Given permission by her father to choose her husband, Lady
Isabel Louvet dances with the assorted well-connected
suitors he's assembled. Having lived at the abbey among the
nuns, Isabel shies away from coarse, rugged men who
frighten her. Instead, she prefers a courtly gentle soul.
When Scottish raiders attack the festivities, they kidnap
Isabel and take her deep into Scotland. Realizing there's
no rescue party coming, Isabel takes the initiative to plan
her own escape. Her fellow captives' injuries prevent them
from coming to her aid.
Sir Anvrai d'Arques cannot believe it when the delicate and
beautiful Lady Isabel emerges from her captor's window
bruised and in rags. The barbarians ignore her as they
battle the fire she started as a distraction. Isabel
releases Anvrai and they take to the river to escape.
Anvrai, a battle-weary knight, knows his ugly visage scares
Isabel as she recoils from his touch. He lost an eye when
trying to save his family from raiders and his scarred body
testifies to the many battles he's fought.
However, Isabel understands her survival depends on Anvrai.
She tackles the challenge as they race across the
countryside trying to evade their captors. Along the way,
Isabel sees the beauty within Anvrai and her preconceived
ideas of a husband change. Anvrai finds magic in her touch
but knows a landless knight is beneath her.
Margo Maguire captures readers with a tale rich in
plot and action. THE BRIDE HUNT succeeds in grabbing
readers at the beginning and never letting up. She drops
hints regarding Isabel's abducted sister and leaves her
fate unknown until, hopefully, the next book.
The Bride Hunt is the account of a kidnapping, a dramatic
rescue, a thrilling adventure, and a passion that ties two
people together throughout. It is the story of Lady Isabel
Louvet, who, just when she is about to choose a groom, is
taken hostage by a band of wild Scottish warriors. And it is
the tale of her champion, Sir Anvrai d' Arques. His visage
bears the scars of battle, but his heart remains pure in its
devotion to country and king -- that is, until he sets out
to rescue Isabel.
In her arms he finds a passion that surpasses even his duty
as a knight. Now, with the Scottish on their heels and a
country on the brink of war, Isabel and her knight must go
forth in battle together -- to save themselves, to protect
their countrymen, and to find a love that can set them both
free.
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