The Captain's Christmas Bride

Posted on 17 October 2019 by Annie Burrows

Wrong manLady Julia Whitney is at her wit s end Her perfect beau just won t propose But she s struck upon a plan to ensure her marriage by Christmas Between masquerades and mistletoe, she finds herself fully compromised by the wrong man Right husband Captain Dunbar cannot believe he s fallen for this chit s game Now he must marry society miss Lady Julia with nothing to connect them other than incredible passion But he s about to discover that the best Christmas presents come in surprising, and delightful, packages Read The Captain's Christmas Bride Author Annie Burrows – kino-fada.fr I ve given this a B at AAR.I freely admit that I can t walk past a compromised into marriage story without giving it at least a second and third look The Captain s Christmas Bride sucked me in straight away with the immediate clash of personalities between the two protagonists the spoilt princess used to getting her own way, and the blunt spoken, somewhat forbidding ex naval man who is utterly furious at having been duped by a mere chit of a girl and one he doesn t even like very much at I ve given this a B at AAR.I freely admit that I can t walk past a compromised into marriage story without giving it at least a second and third look The Captain s Christmas Bride sucked me in straight away with the immediate clash of personalities between the two protagonists the spoilt princess used to getting her own way, and the blunt spoken, somewhat forbidding ex naval man who is utterly furious at having been duped by a mere chit of a girl and one he doesn t even like very much at that The thing that lifts what could have been a fairly run of the mill story into the...This was OK Nothing worth writing home about I only picked it up coz of the hot cover.Very good book Julia has found the man she wants to marry, but he isn t cooperating It doesn t help that her father thinks he s a fortune hunter So Julia comes up with a plan to force the issue Unfortunately for her, she ends up with the wrong man Alec has come to Julia s home following his sister, who he believes is in danger of doing something stupid As a captain in the navy, he has spent most of his life with men and is taken unaware by Julia s actions Suddenly, what he thought was an Very good book Julia has found the man she wants to marry, but he isn t cooperating It doesn t help that her father thinks he s a fortune hunter So Julia comes up with a plan to force the issue Unfortunately for her, she ends up with the wrong man Alec has come to Julia s home following his sister, who he believes is in danger of doing something stupid As a captain in the navy, he has spent most of his life with men and is taken unaware by Julia s actions Suddenly, what he thought was an interlude with an experienced woman turns into so much .I must admit that I didn t like Julia much at the very beginning Tricking a man into marriage is never a good idea She came across as rather spoiled It was rather amusing to see her get carried away in the heat of the moment, not having reali...Typical man of course Alec blames his woman on things, then what the hell was all that fondling about You cannot deny you got me all primed up before leading me out here Alec could be a sweet man, aye Before That is how a husband should bed his wife, I think He shook his head ruefully as he turned her to one side, so that he could undo the ties at the back of her dress Not hard, and fast, as though her own pleasure is of no account Jesus he could be so sexy, you promised to obey Typical man of course Alec blames his woman on things, then what the hell was all that fo...2.5 stars.I enjoyed this book up to the point of the big misunderstanding After that, the actions of both characters annoyed me Would have enjoyed thisif the author had continued developing the characters and their growing affection for one another, rather than try to add the unnece...Mistaken identity leads to loveLady Julia comes up with a scheme to compromise herself with the man she thinks she loves at her families masquerade but a case of mistaken identity ends with her having to marry the wrong man Captain Alex Dunbar came to the house party in search of his wayward sister only to be lured into a compromising position with his hosts scheming daughter and forced to do the honorable thing and marry her This was an enjoyable story that captured my attention right from Mistaken identity leads to loveLady Julia comes up with a scheme to compromise herself with the man she thinks she loves at her families masquerade but a case of mistaken ide...It was going so well and then the big misunderstanding and I almost stopped reading.There had to be some other way of dealing with their origins as a couple than view spoiler turning this guy into a raving butthead I m so not okay with what he did or said or how and where he did and said it It really ruined an otherwise delightful story Seriously, even though he grovelled at the end, it still didn t make up for the fact that he loudly berated her in front of witnesses And the, I was It was going so well and then the big misunderstanding and I almos...The Captain s Christmas Bride by Annie Burrows 2015 This is Lady Julia Whitney and Captain Alex Dunbar s story Lady Julia Whitney was in love with a young man named David Her father was against the marriage so Julia decided she would have to stage a situation where she would be compromised and then her father would have to allow them to marry She decided t would be during the masquerade ball She saw David in his costume and grabbed his hand and led him to the orangery.Being in his arms and The Captain s Christm...I picked this one up to start with because it wasn t about a duke So happy to have a story about someone who is a little lower down the ranks Also I generally really like books by Annie Burrows, her writing is excellent and her characters are convincing I liked Julia s character progression from someone who is a little naive to someone who finally realises what love is all about, and from being someone who is just thinking about what she wants out of life to someone who is w...4 Stars Christmas time1815.Lady Julia Whitney tries to get the man she loves to marry her, she disguises herself at a masquerade ball and is determined to get him to propose Unfortunately, for her, sh...

17 October 2019

Annie Burrows