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Sherbrooke Brides #3
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Шотланският граф Колин Кинрос е разорен. Изправен пред решението да тъне в благородна нищета или да се ожени за богата наследница, той избира второто и заминава за Лондон. Случаят го среша със Синджан, графини Шербрук. която се влюбва в него в мига, в който го вижда. И решава, че той ще бъде нейният съпруг. Възпитавана от двамата си братя, Синджан е решителна, смела и безпределно вярна на любовта си към Колин. Когато граф Шербрук получава писмо с обвинението, че Колин е убил първата си съпруга и че ще убие и Синджан, след като вземе парите й, тя следва само сърцето си и принуждава любимия да избягат в Шотландия. Но в замъка „Вер" тя се сблъсква с омразата на семейството и смъртната опасност, надвиснала над Колин. И смело приема предизвикателството... за да стане любима съпруга и истинска господарка на замъка „Вер"...
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March 24, 2010
I read, or better, I tried to read this book on a dare from my sister. Why, oh why, did she do this to me???
"He stiffened above her and drove deep inside her once more.
She yelled at the shock and pain of it. She hit him with her fists, shoving against him, trying to throw him off her, but it only sent him deeper and he kept driving, feeling her flesh convulse around him, driving him and pushing him, and he couldn't stop himself. He heard her cries but he didn't slow, he couldn't, and again he climaxed, raw groans ripping from his throat.
He was flat on top of her again, breathing hard, wondering what the devil had come over him."
If that isn't rape, I don't know what it is! The worst thing is, the stupid heroine jumps to the craptastic hero's defense when her brothers burst into the bedroom in response to her screams and cries of pain. I couldn't keep reading after that. :(
"He stiffened above her and drove deep inside her once more.
She yelled at the shock and pain of it. She hit him with her fists, shoving against him, trying to throw him off her, but it only sent him deeper and he kept driving, feeling her flesh convulse around him, driving him and pushing him, and he couldn't stop himself. He heard her cries but he didn't slow, he couldn't, and again he climaxed, raw groans ripping from his throat.
He was flat on top of her again, breathing hard, wondering what the devil had come over him."
If that isn't rape, I don't know what it is! The worst thing is, the stupid heroine jumps to the craptastic hero's defense when her brothers burst into the bedroom in response to her screams and cries of pain. I couldn't keep reading after that. :(
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December 31, 2021
Very Catherine Coulter. Heroine falls in love and chases the hero shamelessly and throws herself and her dowry at him. He’s like, “Okay”. A very bad wedding night for the heroine who never wants to have sex again then the H leaves for Edinburgh to do stuff.
Lots of bad relatives including a mean and crazy Aunt who hates everybody, a fey and crazy SIL that may or may not lust after the hero, his mean and scornful plot moppets who fail to drive their new stepmother away, and two ghosts- one from each family.
The most memorable part is the H and h’s reactions of “Oh dear!” when the secondary bad guy kills a couple of crofters in revenge for a murder he thinks the hero has done. Poor crofters.
CC goes Diana Palmer on the heroes from the previous two books and turns them intocharming doting husbands.
Lots of bad relatives including a mean and crazy Aunt who hates everybody, a fey and crazy SIL that may or may not lust after the hero, his mean and scornful plot moppets who fail to drive their new stepmother away, and two ghosts- one from each family.
The most memorable part is the H and h’s reactions of “Oh dear!” when the secondary bad guy kills a couple of crofters in revenge for a murder he thinks the hero has done. Poor crofters.
CC goes Diana Palmer on the heroes from the previous two books and turns them into
July 18, 2015
I have been on a re-read kick and this is another re-read of Catherine Coulter for me. She has a distinct style: very crude sex scenes, big men who could compete in the world's biggest asshole contest, small women who fight like wild cats if their husbands are threatened, male villains with outrageous hints at their "overly feminine" qualities, rape or at least forced intercourse or rough sex as punishment for females. I have read many of her books in my youth and did not grow up to think it's ok to force sex on anyone so I really think the argunent: "we should not glorify rape in romances" can give it a rest already. It's a novel and should be read knowing that such wild fantasies serve an entertaining purpose, not educational. It is like blaming video games for violence. The real problem is people's inablility to separate fantasy from reality. Not the medium itself. I read novels from Catherine Coulter and it does not mean I think it is ok for any man to "behave thusly".
I am getting carried away, I realize that. It is just novels from Coulter usually offend our 21st century sensibilities. I understand some people find such plots hard to digest. But I still think the real culprit is not books, but what we do with the ideas the books present us. If the books are to blame why don't we all get rid of snow white too? We should not encourage our little girls to just sit around and wait for her Prince on the white horse to rescue her. How offensive an idea for modern females!
OK enough of that.
The Heiress Bride is probably the most coherent story in the original Sherbrooke trilogy. Joan (I also do not like her nickname and I refuse to use it lol) really is a nut job and I just don't like her very much. Things she does and says make my skin crawl. I pity Colin to have married such a woman.
I find that writers often write such a female character: a high-born lady who is spoiled by her protective brothers, learned to do all the manly stuff and bested her brothers occasionally. She takes great pride in it and does not care much for her femininity. If we readers are lucky she at least wears dresses, not breeches. She is an "almost spinster" because her lovingly protective brothers, who are assholes to every other woman, allow her to act like an idiotic heiress that she is. But when she sees the man she wants, she goes all out, jumps him, dares him, throws herself at him, does all kinds of outrageous things to "win his heart".
That, is Joan Elaine Winthrope Sherbrooke, aka Sinjun, a ridiculous nickname for a ridiculous woman.
She met the hero Colin at a party and immediately decided this is the man she was going to marry (what??). Then she went around suggesting to Colin that she had money that he needed so he would do well to marry her as soon as possible (what??). Colin, being appalled at such outrageous behaviors from Joan but desparately for funds, went along. Joan had a horrible "wedding night" because all Coulter heroines have to suffer somd kind of sexual mistreatment to make the heros feel very guilty. Then he left her alone in his castle with his 2 children from the first marriage, who he neglected to tell Joan, an evil aunt and a sister-in-law who obviously has a thing for Colin. Someone wanted to kill Colin and therefore Joan was in danger too. Then Joan was left to her own devices to battle with the children, the aunt and the sister-in-law and Colin's assumed mortal enemy, who incidentally, is not the real villain.
The story continues so on and so forth. I feel that the plots are rather irrelevant in this book. It is how the characters interact with each other that is on center stage. Joan's brothers and sisters-in-law play an important role. I have to say for a Coulter book, the sex part is extremely down-played in The Heiress Bride.
