The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It didn’t help that he was built like a Viking warrior, tall and broad-shouldered, with features struck from bronze. He's kept his distance despite being in love with her forever, but with her brother gone Sebastian takes it upon himself to be her knight in shining armor when she jilted on her wedding day.

From there, they set off to his seaside cottage that he believes will afford them some privacy while the gossiping dies down and will also be a nice place to spend a honeymoon. This novella was originally published in Rogues Rush In: a Regency Duet (2018), by Tessa Dare and Christi CaldwellIt’s the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Don’t even think about touching your best friend’s sister. I was in the mood for a novella - a good story that doesn't keep me tied down for an entire day (or 5) and Tessa Dare's His Bride for the Taking delivered. It was the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Never, ever lay a hand on your best friend’s sister. As such, her brother's best friend Sebastian insists on wedding her himself to protect her reputation.To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. But the muddle and difficulties and awkwardness of the next couple of days: that was very well done. It's like this is an idea draft of one of her novels that she had discarded and then later thought I'll publish it as it is! There’s humor as well as passion in this marriage-of-convenience story… and a twist that romance fans will probably see coming.

It’s been hard to keep his hands off of Mary because he’s always been a little bit in love with her but when she needs him to step up for her, he doesn’t hesitate. Because Mary's got Secrets and they're all kept for a late reveal, there's no good way to get any sensation about what kind of a heroine she is since it's all flipped over in the last two chapters for the drama. When they were putting the bed together, fighting about putting the bed together, and talking about “surplus”, I couldn’t stop laughing. Had me chuckling with laughter, in awe and stitches at one crotchety caretaker and his fiery wife's antics, building with anticipation, warmed with touching uncertainty and seduced by one besotted, brooding, knight and his debate with himself to freely love the damsel of his dreams, with spicy results.Rafe discovers uderneath the reserved exterior of Lexie, a passionate woman, and she discovers that the playboy prince with the bad reputation is only an image projected by the tabloids. I really enjoyed His Bride for the Taking it was fun, kind of seeing Rafe fight his growing feelings and fascination for Lexie.

At least, if I mark the really lousy pseudo-Regency Kindle freebies I read, I should mark the semi-decent ones too, right?True, the groom is not anyone she was ever madly in love with, but it would create scandal for her while it would deflect off the runaway groom. It’s the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Don’t even think about touching your best friend’s sister. His Bride for the Taking is a historical romance novella about Mary Clayton and Sebastian, Lord Byrne. Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty historical romances.

His close friendship with Henry Clayton had kept Sebastian Ives, Lord Byrne, from acting on his attraction to the man’s sister, Mary. Sebastian’s best friend’s sister Mary (who he has been pining after for years) is left at the altar, so obviously the only solution is to marry her himself.It was decent and didn't make me hate it which kind of why I read these books so I clearly didn't go in predisposed to like it. Supporting characters Dick and Fanny, not even counting their unfortunate names, were a great spot of comedy. With her bestselling “Spindle Cove”, “Castles Ever After”, and “Girl Meets Duke” series, she has had great fun creating heroines who defy the conventions of their time—engaging in “unladylike” pursuits that range from paleontology to beer-making—and dreaming up the strong-willed, sexy heroes who find their hearts ensnared by them. Its a novella, so not a lot of room for character growth, and I don't think the plot could handle much more anyway.