a wife should be. He hopes to return to England quickly, as he's promised a dance to his younger sister, but Isabella tells him she has to fulfill her father's dying wish before she goes. Luke tells her no, but Isabella is determined to do what she should have done all those years ago. When she leaves him, Luke chases after her, and agrees to her demands. Isabella is touched, and they start to fall for each other. But Luke has his own dark secret, and isn't happy when Isabella prods for the truth. But when he tells her, he's ashamed, but it makes her love him even more. Luke's past comes back to haunt him, and Isabella has to save him.
Overall, the book was good, better than the previous one with Nash Renfrew and Maddy. However, it wasn't as good as the one with Rafe and Ayisha. There was something lacking, and I think it was to do with Luke blaming Isabella for being forced to marry on some level. It's not her fault she was attacked. She was 13, he was nearly 20. Sure, he probably didn't want to marry so young, but he left her all those years, doing goodness knows what with whom, whilst Isabella has been dreaming of the day she'd be rescued, only for him to not be the Prince Charming she'd envisaged.
3.5/5
Overall, the book was good, better than the previous one with Nash Renfrew and Maddy. However, it wasn't as good as the one with Rafe and Ayisha. There was something lacking, and I think it was to do with Luke blaming Isabella for being forced to marry on some level. It's not her fault she was attacked. She was 13, he was nearly 20. Sure, he probably didn't want to marry so young, but he left her all those years, doing goodness knows what with whom, whilst Isabella has been dreaming of the day she'd be rescued, only for him to not be the Prince Charming she'd envisaged.
3.5/5
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I needed to escape and relax. Yet again Anne Gracie did it for me; I entered another time and place, met old friends, had a laugh and was sad to finish the book I can't wait for her next one!
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For eight years Isabella has been waiting for her handsome husband to return. Amidst the horror and pain of the Peninsular Wars, Lieutenant Luke Ripton was the one good thing to happen to Bella. He married her to save her, then left her somewhere safe. But it's been four years since the war ended and there's still no sign of her husband. Perhaps it's time for Bella to accept he's never coming back.
Luke, now Lord Ripton, had no intentions of ever returning to Spain. Yes, he married the girl, but he's been nineteen at the time, and she only thirteen! He never intended the marriage to stand, but now an annulment has been denied, leaving him with no choice. Not only does he have a wife, but fetching her means returning to a county he hates. Because the courageous, even noble young lieutenant who saved Bella all those years ago is gone. War changes people, but it's not only Luke who's been transformed beyond recognition. He may have left Bella in a convent, but if he's expecting a meek, dutiful bride then he is in for a big surprise.
Finally, the last of the Devil Riders has arrived. We've already got to know Gabe (The Stolen Princess), Harry (His Captive Lady) and Rafe (To Catch a Bride) - and even Gabe and Harry's brother Nash (The Accidental Wedding) - quite well over the last four books, but Luke's always been a background, shadowy figure. Yet of all of them he'd the one with the most stable family background - so where does all his darkness come from?
That emotional mystery lies at the heart of this story, as Luke returns to Spain stubbornly determined to ignore his demons. He's autocratic, handsome, stubborn and wounded, but luckily for him Isabella has a fiery personality to match. She may not be pretty, but she's brave and set on righting a past wrong. In fact she's so busy seeing to it, while trying to keep her romantic heart under control, that Luke has no choice but to follow someone else for a change. With some pretty amusing results. Travelling across Spain, clashing wills and delving into Bella's past leaves Luke no choice but to confront his own. The way she helps heal him is sweet as well as passionate, and they make a wonderful team.
However, with no secondary plot of mystery or extra characters to provide something more, this story does feel a little light at time. All the focus, all the time, is on Bella and Luke, and as interesting as they were I would have liked a little more... something to add weight to their tale. The ending is sadly rushed too, feeling like an after thought, while certain other resolutions were too convenient for words. They would have made a better secondary plot woven throughout the book.
With all the hallmarks of Gracie's usually wonderful work - strong heroine, handsome hero, beautiful love story - this may not be my favourite of her novels (The Perfect Stranger does a similar plot in much better style), but it's still thoroughly enjoyable and better than many others out there. Dare I hope that the last Renfrew brother, Marcus, might be up next? That shadowy earl needs his own tale.
Luke, now Lord Ripton, had no intentions of ever returning to Spain. Yes, he married the girl, but he's been nineteen at the time, and she only thirteen! He never intended the marriage to stand, but now an annulment has been denied, leaving him with no choice. Not only does he have a wife, but fetching her means returning to a county he hates. Because the courageous, even noble young lieutenant who saved Bella all those years ago is gone. War changes people, but it's not only Luke who's been transformed beyond recognition. He may have left Bella in a convent, but if he's expecting a meek, dutiful bride then he is in for a big surprise.
Finally, the last of the Devil Riders has arrived. We've already got to know Gabe (The Stolen Princess), Harry (His Captive Lady) and Rafe (To Catch a Bride) - and even Gabe and Harry's brother Nash (The Accidental Wedding) - quite well over the last four books, but Luke's always been a background, shadowy figure. Yet of all of them he'd the one with the most stable family background - so where does all his darkness come from?
That emotional mystery lies at the heart of this story, as Luke returns to Spain stubbornly determined to ignore his demons. He's autocratic, handsome, stubborn and wounded, but luckily for him Isabella has a fiery personality to match. She may not be pretty, but she's brave and set on righting a past wrong. In fact she's so busy seeing to it, while trying to keep her romantic heart under control, that Luke has no choice but to follow someone else for a change. With some pretty amusing results. Travelling across Spain, clashing wills and delving into Bella's past leaves Luke no choice but to confront his own. The way she helps heal him is sweet as well as passionate, and they make a wonderful team.
However, with no secondary plot of mystery or extra characters to provide something more, this story does feel a little light at time. All the focus, all the time, is on Bella and Luke, and as interesting as they were I would have liked a little more... something to add weight to their tale. The ending is sadly rushed too, feeling like an after thought, while certain other resolutions were too convenient for words. They would have made a better secondary plot woven throughout the book.
With all the hallmarks of Gracie's usually wonderful work - strong heroine, handsome hero, beautiful love story - this may not be my favourite of her novels (The Perfect Stranger does a similar plot in much better style), but it's still thoroughly enjoyable and better than many others out there. Dare I hope that the last Renfrew brother, Marcus, might be up next? That shadowy earl needs his own tale.
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I didn't Cry.
I gave the book a 4 star, but actually it's more a 3 and half star book and it's because it didn't make me cry. I've always enjoyed Anne Gracie books. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Marielle Altimeter
A brisk journey across the peninsula
This is a fast-moving adventure that is easy to read in one sitting . The hero, Luke informs his mother that he married eight years ago, whilst still a teenager, and that he is... Read more
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