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To Bed the Bride
New York Times Bestselling Author Karen Ranney’s captivating series concludes with a tale of opposites whose attraction scorches a trail from the Highlands to the glittering halls of London—and courts scandal at every turn . . .
Politics has introduced MP Logan McKnight to many fascinating people, but the lady he encounters on the lands bordering his ancestral Scottish home outshines them all. Eleanor Craig of Hearthmere seats a Thoroughbred like a queen, knows as much about world events as any of his colleagues—and is engaged to one of the worst men Logan knows. She also seems lonely, so Logan brings her a friend. Thus should their acquaintance end, yet it’s only just begun.
The puppy Logan delivers is every bit as irresistible as the man himself. How could this stranger sense the isolation Eleanor suffers among her scheming, snobbish extended family and fiancé who control her life? It’s even worse in London—until she begins meeting Logan secretly in a secluded park. Their passionate connection frees Eleanor, body and soul. But discovery threatens disgrace—or worse.
Politics has introduced MP Logan McKnight to many fascinating people, but the lady he encounters on the lands bordering his ancestral Scottish home outshines them all. Eleanor Craig of Hearthmere seats a Thoroughbred like a queen, knows as much about world events as any of his colleagues—and is engaged to one of the worst men Logan knows. She also seems lonely, so Logan brings her a friend. Thus should their acquaintance end, yet it’s only just begun.
The puppy Logan delivers is every bit as irresistible as the man himself. How could this stranger sense the isolation Eleanor suffers among her scheming, snobbish extended family and fiancé who control her life? It’s even worse in London—until she begins meeting Logan secretly in a secluded park. Their passionate connection frees Eleanor, body and soul. But discovery threatens disgrace—or worse.
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First published November 26, 2019
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Karen Ranney
100 books947 followersI’m a writer who’s been privileged to have attained the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Lists.
Although I've primarily written historical romance, I've also written contemporary romantic suspense, a murder mystery, and I'm having a wonderful time writing about a vampire who is being challenged by her new state of being. (The Montgomery Chronicles: The Fertile Vampire and The Reluctant Goddess coming March 12, 2015.)
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I believe in the power of the individual, the magnificence of the human spirit, and always looking for the positive in any situation. I write about people who have been challenged by life itself but who win in the end.
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November 18, 2019
I am always looking for a new historical romance author and I loved the plot line with a puppy.
I liked Eleanor and Logan. I liked how loyal she was to her family home. I liked how much he liked her intelligence. Together they had some great conversations. Her family and fiancé were all crap and the dog was absolutely the best part.
Plot wise it was okay. There’s more inner monologue than I would have liked and loads of telling, not showing. I didn’t quite get the leap from friendship to lust to love. After all of the imprisonment, browbeating, and starvation, I wanted more of a punishment for her family. And while the HEA was great, I still wanted even more from the ending.
Overall, it was the characters that kept me reading. I am mildly intrigued to see who the previous stories were about and may go back to read them.
**Huge thanks to Avon Books for providing the arc free of charge**
I liked Eleanor and Logan. I liked how loyal she was to her family home. I liked how much he liked her intelligence. Together they had some great conversations. Her family and fiancé were all crap and the dog was absolutely the best part.
Plot wise it was okay. There’s more inner monologue than I would have liked and loads of telling, not showing. I didn’t quite get the leap from friendship to lust to love. After all of the imprisonment, browbeating, and starvation, I wanted more of a punishment for her family. And while the HEA was great, I still wanted even more from the ending.
Overall, it was the characters that kept me reading. I am mildly intrigued to see who the previous stories were about and may go back to read them.
**Huge thanks to Avon Books for providing the arc free of charge**
August 24, 2019
Overall I really liked this book. This is an enemies to friends to lovers story and for the most part it worked. So Eleanor is visiting her home in Scotland and meets Logan. At first she doesn’t like him but he gives her a puppy and then she slowly falls in the with the puppy and the man, unfortunately she is engaged to be married to an awful man. Logan was an excellent hero. He was sweet and kind and cared about others. He was not a rake or a rogue. I also loved Bruce the puppy. Puppies make everything better. I had a hard time seeing the difference between “Scottish Eleanor” and “London Eleanor”, there didn’t seem much difference to me. Maybe because most of the book is inside Eleanor’s head or from her point of view. I understand that while in Scotland she feels more herself but I just didn’t see it since she spends very little time there and only has two interactions with Logan there. I would have liked this more if they spent more time together in Scotland. We get only two scenes with them together until 30% of the book. Once she gets back to London things pick up and they spend more time together, but even then we are told rather than shown all the time they spend together. Also we get very little from Logan’s point of view, especially in the beginning. At first this bothered me but the story was so engrossing that it became a minor quibble. I did really like this book. I had a hard time putting it down. One last complaint though is that there was no epilogue. I would really have liked to see Eleanor’s “family” react when they find out the truth of Logan. I know that’s vague but I don’t want to give spoilers!
January 25, 2021
Eleanor Craig inherited her dear Heartmere, her family home in Scotland, but as a woman, she doesn't have the freedom to manage the property as she wants, no matter how competent she is at it. Living with her aunt and her new husband, who prefer to stay in London, Eleanor have less and less time for the Highlands she love. She's in visit at Heartmere, riding her horse on a Scotland hillside when she meet Logan McKnight, a member of Parliament, that she mistook for a sheperd. She find him arrogant and annoying so he take great pleasure in teasing her. When she receive a peculiar gift the next day, she doesn't have to guess who sent it to her. Only an insufferable man could give a puppy to someone who doesn't like dogs! Trying to give back his furry gift is how Eleanor and Logan start to become friends. Even if they're both aware there's something more brewing between them, she already have a fiancé. She have no feelings for the man and he doesn't have any for her either, but what's a girl to do when it's her duty to marry for money?
I thought the story drag a bit at times but I still had a great time reading the story of Eleanor, Logan and Bruce the puppy❤. He's adorably mischievous and I was so happy to see he was such a big part of this book! It would be easy to juge the heroine for not showing some backbone to her family but we must remember it was a very different time. Can seem strange too that our hero gives a dog to someone who doesn't want one at first but wait till you learn his reason, it's so endearing.
