River Lady

by Jude Deveraux

Book Overview

Jude Deveraux portrays the power of a woman set on a bold course for true love -- and the glory of ful'lling a magni'cent promise. "River Lady" Handsome plantation owner Wesley Stanford would barely... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671739786
• ISBN13: 9780671739782
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

I READ THIS BOOK IN 24 HOURS

I literally could not put this book down!!! It was the second book I've ever read by Ms. Deveraux (first one being Legend... awesome book) and I cannot wait to get the two books that accompany this book. This one is the last of a trilogy. It kept me so enthralled. I loved the way Wesley was a jerk to her. Thats what made it so intiguing. Had he seen her and fell inlove w/ her "after" look it would of made this book a piece of re-cycled mish mash. Plus, the scenes w/ Miss Kim were hilarious. The way he grows to love Leah is what made my heart sigh that silly romance novel sigh. The mud fight was uproariously funny and lighthearted. ... This one I highly recommend!!!

Classic Jude Deveraux!

This book was classic Jude and I loved it! I hadn't read the first two books to this series before I read River Lady and now I can't wait to get my hands on them and learn about Nicole and Clay's story and Travis and Regan's in Lost Lady and Counterfeit Lady!Wesley could definetely be a jerk and at times I wanted to just kick him for his blindess... but he made me fall in love with him in the second half of the book. And Leah was the perfect heroine... turning her life around and being so strong and courageous. A perfect match for Wesley. A true heart warmer. I couldn't put the book down!

Fitting end to the series!

This book had me enthralled as I watched a dirty, grimey, unloveable (by the shallow standard) young girl change into a beautiful and confident young lady. Leah had to put up with much hardship in her young life from poverty to child abuse but her one shining moment was when a young man (Wesley)rode into her life and smiled at her one day. She held on to this moment for years as she grew from a child to a young woman and never wavered in her love for Wesley. She took her one chance at that love when upon meeting up with him again, she gave herself to him, body and soul. This one night set her on an adventure from becoming a "lady" to pioneering out west. The most humorous part of the book was when Regan and Nicole (both heroines from the other two books in the trilogy) decided to "clean" Leah up. Not a task for the weak (of mind or stomach). After layer after layer of dirt and grime melted off of Leah, she became a beauty to behold. Absolutely wonderful story and if you liked the other two books in the trilogy, you will find this book is a fitting end to the series.

A perfect ending!

Though you'll be sad to see the series end (we certainly could have used more books about the lovely people on the banks of the James River!) the third and final book of the remarkable James River Trilogy is as well written and moving as the first two books of the series. Unfolding the Cinderella-like story of Leah and Wes is like opening a long awaited present. Their romance is intense and moving. You'll often find yourself rolling your eyes and gritting your teeth at the horrible way Wes flaunts his first intended in front of Leah. You'll even find yourself hoping that Leah will just give up on Wes because you'll feel he doesn't deserve her at all. Wes is by far the most stubborn of the three men in this series and becomes quite exasperating before he realizes what an idiot he's been. The scene where Nicole and Regan unveil Leah's hidden beauty is a classic and gives you more respect for the women you met in the previous two books. You'll feel the awe andhappiness of Leah as she lives up to her potential. The mud fight that marks the turning point in Wes and Leah's relationship is one of the best scenes I've ever read. It's great to see how all the characters from the other books have turned out and the return to Sweetbriar at the end is a wonderful glimpse at that funny, loving town. All around it's a great book and a fitting end to the series. I never get tired of reading this series from beginning to end!

THIS WAS MY KEY TO THE HISTORICAL ROMANCE WORLD

As an impressionable fifteen year old, I chanced to pick this book off the shelf at the home of a woman whose children I was watching, and I have never looked back. Jude Deveraux is a winning author with a wonderful sense humor and a writing style I have loved for 15 years. If you enjoy a tear-jerking side-splitter (trust me on this), RIVER LADY is for you. I've had three copies of this book, and have worn out every one. Thank you, Ms. Deveraux, for being the talented woman who inspired me to try my own hand at writing romance.