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Title of Book: A Bride Most Begrudging A Bride Most Begrudging Gentlemen,” Constance interjected, “this is really all quite unnecessary. I am not a tobacco bride. I am the daughter of an earl. The captain kidnapped me and is trying to sell me unlawfully. As soon as the governor comes abroad, I will have an audience with him and will then be freed and on my way back to London.” The quiet that followed her pronouncement was fraught with shock. On the heels of that, a huge swell of laughter and guffaws from the whole company of men rose to alarming levels. Emmett grasped the captain’s hand. “I’ll give you a whole hogshead of tobaccy for her capt’n.” “How dare you!” she cried. Pain cut off her scream and buckled her knees. She crumpled to the ground. The First Mate’s hot, foul breath invaded her ear. “Not one sound, dovey. Not one.” Excerpt from A Bride Most Begrudging Lady Constance is kidnapped and taken aboard a ship transporting criminals to America. The men will be sold as indentured servants. Because of a shortage of women in America, the women will be traded for tobacco and marry the man who purchases them. Lady Constance can’t get anyone to believe she’s not a criminal. Her lovely gown has been exchanged for humble clothing. Her manners don’t impress Americans who’ve never been around piers of the realm. When Constance is sold to a crude, foul smelling man she doesn’t think things can get any worse. But the trouble is just beginning. Constance is snooty, but she’s game. She has many elegant skills, but they don’t help her scrub dirty pots and face down the chickens when it’s time to gather eggs. She can’t cook, she can’t milk a goat, she can barely dress herself. Mary, a humble prisoner Constance met on the boat, thrives in the rugged New World. Drew is as begrudging a groom as Constance is a bride. He doesn’t expect Constance to live out the year, and he refuses to get attached to her in the meantime. He also eventually believes she’s the daughter of an earl. If she does survive, Drew expects her father to come and take her away soon. A Bride Most Begrudging reminded me that although I may have favorite genres, I love anything that’s well done. Gist does a wonderful job of creating characters I cared about. The book is funny and poignant. The Virginia tobacco farm and the unrest of the Indians is so real you can see it. I really liked this one. Although mostly light, Constance’s struggles to fit into her new life, and Drew’s pain over losing one woman he loved to the dangerous wilderness keep the tension coming. Restless natives, a vengeful neighbor and the ever threatened arrival of the earl make the stakes high right up to the end. A Bride Most Begrudging is a fun, engrossing Sleep Robber. |