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Balmorrow's Bride
Her marriage saved her family...but could she save the husband she had grown to love?
Clarissa Berefont had never met Alexander St. John Sinclair, Earl of Balmorrow, but it made no difference. He required a wife, and Clare's family required the generous terms he proposed in his written offer of marriage. With her heart steeled to duty, Clare set off for the borderlands. But she never expected Castle Balmorrow to be so utterly barbaric and her giant of a husband to be such a Philistine and Bedlamite!
Yet once Clare discovered the true Alex, a man of tenderness and courage whose pride and honor rules his head and whose disastrous first marriage tortured his heart, she became determined to secure wedded bliss for them both. And she might very well be able to do it, if she could keep Balmorrow from being hanged for treason first...
Clarissa Berefont had never met Alexander St. John Sinclair, Earl of Balmorrow, but it made no difference. He required a wife, and Clare's family required the generous terms he proposed in his written offer of marriage. With her heart steeled to duty, Clare set off for the borderlands. But she never expected Castle Balmorrow to be so utterly barbaric and her giant of a husband to be such a Philistine and Bedlamite!
Yet once Clare discovered the true Alex, a man of tenderness and courage whose pride and honor rules his head and whose disastrous first marriage tortured his heart, she became determined to secure wedded bliss for them both. And she might very well be able to do it, if she could keep Balmorrow from being hanged for treason first...
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1998
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Judith A. Lansdowne
31 books22 followersSince the publication of Amelia's Intrigue in 1995, Judith A. Lansdowne's Regency romances have received critical acclaim, garnered awards and entertained thousands of romance readers. Ms. Lansdowne began writing full-time in 1992, but it was only after her daughter introduced her to Regency romances that her work was published.
She grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Following graduation from St. Joseph High School, she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, then spent several years touring the country as an actress and puppeteer with Nicolo Marionettes and the Sid and Marty Krofft organization.
Tiring of the constant travel, she returned to Kenosha to attend the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where she met her husband Al, a retired submariner, and graduated with highest distinction. Following graduation she worked variously as a journalist, instructional television writer/producer, textbook production editor, college instructor, and television news videographer. When her husband finally got a real job, she settled down to writing full time, producing a horror novel, a vampire novel and a Restoration historical novel, all still unpublished, before finally "making it" with Regency romance. When her husband retired (he didn't like the real job) they moved to the shores of Lake Guntersville, Alabama, where she is pursuing a career in fishing and he moves dirt around the yard. They write when the weather is bad.
She grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Following graduation from St. Joseph High School, she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, then spent several years touring the country as an actress and puppeteer with Nicolo Marionettes and the Sid and Marty Krofft organization.
Tiring of the constant travel, she returned to Kenosha to attend the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where she met her husband Al, a retired submariner, and graduated with highest distinction. Following graduation she worked variously as a journalist, instructional television writer/producer, textbook production editor, college instructor, and television news videographer. When her husband finally got a real job, she settled down to writing full time, producing a horror novel, a vampire novel and a Restoration historical novel, all still unpublished, before finally "making it" with Regency romance. When her husband retired (he didn't like the real job) they moved to the shores of Lake Guntersville, Alabama, where she is pursuing a career in fishing and he moves dirt around the yard. They write when the weather is bad.
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October 1, 2021
2021 bk 301. At first this does not have the same lightness of touch and seemingly the same caring characters as her other books. If you keep at it, you find an intricate mystery, a man compelled to help his bride and her family escape charges of treason and sedition. Well done.
November 13, 2014
This started out really strong, I was totally sucked in. As the story went on and Clare's and Alex's relationship got pushed to the back burner it lost it's steam for me. Overall, I did enjoy the story and mystery, I just wanted more on the romance side. Alex and Clare are really cute together, they just fell in love a bit too easily and I think it would have added a lot to the story to really have them work for it. Although, I did enjoy their relationship and how they trusted one another. Still an entertaining read with lots of likable characters. It's one that I would probably like more the second time around.
August 25, 2012
Joyful is the only word that I can think of to describe this book! Not a lot of angst...in fact, none at all. There was an element of intrigue that moved the story along. The relationship between the H/H will bring a smile to your face. You will doubt this the first few pages of the book, but trust me! Pick it up and read it! I am going to post it on paperbackswap.com so you have a chance to get it there if you can't find it elsewhere.
January 24, 2021
The ending was just plain silly. Too much of the book was supposed to be funny but was just silly. I never understood Sarah at all. She starts in the book as a cold-hearted, scheming, amoral b***h and ends as a feather-headed idiot barely able to understand a conversation. And Alex's attitude toward Sarah, who tried to kill him, tried to break up his marriage, and was betraying him. He comforts her, hugs her (in front of his wife), calls her "sweeting" and "my dear" all while professing he loves his wife. I've read good Regency, romance novels; this is not one.
August 15, 2018
An earl marries the daughter of a viscount so he can pay off the family’s debts. What’s supposed to be a marriage of convenience turns into a love match. I didn’t really love the story—there was a lot of talk about plots to overthrow the government and the conspirators involved but I could keep track of who all the people were. It was fine, but I didn’t love spending time in this world.
February 7, 2017
I enjoy Lansdowne's light style with some action thrown in and this is no exception.
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April 6, 2011"this book..is about loving a person so much, that you wanted just to be with him. It's like wanting him to feel it, believe it that nobody else there but him, only him. and kind of a thing that you would do everything for him, saving him from his miseries, making him forget the days that he was hurt.. and just feel your love, your care...
March 11, 2011
The author is a former student of mine, so I naturally love it!
January 24, 2013
Very enjoyable read.
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