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Pocket, May 2002, 6.99, 352 pp.
ISBN: 0743410289
The toast of the Ton just last year, Emma Van Court married Stuart Chesterton because of his compassion and sense of community activism. Stuart needed to help the poor so he accepted a curate's job in Scotland. His cousin Earl James Marbury angrily cut Stuart off with no money. However, neither James nor his bride cared as they knew he was doing the right thing. Six months later Stuart died leaving his widow without funds residing in a dilapidated Scottish hut.
When James learns that Stuart died, he performs his duty as the head of the family and visits the widow. He is appalled by Emma's living conditions and feels guilty that he not just allowed that to happen, he enabled it to occur. He also realizes that the locals are courting Emma because she inherits a fortune if she marries soon. Trying to correct his error and protect Emma, James realizes he loves her, but wonders how to prove it to his skeptical beloved. Though she loves him too, Emma also feels guilt over the memory of Stuart and struggles with forgiving James for his maltreatment of her deceased spouse.
KISS THE BRIDE is an engaging Regency romance that uses humor to ease the tension of a sensitive character driven tale that focuses on a romantic triangle of sorts. The lead couple is a delight and their insight into Stuart makes the deceased man seem as if he is still alive.. Though the concept has been often told before, Patricia Cabot shows her talent by providing the audience with an enthrallingly vigorous historical romance.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"Emma has been left a penniless widow in a small Scottish village. Her late husband's cousin, James, comes to the island, and he and Emma decide to marry in name only so she can clame her inheritance. But James has always loved Emma, and now he is determined to make her fall in love with him."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Victorian england
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Matchmake, (will/family)
Yes
Matchmaker...
- forced together for inheritance
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- teacher
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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