The Veiled Bride (Harlequin Historicals)

by Elizabeth Bailey

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373304617
• ISBN13: 9780373304615
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Harlequin
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

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.