Review and Giveaway A Bargained-For Bride by Marcia Lynn McClure

REVIEW

Reading the author’s message from the end of the book I can say that, if writing a story is a great present for those you care about, A Bargained - For Bride is really a successful gift.

It's sweet, tender, instructive and with enough warnings for young girls (and boys) and at the same time a fulfilled promise to pleasantly spend a couple of hours.

While it may be classified as Historical Western Romance, the western elements that are present are meant only to emphasize the characteristics (to dream of them all over again with your eyes open) of the main male character. More important is the reviewing of the former society rules including of those which allowed the arranged marriage or choosing the husband by the parents or by those who had young girls in care and also the lack of necessary information ... and which sometimes can have a happy ending.

I liked how the author without going too far from a kiss (I was to say a simple kiss, but with Boone is not the case) reveals the whole thrill, longingly passion and innocence of the heroine.

With main characters that belong together, with a love and a relationship like that of Jilly's grandparents, an easy game between pride and assumptions, some humor and great sensitivity, A Bargained - For Bride will make you smile, leaving you daydreaming to the love and the ideal man ... for you.

Romanian:

Citind mesajul autoarei de la sfârşitul cărții pot spune că, dacă o povestire este un cadou grozav pentru cei la care ții, A Bargained – For Bride e într-adevăr un cadou reuşit. 

E dulce, tandră, plină de învățăminte şi atenționări pentru tinerele fete (şi băieți) şi în acelaşi timp o promisiune împlinită de a petrece plăcut vreo două ore. 

Deşi poate fi încadrată in categoria Western Historical Romance, elementele western prezente au rolul doar de a accentua caracteristicile (tot să visezi la ele) personajului masculin principal. Mai importante este trecerea în revistă a regulilor societății de atunci printre care şi cele care permiteau aranjarea căsătoriilor sau alegerea soțului de către părinți sau cei care aveau tinerele fete în grijă precum şi lipsa unor informații necesare... şi care uneori puteau avea un happy ending. 

Mi-a plăcut modul în care autoarea, fără a trece prea departe de un sărut (era să zic simplu sărut, dar cu Boone nu e cazul) redă întreaga tensiune, nerăbdare pasională şi inocența eroinei. 

Cu personaje principale ce se potrivesc mănuşă, cu o dragoste şi o relație ca cea a bunicilor lui Jilly, un uşor joc între mândrii şi presupuneri, ceva umor şi multă sensibilitate A Bargained – For Bride vă va face să zâmbiți, lăsându-vă visând cu ochii la deschişi la dragostea şi bărbatul ideal... pentru voi.

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About the author:

Marcia Lynn McClure’s intoxicating succession of novels, novellas, and e-books, has established her as one of the most favored and engaging authors of true romance. Her unprecedented forte in weaving captivating stories of western, medieval, regency, and contemporary amour void of brusque intimacy has earned her the title “The Queen of Kissing.” Marcia, who was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has spent her life intrigued with people, history, love, and romance. A wife, mother, grandmother, family historian, poet, and author, Marcia Lynn McClure spins her tales of splendor for the sake of offering respite through the beauty, mirth, and delight of a worthwhile and wonderful story.

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