I thought the story drag a bit at times but I still had a great time reading the story of Eleanor, Logan and Bruce the puppy❤. He's adorably mischievous and I was so happy to see he was such a big part of this book! It would be easy to juge the heroine for not showing some backbone to her family but we must remember it was a very different time. Can seem strange too that our hero gives a dog to someone who doesn't want one at first but wait till you learn his reason, it's so endearing.
November 24, 2019
3.5 stars rounded up – be warned, the ending of this review might be spoilerish!
Eleanor Craig inherited the Hearthmere Estate and world famous stables in Scotland when she was only 11, her father’s will states that she is to live on the estate and grants an allowance to her uncle if he agrees to move to the estate until she reaches her majority. Eleanor loves the estate and longs to carry on her father’s legacy, but when her uncle dies the year before her 18th birthday, her aunt moves her two children Daphne and Jeremy along with Eleanor to London, where she quickly marries, Mr. Hamilton Richards, a very rich man. Her aunt makes a deal with Eleanor’s solicitor, instead of living in Scotland, Eleanor will spend one month a year at the estate and live with her Aunt Deborah and her family. Eleanor would rather be in Scotland, but family was very important to her father, so she goes along with her aunt’s wishes.
Finally her visit to Scotland arrives, but this year, she will only have 2 weeks, she is recently engaged to Michael Herridge, the Earl of Westcott and he demands she cut her visit short. Eleanor isn’t sure why Michael chose her, but her family is ecstatic and for the first time since she began living with them, she feels loved and important. She hopes that Michael will want to live part of the year in Hearthmere, but doesn’t count on it and therefore is determined to make this visit memorable. And memorable it will be, she is out riding when her horse is surrounded by sheep and she has words with the “shepherd”– the very handsome and arrogant shepherd. The next day she is awoken with news of a gift – the shepherd has given her a puppy. Determined to return the dog, she tries to find him and when she does a few days later, returns the puppy, who she named Bruce. She has tea with him and learns his name is Logan McKnight and he is not a shepherd. She ends up enjoying her time with him and when she leaves, he gives her a sweet, chaste kiss. But duty calls Logan back to London and he leaves Bruce with her once more, he also gives her his London address and asks her to write with news of the puppy. She sees his carriage departing and wonders who it is, she is shocked to learn Bruce is back and that despite planning on writing to Logan and putting him in his place, she is not unhappy about this turn of events.
She returns to London with Bruce, her fiancé is not happy about it and makes her keep the dog out of his sight. She is beginning to have doubts about marrying Michael, but will not upset her family, but that doesn’t stop her from thinking about Logan. She thinks of him so much that when she sees him at a political dinner hosted by her step-uncle Hamilton, she thinks she is imagining him. But he is very real and clearly upset to see her. Logan is an up and coming MP in the Commons and is attending the dinner thinking that Hamilton might be a campaign supporter, he is shocked to see Eleanor, who he hasn’t stopped thing of since he left and upset that she is engaged to Michael, who he dislikes immensely. He keeps the fact that they have met secret, but when he departs (after pissing off Hamilton and Michael) he arranges to see Eleanor later.
They meet the next day in the park and their friendship grows by leaps and bounds, at the same time, her relationship with Michael begins to turn ugly. Logan knows that seeing her each day is only drawing out the enviable heartache and tells her he can’t see her anymore. She agrees, but is heartbroken. Weeks pass and when Michael demands she get rid of Bruce, she writes to Logan and begs for help, which he offers without pause. But he tells her, he can’t see her, she tempts him into dishonor. She tries to abide by his wishes, but when things turn ugly with Michael, she breaks her vow and goes to Logan. But misunderstanding and unspoken words will tear them apart and may well keep them apart forever.
(Warning this might be spoilerish)
I thought this was a good story, I can’t give it 5 stars because in my mind Eleanor cheats on her fiancé, I just can’t like that, regardless of her feelings or intentions, she didn’t break with Michael before she started a physical relationship with Logan and cheating is cheating. Otherwise, I loved the story, I loved the slow progression of their relationship, the secondary characters (esp. his housekeeper Mrs. Campbell) were great, her family and fiancé were cringe-worthy villains whose treatment of her actually shocked me, Bruce was adorable and I thought the ending was great – I personally would have liked an epilogue or at least one more chapter since the end did seem a little to abrupt. But overall, it was a good story and even with the “sort of” cheating, I would recommend this book. It is the third book in the series, but they are all standalone titles and can be read in any order.
*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by Edelweiss and the publisher.*
Eleanor Craig inherited the Hearthmere Estate and world famous stables in Scotland when she was only 11, her father’s will states that she is to live on the estate and grants an allowance to her uncle if he agrees to move to the estate until she reaches her majority. Eleanor loves the estate and longs to carry on her father’s legacy, but when her uncle dies the year before her 18th birthday, her aunt moves her two children Daphne and Jeremy along with Eleanor to London, where she quickly marries, Mr. Hamilton Richards, a very rich man. Her aunt makes a deal with Eleanor’s solicitor, instead of living in Scotland, Eleanor will spend one month a year at the estate and live with her Aunt Deborah and her family. Eleanor would rather be in Scotland, but family was very important to her father, so she goes along with her aunt’s wishes.
Finally her visit to Scotland arrives, but this year, she will only have 2 weeks, she is recently engaged to Michael Herridge, the Earl of Westcott and he demands she cut her visit short. Eleanor isn’t sure why Michael chose her, but her family is ecstatic and for the first time since she began living with them, she feels loved and important. She hopes that Michael will want to live part of the year in Hearthmere, but doesn’t count on it and therefore is determined to make this visit memorable. And memorable it will be, she is out riding when her horse is surrounded by sheep and she has words with the “shepherd”– the very handsome and arrogant shepherd. The next day she is awoken with news of a gift – the shepherd has given her a puppy. Determined to return the dog, she tries to find him and when she does a few days later, returns the puppy, who she named Bruce. She has tea with him and learns his name is Logan McKnight and he is not a shepherd. She ends up enjoying her time with him and when she leaves, he gives her a sweet, chaste kiss. But duty calls Logan back to London and he leaves Bruce with her once more, he also gives her his London address and asks her to write with news of the puppy. She sees his carriage departing and wonders who it is, she is shocked to learn Bruce is back and that despite planning on writing to Logan and putting him in his place, she is not unhappy about this turn of events.