I am always amazed by how I get through a Coulter book. Her stories and characters are very often bitter pills to swallow. Let's just say it is not for the faint-hearted. I wince and grimace and close my eyes in disblief, but I read on. Her stories are often ridiculous, her characters outrageous. But I just HAVE TO go on to find out just what happened. It is usually difficult for me to read a book if I dislike a character intensely. But never in a Coulter book. It is like watching a horror film. You know it will scare the hell out of you, but your eyes are glued to the screen. Or you steal a few looks through the spaces between your fingers (I do that), as if minimized exposure would lessen the horror.
I think I have blabbered enough about this book. I cannot recommend the book but I know I have read the Sherbrooke trilogy multiple times and will probably return to them at a later time. I have them in paperback and now in kindle version. For a 3 star rating, I am surprised at the hold Coulter's books have on me.
I am getting carried away, I realize that. It is just novels from Coulter usually offend our 21st century sensibilities. I understand some people find such plots hard to digest. But I still think the real culprit is not books, but what we do with the ideas the books present us. If the books are to blame why don't we all get rid of snow white too? We should not encourage our little girls to just sit around and wait for her Prince on the white horse to rescue her. How offensive an idea for modern females!
OK enough of that.
The Heiress Bride is probably the most coherent story in the original Sherbrooke trilogy. Joan (I also do not like her nickname and I refuse to use it lol) really is a nut job and I just don't like her very much. Things she does and says make my skin crawl. I pity Colin to have married such a woman.
I find that writers often write such a female character: a high-born lady who is spoiled by her protective brothers, learned to do all the manly stuff and bested her brothers occasionally. She takes great pride in it and does not care much for her femininity. If we readers are lucky she at least wears dresses, not breeches. She is an "almost spinster" because her lovingly protective brothers, who are assholes to every other woman, allow her to act like an idiotic heiress that she is. But when she sees the man she wants, she goes all out, jumps him, dares him, throws herself at him, does all kinds of outrageous things to "win his heart".
That, is Joan Elaine Winthrope Sherbrooke, aka Sinjun, a ridiculous nickname for a ridiculous woman.
She met the hero Colin at a party and immediately decided this is the man she was going to marry (what??). Then she went around suggesting to Colin that she had money that he needed so he would do well to marry her as soon as possible (what??). Colin, being appalled at such outrageous behaviors from Joan but desparately for funds, went along. Joan had a horrible "wedding night" because all Coulter heroines have to suffer somd kind of sexual mistreatment to make the heros feel very guilty. Then he left her alone in his castle with his 2 children from the first marriage, who he neglected to tell Joan, an evil aunt and a sister-in-law who obviously has a thing for Colin. Someone wanted to kill Colin and therefore Joan was in danger too. Then Joan was left to her own devices to battle with the children, the aunt and the sister-in-law and Colin's assumed mortal enemy, who incidentally, is not the real villain.
The story continues so on and so forth. I feel that the plots are rather irrelevant in this book. It is how the characters interact with each other that is on center stage. Joan's brothers and sisters-in-law play an important role. I have to say for a Coulter book, the sex part is extremely down-played in The Heiress Bride.
I am always amazed by how I get through a Coulter book. Her stories and characters are very often bitter pills to swallow. Let's just say it is not for the faint-hearted. I wince and grimace and close my eyes in disblief, but I read on. Her stories are often ridiculous, her characters outrageous. But I just HAVE TO go on to find out just what happened. It is usually difficult for me to read a book if I dislike a character intensely. But never in a Coulter book. It is like watching a horror film. You know it will scare the hell out of you, but your eyes are glued to the screen. Or you steal a few looks through the spaces between your fingers (I do that), as if minimized exposure would lessen the horror.
I think I have blabbered enough about this book. I cannot recommend the book but I know I have read the Sherbrooke trilogy multiple times and will probably return to them at a later time. I have them in paperback and now in kindle version. For a 3 star rating, I am surprised at the hold Coulter's books have on me.
May 20, 2024
The first 30% was terrific. Sinjun, the FMC, fell in love with Colin at first sight, pursued him with singleminded determination, and reeled him in. It really wasn’t hard, since he needed a fortune and she dangled hers in front of him.
Then came the wedding night and her bravado disappeared in a cloud of pain with a husband who, typical of the MMC in a Coulter novel, loses control and reason when his erection nears a woman that he legally owns, prompting Sinjun to decide she still wants the beautiful man she married, but nothing at all to do with his dick. (Frankly, behind that beautiful face he was all dick—as all Coulter men are—so that really wasn’t a workable idea.)
Then he takes her home to a filthy, crumbling castle filled with his family of pit vipers, including a couple of little surprises he REALLY should have mentioned in passing, and leaves her there to fend for herself alone while he tries to find out who is attempting to kill them. He returns once to whine and complain and castigate her for usurping his manhood by cleaning and repairing their home without his permission and approval, then leaves her again to continue his “investigation.” Since all the danger is circling Sinjun at the castle, the reader has to wonder what exactly he’s investigating, but never mind. The reader shouldn’t muddy the plot waters with logic.
There’s a lot of plot still to come—some suspense, but mostly silliness.
This was the second two-star book in a row in this series, and I’m on to the next. Why continue to read a series I rate so poorly? Three reasons: these books may infuriate but they do not bore, the plots are inventive and unpredictable, and there are no fillers. Once committed, the author pushes the pedal to the metal and traffic cones start to fly.
Then came the wedding night and her bravado disappeared in a cloud of pain with a husband who, typical of the MMC in a Coulter novel, loses control and reason when his erection nears a woman that he legally owns, prompting Sinjun to decide she still wants the beautiful man she married, but nothing at all to do with his dick. (Frankly, behind that beautiful face he was all dick—as all Coulter men are—so that really wasn’t a workable idea.)
Then he takes her home to a filthy, crumbling castle filled with his family of pit vipers, including a couple of little surprises he REALLY should have mentioned in passing, and leaves her there to fend for herself alone while he tries to find out who is attempting to kill them. He returns once to whine and complain and castigate her for usurping his manhood by cleaning and repairing their home without his permission and approval, then leaves her again to continue his “investigation.” Since all the danger is circling Sinjun at the castle, the reader has to wonder what exactly he’s investigating, but never mind. The reader shouldn’t muddy the plot waters with logic.
There’s a lot of plot still to come—some suspense, but mostly silliness.
This was the second two-star book in a row in this series, and I’m on to the next. Why continue to read a series I rate so poorly? Three reasons: these books may infuriate but they do not bore, the plots are inventive and unpredictable, and there are no fillers. Once committed, the author pushes the pedal to the metal and traffic cones start to fly.
January 6, 2022
Oh lord I remember this one too - including the overbearing brothers making an appearance to ruin their sister’s marriage. Joy ! Lots of bonkers fun 🤷♀️😱😇
December 15, 2019
Dnf 30% Why 2 stars and not 1? The author writes well.
