St. Martin's Press
Featuring: Christian Forester, Viscount Berkeley; Sarah Highgate
320 pages ISBN: 125007259X EAN: 9781250072597 Kindle: B01E3PS8L0 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Sarah Highgate is the undisputed belle of the season and
quickly finds herself betrothed to a man everyone approves.
However, the more Sarah thinks about her marriage the more
unsure she becomes, and she impulsively runs away to
Scotland only to find herself lost, and taking shelter in a
hunting lodge. A lodge she soon learns belongs to Christian
Bancroft. The two find themselves stranded when a snowstorm
advances, and feelings start to develop between the two. But
Sarah knows she must return to England to marry as her
parents wish, yet Christian knows Sarah is the only woman
for him.
THE LEGENDARY LORD is the sixth book in Valerie Bowman's
Playful
Brides series. Readers will enjoy the continuation
of the series, and fans will be thrilled to find familiar
characters from past books in THE LEGEDNARY LORD. Christian
is a wonderful hero who is kind-hearted, handsome, a bit
arrogant, but also self-conscious and vulnerable. I
appreciate that Bowman creates a hero who is not perfectly
comfortable around women and ballrooms. His backstory will
garner empathy from the readers, and his strength and
determination will have readers wanting him for themselves.
Sarah is an interesting heroine. On the one hand she is
stubborn and independent, running off to Scotland rather
than marrying a man she does not love, but on the other hand
she is docile and obedient returning to England to marry as
her parents wish. At times I like Sarah, and at others I
want to scream at her, much as Lucy from the first book in
the series wants to. The romance is delightful, and it is
obvious from the very beginning that Sarah and Christian are
meant to be together.
The Scottish hunting lodge is the perfect setting for Sarah
and Christian's budding romance, and Bowman does a fantastic
job with descriptions. The reader will be as reluctant as
the characters to leave the remote house for the hustle and
bustle of London. Fergus and Mrs. Goatsocks are quirky, fun
characters that will bring a smile to readers' faces, and
Bowman even creates a dog with tons of personality. The
writing is witty and smart, and readers will find themselves
captivated and easily drawn into Christian and Sarah's
Regency world. Fans of the series will not be disappointed,
and new readers may find themselves inclined to find the
first five books in the series
to catch up with characters
in THE LEGENDARY LORD. Either way, readers won't want to
leave the world Bowman has created. THE LEGENDARY LORD is a
satisfying read with intelligent writing and charming
characters.
THE MAKING OF A LEGEND…
When Christian Forester, Viscount Berkeley, flees the stuffy
ballrooms of London for his Scottish hunting lodge, the last
thing he expects to find ensconced before his fire is an
incredibly beautiful woman. But the plight of lovely young
Sarah Highgate, who has run away from an unwanted betrothal,
inspires an eminently practical exchange. He’ll safeguard
her reputation with the ton while she advises him how to
best attract a proper bride…
As the undisputed belle of the season, Sarah has enchanted
plenty of suitors. Still, she isn’t interested in marriage,
especially not to the pompous bore her father has chosen for
her. But her hasty escape seems reckless now that she’s
estranged from her family and has no one to count on besides
Christian. Turning the luckless lord into such a catch has
another unplanned consequence for Sarah: Has he run away
with her heart?
THE LEGENDARY LORD is the sixth installment of Valerie
Bowman's Regency-set Playful Brides series.
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