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I Thee Wed [Mass Market Paperback]

Amanda Quick (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Feb 2000
It isn't easy making a living as a lady's companion when one possesses a sharp tongue and an original mind. That's why Emma Greyson has gone through three such positions in six months. Her current post at a tiresome country house party has her bored to tears—until an extraordinary encounter with the legendary Edison Stokes leads to a secret position as his assistant.

Stokes is on a peculiar mission, searching for an anonymous thief who has stolen an ancient book of arcane potions. He suspects his quarry is among the party's guests—and that the villain is looking for an intuitive woman on whom to test a certain elixir. A woman just like Emma...

For Emma, the new post brings unexpected passion and chilling danger. But when murder strikes, she realizes the awful truth. Unless she and Edison devise a scheme to outwit a merciless killer, she could forever lose the man of her dreams—and even her very life....

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 362 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam USA; Reprint edition (1 Feb 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553574108
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553574104
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 2.7 x 17.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,083,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Amanda Quick proves once again that opposites most definitely do attract in her new Regency romance, I Thee Wed.Sharp-witted lady's companion Emma Greyson has as much trouble holding a job as she does holding her tongue. But lack of references can't deter Emma; she just writes her own and finagles a new position. Her present employment brings Emma to a tedious house party in the country where she spends most of her time trying to dodge the lecherous groping of the gentlemen guests. In fact, to avoid just such an encounter Emma is forced to hide in a wardrobe. The only problem is that the space is already occupied--by mysterious financier Edison Stokes, no less! Stokes is on a quest to locate a volume of arcane potions that could prove deadly if it falls into the wrong hands, and he believes the text is in the possession of one of the partygoers. Emma soon finds herself the focus of another kind of attention, equally undesirable, when her highly developed intuition makes her susceptible to the powerful potions of the black arts. To protect her, Stokes hires Emma to be his assistant, but quickly realises that keeping Emma out of danger is a full-time job. The only solution is to keep her close to him--very close to him. And neither Stokes nor Emma minds that at all! Best-selling author Amanda Quick keeps readers begging for more in this highly entertaining historical. --Alison Trinkle

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'Amanda Quick is one of the hottest writers in romance today... Her heroines are always women you'd love to know, and her heroes are dashing guys you'd love to love' USA Today 'This action-packed tale, brimming with witty characters, vivid historical detail, and tautly woven intrigue kept me guessing until the very end' Lisa Gardener --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Story 2 April 1999
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I always wonder where some of my favorite authors, such as Amanda Quick (a.k.a. Jayne Ann Krentz), get all of their ideas. Who knows. With I Thee Wed Ms. Quick has done it again. This is a fast-paced tale of treachery, deceit and of course love between two souls meant to be together. The snobbery and airs of "polite society" are hard for the intuitive, quick-witted heroine, Emma Greyson, to tolerate. Forced to serve as a paid companion to women of the upper-crust when her ship quite literally failed to come in, Emma tries in vain to learn how to hold her sharp tongue and keep her job. Emma's fate and the story take a marvelous twist when on one night during a house party the hero declares her to be his betrothed in order to save her from the hang-mans noose. Emma is far from thrilled but a life working for Edison Stokes is better than no life at all. Edison is the illegitimate son of the late Lord Exbridge. He has enough money to be accepted and even grudgingly respected by those with, shall we say, more traditional parentage. Edison is a former student of a mysterious martial art called Vanza and in search of its Book of Secrets, stolen from the Temples of Vanzagara. The plot revolves around the quest for this book and the secret recipes contained within. Emma at first is bait Edison uses to try and lure a thief into the open. When the plot takes a murderous turn, more than one in fact, Edison is faced with a very real danger to the woman he has come to love and must protect. As Emma rarely does as she is told, in order to protect her he must place his life on the line as well. Clear your calendar for a couple of days when you pick up this book. You will not want to do anything else until you finish it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Typical Quick zaniness and a magic that defies words 23 Feb 1999
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Financier Edison Stokes listens carefully as his friend Jonas provides him with a clue as to who stabbed the elderly gentleman. Jonas mentions herbs and Ware Castle before succumbing to the knife buried deep into his chest. Though a wealthy member of the Ton, Edison knows he must avenge the murder of his friend by bringing the culprit to swift justice.

Edison immediately travels to Ware Castle where a party attended by society's elite is being hosted. He meets hired companion Emma Greyson in a closet where she hides from the unwanted advances of several guests and he seeks clues. He finds the spirited young woman irresistible and agrees to forge an alliance. As they fall in love they work together in an effort to ferret out a dangerous killer, not realizing that she is the perfect dupe for a clever murderer.