Theheroine female protagonist: Idiot teenage rich girl get fascinated with stranger. Idiot rich teenage girl buys stranger. Reading her stupid puppy crush is beyond anything I can stand. She's juvenile, disgusting and one of the stupidest characters ever. Then we have:
The hero: No idea. He's there. Didn't make any impression other than he's desperate and sold himself to an unstable bitch for money. Felt sorry for him. Anyone not desperate would have ran away and not looked back. She may kill him in his sleep... Ah, yes. He did make the impression that his thinking is medieval not regency. Also what is it with her brother and the hero brawling like cavemen all the time? You're gentlemen not apes! Its REGENCY!
Btw. I just mentioned that Parsifal in The Reluctant Cavalier (which I am going to re-read to wash away the memories of this book) had the worst hero name ever. Sinjun is the worst heroine name ever. They call her Sinjun? Its horrible! Even for a man. And she prefers Sinjun to Joan? Adding bad taste to her other shortcomings.
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The hero: No idea. He's there. Didn't make any impression other than he's desperate and sold himself to an unstable bitch for money. Felt sorry for him. Anyone not desperate would have ran away and not looked back. She may kill him in his sleep... Ah, yes. He did make the impression that his thinking is medieval not regency. Also what is it with her brother and the hero brawling like cavemen all the time? You're gentlemen not apes! Its REGENCY!
Btw. I just mentioned that Parsifal in The Reluctant Cavalier (which I am going to re-read to wash away the memories of this book) had the worst hero name ever. Sinjun is the worst heroine name ever. They call her Sinjun? Its horrible! Even for a man. And she prefers Sinjun to Joan? Adding bad taste to her other shortcomings.
October 23, 2014
D N F
I made it to fifty percent, and let me tell you - that was one hell of a struggle.
This book was originally intended to close Catherine Coulter's Brides Series. The first three novels (in what later became a much longer series) featured a set of siblings, each with their own happily-ever-after. To be honest, I had some problems with the first two books. I thought the heroines took too much, the heroes dished out too much, and the resolutions were poorly crafted. I probably shouldn't have even opened this one, but I couldn't help myself.
The Sinjun of The Sherbrook Bride and The Hellion Bride was a delight - confident, playful, and spirited. I was excited to meet Colin, mistakenly assuming the author would create a NICE hero for once, one who would appreciate this delightful girl. Instead, I'm looking back at the first two books and wondering why I thought Ryder and Douglas were that bad.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Colin (hot Scot) needs to marry into money desperately. Because he's hot, Sinjun (who has only glimpsed this man twice and never spoken with him) decides to sacrifice herself on the altar of lust. Yes, really.
With a historical, you kind of expect the guy to be a jerk at first. He's going to be pompous; he's going to be arrogant. You don't expect, however, for someone who is handed such a gift (rich, meek bride seeking him out to hand over her fortune) to rename the poor girl (her own was too manly), to rape her (seriously malicious, ugly scene there that felt like it was never going to end), condemn her for having an opinion (on anything), then dump her - alone - at his home with cruel relatives he KNOWS will abuse her. Okay, maybe he didn't know. I'll concede that he might have just been that stupid.
Anyway, no, I didn't finish this. When you hate the "hero" as much as I hated Colin, you have to walk away. I won't pick up another Coulter for a while. If ever. The experience with this one has left me cold.
I made it to fifty percent, and let me tell you - that was one hell of a struggle.
This book was originally intended to close Catherine Coulter's Brides Series. The first three novels (in what later became a much longer series) featured a set of siblings, each with their own happily-ever-after. To be honest, I had some problems with the first two books. I thought the heroines took too much, the heroes dished out too much, and the resolutions were poorly crafted. I probably shouldn't have even opened this one, but I couldn't help myself.
The Sinjun of The Sherbrook Bride and The Hellion Bride was a delight - confident, playful, and spirited. I was excited to meet Colin, mistakenly assuming the author would create a NICE hero for once, one who would appreciate this delightful girl. Instead, I'm looking back at the first two books and wondering why I thought Ryder and Douglas were that bad.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Colin (hot Scot) needs to marry into money desperately. Because he's hot, Sinjun (who has only glimpsed this man twice and never spoken with him) decides to sacrifice herself on the altar of lust. Yes, really.
With a historical, you kind of expect the guy to be a jerk at first. He's going to be pompous; he's going to be arrogant. You don't expect, however, for someone who is handed such a gift (rich, meek bride seeking him out to hand over her fortune) to rename the poor girl (her own was too manly), to rape her (seriously malicious, ugly scene there that felt like it was never going to end), condemn her for having an opinion (on anything), then dump her - alone - at his home with cruel relatives he KNOWS will abuse her. Okay, maybe he didn't know. I'll concede that he might have just been that stupid.
Anyway, no, I didn't finish this. When you hate the "hero" as much as I hated Colin, you have to walk away. I won't pick up another Coulter for a while. If ever. The experience with this one has left me cold.
August 26, 2017
Re-reading. I did not like the beginning and the way Colin treated Sinjun. Sinjun, as in the two previous books, was a treat! She never gave up on the fool and cleverly shows him the error of his ways. Alex and Sophie from the two previous books, as well as Douglas and Ryder, their respective husbands, were a welcome addition. Ah, yes, having read this book many years ago, my reading palate has changed.
January 14, 2025
Книгата има известни достойнства, но като цяло е дребна литературна семка за дами, която се забравя също толкова бързо, колкото се и прочита. Богата наследница-аристократка си купува за съпруг беден шотландски граф с гигантски замък. Той, естествено, е изумително красив, мрачен и арогантен, а тя, естествено, е непоносима независима красавица с нула сексуални познания. Плюсът на книгата е в наличието на доза мистерия и мъничка доза хумор, които спасяват читателя от пълна досада.
