To Catch a Bride

by Anne Gracie

Book Overview

Rafe's Story

Rafe Ramsey, son of the late Earl of Axbridge, doesn't believe in love. But that doesn't mean he's willing to accept the marriage of convenience devised by his family to ensure the line of succession. Instead he impulsively takes on the task of tracking down the missing granddaughter of a wealthy English family, and heads off to faraway lands. In Egypt, he finds not a frightened young girl, but a beautiful woman who is running...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425230228
• ISBN13: 9780425230220
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent (ignore the dreadful front cover!)

This is definitely a very good read. I had read its precursor (Captive Lady), and had to read it more than once to fully appreciate it. The same applies here. While I prefer a little more humor, this book has a good storyline, very appealing characters and even the secondary ones are well drawn. I rarely cry when reading but there were a couple of teary moments. Despite that I settled in for a second reading immediately. Definitely a keeper!

A Sweet Regency

This was everything a regency romance should be. Very well done. The heroine is spirited and capable while also fresh and charming. The hero knows almost from the first that he wants her. He treats her very well and does everything he can to win her. The conflicts seem real and not just a contrivance to fulfill a plot. The author seems to have done her homework and the flavor of the times is very well done without being too rigid. No great angst or trauma. A sweet story.

Gracie--excellent read!

Anne Gracie is one of the most satisfying writers, always original, with characters that compel you to keep reading until the end. This was a very romantic story. I certainly recommend it.

A very nice story.

The setup is pretty improbable: the destitute daughter of a deceased Englishman living in Cairo makes her subsistant way disguised as a young man for 6 years. Once that is accepted, the characters are attractive people, behaving with intelligence and grace, at least most of the time. This is the first Anne Gracie story I've read since her "Perfect" series, which is also delightful. I loved it and will buy the others as time and budget permit.

This author has been added to my Must Buy list.

Rafe Ramsey is the younger son of the late Earl of Axebridge. Since George, the current earl, is unable to produce an heir the task falls to Rafe. Rafe is furious about the marriage of convenience his brother is setting up for him. Rafe decides to leave England for a bit and perhaps cool off. As an excuse, Rafe offers to do a favor for his late grandmother's oldest friend, Lady Cleeve. Until recently, Lady Cleeve believed her son and granddaughter had died several years ago in Egypt due to plague. Now she has hope that her granddaughter may still be alive. Rafe goes to Cairo in search of the missing heiress. However, instead of a frightened young girl, Rafe finds a beautiful woman who is in hiding from something far more serious than an unwanted betrothal. Ayisha has been orphaned and living on the streets for over six years. No longer is she the wide-eyed and innocent child she once was. She has managed to pass herself off as a young male street urchin. Should certain people learn of her gender or who her parents had been, Ayisha would find herself sold into a harem or worse. But this time Ayisha is being hunted down by an Englishman who is as determined to locate her as she is not to be found. ***** FIVE STARS! I cannot think of how to explain exactly how much I love this story. Should it ever become available in hardback, such as through a book club, I will instantly snatch it up. This couple clashes will against each other very often. It is a marvelous sight to behold. Author Anne Gracie has been added to my Must Buy list! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

super Regency romantic thriller

In 1817 England Rafe Ramsey decides to delay a marriage of convince by seeking missing heiress Alicia Cleeves, who vanished in Egypt six years ago. The son of an earl, Rafe sees his African adventure as a last fling before he says I do. In Egypt, Rafe meets Ayisha, who had lived on the streets of Cairo as a boy until a family took her in. He is attracted to Ayisha, but cannot persuade her to come to England as Alicia to meet her family. She prefers to stay in her home country though he brings unwanted yearnings for him. As they fall in love, he persuades her to go with him to England, but once there he finds his role changed; someone wants the exotic heiress dead. The latest Devil Riders (see THE STOLEN PRINCESS and HIS CAPTIVE LADY) Regency romantic thriller is fast-paced in Cairo and London with the key to the brisk plot being the unique mysterious Ayisha-Alice. Fans will enjoy learning her secret that makes her fear going to England where her grandmother would welcome her with love and wonders whether Rafe can win her heart while ignoring the wrath of his family. TO CATCH A BRIDE is a fabulous historical. Harriet Klausner