The Veiled Bride (Elizabeth Bailey Georgian Romances)

By Elizabeth Bailey

Book Overview

A compelling historical love story Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.

A young bride makes a shocking discovery at the altar...

Georgian England

Desperate to find refuge, Rosina Charlton answers an unusual advertisement. But what kind of man advertises for a wife in the local newspaper?

As an orphan without means, she has few choices in life - but a shock awaits her when she meets her husband-to-be.

Reclusive Anton, Lord Raith, believes no woman can bear his disfigurement. His inheritance requires him to marry, but he never expected the walls of his heart to be breached - nor the agony of doubt about Rosina's mysterious history.

Beset by unexpected yearnings and plagued by Raith's jealousy, Rosina struggles to keep faith with her marriage vows. And everything is turned upside down when a face from the past makes an unwelcome reappearance...

Can Raith put his cynicism aside and learn to trust? And can Rosina break through her husband's defences to earn his love?

Or will a dark discovery shatter any chance of a happy future for the pair?

THE VEILED BRIDE is an authentic Georgian historical romance with a dramatic secret at its heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0854953116
• ISBN13: 9780854953110
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Sapere Books
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Read it in one day--couldn't wait to see how it ended!

I had read another book by this author, called Friday Dreaming, which I hadn't cared for, so I was a bit cautious about buying this book. I am glad I took the chance! I really liked this book. I do tend to like the "tortured hero" type, and Anton, Lord Raith, delivered! He was mysterious and sexy, and very tender underneath his hard shell. The heroine, Rosina, had a secret, and the story is about how this secret comes out and how it affects the marriage of the main characters. If I tell you the secret it won't be a secret, of course...so I will just say that the plot is driven by more than a "big misunderstanding." Neither of the main characters are perfect, nor are they always nice to each other as they are trying to work through making their marriage a real one, where there is give and take. Both of them learn how to love in an unconditional way. The book was a bit too short to develop their relationship the way I would have liked it--I think it would have been a bit better if it had been marketed in an expanded historical romance rather than in the Harlequin historical line, which is pretty short. Still, given the length constraints of the book, the reader still gets to go along for the ride as the hero and heroine explore their feelings for each other. Lord Raith has a sad past, and while Rosina's love doesn't "cure him" magically of his hang-ups, he does learn to feel loved and to not take himself so seriously. For those who want to know about the "heat" rating in this book, it is only mildly graphic, and is more about sexual tension than the act itself, so it wouldn't really appeal to those who like multiple, "hot" love scenes in a book. It would appeal to those who like to watch good character development. The reader gets to take a peek into the hearts and brains of each of the main characters in turn. The secondary character of the solicitor, Mr. Otterly, deserves a mention because he is interesting and plays an important role in getting the couple together, and later, back together. I highly recommend this book and it is going on my keeper shelf.