June 17, 2011
baca novel ini aq ngakak abis2an dengan tingkah2 para kakak beradik sherbrooke termasuk pasangan2 mereka.
novel ini dari skala 1 - 10 kukasih 9.8 deh
buku ke 3 ini bercerita ttg Joan Sherbrooke or yang lebih dikenal dengan nama sinjun.
usia sinjun sudah menginjak usia untuk menikah.
sang ibu sudah ngomel2 mendorongnya untuk bersikap lebih baik & harus menikah season ini tp douglas melarang sinjun buru2 menentukan pilihan.
douglas ingin sinjun mendapatkan pasangan yg baik spt juga dia mempunya istri alex.
diawal2 cerita aja aq dah ngakak baca sinjun, alex & douglas yg sibuk ngomentari bossom nya duchess.......(kagak ingat).
sinjun berpendapat semakin tua usia maka dada seorang wanita akan makin membesar. langsung douglas ngomentari brarti di usia 60 tahun (eh 60 or 50 ya??) alex tidak akan bisa berjalan tegak donk kalo gitu xixixixixixixi dasar nih
dari buku 1 aq suka sinjun, orangnya lepas banget.
mungkin karna dibesarkan oleh ke 3 kakak laki2nya ya jadi sinjun jago berkelahi, jago tembak & jago memanah.
sinjun juga terkenal suka bicara terbuka & berpikiran terbuka juga
saking terbukanya sampe cowoq2 pd takut sama sinjun xixixixixi
& saking terbukanya begitu melihat Collin kinross, Earl of...... from scotland sinjun langsung tertarik & waktu mendengar collin berbicara dengan temannya ttg dia yg harus segera menikah dengan seorang heiress eh sinjun langsung nyletuk collin harus menikah dengannya karna dia adl seorang heiress dengan dowry yg besar.
collin bengong berat yaelah nih ceweq datang darimana kok aneh amat.
collin bener2 ga terbiasa ngadepin ceweq spt sinjun, bahkan collin menolak memanggil sinjun dengan sinjun, collin memanggilnya joan.
sinjun, sekali memutuskan sesuatu ga bisa dirubah. sekali dia memutuskan ingin menikah dengan collin, sinjun ga peduli segala hal2 lain.
tau douglas akan memperumit segala hal sinjun mengajak collin melarikan diri.
wakakakaka kalo biasanya cowoq yg ngajak kawin lari ini sinjun yg ngajak elope.
aduh ngakak bener deh baca nih novel.
tingkah sinjun ada2 aja. collin sampe ga berkutik. dia mo marah tp sinjunnya pantang menyerah, mo ngindar eh si sinjun ga mau tau2.
sinjun ga pernah kehabisan ide & pembicaraan, bahkan menghadapi ke 2 anaknya, phillip & 1 anak ceweq lagi yg aq ga ingat namanya, sinjun ga kehabisan ide.
sinjun bahkan bisa merebut hati ke 2 anaknya yg tadinya tidak menyukai kehadiran sinjun & bertekad mengusir sinjun dari castle.
sinjun tidak hanya menghadapi ke 2 buah hati collin, tapi juga harus menghadapi bibi collin yg sangat kelihatan membenci sinjun serta adik ipar collin yg sepertinya ingin menjadi countess
apalagi collin spt tidak peduli sama sekali dengan sinjun.
kasian banget ya sinjun terdesak seorang diri begitu tp namanya aja sinjun mana mau dia menyerah.
keadaan sinjun sedikit terbantu ketika alex & sophie datang karna alex diberitahu oleh virgin bride (masih ingat khan ghost 1 ini yg sangat terkenal di kediaman sherbrooke) bahwa sinjun dalam bahaya.
waktu mereka datang kebetulan sinjun baru saja sembuh dari sakit.
nah waktu sinjun sakit ini nih aq jengkel dengan collin..
dia ninggalin sinjun gitu aja di castle dia pdhl dia tau sinjun terdesak.
eh waktu dia kembali & menemukan castle dia dalam kondisi bersih karna sinjun membersihkan eh dia marah2.
uh pengen ku gampar aja si collin, kagak tau terima kasih.
udah gitu mana ada suami istri sakit kok ga tau.
untung aja phillip curiga bibinya bermaksud membuat sinjun menderita langsung menyusul ayahnya.
kalo aja phillip ga nyusul collin & meminta collin pulang bisa2 sinjun mati karna demam.
wah kalo gitu bisa2 perang besar2an.
sampe douglas, ryder & tyler tau kalo collin menyia2kan sinjun bisa2 langsung dibabat habis2an deh si collin.
waktu si alex & sophie datang, si sinjun sakit2 masih aja ngajak ke 2 kakak iparnya menyekap kakak ipar collin yg menuduh collin membunuh adiknya.
wakakakakaka aq ngakak abis2an.
si alex hamil2 sempet2nya ngikut dalam rencana licik sinjun.
collin sampe geleng2 ini nih keluarga sherbrooke semuanya gila2 kali ya :D
collin ngelus dada bener lha si alex & sophie pergi ke scotland dengan mengharapkan suami2 mereka akan segera menyusul mereka apalagi douglas pasti menyusul alex yg hamil muda tapi waktu suami2 mereka ga nyusul mereka saling menyalahkan karna ternyata diantara mereka ber 2 ga ada yg teringat untuk meninggalkan pesan akan mengunjungi sinjun.
ckckckckckck ampun2 deh.
sekali2nya douglas & ryder berhasil menyusul mereka ga bisa berbuat banyak secara si sinjun baru sembuh dari sakit & masih lemah, alex spt kehamilannya sebelumnya yg selalu mengalami mual & muntah2 tergeletak tak berdaya disamping sinjun, tinggal sophie yg sehat (xixxiixi ryder mengira sophie hamil & sophie demi bisa menyelinap pergi dengan alex tidak mengkoreksi perkiraan ryder tersebut).
bener2 kekacauan tiada tara deh...
collin ga berkutik deh saudara2 iparnya datang & tinggal & otomatis ikut campur masalah yg terjadi.
tapi untung juga mereka ada jadi bisa membantu collin memecahkan misteri pembunuhan istri pertamanya juga kematian sang bibi yg mati gantung diri.
bride series nya catherine coulter memang buagus....tak perlu diragukan lagi....
ke 4 kakak beradik sherbrooke memang top markotop deh
novel ini juga mengobati kerinduan keingintahuan kisah douglas - alex (yg sudah punya anak kembar yg wajahnya mirip dengan melisandee - hal yg dijadikan tony sbg bahan ejekan - tp kemudian tony & melisande punya putri yg merupakan duplikat alex - douglas bilang itu suatu justice), juga sophie & ryder yg masih terus menampung anak2 terlantar.
