The English Bride

Legends of the Outback #3

by Margaret Way

A life of luxury on an English country estate or the hazards of the Australian Outback? For Lady Francesca de Lyle there is no doubt. She's in love with rugged Grant Cameron and knows the Outback holds everything she's come to need and desire.

Grant is emotionally torn. He wants Francesca, but the pampered rich girl could dash back to the safety of her privileged world at any time. Should he take the risk and ask Francesca to become his English bride?

Genres: Romance, Harlequin Romance

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Margaret Way was born and educated in the river city of Brisbane, Australia. Before her marriage she was a well-known pianist, teacher, vocal coach and accompanist, but her hectic musical career came to a halt when her son was born and the demands of motherhood dictated a change of pace.

On a fortuitous impulse she decided to try her hand at romance writing and was thrilled when Mills & Boon accepted her first effort, Time of the Jacaranda, which they published less than a year later in 1970; a feat that brought tears to her father's eyes. Some seventy odd books have followed resulting in a loyal readership whose letters provide a source of support and encouragement. A driving force in all her writing has been the promotion of her much loved country, Australia. She delights in bringing it alive for her readers; its people, way of life, environment, flora and fauna. Her efforts so far have not excited official recognition, but she expects one day she will be awarded the "Order of Australia."

Her interests remain with the arts. She still plays the piano seriously, but her "top Cs" have gone. She is still addicted to collecting antiques and paintings and browsing through galleries. She now lives within sight and sound of beautiful Moreton Bay and its islands, inspiration for some of her books. Her house is full of books, spectacular plants, Chinese screens and pots. She is devoted to her garden and spends much time "directing the design and digging and providing cold drinks and chocolates."

Reviews

[Naksed · Rating 2 out of 5]

Excruciatingly boring. There is NOTHING to the plot at all. The hero and heroine are in love and lust with each other, have been since they were both teenagers, but the hero balks at taking their relationship to the next level because he thinks she is a fragile English Rose who is going to wilt in the red rock desert of the Australian Outback. The heroine spends the entirety of the book begging him to take her on. He finally relents when she bravely rescues a man injured during a horseback ride. I never thought I'd say this but I miss Margaret Way's homicidal psycho OWs who are more relentless in their quest for the heroine's destruction than any of Disney's evil Queens.

[رومولا الن emmajain-book · Rating 2 out of 5]

لم تعجبني كثيراا

[Zahraa Hadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

الجزء الآخر المتعلق بالبراري الذي احب تسميته عرس في البراري أجمل من رواية جنيفيف..

[fatma omar · Rating 2 out of 5]

عجبتني القصة التانيه اكتر قلب في امرأتين (شارلى بيل,الليدى شارلوت)
بس كانت هتبقي احلا لو الأحداث طولت اكتر شوية 😔

[Diamond]

وردة الصحارى:
الوردة توحي دائما بالرقة والوداعة فكيف يمكن لورده ان تعيش قسوة الصحراء؟هل يستطيع الحب ان يحمى جمال فرانسيسكا دوليل الهش من الذبول تحت شمس الصحراء ؟هل يكفى وجود حبيبها غرانت بقربها لكي يظلل حياتها؟هل يمكن للمرأة أي امرأة أن تتخلى عن الحياة الرغيدة وعن قصر طفولتها فقط من اجل الحب؟أسئلة بعمر الحب وبعمر العلاقة بين الرجل والمرأة ولم يرد غرانت ان يطلب من فرانسيسكا هذه التضحيه فقد كان مقتنعا ان فرانسيسكا لن تتحمل ان تصبح عروسه... مدى الحياة.

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