- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Brava (27 May 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0758234635
- ISBN-13: 978-0758234636
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 337,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Brodick McJames is an earl in name only. To secure his clan's future he needs an English wife. Mary Stanford, daughter of the Earl of Warwickshire, will suit perfectly. He's never met her, but what matter? She'll grace his bed eventually, and once she bears his child he need see her no more. Anne Copper looks just like her noble half-sister, but she was born illegitimate, and can never forget it. The best she can hope for is to stay a serving girl in her own father's house. But when Lady Mary finds herself betrothed to a Scot, it seems there's a use for Anne after all...The woman who arrives in Alcaon is not what Brodick expects, and the passion that grows between them promises far more than a marriage of convenience. When fate draws two together, it may take more than a noblewoman's plot to part them..
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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About a third of the way into this book it looked like it was going to become unspeakably tedious - the heroine, Anne Copper, has been sent instead of her half-sister to marry a Scottish Earl and has to maintain the fiction that she is actually Mary Stanford in order to keep her family safe (yep, not very convincing). Of course, if she sleeps with her 'husband' she'll end up a courtesan or worse so tries to keep Brodick from consummating the union made by proxy previously. I had a nasty feeling the rest of the book would be filled with more and more outlandish ways in which Anne tries to keep Brodick from her bed and nearly gave up in disgust. However, the story did actually move on and improved in the second half. Anne knows that Brodick needed to marry the daughter of the Earl of Warwickshire, not the Earl's illegitimate offspring, and therefore if Brodick finds out who she is there will be big trouble. But this is a romance and in the world of romance, important things such as social position don't matter in the face of true love. Phew.
The book ended up as an OK read, nothing more. The back cover has a quote from Heather Graham who says "definitely a must-read", with which I disagree. The characterisation was patchy, particularly with regard to Brodick who seemed very indistinct; the 'baddies', Anne's half-sister and her mother, were comedy baddies. Anne herself varied from forthright and bold to a mousy woman hiding away in her room for a month. Some vignettes of life as it was then were interesting, particularly with regard to the situation of women used as bargaining pieces in power struggles, but the overall historical setting wasn't convincing. This is a read for those who aren't so desperate for a well-constructed story but who more enjoy reading about relationships - sometimes in reasonable detail.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2010
The book ended up as an OK read, nothing more. The back cover has a quote from Heather Graham who says "definitely a must-read", with which I disagree. The characterisation was patchy, particularly with regard to Brodick who seemed very indistinct; the 'baddies', Anne's half-sister and her mother, were comedy baddies. Anne herself varied from forthright and bold to a mousy woman hiding away in her room for a month. Some vignettes of life as it was then were interesting, particularly with regard to the situation of women used as bargaining pieces in power struggles, but the overall historical setting wasn't convincing. This is a read for those who aren't so desperate for a well-constructed story but who more enjoy reading about relationships - sometimes in reasonable detail.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2010
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In Bed With A Stranger
8 July 2009
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Anne Copper is the[...]daughter of the Earl of Warwick. The earl's wife, Countess Philipa, hates Anne, her siblings, and their mother Ivy who is the earl's longtime leman. When the earl demands that Mary, his and Philipa's legitimate daughter, marry Brodick McJames, Philipa hatches a plan to keep her daughter by her side while ridding herself of Anne once and for all. No one, least of all Anne, anticipated that she would fall in love with the burly Scotsman. Anne sees no way out of her plight, but vows to protect her family. However, her deception may cost her the love of her life.
To live in a time where your future and daily life is dictated solely by those around you, must have been difficult, to say the least. Anne is forced to marry a stranger. But what a great man Brodick turns out to be. Brodick is honest, fair, and a strong capable leader. He elicits authority and instills faith from his people. He is a passionate lover and a handsome man. Anne's feelings of angst over her betrayal as she falls in love with Brodick are tangible. She is virtuous and kind- hearted. In Bed With a Stranger is an erotic tale of love, lies, and deception.
Nannette
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To live in a time where your future and daily life is dictated solely by those around you, must have been difficult, to say the least. Anne is forced to marry a stranger. But what a great man Brodick turns out to be. Brodick is honest, fair, and a strong capable leader. He elicits authority and instills faith from his people. He is a passionate lover and a handsome man. Anne's feelings of angst over her betrayal as she falls in love with Brodick are tangible. She is virtuous and kind- hearted. In Bed With a Stranger is an erotic tale of love, lies, and deception.
Nannette
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Reviewed by Romance Junkies!
