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Betrayed by her husband, a beautiful Texas bride discovers the true meaning of faith, courage, and love in a Yucatán torn apart by warring factions. Mercy Cameron carries on her father's medical practice as best as she can after he leaves to fight in the Civil War. She nurses her second cousin, Philip, back to health, and the two quickly fall in love and marry. When Philip returns after the hostilities are over, he refuses to live under Reconstruction and insists the couple relocate to Mexico, where Emperor Maximilian has promised free land to settlers. By the time Mercy and Philip complete the journey, however, the Austrian monarch's last hope is to make a stand in the Yucatán. Disappointed and drinking heavily, Philip bets his wife in a game of cards, losing Mercy to Zane Falconer, owner of a distant hacienda, who needs a woman to educate his motherless daughter. Reluctantly agreeing to teach Julie Falconer until she turns eighteen--ten years--in exchange for enough money to return to Texas with a sizable bonus, Mercy sets out with the enigmatic and ruggedly handsome Zane on a three-day journey deep into the Yucatán. At the hacienda, Mercy fights to win the respect of the sharp-tongued Julie and dares to dream that Zane's ironic courtesy may one day turn into deeper feelings. But when Zane leaves the hacienda to help fight off invaders, Mercy first falls into the clutches of a gunrunning Englishman and is then captured by the Cruzob, Mayans who've been fighting a long war with the ruling mixed bloods and federal troops. From the brave and attractive Dionisio, Mercy learns Mayan lore and comes to sympathize with their struggle for freedom, all the while praying that she might live to see Zane again. Rich in adventure and intrigue, Bride of Thunder is a spellbinding work of historical romance from a bestselling and award-winning author heralded by the Denver Post as "a master novelist." No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This was a DNF for me. I literally got just over halfway through and I just couldn’t go any further.
What I liked- This book had a wonderful beginning. Mercy is a kindhearted who just can’t catch a break. I really liked her. She is the daughter of a doctor and within the first few chapters she rescues a slave girl who is being abused. She is a southern woman who who is opposed to slavery and dragged by her husband to Central America after the southern US states lose the civil war.
The setting was unusual which I really liked. I had never read a book set in Central America during the late 1800s. The author is wonderful at dispensing details about the setting, history, and culture. It was a magnificent vacation and I very much enjoyed the scenery.
Reading the first few chapters of this book made me think I was going to be reading something akin to The Sound Of Music meets Gone With the Wind.
What I didn’t like- This book was like a ten mile hike. I am a plus size woman so as you can imagine a ten mile hike is not my favorite thing. I can do five miles and be sore and tired, but in good spirits. Not so for ten.
Spoiler Alert- Her is the book up until the point I quit. Halfway. Mercy is dragged to Central America by her husband Philip who doesn’t like her (he is gay). He loses at cards to Zahn and uses her to pay the gambling debts. Zahn needs her as a companion and tutor for his daughter. He thinks Mercy is attractive and explains that he wants to bed her but will never marry her. On the way to his home she meets Eric. Eric offers her marriage even though they don’t know each other. Mercy follows Zahn. Zahn’s daughter, Jolie, dislikes Mercy from the start. With some pushing from Zahn’s current mistress Jolie tries to kill Mercy. She ends up seriously injuring her best friend instead and suddenly, she and Mercy are best of buds. Then, Philip shows up with Eric in tow to try to get Mercy to follow him home. Mercy says no. In the night, Philip tries to kidnap her but fails and is killed in the attempt. Eric slinks away. War breaks out and Zahn is called to serve. He asks Mercy to marry him. She accepts and they have sex (off screen). Shortly after Zahn leaves, Mercy is kidnapped in the middle of the night by Eric who makes her his mistress. He drags her to his home, raping her repeatedly on the way and once there (this was on screen). Mercy is trying to figure out how to return to Zahn when she learns that Eric’s obsession for her has to do with his love for his dead sister. It isn’t a brotherly love though. His sister died from suicide after he had impregnated her.
And it was at this point I stopped reading. I went onto Goodreads to read other reviews. Maybe, just maybe, this book would be salvageable. If Zahn rescued her right about then and took her home and they lived happily ever after I MIGHT have been able to continue. But, there was still half a novel unfinished. And, the reviews confirmed what I had dreaded. Things just keep getting more ridiculous from there. I pushed the stop button on my MP3 player and that was that. ( )