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The Beaudines #2
Joseph's Bride
The acclaimed author of Hunter's Bride continues her sweeping saga of the Old West in a novel filled with all the sensuous romance and thrilling adventure readers have come to expect from Jessica Wulf. Set in the breathtaking Laramie Mountains, "Joseph's Bride" is the fiery story of a man and a woman fated to come together -- and their enduring love for the magnificent wild horses of the West.
Spirited away from the hands of her callous father to the Western frontier by her grandfather, Annie Rose Jensen has blossomed into an ethereal beauty with a rare gift for taming horses. Though life in the secluded valley has protected her from the cruelties of the outside world, she longs for something more. Then Joseph Beaudine enters her life, a man whose dark eyes gaze deep into her soul and find secrets she can't deny.
He sees her one misty, magical morning, and is riveted by the wondrous vision of her golden hair flying in the wind as she and her magnificent mare ride together in glory. Then and there she captures his heart and he vows to protect both the woman and the legendary horse men would kill to possess. Yet as desperate as he is to ease the haunting sadness in her eyes, he doesn't dare touch her--even though he knows she can feel the passion igniting between them, a fire that offers the gift of healing, if she dares to risk her heart...
Spirited away from the hands of her callous father to the Western frontier by her grandfather, Annie Rose Jensen has blossomed into an ethereal beauty with a rare gift for taming horses. Though life in the secluded valley has protected her from the cruelties of the outside world, she longs for something more. Then Joseph Beaudine enters her life, a man whose dark eyes gaze deep into her soul and find secrets she can't deny.
He sees her one misty, magical morning, and is riveted by the wondrous vision of her golden hair flying in the wind as she and her magnificent mare ride together in glory. Then and there she captures his heart and he vows to protect both the woman and the legendary horse men would kill to possess. Yet as desperate as he is to ease the haunting sadness in her eyes, he doesn't dare touch her--even though he knows she can feel the passion igniting between them, a fire that offers the gift of healing, if she dares to risk her heart...
320 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1998
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Jessica Wulf
22 books10 followersJessica Wulf is a native of North Dakota but has spent most of her life in Colorado, where she now lives with her husband, four happy dogs, and Miss Kitty the Cat. She has a B. A. in History and has published six historical fiction novels.
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August 12, 2010
**** 4 1/2 ****
Joseph’s Bride is the second book in the trilogy featuring the Beaudine brothers. Joseph Beaudine has resigned from the Army and started to make a new life as a scout and frontiersman around Fort Laramie in 1850. He is travelling with his brother Orion when he encounters a woman who catches his attention – Annie Rose Jenson. They meet when Annie Rose goes to her friend Jubal’s cabin and finds him there unexpectedly. Annie has spent the past few years hidden in a secluded valley with her grandfather, brother and cousin. They kept her identity hidden by dressing her as a boy whenever they went to the fort, in part to keep her safe from men since white women were so scarce and also because she and her brother are hiding from their father.
Joseph has a chance to travel to Annie’s home when her grandfather offers him a job training horses and he jumps at it because he feels like Annie is the woman for him. However, Annie is not happy to have a stranger come in and disrupt her life so she holds Joseph at a distance. Joseph is a patient man, so he spends time with Annie as they train the horses. Both Annie and Joseph have a special affinity with horses, which creates a deeper bond between them. Many changes are coming to Annie’s life and Joseph wants to be by her side during them – he just needs to persuade her to take a chance on loving him despite her fears.
Joseph’s Bride was another wonderful western historical romance by Jessica Wulf. I enjoyed spending more time with the Beaudine brothers, all three of them are great men. Joseph is a strong, sensitive man who shows a lot of patience with Annie Rose as she learns that not all men treat women as callously as her father treated her mother. He slowly shows her that he will be there for her when she needs him and that he cares as much for who she is on the inside as he does for her beauty. This was a sweet romance with great detail given to the storyline and characters. The author creates such a rich cast of characters with her books that it’s a joy to read about them. I recommend reading this trilogy in order because a lot of the characters are featured through all three books, the order is: Hunter’s Bride (Orion’s story), Joseph’s Bride, Grey Eagle’s Bride. I highly recommend all three, they are great reads if you enjoy western historical romance with great characters, good writing and sweet romances.
