The Borrowed Bride
"We're going to have a child. You need to come home so we can get married."So wrote Hannah Gustavson to her childhood sweetheart, the father of her baby. But with no response, she was forced to marry another man…her lover's brother.Tall, handsome and honorable, Judd Seavers could make any woman's...
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"We're going to have a child. You need to come home so we can get married."So wrote Hannah Gustavson to her childhood sweetheart, the father of her baby. But with no response, she was forced to marry another man…her lover's brother.Tall, handsome and honorable, Judd Seavers could make any woman's heart race. Hannah was no exception, and she was awed by the ex-soldier who gave her his name.A forbidden love as grand as the Rockies crested between them. But a shadow loomed. Would the baby's father come home? And if he did, would Judd return his borrowed bride?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780373295203 (0373295200)
Publish date: November 1st 2008
Publisher: Harlequin
Pages no: 275
Edition language: English
Series: Seavers Brides (#1)
Eh, this book was just okay. I liked the tension between the hero and heroine and their families, and the mystery over Quint's whereabouts kept me reading until I finished it in one sitting, but the romance was ultimately left undeveloped. All of their thoughts of desire and angst over not wanting t...
Judd Seavers proposes to his brother's pregnant fiance with the best motives and intentions: “He would treat Hannah as a sister, keeping her at a distance, avaoiding any physical contact that might be misunderstood. When Quint returned, he would sign the divorce papers and hand her over to the fathe...
4.5 stars. Might still raise it to 5 because the ending was very strong. Very good romance, emotional without being angsty, but needed a little more depth in the main characters to become trully a keeper.