The Mistress Bride: Society Weddings

by Michelle Reid

Book Overview

The Mistress Bride by Michelle Reid released on Aug 25, 1999 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373120567
• ISBN13: 9780373120567
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Awesome! !

Synopsis had already been give so this is what I feel about the book: This is one of the best Reid's book. The hero was passionate, vibrant, likable, and strong. I love this book for its heartfelt love story. It's a pleasure to read a HP, with loveable and emotional hero, not harsh and/or rigid ones. Both Raschid and Evie really complimented each other. I highly recommend!!.

Great

From the back: The whole world was interested in Sheik Raschid Al Kadah and Evie Delahaye. Despite fierce opposition, their passionate, high-profile affair had lasted for two ecstatic years - but soon the relationship would have to end. Raschid was expected to marry an Arabian princess, and Evie's mother was pushng her toward a member of the English aristocracy. Time was running out, but then something drastic happened. Raschid was a man of honor, which meant he must go against his family's wishes and make Evie his bride. I loved this book. Great passionate story. My one problem, and this is pretty big, is with Raschid. He was very quick to do the right thing, but it bothered me how easily it was done. After all, it was very obvious how much Evie had suffered due to their illicit affair (and how little he had). Why had he not just taken charge and married her years ago? Besides that, though, I really enjoyed this book greatly, and highly recommend it.

Unusual, with mature characters

I've read hundreds of romance novels over many years, and this one stands out. Raschid is the heir to an Arabic country, and Evie, a member of the British aristocracy. The book begins after this couple have been together for two years and are struggling to remain together, with pressures from both families to marry within their cultures. This is unusual, as most romance books begin with couples who meet for the first time or have been separated for years. Events happen in both Evie's and Raschid's lives which force them to a decision point. Although Raschid and Evie have intense pressures to deal with, neither of them fly off the handle and take erratic actions, even though their emotions push them in these directions. Michelle Reid did such a good job of describing the conflict that prevented these two from marrying that I could not predict a resolution. The romantic feelings between the couple, the way they knew and understood each other, dealt with each other's foibles, was far above the maturity of most characters in romance novels. At the same time, Michelle was able to create a dominant man who was not domineering, and a woman who loved him deeply, enough to put her own needs aside, if doing otherwise would destroy the basis of their love for each other. This is a keeper and perhaps the best of Michelle Reid's books to date. I also recommend, "The Sheik's Chosen Wife," in which Evie and Raschid are secondary characters. Two more related books are planned for release in September and December 2002.

A grown-up "Romeo and Juliette"

I loved this book! Michelle Reid is one of my favorite authors, and I thought that this was one of her best works. The story begins two years into the relationship of Shiek Raschid and Evie. Their relationship is INTENSE - both are proud, wealthy, arrogant - each are "blue bloods" in their own cultures. While the world press speculates, their respective families are fiercely opposed to any union between them, and they are both aware that they ultimately must fulfill their obligations to duty. An unexpected development turns both of their worlds upside down, and forces them to reevaluate their relationship under entirely new terms ...The intensity of the writing, the incredible emotion that you can *feel* in these two characters, the terrible pull between loyalties and the unexpected plot twists not only kept me riveted for a reading in one sitting, but brought me back for at least two re-reads. I loved this book and I highly recommend it.