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novel ini dari skala 1 - 10 kukasih 9.8 deh
buku ke 3 ini bercerita ttg Joan Sherbrooke or yang lebih dikenal dengan nama sinjun.
usia sinjun sudah menginjak usia untuk menikah.
sang ibu sudah ngomel2 mendorongnya untuk bersikap lebih baik & harus menikah season ini tp douglas melarang sinjun buru2 menentukan pilihan.
douglas ingin sinjun mendapatkan pasangan yg baik spt juga dia mempunya istri alex.
diawal2 cerita aja aq dah ngakak baca sinjun, alex & douglas yg sibuk ngomentari bossom nya duchess.......(kagak ingat).
sinjun berpendapat semakin tua usia maka dada seorang wanita akan makin membesar. langsung douglas ngomentari brarti di usia 60 tahun (eh 60 or 50 ya??) alex tidak akan bisa berjalan tegak donk kalo gitu xixixixixixixi dasar nih
dari buku 1 aq suka sinjun, orangnya lepas banget.
mungkin karna dibesarkan oleh ke 3 kakak laki2nya ya jadi sinjun jago berkelahi, jago tembak & jago memanah.
sinjun juga terkenal suka bicara terbuka & berpikiran terbuka juga
saking terbukanya sampe cowoq2 pd takut sama sinjun xixixixixi
& saking terbukanya begitu melihat Collin kinross, Earl of...... from scotland sinjun langsung tertarik & waktu mendengar collin berbicara dengan temannya ttg dia yg harus segera menikah dengan seorang heiress eh sinjun langsung nyletuk collin harus menikah dengannya karna dia adl seorang heiress dengan dowry yg besar.
collin bengong berat yaelah nih ceweq datang darimana kok aneh amat.
collin bener2 ga terbiasa ngadepin ceweq spt sinjun, bahkan collin menolak memanggil sinjun dengan sinjun, collin memanggilnya joan.
sinjun, sekali memutuskan sesuatu ga bisa dirubah. sekali dia memutuskan ingin menikah dengan collin, sinjun ga peduli segala hal2 lain.
tau douglas akan memperumit segala hal sinjun mengajak collin melarikan diri.
wakakakaka kalo biasanya cowoq yg ngajak kawin lari ini sinjun yg ngajak elope.
aduh ngakak bener deh baca nih novel.
tingkah sinjun ada2 aja. collin sampe ga berkutik. dia mo marah tp sinjunnya pantang menyerah, mo ngindar eh si sinjun ga mau tau2.
sinjun ga pernah kehabisan ide & pembicaraan, bahkan menghadapi ke 2 anaknya, phillip & 1 anak ceweq lagi yg aq ga ingat namanya, sinjun ga kehabisan ide.
sinjun bahkan bisa merebut hati ke 2 anaknya yg tadinya tidak menyukai kehadiran sinjun & bertekad mengusir sinjun dari castle.
sinjun tidak hanya menghadapi ke 2 buah hati collin, tapi juga harus menghadapi bibi collin yg sangat kelihatan membenci sinjun serta adik ipar collin yg sepertinya ingin menjadi countess
apalagi collin spt tidak peduli sama sekali dengan sinjun.
kasian banget ya sinjun terdesak seorang diri begitu tp namanya aja sinjun mana mau dia menyerah.
keadaan sinjun sedikit terbantu ketika alex & sophie datang karna alex diberitahu oleh virgin bride (masih ingat khan ghost 1 ini yg sangat terkenal di kediaman sherbrooke) bahwa sinjun dalam bahaya.
waktu mereka datang kebetulan sinjun baru saja sembuh dari sakit.
nah waktu sinjun sakit ini nih aq jengkel dengan collin..
dia ninggalin sinjun gitu aja di castle dia pdhl dia tau sinjun terdesak.
eh waktu dia kembali & menemukan castle dia dalam kondisi bersih karna sinjun membersihkan eh dia marah2.
uh pengen ku gampar aja si collin, kagak tau terima kasih.
udah gitu mana ada suami istri sakit kok ga tau.
untung aja phillip curiga bibinya bermaksud membuat sinjun menderita langsung menyusul ayahnya.
kalo aja phillip ga nyusul collin & meminta collin pulang bisa2 sinjun mati karna demam.
wah kalo gitu bisa2 perang besar2an.
sampe douglas, ryder & tyler tau kalo collin menyia2kan sinjun bisa2 langsung dibabat habis2an deh si collin.
waktu si alex & sophie datang, si sinjun sakit2 masih aja ngajak ke 2 kakak iparnya menyekap kakak ipar collin yg menuduh collin membunuh adiknya.
wakakakakaka aq ngakak abis2an.
si alex hamil2 sempet2nya ngikut dalam rencana licik sinjun.
collin sampe geleng2 ini nih keluarga sherbrooke semuanya gila2 kali ya :D
collin ngelus dada bener lha si alex & sophie pergi ke scotland dengan mengharapkan suami2 mereka akan segera menyusul mereka apalagi douglas pasti menyusul alex yg hamil muda tapi waktu suami2 mereka ga nyusul mereka saling menyalahkan karna ternyata diantara mereka ber 2 ga ada yg teringat untuk meninggalkan pesan akan mengunjungi sinjun.
ckckckckckck ampun2 deh.
sekali2nya douglas & ryder berhasil menyusul mereka ga bisa berbuat banyak secara si sinjun baru sembuh dari sakit & masih lemah, alex spt kehamilannya sebelumnya yg selalu mengalami mual & muntah2 tergeletak tak berdaya disamping sinjun, tinggal sophie yg sehat (xixxiixi ryder mengira sophie hamil & sophie demi bisa menyelinap pergi dengan alex tidak mengkoreksi perkiraan ryder tersebut).
bener2 kekacauan tiada tara deh...
collin ga berkutik deh saudara2 iparnya datang & tinggal & otomatis ikut campur masalah yg terjadi.
tapi untung juga mereka ada jadi bisa membantu collin memecahkan misteri pembunuhan istri pertamanya juga kematian sang bibi yg mati gantung diri.
bride series nya catherine coulter memang buagus....tak perlu diragukan lagi....
ke 4 kakak beradik sherbrooke memang top markotop deh
novel ini juga mengobati kerinduan keingintahuan kisah douglas - alex (yg sudah punya anak kembar yg wajahnya mirip dengan melisandee - hal yg dijadikan tony sbg bahan ejekan - tp kemudian tony & melisande punya putri yg merupakan duplikat alex - douglas bilang itu suatu justice), juga sophie & ryder yg masih terus menampung anak2 terlantar.
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November 20, 2020
Protagonistas: Sinjun & Collin
Profesiones: Par del Reino
Paises: Londres & Escocia
Profesiones: Par del Reino
Paises: Londres & Escocia
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July 29, 2018Well, where should I start..........
At first I thought Sinjun (heroine) was mentally ill. She became crazy about Collin at first encounter because he was very good looking. She literally throw herself at him. I was hoping may be her family were abusive so I could pity her but her family was wonderful and very kind to her. She proposed Collin who only married anyone for money. Sinjun older brother Douglas recevied a letter regarding Collin's first wife who was murder (by Collin...). When Douglas confronted him if he committed that crime, Collin did not anwsered him and requested him not to tell his future wife Sinjun. However, Douglas wanted Sinjun to be happy so he passed those info to her. Sinjun did not bother to questioned Collin (like she was brain washed by cult leader). She even asked him to elope. He was thrilled becasue he would get her dowry by marrying her. She acted like prostitute to me in the middle of the book. But in the wedding night, it proofed that she was virgin and Collin raped her even though she begged him to stop (NOT MY fav hero AT ALL). When she came to his castle she realized Collin did not bother to mentioed her that he already have 2 beautiful kids.. (Serve her right when she married him just for his look).