She returns to London with Bruce, her fiancé is not happy about it and makes her keep the dog out of his sight. She is beginning to have doubts about marrying Michael, but will not upset her family, but that doesn’t stop her from thinking about Logan. She thinks of him so much that when she sees him at a political dinner hosted by her step-uncle Hamilton, she thinks she is imagining him. But he is very real and clearly upset to see her. Logan is an up and coming MP in the Commons and is attending the dinner thinking that Hamilton might be a campaign supporter, he is shocked to see Eleanor, who he hasn’t stopped thing of since he left and upset that she is engaged to Michael, who he dislikes immensely. He keeps the fact that they have met secret, but when he departs (after pissing off Hamilton and Michael) he arranges to see Eleanor later.
They meet the next day in the park and their friendship grows by leaps and bounds, at the same time, her relationship with Michael begins to turn ugly. Logan knows that seeing her each day is only drawing out the enviable heartache and tells her he can’t see her anymore. She agrees, but is heartbroken. Weeks pass and when Michael demands she get rid of Bruce, she writes to Logan and begs for help, which he offers without pause. But he tells her, he can’t see her, she tempts him into dishonor. She tries to abide by his wishes, but when things turn ugly with Michael, she breaks her vow and goes to Logan. But misunderstanding and unspoken words will tear them apart and may well keep them apart forever.
(Warning this might be spoilerish)
I thought this was a good story, I can’t give it 5 stars because in my mind Eleanor cheats on her fiancé, I just can’t like that, regardless of her feelings or intentions, she didn’t break with Michael before she started a physical relationship with Logan and cheating is cheating. Otherwise, I loved the story, I loved the slow progression of their relationship, the secondary characters (esp. his housekeeper Mrs. Campbell) were great, her family and fiancé were cringe-worthy villains whose treatment of her actually shocked me, Bruce was adorable and I thought the ending was great – I personally would have liked an epilogue or at least one more chapter since the end did seem a little to abrupt. But overall, it was a good story and even with the “sort of” cheating, I would recommend this book. It is the third book in the series, but they are all standalone titles and can be read in any order.
*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by Edelweiss and the publisher.*
September 8, 2019
To Bed the Bride
An All for Love Novel series #3
Karen Ranney
https://karenranney.com/
Release date 11/26/2019
Publisher : Avon
Blurb :
Politics has introduced MP Logan McKnight to many fascinating people, but the lady he encounters on the lands bordering his ancestral Scottish home outshines them all. Eleanor Craig of Hearthmere seats a Thoroughbred like a queen, knows as much about world events as any of his colleagues—and is engaged to one of the worst men Logan knows. She also seems lonely, so Logan brings her a friend. Thus should their acquaintance end, yet it’s only just begun.
The puppy Logan delivers is every bit as irresistible as the man himself. How could this stranger sense the isolation Eleanor suffers among her scheming, snobbish extended family and fiancé who control her life? It’s even worse in London—until she begins meeting Logan secretly in a secluded park. Their passionate connection frees Eleanor, body and soul. But discovery threatens disgrace—or worse.
My review :
Can an already betrothed woman alter the course of her life when she finally meets the one person meant for her.
« It is my wish that Eleanor, having been deprived of a mother from birth, will be surrounded by family who will love and cherish her. Family is everything. »
This began this moving and breathtaking tale.
Except Eleanor didn’t understood the real meaning of it until the far end.
This is my first read by Mrs Karen Ranney, so I had no idea of what to expect.
With its slow start, I at a time wondered if I will be able to enter in the plot, near 1/3 in the story and they have only meet twice, then they go back to London and the narrative progressed a bit faster and the final gallop.
Once they meet again, it became impossible to put this book down.
Eleanor is dual, the free one in Scotland then her London version, a doormat for her excuse of a family.
For years she has has become a shadow in her family’s home, a commodity always overlooked, expected to be lenient, unseen and unheard. And she acts this way, following others’ orders. Always the dutiful and obedient parent.
I thought her weak and meek at first, bending to everyone’s demands. Which she was. It took time for her to find her voice and be able to stand on her own two feet, and even then, she was thrown in her face, she was an ungrateful relative.
She goes on with things in her life because of the motto “Family is everything.” but this family is nothing to her. They only take and give nothing. Why she misunderstood the real meaning of her father’s words, those people are no family to her only envious carpetbaggers.
At the beginning, I do wondered why she accepted her fiancé’s suit when he rejects everything she is. Then I saw her as London self, a masquerade of her true self, able to grovel for just breathing.
Logan McKnight wears his name like a glove. He is chivalrous, ready to rescue Eleanor but he knows it is to her to make the right decision. He is a man from my heart, he was attracted to her from the beginning, his honor commanded he gave her up, but his heart has another mind. He is honest to the fault, fighting his own feelings because he knows nothing can come from it. Still, each time she needs him, he is there for her. He is the one whom will help her to go out of her own gilded cage.
« Reveal yourself, Eleanor. Show the world who you are. Don’t hide yourself from anyone, however much you might fear their words. »
Despite being a story told from both perspectives, it is mostly from Eleanor’s side we follow their journey. So it is her struggles that are more developed, which makes more sense as she is the one who must decide on which path she wants to walk or not. Logan has no doubt, he knows with whom he wants to grew old.
I would not really categorize this story as an enemies to lovers story, Eleanor is the one who has her ego tweaked, but he piqued her interest too, so soon she sees Logan as an ally.
My only regret is the lack of epilogue as I would have loved to see her dismissive family gets its right reward, after, it would not have changed the outcome of the story.
5 stars
I was granted an advance copy through Edelweiss by the publisher Avon. I have also preordered my own copy.
Here is my true and unbiased opinion.
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An All for Love Novel series #3
Karen Ranney
https://karenranney.com/
Release date 11/26/2019
Publisher : Avon
Blurb :
Politics has introduced MP Logan McKnight to many fascinating people, but the lady he encounters on the lands bordering his ancestral Scottish home outshines them all. Eleanor Craig of Hearthmere seats a Thoroughbred like a queen, knows as much about world events as any of his colleagues—and is engaged to one of the worst men Logan knows. She also seems lonely, so Logan brings her a friend. Thus should their acquaintance end, yet it’s only just begun.