27 May 2009
Format:Paperback
Brodick McJames needs an English wife. Living in Scotland on land that borders the Earl of Warwickshire's property, Brodick secures the Earl's daughter as his bride and they are married by proxy. Arriving to retrieve his wife and take her to his home, Brodick is surprised by her lack of English airs and the fact that she isn't complaining. He is further surprised by her passionate responses to him. Maybe this marriage won't be so bad after all.
Anne Copper is the illegitimate daughter of the Earl of Warwickshire. Her sire is not around very often due to courtly business so when he is gone, Anne's status is relegated to that of a servant in her own home. Her father's wife is vindictive and abusive, and the fact that Anne resembles her half sister infuriates her to the point of madness.
It is during one such episode when her father is gone that the news of his contracting a marriage for his legitimate daughter is announced. Anne's half sister is distraught, and so is her mother - that's when the cruel woman comes up with a plan to save her daughter and sacrifice her husband's by-blow. Anne is to travel as Brodick's wife and become pregnant. If she doesn't, her father's wife will turn her mother out of the castle with nothing but the clothes on her back. Anne refuses to allow her mother to be cast aside and so agrees to this plan. After all, how hard will it be to play at being a wife in a marriage of convenience, right?
IN BED WITH A STRANGER is the epitome of why historical romances are my favorite genre to read. Mary Wine has thoroughly captured the Scottish way of life in such a way that I can picture the scenes in my mind. Scottish warriors abound, and Brodick McJames should have been nicknamed, "Brodick McDreamy." His treatment of Anne was honest and, while not timid, he definitely took his time to make her feel every single facet of their love making. He treated her as if he cherished her, even knowing that something was not the way it should be. He showed her unconditional respect and love. Anne never expected to be treated so honorably by her `husband' and fought her feelings for him as hard as she could. Brodick was just too enticing and Anne adored him. The situation with her deception weighed heavily on Anne's mind, not because she was deceiving her husband but because she was lying to the man she loved more than anything.
Scottish highlands, kilts, rugged and virile warriors - there is nothing about IN BED WITH A STRANGER that I didn't like. Just to be sure, I went back and read it a second time. Mary Wine's first Brava release is sure to be a hit - I highly recommend IN BED WITH A STRANGER. It is simply extraordinary.
Natalie S.
Anne Copper is the illegitimate daughter of the Earl of Warwickshire. Her sire is not around very often due to courtly business so when he is gone, Anne's status is relegated to that of a servant in her own home. Her father's wife is vindictive and abusive, and the fact that Anne resembles her half sister infuriates her to the point of madness.
It is during one such episode when her father is gone that the news of his contracting a marriage for his legitimate daughter is announced. Anne's half sister is distraught, and so is her mother - that's when the cruel woman comes up with a plan to save her daughter and sacrifice her husband's by-blow. Anne is to travel as Brodick's wife and become pregnant. If she doesn't, her father's wife will turn her mother out of the castle with nothing but the clothes on her back. Anne refuses to allow her mother to be cast aside and so agrees to this plan. After all, how hard will it be to play at being a wife in a marriage of convenience, right?
IN BED WITH A STRANGER is the epitome of why historical romances are my favorite genre to read. Mary Wine has thoroughly captured the Scottish way of life in such a way that I can picture the scenes in my mind. Scottish warriors abound, and Brodick McJames should have been nicknamed, "Brodick McDreamy." His treatment of Anne was honest and, while not timid, he definitely took his time to make her feel every single facet of their love making. He treated her as if he cherished her, even knowing that something was not the way it should be. He showed her unconditional respect and love. Anne never expected to be treated so honorably by her `husband' and fought her feelings for him as hard as she could. Brodick was just too enticing and Anne adored him. The situation with her deception weighed heavily on Anne's mind, not because she was deceiving her husband but because she was lying to the man she loved more than anything.
Scottish highlands, kilts, rugged and virile warriors - there is nothing about IN BED WITH A STRANGER that I didn't like. Just to be sure, I went back and read it a second time. Mary Wine's first Brava release is sure to be a hit - I highly recommend IN BED WITH A STRANGER. It is simply extraordinary.
Natalie S.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Loved it~!
19 Jan 2010
I'm a picky romance reader and I really really loved this book!! The cover is totally off with the characters (just some random picture??). Hot Scots in kilts with nothing but tumbling in the hay on their minds - hey sounds good to me!! The chemistry between the two main characters is splendid. A Cinderella feel book with perks! I loved Anne's character - noble and selfless - but hey while I am doing all this I might as well enjoy myself!! I did not like the "quick ending" it seemed as if the author was like "Ok time to wrap this up!!" - Other than that - LOVED IT!
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