Jan 18, 2012 - February 10, 2012
8/10
I love romance books. You always know what you are going to get; the delicious internal struggles of an awkward woman and rugged man who fight and doubt their burning passions for one another until they both snap and rip each other's clothes off. Throw in a dash of plot, a pinch of insecurity, a cup of sexual tension and stir in meddling families, physical danger and, of course, boners and you've got yourself a romance.
The Other Guy's Bride had all of the above romance-book qualities with a historical and exotic flare. The plot is rich and well developed… that's right, a romance with a plot! Ginesse Braxton, the awkward, stubborn, accident prone but very intelligent protagonist comes from a long line of famous Egyptologists. The story unfolds on her way to Egypt to find the lost city of Zerzura. She steals a woman's identity to gain an escort across the desert to discover the legend and hopefully make a name for herself based on her achievements and not her family background. Her escort, of course, is dangerous and handsome and almost hopelessly damaged. Their relationship is built on lies from the start, I mean the title tells us the dilemma: The Other Guy's Bride. Jim Owens, our yummy half American escort, believes that Ginesse is actually Mildred Whimpelhall who he was entrusted to bring back to her fiancé, and major ass, Lord Pomfrey. If Ginesse tells Jim the truth about her identity she risks losing her guide and the professional discovery of a lifetime. Jim is not the most honest cat either. Jim, or should I say Duke of Avandale, has a long history that he is also not sharing. But we all know what happens when you stick two seemingly opposite people in the dessert, alone, surrounded by danger of all kinds: love…. and sex. And man is it fun to read about!
Here is what I loved about this book (SPOILERS):
The chapters alternate between his and her perspective of the unfolding events. I friggin loved this because as I was reading about her thoughts I was anxious to get to the next chapter to read his version of the events.
Egypt and Arabic and camels = awesome. It made for an exotic and interesting setting. Well done.
Throwing the brother in there at the end added a new dynamic to the story. We all knew Jim would regain his title as Duke but I did not anticipate them battling for her love. It was hard, no impossible, for me to feel sorry for Jock, even though he travelled across the world to reunite with her. I was too emotionally invested in Jim and Ginesse at that point to give any kind of shit about Jock…
Um, sex in a cave with a life threatening sandstorm banging the door down? Hells yes!
And finally, and this may sounds just bizarre, is RAMROD. This may give you all a glimpse into my never-ending immaturity and so be it. Enjoy:
8/10
I love romance books. You always know what you are going to get; the delicious internal struggles of an awkward woman and rugged man who fight and doubt their burning passions for one another until they both snap and rip each other's clothes off. Throw in a dash of plot, a pinch of insecurity, a cup of sexual tension and stir in meddling families, physical danger and, of course, boners and you've got yourself a romance.
The Other Guy's Bride had all of the above romance-book qualities with a historical and exotic flare. The plot is rich and well developed… that's right, a romance with a plot! Ginesse Braxton, the awkward, stubborn, accident prone but very intelligent protagonist comes from a long line of famous Egyptologists. The story unfolds on her way to Egypt to find the lost city of Zerzura. She steals a woman's identity to gain an escort across the desert to discover the legend and hopefully make a name for herself based on her achievements and not her family background. Her escort, of course, is dangerous and handsome and almost hopelessly damaged. Their relationship is built on lies from the start, I mean the title tells us the dilemma: The Other Guy's Bride. Jim Owens, our yummy half American escort, believes that Ginesse is actually Mildred Whimpelhall who he was entrusted to bring back to her fiancé, and major ass, Lord Pomfrey. If Ginesse tells Jim the truth about her identity she risks losing her guide and the professional discovery of a lifetime. Jim is not the most honest cat either. Jim, or should I say Duke of Avandale, has a long history that he is also not sharing. But we all know what happens when you stick two seemingly opposite people in the dessert, alone, surrounded by danger of all kinds: love…. and sex. And man is it fun to read about!
Here is what I loved about this book (SPOILERS):
The chapters alternate between his and her perspective of the unfolding events. I friggin loved this because as I was reading about her thoughts I was anxious to get to the next chapter to read his version of the events.
Egypt and Arabic and camels = awesome. It made for an exotic and interesting setting. Well done.
Throwing the brother in there at the end added a new dynamic to the story. We all knew Jim would regain his title as Duke but I did not anticipate them battling for her love. It was hard, no impossible, for me to feel sorry for Jock, even though he travelled across the world to reunite with her. I was too emotionally invested in Jim and Ginesse at that point to give any kind of shit about Jock…
Um, sex in a cave with a life threatening sandstorm banging the door down? Hells yes!
And finally, and this may sounds just bizarre, is RAMROD. This may give you all a glimpse into my never-ending immaturity and so be it. Enjoy:
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