The puppy Logan delivers is every bit as irresistible as the man himself. How could this stranger sense the isolation Eleanor suffers among her scheming, snobbish extended family and fiancé who control her life? It’s even worse in London—until she begins meeting Logan secretly in a secluded park. Their passionate connection frees Eleanor, body and soul. But discovery threatens disgrace—or worse.
My review :
Can an already betrothed woman alter the course of her life when she finally meets the one person meant for her.
« It is my wish that Eleanor, having been deprived of a mother from birth, will be surrounded by family who will love and cherish her. Family is everything. »
This began this moving and breathtaking tale.
Except Eleanor didn’t understood the real meaning of it until the far end.
This is my first read by Mrs Karen Ranney, so I had no idea of what to expect.
With its slow start, I at a time wondered if I will be able to enter in the plot, near 1/3 in the story and they have only meet twice, then they go back to London and the narrative progressed a bit faster and the final gallop.
Once they meet again, it became impossible to put this book down.
Eleanor is dual, the free one in Scotland then her London version, a doormat for her excuse of a family.
For years she has has become a shadow in her family’s home, a commodity always overlooked, expected to be lenient, unseen and unheard. And she acts this way, following others’ orders. Always the dutiful and obedient parent.
I thought her weak and meek at first, bending to everyone’s demands. Which she was. It took time for her to find her voice and be able to stand on her own two feet, and even then, she was thrown in her face, she was an ungrateful relative.
She goes on with things in her life because of the motto “Family is everything.” but this family is nothing to her. They only take and give nothing. Why she misunderstood the real meaning of her father’s words, those people are no family to her only envious carpetbaggers.
At the beginning, I do wondered why she accepted her fiancé’s suit when he rejects everything she is. Then I saw her as London self, a masquerade of her true self, able to grovel for just breathing.
Logan McKnight wears his name like a glove. He is chivalrous, ready to rescue Eleanor but he knows it is to her to make the right decision. He is a man from my heart, he was attracted to her from the beginning, his honor commanded he gave her up, but his heart has another mind. He is honest to the fault, fighting his own feelings because he knows nothing can come from it. Still, each time she needs him, he is there for her. He is the one whom will help her to go out of her own gilded cage.
« Reveal yourself, Eleanor. Show the world who you are. Don’t hide yourself from anyone, however much you might fear their words. »
Despite being a story told from both perspectives, it is mostly from Eleanor’s side we follow their journey. So it is her struggles that are more developed, which makes more sense as she is the one who must decide on which path she wants to walk or not. Logan has no doubt, he knows with whom he wants to grew old.
I would not really categorize this story as an enemies to lovers story, Eleanor is the one who has her ego tweaked, but he piqued her interest too, so soon she sees Logan as an ally.
My only regret is the lack of epilogue as I would have loved to see her dismissive family gets its right reward, after, it would not have changed the outcome of the story.
5 stars
I was granted an advance copy through Edelweiss by the publisher Avon. I have also preordered my own copy.
Here is my true and unbiased opinion.
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October 30, 2022
Charming start where the Scottish Eleanor Craig returns to her ancestral home for a break from the oppression of London and familial expectation. She meets a rude and very forward shepherd who then imposes a puppy on her, despite knowing that she is not a dog-lover. Back in London and under the thumb of her family and autocratic fiance, Eleanor encounters the enigmatic 'shepherd' again, only he turns out to be rising MP, Logan McKnight. They slowly form an inappropriate friendship over their shared affection for her excitable puppy and the Scottish Highlands but Eleanor is bound by her commitments and Logan himself has duties and expectations to fulfill.
Ranney is as always a very skillful writer but jeez, I really wanted to tell Eleanor to snap out of it and grow some backbone. As for Logan, he was more or less in control of his own destiny and he could have offered Eleanor a way out earlier.
Narration done well.
Ranney is as always a very skillful writer but jeez, I really wanted to tell Eleanor to snap out of it and grow some backbone. As for Logan, he was more or less in control of his own destiny and he could have offered Eleanor a way out earlier.
Narration done well.
June 5, 2024
This book was soooo romantic!!! I loved it from the moment I read the first page up until the last!!!! It is without a doubt a 10 star book!!!
January 4, 2020
Up and coming political star in the House of Commons Logan McKnight is taking a bit of a sabbatical in his native Scotland and is utterly enthralled when he meets an outspoken lady riding on lands bordering his ancestral home. Miss Eleanor Craig is an excellent horsewoman and well-versed in politics. Unfortunately she's also engaged to a complete cad. Logan recognizes her loneliness so he gives her a puppy to keep her company. Though she initially refuses and tries to return the puppy, he proves as charming and irresistible as Logan himself. When Logan and Eleanor meet again in London, they begin meeting in secret in a quiet park. But Eleanor is totally controlled by her grasping, snobby family and her autocratic fiance and nothing but disaster can come of her connection and association with Logan.
Spoilers may come out in the forthcoming rant. Lately several books I've read have featured a heroine who was frustrating to me because her 'strength' came off as hatefulness or something similar. In this case it is just the opposite: Eleanor is weak and despite being well provided for and given autonomy according to her late father's will, she somehow still allows herself to be completely controlled by her spiteful aunt and awful fiance. Her endless droning on about all the things she couldn't have and reasons she couldn't be with Logan also infuriated me because they were feeble at best and she didn't seem overly concerned about hurting him. She was also unconscionably rude and snobbish to him which I found to be very hypocritical on her part. Even as she begins to open her eyes to what is going on around her, she still bows down meekly and refuses to stand up for herself. Her dramatic insistence on playing the martyr for a family who clearly doesn't care for her just didn't work for me. Eleanor's naivete and just down right stupidity, not to mention utter cluelessness, selfishness, and at times arrogance, made her intolerable for me, especially when she continued to act as though she had no options when what she should do would be clear to anyone with half a brain. This just felt like feeble plotting and didn't work or really hold my attention.
