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"Delightful Sequel"
Reviewed by Linda Hurst
Posted March 1, 2002
The BARTERED BRIDE is the sequel to THE CHINA BRIDE and THE
WILD CHILD.
It begins with the hero Gavin Elliott in prison charged with
his wife
Alexandra's murder. Gavin has been tried and convicted by
the House of
Lords and is awaiting hanging. The story is told largely in
flashbacks
as Gavin sits in his cell and Read more...
"Superb Historical"
Reviewed by Sheri Melnick
Posted March 22, 2002
Third in the nineteenth century trilogy of THE WILD
CHILD and THE CHINA BRIDE, Ms. Putney's latest introduces
readers to her most resilient heroine yet. Newly widowed,
Alexandra Warren and her daughter Katie were returning to
England from Australia when pirates attacked their ship.
Sold into slavery and Read more...
"exciting, action-packed historical romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 31, 2002
In 1834, American sea merchant Gavin Elliot sets sail from
The East Indies for London after making his fortune in
trade. He plans to reestablish his family name previously
disgraced among the aristocracy.
On his journey to England, Gavin stops at the island of
Maduri where Read more...
SummarySweeping from the exotic temptations of the Orient to the
ruthless grandeur of 19th century London, The Bartered
Bride is a compelling romantic adventure that begins with a
daring act of courage. After building a fortune amid the
splendor and dangers of the China seas, American adventurer
and merchant prince Gavin Elliott is sailing for London,
where he intends to establish himself in the society that
forced his family to leave in disgrace when Gavin was only
a child. But fate intervenes on an infamous island in the
East Indies when he tries to save a European woman being
sold at a slave auction.
Alexandra Warren ventures to Australia as a young bride
eager for adventure. A dozen years later she is returning
home as widow and mother when a pirate attack separates her
from her beloved daughter and condemns Alex to a life of
servitude. Then a miracle arrives in the form of a steely-
eyed Yankee captain willing to risk everything to set her
free.
A shocking turn of events brings an unexpected alliance
with her rescuer, and Gavin and Alex arrive in London as
intimate strangers joined by too many painful secrets. Yet
attraction and affection soon overcome the trial of their
first meeting. Until the past reaches out to change
Gavin's life—and threatens the passionate love he has found
with his irresistible bartered bride.
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