Joseph’s Bride is the second book in the trilogy featuring the Beaudine brothers. Joseph Beaudine has resigned from the Army and started to make a new life as a scout and frontiersman around Fort Laramie in 1850. He is travelling with his brother Orion when he encounters a woman who catches his attention – Annie Rose Jenson. They meet when Annie Rose goes to her friend Jubal’s cabin and finds him there unexpectedly. Annie has spent the past few years hidden in a secluded valley with her grandfather, brother and cousin. They kept her identity hidden by dressing her as a boy whenever they went to the fort, in part to keep her safe from men since white women were so scarce and also because she and her brother are hiding from their father.
Joseph has a chance to travel to Annie’s home when her grandfather offers him a job training horses and he jumps at it because he feels like Annie is the woman for him. However, Annie is not happy to have a stranger come in and disrupt her life so she holds Joseph at a distance. Joseph is a patient man, so he spends time with Annie as they train the horses. Both Annie and Joseph have a special affinity with horses, which creates a deeper bond between them. Many changes are coming to Annie’s life and Joseph wants to be by her side during them – he just needs to persuade her to take a chance on loving him despite her fears.
Joseph’s Bride was another wonderful western historical romance by Jessica Wulf. I enjoyed spending more time with the Beaudine brothers, all three of them are great men. Joseph is a strong, sensitive man who shows a lot of patience with Annie Rose as she learns that not all men treat women as callously as her father treated her mother. He slowly shows her that he will be there for her when she needs him and that he cares as much for who she is on the inside as he does for her beauty. This was a sweet romance with great detail given to the storyline and characters. The author creates such a rich cast of characters with her books that it’s a joy to read about them. I recommend reading this trilogy in order because a lot of the characters are featured through all three books, the order is: Hunter’s Bride (Orion’s story), Joseph’s Bride, Grey Eagle’s Bride. I highly recommend all three, they are great reads if you enjoy western historical romance with great characters, good writing and sweet romances.
December 2, 2014
synopsis:
joseph has quit the army and doesn't quite know what to do. because he has an affinity for horses, he thinks that he'll raise them. while he and his brother are out away from the fort, they stop in at their friend's place and meet annie rose. they rescue her from some unsavoury men who also share the cabin for the night. joseph can't get her out of his mind, but annie has escaped him. when he and his brother head back to the fort, they run into jensen and his grandson, who invite joseph to come with them for awhile. when they get back to the hidden valley, joseph meets annie rose again, who is jensen's granddaughter. she and her brother have been raised by their grandfather, who stole them away from her father because he feared what the father would do. annie rose also has a way with horses, and has trained some of the horses that the beaudines have.
what i liked: the depiction of the frontier. i liked annie rose and joseph. joseph was so steady and knew that annie rose was special right away. he also knew that he would do anything to protect her. i like the fact that, once again, it is the woman who is reluctant to realize that they are meant for each other. i also enjoyed the description of annie rose's affinity with horses; it sounded magical.
what i didn't like: that annie rose was so resistant because she didn't want to be her mother and have sex with someone without the benefit of marriage. joseph had already declared himself, which in the west, was tantamount to marriage.
joseph has quit the army and doesn't quite know what to do. because he has an affinity for horses, he thinks that he'll raise them. while he and his brother are out away from the fort, they stop in at their friend's place and meet annie rose. they rescue her from some unsavoury men who also share the cabin for the night. joseph can't get her out of his mind, but annie has escaped him. when he and his brother head back to the fort, they run into jensen and his grandson, who invite joseph to come with them for awhile. when they get back to the hidden valley, joseph meets annie rose again, who is jensen's granddaughter. she and her brother have been raised by their grandfather, who stole them away from her father because he feared what the father would do. annie rose also has a way with horses, and has trained some of the horses that the beaudines have.
what i liked: the depiction of the frontier. i liked annie rose and joseph. joseph was so steady and knew that annie rose was special right away. he also knew that he would do anything to protect her. i like the fact that, once again, it is the woman who is reluctant to realize that they are meant for each other. i also enjoyed the description of annie rose's affinity with horses; it sounded magical.
what i didn't like: that annie rose was so resistant because she didn't want to be her mother and have sex with someone without the benefit of marriage. joseph had already declared himself, which in the west, was tantamount to marriage.
October 8, 2015
I love this book. With this book I remember how much I love horses but how others are with horses there are some that are horse whispers and they fall in love with someone that is a horse whisper its a great love story its one is worth saving and reading again
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