I think Logan was a fabulous hero and he deserved a better heroine. He and Bruce the puppy were the highlights of this story for me and now I want another Border Collie. The last few chapters were good and really did hold my attention, but up until that point we're just told about Logan and Eleanor's relationship and I would've liked to see it develop more. Besides that, we just get mostly Eleanor's private ruminations for much of the book and those just made me think less of her. I would've liked to see her awful family get their comeuppance in the end; though I did enjoy the ending, I found it rather abrupt and slightly unsatisfying for that reason.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Spoilers may come out in the forthcoming rant. Lately several books I've read have featured a heroine who was frustrating to me because her 'strength' came off as hatefulness or something similar. In this case it is just the opposite: Eleanor is weak and despite being well provided for and given autonomy according to her late father's will, she somehow still allows herself to be completely controlled by her spiteful aunt and awful fiance. Her endless droning on about all the things she couldn't have and reasons she couldn't be with Logan also infuriated me because they were feeble at best and she didn't seem overly concerned about hurting him. She was also unconscionably rude and snobbish to him which I found to be very hypocritical on her part. Even as she begins to open her eyes to what is going on around her, she still bows down meekly and refuses to stand up for herself. Her dramatic insistence on playing the martyr for a family who clearly doesn't care for her just didn't work for me. Eleanor's naivete and just down right stupidity, not to mention utter cluelessness, selfishness, and at times arrogance, made her intolerable for me, especially when she continued to act as though she had no options when what she should do would be clear to anyone with half a brain. This just felt like feeble plotting and didn't work or really hold my attention.
I think Logan was a fabulous hero and he deserved a better heroine. He and Bruce the puppy were the highlights of this story for me and now I want another Border Collie. The last few chapters were good and really did hold my attention, but up until that point we're just told about Logan and Eleanor's relationship and I would've liked to see it develop more. Besides that, we just get mostly Eleanor's private ruminations for much of the book and those just made me think less of her. I would've liked to see her awful family get their comeuppance in the end; though I did enjoy the ending, I found it rather abrupt and slightly unsatisfying for that reason.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
November 1, 2019
I received an ARC of this book to read through Edelweiss+ in exchange for a fair review.
To Bed the Bride is the third book in Karen Ranney’s delightful All For Love series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I highly recommend the other books in the series, To Love a Duchess and To Wed an Heiress. Before he died leaving her in the care of his brother Eleanor Craig’s father impressed upon her two things, first that family is everything and that she was to care for the family estate Hearthmere which has been the Craig family home for more than four hundred years. The death of her Uncle has lead Eleanor and her Aunt and cousins to move to London and her trips to Hearthmere are becoming rare especially now that she has become engaged to the Earl of Wescott. She meets Logan McKnight while out on a ride and thinks he is a shepherd and a quite annoying one at that especially when he gives her a puppy which she is sure is the last thing she wants or needs. Once back in London they meet again and she discovers that Logan is an up and coming member of parliament when he attends a dinner party at the home of her Aunt’s new husband a wealthy businessman. As Eleanor begins to learn that her Aunt doesn’t have the same feelings about family and that her fiancé is not who she thought he was Logan becomes a true friend when she desperately needs one. An intriguing friends to lovers story with some truly nasty villains I enjoyed reading this book immensely. Medium Steam. Publishing Date November 26, 2019. #Edelweissplus #ToBedtheBride #KarenRanney #AvonRomance #AvonBooks #HarperCollinsCanada #HistoriicalRomanceNovel #Bookstagram
To Bed the Bride is the third book in Karen Ranney’s delightful All For Love series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I highly recommend the other books in the series, To Love a Duchess and To Wed an Heiress. Before he died leaving her in the care of his brother Eleanor Craig’s father impressed upon her two things, first that family is everything and that she was to care for the family estate Hearthmere which has been the Craig family home for more than four hundred years. The death of her Uncle has lead Eleanor and her Aunt and cousins to move to London and her trips to Hearthmere are becoming rare especially now that she has become engaged to the Earl of Wescott. She meets Logan McKnight while out on a ride and thinks he is a shepherd and a quite annoying one at that especially when he gives her a puppy which she is sure is the last thing she wants or needs. Once back in London they meet again and she discovers that Logan is an up and coming member of parliament when he attends a dinner party at the home of her Aunt’s new husband a wealthy businessman. As Eleanor begins to learn that her Aunt doesn’t have the same feelings about family and that her fiancé is not who she thought he was Logan becomes a true friend when she desperately needs one. An intriguing friends to lovers story with some truly nasty villains I enjoyed reading this book immensely. Medium Steam. Publishing Date November 26, 2019. #Edelweissplus #ToBedtheBride #KarenRanney #AvonRomance #AvonBooks #HarperCollinsCanada #HistoriicalRomanceNovel #Bookstagram
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November 2, 2019Categories
Victorian Historical Fiction, Scottish Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
Miniseries
All for Love Trilogy (Book #3)
Victorian Historical Fiction, Scottish Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
Miniseries
All for Love Trilogy (Book #3)
November 29, 2019
Good book, though it did have a few spots that dragged a little. Eleanor was orphaned at the age of eleven when her beloved father died. Her life at her Highland home of Hearthmere, with its rich traditions and its long line of famous horses, had been very happy to that point. Her aunt and uncle became her guardians, but when her uncle died also, her aunt moved them to London, reducing Eleanor's time at Hearthmere to one month a year. Eleanor lives for those months when she can return home and be her true self instead of the pale version dictated by her life in London.
Eleanor's most recent visit has been reduced to two weeks by the direction of her aunt and Eleanor's new fiancé, the Earl of Westcott. She's not happy about it but has accepted that her life will change with her marriage. One of the first things she does is head out on a ride where she encounters Logan, an MP on an incognito vacation, who she mistakes for a shepherd. Something about Logan unsettles her and gets under her skin, while Logan is utterly fascinated by Eleanor's looks and intelligence. But he can also see that she is lonely.
I liked the development of the relationship between Eleanor and Logan. There were sparks between them from the start, but Eleanor is caught up in her "London Eleanor" persona and ignores them. The only feeling she allows to surface is annoyance at the way he talks to her. I liked the way that Logan recognizes that there is more to her than she allows to show. He knows he should leave her alone, but something about her calls to him. Because he senses her loneliness, Logan gives Eleanor a border collie puppy that he hopes will be a friend. Eleanor doesn't want the puppy at first, but it isn't long before Bruce wiggles his way into her heart. When Eleanor returns to London, she never expects to see Logan again. She's stunned when he shows up at a dinner party at her aunt's house, and she discovers that he is a member of Parliament.