Collin first wife Fiona was very much in love with him since she was a child. She married him even though he was a second son. She gave him children but as usual he never returned her love. Since he was very good looking and always neglect her, Fiona thought he was cheating on her. I feel sorry for Fiona. She did everything just so he could love her back. Six months after her death, Collin couldn't wait to get married with large fat dowry. He was simply a self centre, greedy and thoughtless hero in this book. However I really like Collin son Phlip. I think he could be way better human being than his greedy father.
At first I thought Sinjun (heroine) was mentally ill. She became crazy about Collin at first encounter because he was very good looking. She literally throw herself at him. I was hoping may be her family were abusive so I could pity her but her family was wonderful and very kind to her. She proposed Collin who only married anyone for money. Sinjun older brother Douglas recevied a letter regarding Collin's first wife who was murder (by Collin...). When Douglas confronted him if he committed that crime, Collin did not anwsered him and requested him not to tell his future wife Sinjun. However, Douglas wanted Sinjun to be happy so he passed those info to her. Sinjun did not bother to questioned Collin (like she was brain washed by cult leader). She even asked him to elope. He was thrilled becasue he would get her dowry by marrying her. She acted like prostitute to me in the middle of the book. But in the wedding night, it proofed that she was virgin and Collin raped her even though she begged him to stop (NOT MY fav hero AT ALL). When she came to his castle she realized Collin did not bother to mentioed her that he already have 2 beautiful kids.. (Serve her right when she married him just for his look).
Collin first wife Fiona was very much in love with him since she was a child. She married him even though he was a second son. She gave him children but as usual he never returned her love. Since he was very good looking and always neglect her, Fiona thought he was cheating on her. I feel sorry for Fiona. She did everything just so he could love her back. Six months after her death, Collin couldn't wait to get married with large fat dowry. He was simply a self centre, greedy and thoughtless hero in this book. However I really like Collin son Phlip. I think he could be way better human being than his greedy father.
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September 2, 2014What can i say about this novel? That it infuriated me to the point of wanting to hit the hero in the head and punch the heroine? While i do understand the reviews about the hero being a jerk and a possible rapist, i don't understand the liking on the heroine. Jesus, what a spoiled, idiot , too stupid to live brat she was. I don't care about this kind of female carachters. Doing stupid things,lying and putting themselves and other people in danger, not listening to common sense and all this because they want to "protect or save" someone. Oh please! I prefer my heroines with a bit of a brain in their head.
So all in all while this romance it started good for me, it went downhill after the "bedroom" and the "the three musketeers" scene.
I like Catherine Coulter. I like her writting, i like her stories and carachters ,in general, and i started reading this book because i had fallen in love with the first novel of this serie. But unfortunatelly, while the first one i adored, i simply couldn't stand the heroine and the hero in this one. I manage to finisht it because the writting is good but other than that ....no.
So all in all while this romance it started good for me, it went downhill after the "bedroom" and the "the three musketeers" scene.
I like Catherine Coulter. I like her writting, i like her stories and carachters ,in general, and i started reading this book because i had fallen in love with the first novel of this serie. But unfortunatelly, while the first one i adored, i simply couldn't stand the heroine and the hero in this one. I manage to finisht it because the writting is good but other than that ....no.
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June 10, 2014For a time back in the 80’s & 90’s, my reading material of choice was frequently bodice rippers, historical fiction, and regency romances with a few contemporary best sellers thrown in for good measure. Most of them were pretty steamy (blush) &/or overly romantic, but I read them during a time in my life when I found myself as a single parent, and these books fit the bill. I found them to be highly entertaining.
I recently donated a slew of them, but I wanted to catalog them all the same. So if there is no rating here from me, it means that I don’t remember anything about the book other than I obviously read it. If there is a rating, it must have been in some way memorable for me.
I only wish that GoodReads had been around years ago so that I had some idea of the many books I have read – there were thousands! I did own a copy of this book, but most others came from the library because back then I could never have afforded the 100+ books I generally read in any given year.
And by the way, I still read bodice rippers – just not quite so many as I used to!
I recently donated a slew of them, but I wanted to catalog them all the same. So if there is no rating here from me, it means that I don’t remember anything about the book other than I obviously read it. If there is a rating, it must have been in some way memorable for me.
I only wish that GoodReads had been around years ago so that I had some idea of the many books I have read – there were thousands! I did own a copy of this book, but most others came from the library because back then I could never have afforded the 100+ books I generally read in any given year.
And by the way, I still read bodice rippers – just not quite so many as I used to!
April 8, 2009
"Read" the Audio CD version. Enjoyed this a damn sight more than "The Hellion Bride," which had me wanting to kill Sophie and Ryder, both of them, less than a third of the way in. After having read (or listened to) a number of other books where our heroine is a side character, and/or a young'un, hearing her story as an adult was a lot of fun. (And I say again, what IS it with Sherbrooke and Sherbrooke-associated males abjectly bungling their wedding nights?)
Listening to the book in Audio format was, for me, helpful because reading "Sinjun" in writing over and over in the text version of "The Sherbrooke Bride" drove me absolutely nuts. Hearing it, by audio, was much less perturbing. Also, the accent-homonym joke about "Dahling" vs. "Darling" played well in audio format. Went straight from this book into "The Scottish Bride," which seems to be similarly pleasing.
Listening to the book in Audio format was, for me, helpful because reading "Sinjun" in writing over and over in the text version of "The Sherbrooke Bride" drove me absolutely nuts. Hearing it, by audio, was much less perturbing. Also, the accent-homonym joke about "Dahling" vs. "Darling" played well in audio format. Went straight from this book into "The Scottish Bride," which seems to be similarly pleasing.
April 30, 2021
lmao so i straddled this line of loving it and beig sooo irritated
like the other books, the lead male was sooo idiotically stupid and maleish, it was hard to like him at first. Though I did like Colin, and I felt for him with his family (SHEESH)
Sinjun lost a bit of herself for a part of the book, which was sad, I liked her fire, and was glad when it came back.
Loved Douglas and Ryder and wasn't suprised by their responses, each and everytime.
like the other books, the lead male was sooo idiotically stupid and maleish, it was hard to like him at first. Though I did like Colin, and I felt for him with his family (SHEESH)
Sinjun lost a bit of herself for a part of the book, which was sad, I liked her fire, and was glad when it came back.
Loved Douglas and Ryder and wasn't suprised by their responses, each and everytime.
July 28, 2017
Oh, perfect, this time not only the hero (?) has no morals,neither does the heroine! The things I liked about this book were the funny parts with Sinjun's insane family, and how her odd husband insists on calling her Joan... Otherwise this was kind of epic fail, and I don't recommend it to anyone,because it is a bad book. It has bad language,immoral people, rapists, illicit relations, and bad examples of marriage. It needed too much editing to make it worth finishing.
