Harlequin Historical #336: The Wedding Bargain

by Emily French

The Wedding Bargain by Emily French released on Aug 23, 1996 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373289367
• ISBN13: 9780373289363
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

MOST EXCELLENT ROMANCE!

In Connecticut in 1757 the settlement of Mystic was populated by Puritans.Charity Frey was a widow with twin, nine year old sons and needed help on her farm, Mystic Ridge in order to keep the farm.Rafe Trehearne was a prisoner going on the auction block. He looked so fierce that no one would bid on him. Charity made the one and only bid on him thereby making Amos Saybrook very angry.Charity was shocked breathless at the wayward thoughts that entered her head at seeing his solid chest that was barely cover by the tattered shirt, so full of rents as leave his magnificent musculature exposed.His golden eyes, so intensely alive were not the eyes of civilization but glowed with some deep, primitive emotion. [The first chapter alone is worth the price of the book]Such passionate emotion that became explosive for Charity led her to make the wedding bargain. She was mildly shocked to be lusting after her bondsman.It turns out that Raphael Gabriel Trehearne had also been a twin and carried such deep sorrow over the death of his twin and the horror and carnage of torture by the Iroquois and the war between England and France, that he was strangely disoriented by a blow to his head and ended up passing out before Charity could even get him home.Their story of blossoming love keeps you spell bound throughout the whole book, along with the trials and tribulations of trying to make connection with the twins, Isaac and Benjamin.I loved the prediction of the Pequot Indian, Blue Bonnet, a shaman and friend of Ghost Fox and Grey Owl. Keep an eye out for Tewah, the blood brother of Rafe who could become a dangerous enemy.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and definitely a keeper! Wheeee!

Fine Characterization

Ms French has done a marvelous job of building her characters.. Charity is a strong woman who is, inside, scared and unsure..but on the outside she appears self assured and capable of caring for her children.. Rafe is an unexpected and unsettling influence after Charity has purchased him from the auction block. They are wary of one another..but learn to work together...and along the way, they learn to love.. All in all, a wonderful book.