Though she knows it is wrong, Eleanor and Logan begin to meet secretly as friends, bonding first over Bruce's training. They grow closer as Eleanor finds herself increasingly willing to be herself in Logan's company. She also begins to chafe under the treatment she receives from her family and fiancé. Her family frequently shows their selfishness and disdain for the benefits they have received from being part of her life. I detested her Aunt Deborah and cousin Daphne and the way they browbeat her. But the one who really angered me was her fiancé, Michael. The more I saw of him, the more I wanted her to get away from him. His attitude toward Bruce would have been the last straw for me, but Eleanor was still stuck in her "family first" mindset. I was so glad that Eleanor was able to call on Logan for help in that situation. I ached for them both because, by this time, they knew that the pull between them was becoming irresistible. Logan's sense of honor was incredibly strong. But when Eleanor overheard Michael's plans for Hearthmere, she knew she couldn't marry him. What she never expected were the over-the-top actions of her family to force her into the marriage. I was horrified by what they did and waited as desperately as Eleanor did for Logan to rescue her. I was on the edge of my seat until it was all over. The ending was great, especially with the revelation of Logan's secret. The only thing that would have made it better would be to see her family's reaction when they found out!
I had two favorite secondary characters. First, of course, was Bruce. He was adorable, from his attacks on Eleanor's shoes to his absolute devotion to her. He made me laugh in many places, and I could see the difference he made in Eleanor's life. I loved his part in her rescue. The other character I loved was Logan's housekeeper, Mrs. Campbell. She was so kind and warm-hearted and was precisely what Eleanor needed in her life. I liked that she was the one who brought Eleanor's absence to Logan's attention and that she involved herself in finding out what was wrong.
Eleanor's most recent visit has been reduced to two weeks by the direction of her aunt and Eleanor's new fiancé, the Earl of Westcott. She's not happy about it but has accepted that her life will change with her marriage. One of the first things she does is head out on a ride where she encounters Logan, an MP on an incognito vacation, who she mistakes for a shepherd. Something about Logan unsettles her and gets under her skin, while Logan is utterly fascinated by Eleanor's looks and intelligence. But he can also see that she is lonely.
I liked the development of the relationship between Eleanor and Logan. There were sparks between them from the start, but Eleanor is caught up in her "London Eleanor" persona and ignores them. The only feeling she allows to surface is annoyance at the way he talks to her. I liked the way that Logan recognizes that there is more to her than she allows to show. He knows he should leave her alone, but something about her calls to him. Because he senses her loneliness, Logan gives Eleanor a border collie puppy that he hopes will be a friend. Eleanor doesn't want the puppy at first, but it isn't long before Bruce wiggles his way into her heart. When Eleanor returns to London, she never expects to see Logan again. She's stunned when he shows up at a dinner party at her aunt's house, and she discovers that he is a member of Parliament.
Though she knows it is wrong, Eleanor and Logan begin to meet secretly as friends, bonding first over Bruce's training. They grow closer as Eleanor finds herself increasingly willing to be herself in Logan's company. She also begins to chafe under the treatment she receives from her family and fiancé. Her family frequently shows their selfishness and disdain for the benefits they have received from being part of her life. I detested her Aunt Deborah and cousin Daphne and the way they browbeat her. But the one who really angered me was her fiancé, Michael. The more I saw of him, the more I wanted her to get away from him. His attitude toward Bruce would have been the last straw for me, but Eleanor was still stuck in her "family first" mindset. I was so glad that Eleanor was able to call on Logan for help in that situation. I ached for them both because, by this time, they knew that the pull between them was becoming irresistible. Logan's sense of honor was incredibly strong. But when Eleanor overheard Michael's plans for Hearthmere, she knew she couldn't marry him. What she never expected were the over-the-top actions of her family to force her into the marriage. I was horrified by what they did and waited as desperately as Eleanor did for Logan to rescue her. I was on the edge of my seat until it was all over. The ending was great, especially with the revelation of Logan's secret. The only thing that would have made it better would be to see her family's reaction when they found out!
I had two favorite secondary characters. First, of course, was Bruce. He was adorable, from his attacks on Eleanor's shoes to his absolute devotion to her. He made me laugh in many places, and I could see the difference he made in Eleanor's life. I loved his part in her rescue. The other character I loved was Logan's housekeeper, Mrs. Campbell. She was so kind and warm-hearted and was precisely what Eleanor needed in her life. I liked that she was the one who brought Eleanor's absence to Logan's attention and that she involved herself in finding out what was wrong.
September 15, 2023
I love Bruce, I love Logan, I love Eleanor, and I love this book.
I don't know why, but I really liked how severe her confinement was. I feel like a lot of books skirt around the edge of what it was like to be a woman in the time period but this one really shows how little power and protection they have, and how terrible relatives can be.
They did a really good job at making Michael as repulsive as possible and giving us good reasons to root against him.
You can really feel her desperation and fear, and it hits emotionally as you realize how impossible it is for her to escape her potential marriage, and how impossible it is to stop loving Logan.
My only qualm is that some of the plot lines seem to be forgotten about. Her aunt threatens to have Logan killed, but its like Eleanor forgets that by the time he rescues her, not issuing a warning even though she had previously been terrified for him. It would have been interesting to see an attempt on his life after he rescued her.
They also don't discuss the fact that she was potentially forced into having an abortion? I feel like that would have been a big part of her trauma, and deserved at least a casual mention.
I don't know why, but I really liked how severe her confinement was. I feel like a lot of books skirt around the edge of what it was like to be a woman in the time period but this one really shows how little power and protection they have, and how terrible relatives can be.
They did a really good job at making Michael as repulsive as possible and giving us good reasons to root against him.
You can really feel her desperation and fear, and it hits emotionally as you realize how impossible it is for her to escape her potential marriage, and how impossible it is to stop loving Logan.
