Book: The Bridegroom's Bargain

Author: Sylvia Andrew

Published: 2005

I was indulging myself into laziness when I found this book after having read the synopsis and the review. This was the first English and Historical romance I read moreover I was also captivated by the cover and the title where you could see a young beautiful bride carrying a gun behind a gorgeous groom.

Recently bereaved by her brother and father, Alexandra Rawdon or Lexi fulfilled her promise to marry Richard Deverell, a childhood friend of her and his brother. On the wedding day, when it's supposed to be the supreme bliss for everyone attending the wedding rite, Lexi took out a gun and pointed it at Richard accusing that Richard had murdered her brother. Astounded by her accusation, Richard defended himself and promised to discover the real murder therefore their adventure began.

To be frank, I was not fond of reading novel especially the historical one, assuming that it had lots of chapters and the story might be too long due to its proper manner and language so on and so forth, instead I did enjoy this book very much. The hero, Richard had great patience dealing with Lexi who was so persistent and gullible and also so protective and affectionate towards Lexi especially when he figured out who the traitor was.

Well, I had no any objections regarding this book, everything was fine and well-written. The story seemed fairly predictable, it might have occurred because I had read a large number of complex mystery prior to this. This book deserves to be rated 4, the characters and the writing were utterly compelling. I hope every reader whom has read this agrees.

Reviewed by Sabilla

Book: The Unwanted Wife
Author: Natasha Anders
Published: September 2012

The first sight I read the title, I was not sure to read this, it seemed too emotional. Then I did a little research from favorite site of mine, goodreads, regarding of the book. After having read several chapters, I concluded that the title precisely defined the heroine's predicament. The hero wanted something from the heroine's father but her father bribed the hero to marry his daughter and produce an heir then he would give what the hero wanted.

Having been immersed into the predicament, I could not cease turning the pages, what the heroine felt throughout her marriage conjured up all the imagination and the situation within my mind. The part of the hero reversed to chase after and convince the heroine not to divorce was my most favorite scene however the heroine persisted with the divorce after producing an heir.
The author most likely did her best to make all the emotion within the book conveyed to the readers. The tense, the resentment, the joy and the happy ever after are guaranteed within this book.

I highly recommend this book for either those whose life posses less drama or those who are keen on drama. I could not count how many times I re-read this book. I personally would like to rate this book 4.5 of 5. I don't think that I overrate the book, the author deserves it.
Should you need to know further about the author, you might find her on twitter @NatAndersAuthor

Reviewed by Sabilla