May 15, 2017
I have a lot of feelings: http://ilayreading.com/2016/08/08/the...
This is apparently the continuation of a three part series. Definitely won’t be going back to find the others–I can only imagine what happens in those. Quick check to my TBR to make sure I don’t have anything else by this author. Hello, rape is not sexy, empowering, or loving.
This is apparently the continuation of a three part series. Definitely won’t be going back to find the others–I can only imagine what happens in those. Quick check to my TBR to make sure I don’t have anything else by this author. Hello, rape is not sexy, empowering, or loving.
July 13, 2017
I couldn't finish this book.
I found Colin Earl of Kinross a deceitful liar. Read this book back in 2003 and didn't mind it but got to chapter 7 and couldn't go on. He failed to tell Sinjun that he has two kids!
I found Colin Earl of Kinross a deceitful liar. Read this book back in 2003 and didn't mind it but got to chapter 7 and couldn't go on. He failed to tell Sinjun that he has two kids!
May 9, 2014
This was pretty bad, to be honest. Lots of rape-y scenes. Lots of idiocy passed off as period authenticity and precociousness. I definitely wasn't a fan.
May 25, 2021
This is a book that had been used as an example in a book about how to write romances novels. Since it was used as example, I honestly expected it to be better than it was. Sadly, the best word I can use to describe this book is messy. I've read other Coulter romances that were far better than this.
The premise, an outgoing young woman falls in love at first sight, and convinces her true love to marry her for her money, which he desperately needs. The execution left a lot to be desired. The storytelling was choppy, and just didn't flow. The story felt as if it were tacked together haphazardly as if the author didn't quite now where she was going when she set out to write it.
There wasn't anyone to love in this novel. The female protagonist was an irritating nitwit, and the male protagonist was dimwitted and abusive. It wasn't just the protagonists that I didn't like. Every character behaved like they were mentally unstable and were generally unlikable. The ones who were meant to be mad were cardboard cutouts, flat, there was no depth to their insanity to make them interesting. It's pretty sad when the best characters in a novel are the ghosts. Yes, ghosts, very real ones, that should have been a larger part of the story because they were truly interesting. But we couldn't have that, because it might actually make this novel good. (This book earned an extra star for the ghosts.)
Another problem were the sex scenes, although the fact that the heroine was afraid of the size of her husband's manhood was amusing. There was no real build-up to them, the banter between the protagonists was aggravating, they both came across as idiots. The scene of the heroine's virginity loss was a borderline rape, which was not erotic in the least. In fact the sex scenes lacked any eroticism at all, because not only were the protagonists very wooden during the scenes, I didn't like them outside the bedroom to feel any pleasure in their pleasure.
I would describe this book as a story about stupid people doing stupid things, very much like Whitney, My Love. If you enjoyed Whitney, My Love, I can almost guarantee you will like The Heiress Bride as well. These books have a lot in common and both left me with negative feelings at the end.
The premise, an outgoing young woman falls in love at first sight, and convinces her true love to marry her for her money, which he desperately needs. The execution left a lot to be desired. The storytelling was choppy, and just didn't flow. The story felt as if it were tacked together haphazardly as if the author didn't quite now where she was going when she set out to write it.
There wasn't anyone to love in this novel. The female protagonist was an irritating nitwit, and the male protagonist was dimwitted and abusive. It wasn't just the protagonists that I didn't like. Every character behaved like they were mentally unstable and were generally unlikable. The ones who were meant to be mad were cardboard cutouts, flat, there was no depth to their insanity to make them interesting. It's pretty sad when the best characters in a novel are the ghosts. Yes, ghosts, very real ones, that should have been a larger part of the story because they were truly interesting. But we couldn't have that, because it might actually make this novel good. (This book earned an extra star for the ghosts.)
Another problem were the sex scenes, although the fact that the heroine was afraid of the size of her husband's manhood was amusing. There was no real build-up to them, the banter between the protagonists was aggravating, they both came across as idiots. The scene of the heroine's virginity loss was a borderline rape, which was not erotic in the least. In fact the sex scenes lacked any eroticism at all, because not only were the protagonists very wooden during the scenes, I didn't like them outside the bedroom to feel any pleasure in their pleasure.
I would describe this book as a story about stupid people doing stupid things, very much like Whitney, My Love. If you enjoyed Whitney, My Love, I can almost guarantee you will like The Heiress Bride as well. These books have a lot in common and both left me with negative feelings at the end.
December 30, 2020
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He knew the horrible truth it didn't mean he had to like it but seriously his father and brother left him nothing but debts and a old crumbling home that the only way to save everything required him to remarry again..
He needed an Heiress and that meant going to the only place he knew where he could find one.
Sinjun was pleased her oldest brother would keep their mother in line she knew if she didn't find anyone to her liking he wasn't going to shove her in front of some priest with a dreadful full groom unlike their dear mother.
Then she saw him standing there and once she finally learned his name she knew exactly what she should do.
Colin wasn't sure what to make of the young girl being so forward and that so called name of hers.
Joan was a much better name for a woman.
However with a date set for tomorrow Sinjun was really pleased with herself and she was really looked forward to getting to know Colin better.
Her brother Douglas was a big jerk so Colin kissed her and okay maybe his hands were on her.
She wasn't a child and if she hadn't liked it she knew how to stop it but no he had to go all barbarian.
Colin thought he'd been seeing things but no she was really there and was promising she'd would take care of him.
Sinjun wasn't about to let her brother Douglas undermine all her wonderful plans not that she was so close to reeling in the man of her dreams.
Elopement was the answer to all the problems and of course she knew her retched brother would try and stop them.
Sinjun wasn't about to live in a filthy castle just because everyone else enjoyed it didn't mean she did and there wasn't anyone to stop her from erasing all the dust and grime.
Colin had been totally shocked when he son showed up early one morning begging him to come home that he was needed there.
But then his dear wife sets her daring an awesome plan into action that once Colin realizes just how busy she has been he'll have to deal with her family while trying to keep his sanity.
And when his wife disappears he'll need all the help he can get because he's not about to lose her.
He knew the horrible truth it didn't mean he had to like it but seriously his father and brother left him nothing but debts and a old crumbling home that the only way to save everything required him to remarry again..
He needed an Heiress and that meant going to the only place he knew where he could find one.
Sinjun was pleased her oldest brother would keep their mother in line she knew if she didn't find anyone to her liking he wasn't going to shove her in front of some priest with a dreadful full groom unlike their dear mother.
Then she saw him standing there and once she finally learned his name she knew exactly what she should do.