My only qualm is that some of the plot lines seem to be forgotten about. Her aunt threatens to have Logan killed, but its like Eleanor forgets that by the time he rescues her, not issuing a warning even though she had previously been terrified for him. It would have been interesting to see an attempt on his life after he rescued her.
They also don't discuss the fact that she was potentially forced into having an abortion? I feel like that would have been a big part of her trauma, and deserved at least a casual mention.
March 9, 2020
To Bed the Bride features Eleanor Craig, a Scot who has a strong connection to Hearthmere, the Craig family home. On her annual visit to Hearthmere from London, Eleanor meets Logan McKnight who gifts her with a puppy. He is immediately attracted to Eleanor, but Eleanor finds Logan to be an irritating individual. They meet again in London a few weeks later where Logan discovers that Eleanor is engaged to a contemptuous man that Logan despises. Over the next few weeks they meet in the park and their mutual attraction grows. However, there is a complication . . . Eleanor’s engagement.
The characters are real and believable and they grow and change as the story progresses. Of course there is romance. However, there is also the compelling conflict brought about by Eleanor’s fiancé and her family. Ultimately, Logan helps out Eleanor when she is at her lowest. As with all of Karen Ranney's romances, this was a fast and enjoyable read.
The characters are real and believable and they grow and change as the story progresses. Of course there is romance. However, there is also the compelling conflict brought about by Eleanor’s fiancé and her family. Ultimately, Logan helps out Eleanor when she is at her lowest. As with all of Karen Ranney's romances, this was a fast and enjoyable read.
November 30, 2019
To Bed the Bride by Karen Ranney is the Third book in the An All for Love Series. This is the story of Eleanor Craig and Logan McKnight. I have read the previous books but felt you could make this a standalone book if you wish to do so. Eleanor is left in the care of her Aunt and Uncle have her father passes. Never feeling apart of the family really they have to keep to the will he left which states she inherits the land and famous horses but before her 18 birthday her Uncle dies and this changes things more. Now she is to marry someone she isn't sure about and she is being kept from her home. Then on the few weeks she is home she runs into Logan. Logan is of course taken with her and he feels her loneliness. This opens a door for him to give her a dog and they start a friendship. But of course it is a forbidden one. Loved their story.
January 8, 2020
I won a copy of this book from a GoodReads giveaway - my first win. Considering I own about 20 books by this author, I was very excited by the win.
This book was everything I wanted it to be and all that I've come to expect from this author. It's a fun read that has a nice take on one of my favorite genres - the Scottish Romance. I enjoyed the story line about the puppy - I thought that was clever way to put Eleanor and Logan together.
We do get to see quite a bit of what's going on in Eleanor's head - which is good because, outside of Logan, she is not quite free to speak her mind and be herself. I appreciated her inner battles.
I read quite a bit of Romance and it's high praise indeed to say that neither of the main characters annoyed me. Good characters, nice plot and good ending.
This book was everything I wanted it to be and all that I've come to expect from this author. It's a fun read that has a nice take on one of my favorite genres - the Scottish Romance. I enjoyed the story line about the puppy - I thought that was clever way to put Eleanor and Logan together.
We do get to see quite a bit of what's going on in Eleanor's head - which is good because, outside of Logan, she is not quite free to speak her mind and be herself. I appreciated her inner battles.
I read quite a bit of Romance and it's high praise indeed to say that neither of the main characters annoyed me. Good characters, nice plot and good ending.
June 30, 2020
I can't wait for the pandemic to be over to have full access to libraries again. This embarrassing book was being discarded by a neighbour. The embarrassment stems from the title, cover and predictable storyline.
It could have been told in 100 pages instead of close to 400. ***spoiler alert*** When Eleanor was held against her will and starved because she refused to marry the horrible earl, I almost gave up. The most laughable part was that in 1868, the heroine was comfortable losing her virginity out of wedlock and knowledgable because she saw horses mating in Scotland. That doesn't explain her knowledge of more intimate behaviour not practised by animals.
It's getting three stars for making me laugh (not the author's intention).
It could have been told in 100 pages instead of close to 400. ***spoiler alert*** When Eleanor was held against her will and starved because she refused to marry the horrible earl, I almost gave up. The most laughable part was that in 1868, the heroine was comfortable losing her virginity out of wedlock and knowledgable because she saw horses mating in Scotland. That doesn't explain her knowledge of more intimate behaviour not practised by animals.
It's getting three stars for making me laugh (not the author's intention).
March 13, 2021
3.5 stars
This was the one I was the most excited to read and it's my least favorite of the 3.
The heroine was very flat for most of the book and while it's a protective mechanism for her it made me not all that interested in her until the last 30ish % of the story when she actually stands up for herself.
We don't see a huge amount from the hero's perspective so I didn't find him that interesting either.
Bruce however was adorable, he's the puppy the hero gives the heroine at the beginning of the book.
Bruce and the last 1/4 of this book was pretty much it's saving grace.
This was the one I was the most excited to read and it's my least favorite of the 3.
The heroine was very flat for most of the book and while it's a protective mechanism for her it made me not all that interested in her until the last 30ish % of the story when she actually stands up for herself.
We don't see a huge amount from the hero's perspective so I didn't find him that interesting either.
Bruce however was adorable, he's the puppy the hero gives the heroine at the beginning of the book.
Bruce and the last 1/4 of this book was pretty much it's saving grace.
March 15, 2021
This is not my favorite book in the series. the beginning was nearly identical to one of the earlier books and felt much like a rehashing of the earlier story. Most of the action in the story happened nearly at the end of the book, which did wind up with a happy ending but only after much angst and turmoil. Most of the characters were exceedingly horrible and I found myself angry with the fact that not enough justice was done to any of them and that the got away with so much.
December 3, 2019
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Lonely maiden is given a puppy and is soon charmed by the puppy and the man who gave her the puppy. But unfortunately she is engaged to a less than ideal guy. As their friendship grows, they end up meeting secretly despite their family and friends.
Will they realize that they are truly meant to be or will other people get in the way? A sweet Scottish romance.
Lonely maiden is given a puppy and is soon charmed by the puppy and the man who gave her the puppy. But unfortunately she is engaged to a less than ideal guy. As their friendship grows, they end up meeting secretly despite their family and friends.
