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This is a great book and one of the stories goes along with the deBurgh series. Have read and reread this book many times. That is how good it is.


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The Brides Of Christmas An Anthology Jo Beverley Margaret Moore Deborah Simmons 9780373771486 Books Reviews

I would have to disagree with the other reviewer. This book was very good and I enjoyed all three stories. Anyone who enjoys Deborah Simmons' medieval De Burgh series will love her story because they will be well familiar with Campion, who makes a great hero. There is an age difference but frankly it is never clear how old either character is, so I don't know how someone can determine he is too old for her. In any event, history shows many marriages with age differences. The other story by Margaret Moore is also cute and light hearted. I like Jo Beverly's story very much as well.
If you like domineering men who need to make women feel passive and ignorant - all within the first 5 pages of a book, this is the book for you. Sexual usury. No thanks. I do not need this kind of book in my life and quit reading well before the first chapter was over.
The first one I loved the two characters until they went to his home. He is covered in wealth and jewels, which I have never liked in a Hero and since he was previously married he had two children. Disappointment. Then in the second two stories both of the Heroes are older with grown children. I can't relate to any of these people being younger and having no children. I typically don't like stories with main characters that do. I'm so disappointed in my Christmas read!
Jo Beverley's story leads this anthology and it was the only story I liked. Joan and her "too perfect" hero are wonderfully written and very likable. Joan has this problem, you see, she can't keep her opinions to herself as a proper maiden should and Edmund has had too many people toading up to him----how could they not connect? Ms. Beverley is a fine author and this small gem is another example of her fine skill. I only wish the other two stories in some way matched, but I can not say I liked either one. Ms Moore's story suffered from being too predictable in format, but unbelievable in content. I don't think the hero/heroine would ever have met or fallen in love. Ms Simmons has delighted me in the past, however not in this story. I did not like her hero. I felt he was too old for the heroine and the addition of his family of grown sons made it worse for my sensibilities. If you are not opposed to the plot points, yuo may enjoy this story more than I did. It is well written just not to my taste.
I bought this book because I absolutely LOVE Jo Beverley and I was not disappointed with "The Wise Virgin". The case of mistaken identity but finding true love amidst such problems of long time bitter feuds. I really shed a few tears on this one, as to the poignant way Ms. Beverley fleshed out her characters. She makes me laugh and she makes me cry. So sensual in such a short story, it was a pure Beverley delight.
I was very much impressed with "The Vagabond Knight" by Margaret Moore, as well. Here you had two wounded souls both past the fresh dew of youth, older and hopefully wiser, but both carrying baggage. I cried for these two as well as laughed as some of the dialog, and shed tears of joy at the end. I felt she dealt well with giving both a history and tieing it up quite nicely in the end.
The "Unexpected Guest", by Deborah Simmons, again was a wonderful short story. Being able to flesh out so many characters this well in so short a story time is the mark of a very accomplished author. I was so impressed with this story, that I plan to look into other novels by this author to pick up more works on the de Burgh family.
As a rule, I dont like anthology novels and much prefer the meatier stories, but this was excellent. A keeper to reread around the holidays!
out of the three stories in this book, i was impressed with only one. but, i shall review them all.

THE WISE VIRGIN

it is wise to say that this is the only good story of the book, and it's a good thing that it's first or i wouldn't have read the whole book. when joan first realizes that she has been captured by the golden lion, she is annoyed to think that someone like him would go and get her cousin pregnant without being married. after a 'close encounter' with him, joan is stunned to find out that it's the golden lion's brother who was in love with her cousin. after a night of passion in a dark cave, joan is taken back to her uncle's land, where the golden lion is attacked. seeing him under seize, joan realizes that she loves him and goes against her own family to protect him. when she finially gets the golden lion to agree to a settlement with her uncle, she is as surprised as the towns people at her fate.

this whole story had me on the edge of my seat. the author kept me interested the whole time, without any real pornographic details.

THE VAGABOND KNIGHT

this story didn't hold that much of my attention. it's about a knight who comes to stay at a widow's manor. when the knight's horse gets sick, he is surprised that the widow is willing to help him. they both are extremely shock, and even in denial when a priest tell them that have feelings for each other.

there's not much to say about this story, except boring.

THE UNEXPECTED GUEST

while a little more interesting that the second story, it is still not an attention keeper. the earl turns down all offers of sex with a widow until she gives up and leave his manor, than he realizes his true feelings for her. the widow looks at the earl only as a one night stand, until the earl keeps refusing her. she is just as shocked as the earl to find her own feelings of love for him.
This is a delightful assorment of short stories. Each story is unique and charming. I highly advis reading the book.
This is a great book and one of the stories goes along with the deBurgh series. Have read and reread this book many times. That is how good it is.