Colin wasn't sure what to make of the young girl being so forward and that so called name of hers.
Joan was a much better name for a woman.
However with a date set for tomorrow Sinjun was really pleased with herself and she was really looked forward to getting to know Colin better.
Her brother Douglas was a big jerk so Colin kissed her and okay maybe his hands were on her.
She wasn't a child and if she hadn't liked it she knew how to stop it but no he had to go all barbarian.
Colin thought he'd been seeing things but no she was really there and was promising she'd would take care of him.
Sinjun wasn't about to let her brother Douglas undermine all her wonderful plans not that she was so close to reeling in the man of her dreams.
Elopement was the answer to all the problems and of course she knew her retched brother would try and stop them.
Sinjun wasn't about to live in a filthy castle just because everyone else enjoyed it didn't mean she did and there wasn't anyone to stop her from erasing all the dust and grime.
Colin had been totally shocked when he son showed up early one morning begging him to come home that he was needed there.
But then his dear wife sets her daring an awesome plan into action that once Colin realizes just how busy she has been he'll have to deal with her family while trying to keep his sanity.
And when his wife disappears he'll need all the help he can get because he's not about to lose her.
July 18, 2021
Sinjun is enamored by a man she finds stunning and decides to marry him. She is forward, brash, determined and Colin just can't figure her out. He marries her because of her persistance and his need for an heiress to bring his estate back up to snuff after his father and brother left it impoverished.
I loved Sinjun (Joan) in the other books. She was feisty, intelligent and a hoyden. But her determination to marry a man just because she finds him beautiful makes her a ninny.
As with the former two books, the hero is an ass and the initial sex scene is awful and contains rape.
Even though Sinjun was a tease she did not deserve to be taken 3 times in a row when the first time was so painful for her. Colin was a brute.
All the men behave like idiots with their constant brawling.
When Sinjun and Colin finally arrive at Colin's home, Sinjun discovers Colin conveniently forgot to mention his two precocious and adorable children. They were the highlight of the book.
Colin's aunt is a shrew and has kept the castle a pigsty but Sinjun changes that. Naturally, true to his nature, Colin is furious that she made changes, decisions and purchases without his consent while he was away.
And who killed his first wife?
P.S. I loved all these books 20 years ago and have read them multiple times, disliking them more and more as time went on.
This series should be read in order.
I loved Sinjun (Joan) in the other books. She was feisty, intelligent and a hoyden. But her determination to marry a man just because she finds him beautiful makes her a ninny.
As with the former two books, the hero is an ass and the initial sex scene is awful and contains rape.
Even though Sinjun was a tease she did not deserve to be taken 3 times in a row when the first time was so painful for her. Colin was a brute.
All the men behave like idiots with their constant brawling.
When Sinjun and Colin finally arrive at Colin's home, Sinjun discovers Colin conveniently forgot to mention his two precocious and adorable children. They were the highlight of the book.
Colin's aunt is a shrew and has kept the castle a pigsty but Sinjun changes that. Naturally, true to his nature, Colin is furious that she made changes, decisions and purchases without his consent while he was away.
And who killed his first wife?
P.S. I loved all these books 20 years ago and have read them multiple times, disliking them more and more as time went on.
This series should be read in order.
October 28, 2020
Favorite of the series so far! Obviously St. Joan (I REFUSE to write Sinjin! Ugh! Just say it in your head... Like all of the other English words that do not look like they sound.) makes this entire series. I was thrilled that she did not change her core personality but did grow and change her behavior based upon that growth.
Although the children did follow the predictable mold most authors use when writing about children that they act well beyond their age they were at least interesting and not main characters.
Fun and funny. Sex is r rated, I think, but not x rated
Although the children did follow the predictable mold most authors use when writing about children that they act well beyond their age they were at least interesting and not main characters.
Fun and funny. Sex is r rated, I think, but not x rated
January 7, 2018
Coulter does an excellent job of developing her characters. I enjoy her female characters immensely! They are spunky and independent. In the 3 Sherbrooke books that I've read, the male characters are autocratic, cranky, and prideful. The fact that they are loved so deeply by their respective wives is incredible. This book had good action, and the plot develops at a good pace. The villain of this story is a surprise. I enjoyed it all.
December 4, 2018
Sinjun is awesome.
I was so excited for Sinjun's book! She was one of my favorite characters from the first two books and her book did live up to what I loved most about her.
Didn't care for her husband too much at times but the author does seem to make the men in her books very rude and overbearing. Perhaps it's an accurate reflection on the past though and is easy enough to overlook most of the time.
I was so excited for Sinjun's book! She was one of my favorite characters from the first two books and her book did live up to what I loved most about her.
Didn't care for her husband too much at times but the author does seem to make the men in her books very rude and overbearing. Perhaps it's an accurate reflection on the past though and is easy enough to overlook most of the time.
July 3, 2024
Loving the series
I love the way this author manages to fill the book with so many emotions. The storyline was interesting, kept you reading, and you became invested in the outcome of the book. Again, the characters were well developed and carasmatic. Both the male and female roles were strong and bold. Some great twists in the storyline that added to the intrigue and a good bit of humour to keep it light.
I love the way this author manages to fill the book with so many emotions. The storyline was interesting, kept you reading, and you became invested in the outcome of the book. Again, the characters were well developed and carasmatic. Both the male and female roles were strong and bold. Some great twists in the storyline that added to the intrigue and a good bit of humour to keep it light.
April 2, 2018
I think the whole series quite the same in the moving of events nothing shocking or new and the plot was moving with same boring way. The same independent woman and the stubborn man who doesn't make most of the times anyway it was interesting I love Scotland stories but this wasn't good enough but I did enjoy it at some point. but no more books in this series.
June 11, 2018
SO much better than book 1! I skipped book two cause it sounded gross but this one was exactly as awesome as I'd hoped!
Loved both the hero and the heroine, kept me interested and even took a surprise turn I did NOT see coming!
It was an Alladin type story which was so cool. Princess turns her poor hero into a prince type story. Super fun!
Loved both the hero and the heroine, kept me interested and even took a surprise turn I did NOT see coming!
It was an Alladin type story which was so cool. Princess turns her poor hero into a prince type story. Super fun!
July 27, 2020
Loved this third story.
This book wraps up the story of the three original siblings: Douglas, Ryder and Sinjun. This one tells how Sinjun moves from a nineteen year old child to a married step-mother of two. Plenty of mystery, danger and suspense added in for the ride. Very entertaining. Couldn't stop reading for two days!
This book wraps up the story of the three original siblings: Douglas, Ryder and Sinjun. This one tells how Sinjun moves from a nineteen year old child to a married step-mother of two. Plenty of mystery, danger and suspense added in for the ride. Very entertaining. Couldn't stop reading for two days!
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