The Bride (Lairds' Fiancees Book 1)

Oh my gosh! This was good! Fantabulous!! I'm not sure if this book was supposed to be a comedy but it was one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. It was thoroughly enjoyable. I was laughing for most of this book. This book had everything that I enjoy in a romance novel ✔ Possessive alpha male ✔ Bad Ass Heroine ✔ Solid storyline with low angst ✔ Funny as hell I loved Alec. He was a Scottish Laird who has married Jamie who is an English girl out of duty to his King. He really did not care to have a wife and he has a strong dislike of the English in general. He was a cold and brutal man. In the first part of the book he single handedly killed and incapacitated a group of men who had weapons with just his bare hands. Initially he had no respect for Jamie or her opinion. To him, women were inferior and her wants or needs were not important. Her duty was to serve and obey him. I have no idea how, but this author made me fall in love with this man! You start to realize that there is an underlying softness in him that Jamie seems to bring out of him. He turns out to be a very caring and loving man. And I loved his possessiveness. He made it clear he would kill any man that looked at Jamie in an inappropriate way. Jamie was also and amazing character. She was a very strong heroine. She was very opinionated and head strong. This of course created a lot of arguments with Alec who wanted his wife submissive. She was not afraid to stand up to her husband, a man that most men were even afraid to look in the eye. “The lass has only been here a short time, Alec. Surely she doesn’t mean to challenge you.” Alec nodded. Jamie shook her head. “I do so mean to challenge him... though I don’t wish to sound insolent. I would simply like him to explain why I can’t tell him what to do. He tells me often enough.” I loved the banter between these two! Jamie also had a lot of skills that women were not supposed to have. She was a skilled healer. She was able to ride her horse bareback. She was able to defend herself with her knife skills and bow and arrow. It was fun to see how surprised Alec was to find out these things about her. This book was also filled with a lot of heat and passion. The sexual chemistry was amazing between these two. They were both insatiable. Just the right amount of sex scenes in this book. This book was so much fun! I'm very interested to read the rest of this series! 5 stars!

Julie Garwood has a way of putting together sweet, funny and poignant historical romances. THE BRIDE is often chosen as one of her best. It has made top 100 lists of all time romances as well. THE STORY: Jamie Jamison is the youngest daughter of an English Baron who has been ordered to give two of his daughters in marriage to two Scottish highlanders. Jamie and her sisters don't want to marry but when Laird Alec Kincaid comes and claims Jamie as his bride, Jamie is determined to make her marriage works. While Alec intends to take his ordered bride and place her in the insignificant category, Jamie soon bewitches and bedevils Alec who can soon think of nothing else but claiming her. OPINION: I liked this book quite a bit although I generally prefer books with more angst and conflict. (In fact, I prefer Garwood's own SAVING GRACE). I definitely appreciate this book, however. Jamie is spunky and quirky and incredibly stubborn and determined and yet likeable. She is incredibly easy to love and so there is no doubt that Alec is a goner once he meets her. Alec is a strong, sometimes pigheaded hero and yet he always treats Jamie in a honorable fashion even when he is determined not to love her. I consider this more of the softer, gentler humorous historical romances in line with Julia Quinn. I have no complaints about the book and it made me laugh at how helpless Alec is in the face of the sweet determined Jamie. WORTH MENTIONING: This book is a historical but is more of the flavor and variety historical rather than a in depth historically accurate type. I don't mind that because I read more for the characters than the history lesson, but some might be unhappy. FINAL DECISION: Anyone who likes men in kilts should give this book a try! CONNECTED BOOKS: THE BRIDE has a connected sequel THE WEDDING where Jamie and Alec make a significant appearance. STAR RATING: I give this book a 4.5 stars because it made me laugh and smile.

This books takes place during the time of William the Conqueror and in the Scottish Highlands. Characters Jamie- I mostly liked her. I found her character a bit inconsistent when it came to her husband. I try to chalk it up to being forced to marry someone you've known for 5 minutes. Her childhood was hard, but it shaped her into a competent woman. She is a bit on the perfect side. Okay, absolutely perfect. But she has personality and spunk, doing what's right even if unconventional. Alec- Alec was your typical alpha hero. He's not unkind to his new and unwanted English wife, though he does initially view her as property. If you like alpha heroes, you'll like him. He's also basically perfect. Plot Alec has been ordered by his King to marry an Englishwoman and the English King has decreed it will be one of Jamie's family as her father didn't pay his taxes. Alec chooses Jamie, they're wed, and he takes her back to the Highlands. Hi-jinks along the way, including consummating their marriage. They get back to the Highlands, and Jamie learns she's married not just a Scottish warrior but a warlord with hundreds of men under his banner. Her first order of business is healing a gravely injured man which helps earn her the respect of the clan. Even though she's English. The underlying plot is twofold. First, someone is trying to kill her as they did his first wife (though in his first wife's case, they made it look like suicide). Second, there is a desire to unite the clans. Both are accomplished through the heroine's unconventional actions. Overall, the plot is mostly fluffy and something to do between steamy scenes. The book was pretty good. An easy read, something new to me, but not something I'm going to be thinking about in a week.

Mais uma ótima recomendação do site All About Romance. Recentemente falecida, a autora Julie Grawwod é reconhecida como uma das mestres no gênero. Seu estilo, que traz um mix de romance e ação com alguns toques de humor agrada em cheio. The Bride é um desses romances que acertam na dose, com um excelente equilíbrio entre o romance e os vários trechos mais “leves” que me fizeram dar boas risadas. A obra ganha as 5 estrelas pelo time de personagens principais e secundários super bem desenvolvidos, pela trama complexa e caprichada (sem ser excessivamente complicada), pelo ritmo agradável e justamente pelo humor. Confesso que ao fim da leitura já fiquei com saudade de Alec e Jamie. The Bride vai, com certeza, para a lista de romances favoritos.

`Tis the truth I really enjoyed reading this book. Swallowed it in two days. Alec and Jamie were just too amusing. If u love yourself a cute fierce humorous romance with a dash of cliche it’s for u go read it what are you waiting for.

The italian title of the book is The lady of The fogs. Many many years ago i bought The book and my opinion is that The true Julie Garwood is only to be found in These books speaking about Scotland. It Was my wish since a long time to read The original in English. I like this book and it is full of humor. It is a good companion to spend my time instead of television. This book is one of them you read again and again when you néed to relax and to dream.

イングランドの貴族の娘、Jamie（But, it's man's name!)は税金を納め忘れた父親に対する王の罰則としてハイランドの領主Alecと結婚させられてしまう。見知らぬ男、しかも風習も考え方も異なるスコットランド人、見るからに恐ろしげな大男。第一印象は圧倒的にネガティブだったけれど･･･。 主人公二人の相性が最高。"ケミストリー"とは上手く言ったもので、それぞれ単独でも充分魅力的な二人だけれど、この二人が一緒になるとそれこそ化学反応でも起こしたかのように爆発的な吸引力を発揮します。コミカルなシーンでは二人の軽妙なやり取りに思わず笑ってしまうし、情熱的なシーンではかなりドキドキ。Jamieの方向音痴ネタなど、ユーモアのセンスも抜群。ミステリー仕立ての仕掛けもあったりして、一冊で何度も美味しい。 ラブ・コメの部類に入るかと思いますが、ロマンス的にもコメディ的にもレベル高いです。個人的にはもう少し重めのロマンスが好きなんだけれど、たまにはこういう楽しいロマンスもよいなぁ、と。

So freaking good it is … one of my favourite stories from miss Julie Garwood and why she wrote it …