No one except perhaps Jayne Ann Krentz (I know) or Nora Roberts has reached the pinnacle of best sellerdom as quickly as the incredible Amanda Quick. Her historical romances live up to her name as they sell so quickly. Her current Regency romance, I THEE WED, has all the excitement, non-stop action, and endearing characters expected by readers. No two ways about it, Ms. Quick is heading back to the New York Times best selling list.

Harriet Klausner

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? 28 Nov 1999
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I am a huge JAK and AQ fan, so I waited eagerly for this to come out. I had read reviews that said it was the best thing she had written for ages, and others that said it was terrible. But quite honestly, it was neither.

Despite what I had read, this wasn't a formulaic novel - in fact, maybe that was the problem. It never really seemed to get started, and my overwhelming impression of it was a feeling of 'Is this all?' It seemed like AQ was trying to explore new ground, and break that very samey mold she's fallen into lately, but it just didn't work. I kept getting the feeling that I had missed something - and of course I had, but it was something missing in the book, not in my understanding of it.

All in all, I can't say it was great or awful, but it was a bit of a disapointment. So if you are looking for something to renew your faith in JAK, then look for one of her older offerings.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Without the Vanzagara silliness... 9 Jun 1999
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
... this might have been a great novel, not just a good one. Edison and Emma had all the spark and chemistry of Ms. Quick's early novels and the development of Edison's relationship with his grandmother was well done. But the Vanzagara stuff (Eastern-esque meditation and martial arts) really tried my patience.

It's bad enough that this author, who writes contemporaries under her own name of Jayne Ann Krentz, fills said contemporaries with Zenny heroes who find life's answers in weird pseudo-philosophies. Why must she fill her historicals with the exact same nonsense? I thought that the reason for developing novels under a different name was in order to experiment with *different* stories. What's the point when both lines of novels are the same except for costuming?

Perhaps Ms. Krentz should take a hint from Nora Roberts, whose J. D. Robb futuristic In Death series is extremely different from the novels she writes under her own name. Either that, or Ms. Krentz might as well slap Jayne Ann Krentz on her historicals too rather than go to the trouble of inventing a pseudonym.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Another disappointment by Quick 26 Jun 1999
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
"I thee Wed" follows in the footsteps of other Quick disappointments. I enjoyed the early "R" and "S" titled Quick novels even though they were all cookie cutter images of each other. Starting in the "Deception" timeframe, I began to notice a decrease in my enjoyment. "ITW" continues this long decline. The plot follows the usual Quick recipe of a slightly eccentric lady, a wealthy member of the ton (though I question whether even money would grant an illegitamite man entry into the ton as in Quick's last 2 novels), elements of danger and a strong sense of familty. After reading "ITW", I wondered what was missing from the earlier novels so I re-read "Rendezvous". I found the missing ingredient was character development. The characters were not only more well formed but their dialogue was sharper. One reason for this is "Rendezvous" contains between 15% and 20% more words (my use of an OCR and some simple math leaves some room for error). This may not sound like much but an extra 50 pages of dialogue in a 250 page book provides a lot more insight into the characters. Another review referred to this book as writing by the numbers and that is my conclusion also. Ms. Quick/Krentz has sacrificed quality for quantity with the result her work no longer rise above the pack. Read her earlier "S" and "R" books while waiting for "ITW" to come out in paperback, then wait a bit longer until it shows up in the used book stores. There should be an adequate supply because this book is certainly not a "keeper".
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fun book
I really liked this book, Amanda Quick is a very good writer of romance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book
This book had me guesssing all the way it was so interesting. Good work Amanda Quick, I absolutely loved the book.
Published on 24 July 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read
This is one book that will be worth your time!
Published on 24 July 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
I was a bit disapointed in 'With This Ring' but 'I Thee Wed' made up for it and then some I just loved this book. Read more
Published on 14 July 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Author!!
Amanda Quick has quickly become my favorite author. Her books never disappoint! All of her novels feature unique, eccentric characters, juicy love scenes, and intrigue galore! Read more
Published on 13 July 1999
2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not her best work
I am a huge Krentz/Quick/Castle fan, but I was very disappointed with "I Thee Wed." The characters didn't keep my interest. Read more
Published on 2 July 1999
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the usual
After buying my first Amanda Quick book, I was hooked and now own all of them but I find that with each book that comes out, it's starting to get very formulaic and I could... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 1999
1.0 out of 5 stars I could barely finish it.
This book unfortunately lacked the spark that her prev. books had contained. The main charachters lacked that certain chemistry. In all it was a disappointment. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 1999
3.0 out of 5 stars A let down after a string of successes
Amanda Quick is fast becoming just another serial writer. With a story line that is more paint by numbers than imaginative (unusual heroine matched with staid hero, mysterious... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, but okay
Like other reviewers, I've read better Quick. I have to agree that the Vanzagara stuff wore thin quite early, although the relationship with the grandmother and the subplot with... Read more
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