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Bride for a Captain
She was trading one heartache for another
Just when Iseult was getting over her broken affair with a Paris artist, she found herself facing marriage to Nicholas Veryan. He didn't love her; the marriage would only be to secure a stepmother for his little son, Tim.
On the one hand, Iseult couldn't bear to see the boy unhappy. On the other, could she bear the kind of marriage Nicholas had in mind--a real one?
And why did Nicholas want to marry her, anyway, when he was so clearly involved with Joanna Trethowyn?
Just when Iseult was getting over her broken affair with a Paris artist, she found herself facing marriage to Nicholas Veryan. He didn't love her; the marriage would only be to secure a stepmother for his little son, Tim.
On the one hand, Iseult couldn't bear to see the boy unhappy. On the other, could she bear the kind of marriage Nicholas had in mind--a real one?
And why did Nicholas want to marry her, anyway, when he was so clearly involved with Joanna Trethowyn?
188 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1982
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About the author
Flora Kidd
136 books34 followersFlora Mildred Cartwright was born on 1926 in Liverpool, England, UK. The youngest of four children, Flora and her family lived in the same house until she was a teen. In 1949, she graduated from Liverpool University, where she met Robert Kidd, her husband. They moved to her beloved Scotland, where she began teaching, writing, and raised their four children: Richard, Patricia, Peter and David.
Flora Kidd published her first novel, Visit To Rowanbank, in 1966 at Mills & Boon. In 1977, the family moved to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where she continued her romance career with Mills & Boon until 1989, when she retired. In 1994, she published the first of the The Marco Polo Project novels, to support a project to build a replica of the 19th century ship Marco Polo.
Flora Kidd passed away on March 19, 2008 at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Flora Kidd published her first novel, Visit To Rowanbank, in 1966 at Mills & Boon. In 1977, the family moved to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where she continued her romance career with Mills & Boon until 1989, when she retired. In 1994, she published the first of the The Marco Polo Project novels, to support a project to build a replica of the 19th century ship Marco Polo.
Flora Kidd passed away on March 19, 2008 at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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June 25, 2024
Last page and the hero confesses to the heroine that he is...at last..."beginning" to love her? Ugh.
September 29, 2024
This wasn't bad, although there should have been more time devoted to the H and h together, for most of the book they're apart. Also, a few things were silly like the h holding a grudge against the h because a decade earlier he "stole" the girl her brother was dating. More like the girl (the OW in the story) threw herself at him and dropped the h's brother without a second thought, since the H was older, more sophisticated and had more money. Besides, the brother married someone else and was very happy, so why make a big deal now?
It was also silly how they both soon realized they felt more than just the business arrangement their marriage was supposed to be, had a strong physical connection and were both jealous of the "competition", yet each seemed to go out of their way to make things more difficult, then resented it when that happened. It didn't help that the H went back to his ship the day after they got married and was gone for over six weeks!
Both had unhappy pasts (her ex-boyfriend led her on and then cheated on her and his first wife died tragically and suicide was suspected) that made them reluctant to love and trust, and this caused misunderstandings and resentment.
There was also the OM, who seemed to get a kick out of being a friend/confidant to the H's wives, and the OW, who thought because she and the H once had an affair that he'd always have feelings for her, despite her dumping him to become a fashion model and then marrying a wealthy older man, his marrying twice and having a son with his first wife, and the two of them only having seen each other a few times (and not on purpose) in nearly ten years!
Both were ridiculous characters, both caused trouble in the H's first marriage, and both were doing the same thing again! Naturally, the H was jealous of the OM, the h was jealous of the OW, and time was wasted that should have been better spent.
I don't think the author meant to give the impression that the H didn't love the h he way he did his first wife, I think she was trying to say that the first time he played white knight to a damsel in distress, and he mistook his protectiveness and she mistook her gratitude for love. It wasn't long before things started going wrong, and he said they never should have married. Whereas, things didn't start out very romantic between him and the h, but they both soon realized they felt a lot more than they were willing to admit, and they had something real, not a fantasy.
I wish more time had been spent on the h's budding art career. I liked all those scenes where she painted, helped out in her parents' shop and at a friend's gallery. Being an amateur artist, that's always a plus for me!
It's worth reading, despite some flaws.
It was also silly how they both soon realized they felt more than just the business arrangement their marriage was supposed to be, had a strong physical connection and were both jealous of the "competition", yet each seemed to go out of their way to make things more difficult, then resented it when that happened. It didn't help that the H went back to his ship the day after they got married and was gone for over six weeks!
Both had unhappy pasts (her ex-boyfriend led her on and then cheated on her and his first wife died tragically and suicide was suspected) that made them reluctant to love and trust, and this caused misunderstandings and resentment.
There was also the OM, who seemed to get a kick out of being a friend/confidant to the H's wives, and the OW, who thought because she and the H once had an affair that he'd always have feelings for her, despite her dumping him to become a fashion model and then marrying a wealthy older man, his marrying twice and having a son with his first wife, and the two of them only having seen each other a few times (and not on purpose) in nearly ten years!
Both were ridiculous characters, both caused trouble in the H's first marriage, and both were doing the same thing again! Naturally, the H was jealous of the OM, the h was jealous of the OW, and time was wasted that should have been better spent.
I don't think the author meant to give the impression that the H didn't love the h he way he did his first wife, I think she was trying to say that the first time he played white knight to a damsel in distress, and he mistook his protectiveness and she mistook her gratitude for love. It wasn't long before things started going wrong, and he said they never should have married. Whereas, things didn't start out very romantic between him and the h, but they both soon realized they felt a lot more than they were willing to admit, and they had something real, not a fantasy.
I wish more time had been spent on the h's budding art career. I liked all those scenes where she painted, helped out in her parents' shop and at a friend's gallery. Being an amateur artist, that's always a plus for me!
It's worth reading, despite some flaws.
February 8, 2022
The ending read as though author suddenly realized she was out of page count and had to wrap it up. Otherwise it was a good story that could have been very good if author had built the love up more seriously. The OM and OW added almost nothing.
June 19, 2024
Loved the writing in this and the descriptions of the countryside were beautiful but the love plot was odd and the ending was super rushed.
August 24, 2016
Bit weird on the end, so suddenly, but was an OK story.
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