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When James Burnett’s grandmother passed away, so did her gift of clairvoyance. Suddenly James finds himself assaulted with nightmares that foreshadow danger for his ‘bride’. But James, a widower, has no bride. He was, however, once in love with a woman who left him for another man. Faith McBride never got over the fact that James betrayed her. Now a teacher at a girl’s school, she immerses herself into the mystery of her mother’s death. But someone doesn’t want the truth to come to light and will do anything to keep the secrets of the past buried. It’s up to James to save her, but can Faith put her trust in him after the way he’d destroyed her dreams of love? THE RUNAWAY MCBRIDE caught my interest because, in my opinion, there are far too few historical romantic suspense books available on the market. As someone who loves danger and mystery, this Victorian era romantic intrigue seemed right up my alley. James and Faith are both likeable characters. I enjoyed the fact that James struggled with his newfound clairvoyance and I liked Faith’s strength. However, I felt that their relationship relied heavily on misunderstandings that easily could have been avoided, and neither James nor Faith really hashed it out and made me understand why they had come to the conclusions about their relationship that they had. I wanted to see more of them falling back in love, more of their wariness—just more of a connection between them. The plot was very intriguing. I loved the mystery surrounding the diary of Faith’s mother and her coded entries and the storyline takes some interesting twists and turns. Yet, when the villain was revealed, I found that I couldn’t really buy into their motivation. It didn’t ring true for me. Having said all that, though, I still found THE RUNAWAY MCBRIDE to be an enjoyable read. Ms. Thornton has me intrigued enough to want to check out the next book in the series, THE SCOT AND I. Reviewed by Cindy |
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Posted June 2009 |
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