Will they realize that they are truly meant to be or will other people get in the way? A sweet Scottish romance.
December 13, 2019
Another great read my new favorite book
I have loved all of Karen's books and this one is my new favorite book. Eleanor and Logan are just everything. There is so many facets to this book. I had all my feelings exposed. I laughed and cried, then got angry and then happy again...Karen is great at getting my emotions out there ...love her books
I have loved all of Karen's books and this one is my new favorite book. Eleanor and Logan are just everything. There is so many facets to this book. I had all my feelings exposed. I laughed and cried, then got angry and then happy again...Karen is great at getting my emotions out there ...love her books
August 20, 2020
I loved the book.
Eleanor is engaged to the Earl of Wescott. He's turns out to be overbearing, egotistical and a bully.
When she tries to break the engagement, Michael tells her that she will and that she will become an exemplary wife who will never go anywhere without him nor act contrary to his interests. He then has her family lock her in a room and only fed once a day.
Eleanor is engaged to the Earl of Wescott. He's turns out to be overbearing, egotistical and a bully.
When she tries to break the engagement, Michael tells her that she will and that she will become an exemplary wife who will never go anywhere without him nor act contrary to his interests. He then has her family lock her in a room and only fed once a day.
March 21, 2020
I enjoyed this. I found the characters a bit different than the usual and maybe that's why they didn't engage me as much. Some of them seemed a bit flat while still being over the top - Michael the autocrat, the overbearing "step-family" and so on. The most fun was Bruce the dog.
November 3, 2021
I really liked their chemestry and the development of the romance. Not so much the fact that I felt like it was incomplete. I was missing something. It was good, but not how I would like it to put an end to this series that has some of my faves Karen's book.
April 6, 2020
Well-written. Good characters. Good storyline. Loved Bruce’s role in the story. 4.5.
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February 28, 2022
Ok ... slow
April 8, 2022
Entertaining, fun, playful
December 4, 2024
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June 21, 2020
To Bed the Bride by Karen Ranney is the third book in the All for Love Trilogy, but it was great as a stand-alone book. It was well written, and the story flowed perfectly.
Eleanor Craig’s beloved estate Hearthmere is in Scotland, but she moved to England with her cousins and aunt after her father and uncle passed. She loves Hearthmere, the Hearthmere thoroughbreds, and all the family history that the house contains. Her aunt allows her to visit the estate she loves for one month a year. She has become engaged to Michael, the Earl of Wescott, and this year he has decided she can only stay for two weeks. Her aunt and cousins are thrilled with her match and defer to all of Michaels’s decisions. On her ride around the estate, she runs into some sheep and meets Logan McKnight and two herding dogs. Logan was fascinated by Eleanor and enjoyed goading her. He realizes that she is afraid of dogs and lonely, so he takes it upon himself to give her a puppy for companionship. Eleanor did not want the puppy (Bruce) and she tried to return it to Logan, but she grew more attached to Bruce the longer she had him.
Logan encourages Eleanor to be herself and not hide her thoughts and feelings. She realizes that she can only be herself when in Scotland and that when she is in England, she becomes silent and subdued. After they returned to England, they meet again at her family’s dinner party. Logan is surprised when he learns she is engaged and to whom she is engaged too. Logan doesn’t care for Michael’s arrogance or political views.
As her marriage gets closer, Eleanor realizes how domineering Michael is and that she will not be allowed to visit or live in Scotland. She was shocked when she overheard Michael’s conversation about selling her horses and estate. When her lawyer confirmed that her inheritance would revert to her husband upon her marriage, she knows she can never marry Michael. She informed her family of her decision and was astonished at the length they would go to ensure she married Michael. Her father had always said that family was everything and she had lived her life following those words, but after her family’s treatment, she realizes that their greed was larger than family loyalty.
I was enchanted by the characters in this book. Logan was such a perfect hero in this book. He was so understanding of Eleanor’s feelings and constantly encouraging her to be truer to herself. He wanted her to be the strong, brave woman she was in Scotland. Eleanor wanted to honor her commitment to Michael but slowly realizes that he would never allow her to be the strong woman she was. This was a great book to read and I highly recommend it. The main characters are so loveable and perfect for each other.
Eleanor Craig’s beloved estate Hearthmere is in Scotland, but she moved to England with her cousins and aunt after her father and uncle passed. She loves Hearthmere, the Hearthmere thoroughbreds, and all the family history that the house contains. Her aunt allows her to visit the estate she loves for one month a year. She has become engaged to Michael, the Earl of Wescott, and this year he has decided she can only stay for two weeks. Her aunt and cousins are thrilled with her match and defer to all of Michaels’s decisions. On her ride around the estate, she runs into some sheep and meets Logan McKnight and two herding dogs. Logan was fascinated by Eleanor and enjoyed goading her. He realizes that she is afraid of dogs and lonely, so he takes it upon himself to give her a puppy for companionship. Eleanor did not want the puppy (Bruce) and she tried to return it to Logan, but she grew more attached to Bruce the longer she had him.
Logan encourages Eleanor to be herself and not hide her thoughts and feelings. She realizes that she can only be herself when in Scotland and that when she is in England, she becomes silent and subdued. After they returned to England, they meet again at her family’s dinner party. Logan is surprised when he learns she is engaged and to whom she is engaged too. Logan doesn’t care for Michael’s arrogance or political views.
As her marriage gets closer, Eleanor realizes how domineering Michael is and that she will not be allowed to visit or live in Scotland. She was shocked when she overheard Michael’s conversation about selling her horses and estate. When her lawyer confirmed that her inheritance would revert to her husband upon her marriage, she knows she can never marry Michael. She informed her family of her decision and was astonished at the length they would go to ensure she married Michael. Her father had always said that family was everything and she had lived her life following those words, but after her family’s treatment, she realizes that their greed was larger than family loyalty.
I was enchanted by the characters in this book. Logan was such a perfect hero in this book. He was so understanding of Eleanor’s feelings and constantly encouraging her to be truer to herself. He wanted her to be the strong, brave woman she was in Scotland. Eleanor wanted to honor her commitment to Michael but slowly realizes that he would never allow her to be the strong woman she was. This was a great book to read and I highly recommend it. The main characters are so loveable and perfect for each other.
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