Ginesse "Gin" Braxton, the eldest of linguistic prodigy and
the most successful locator of tombs in all of Egypt. Gin is
much like her mother and longs for adventure as an
archaeologist. Gin plans to discover one of Egypt's greatest
legends- Zerzura, The White City. She meets a Miss Mildred
Whimpelhall on a passenger ship bound to Egypt. Whimpelhall
is meeting her fiancé, Colonel Lord Pomfrey who commands an
English garrison in Egypt. But Whimpelhall suffers from
horrible seasickness and decides at their next stop in port
she'll travel by train. Gin comes up with a plan to
pretending to be Whimpelhall so she can have the freedom set
up her dig, even though she doesn't have the funds or little
chance of convincing a team to accompany her.
Gin becomes Miss Whimpelhall by coloring her hair and taking
on a different persona. Since Pomfrey is too busy to meet
his fiancée', he sends a "ruffian cowboy" by the name of
James Owens who owes him a favor. Gin is intrigued by the
American, but the moment she meets him, her romantic
fantasies are crushed. James is rude and boorish and isn't
happy about escorting her to Pomfrey, who he can't stand.
Most of his acquaintances in Egypt have no clue who the real
James is and he wants to keep it that way.
Disaster seems to follow Gin wherever she goes, by no fault
of her own. James barely makes it with his neck intact as
they're shot at and Gin is kidnapped and almost forced in
sexual slavery. And when James saves her, things go from bad
to worse. They can't deny their attraction for one another
and one thing leads to another and James is asking Gin for
her hand in marriage because he's ruined her. He still has
no idea who Gin really is, nor does she know who James is
either, and soon enough their lies come crashing down on
their heads.
If you enjoyed As You Desire, you will definitely
feel the same about THE OTHER GUY'S BRIDE. Gin is quite the
firecracker and has so many incredible qualities to admire.
She drives James crazy and it was a real hoot to see her get
under his skin. James is rugged and standoffish, but also
droll and witty.
THE OTHER GUY'S BRIDE is a fun time fluffy novel. Fans of
Connie won't be disappointed.
Determined to prove her worth as a budding archeologist,
Genisse Braxton vows to solve one of the world's greatest
mysteries--to find the location of the lost city of
Zerzura. Unfortunately, no man dares take the risk of
escorting the resolute young scholar across the open
desert. But on her way to Egypt, Genisse engages in a
daring deception--she will switch places with Mildred
Whimpelhall, who is traveling to meet her fiancé.
Cynical adventurer Jim Owen will do anything to escape the
dark secrets of his troubled past. Betrayed by the woman he
loved, scorned by proper society, he agrees to carry out a
danger-fraught task: escort Mildred Whimpelhall across a
lawless desert to her intended. But Jim is about to learn
that "Mildred" isn't exactly what she seems . . . and the
dangers they face together are eclipsed only by an even
greater peril: falling in love, against all reason, with
another guy's bride . . .
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