Kidnapped at the Altar or The Romance of That Saucy Jessie

by Laura Jean Libbey

According to Wikipedia: "Laura Jean Libbey (March 22, 1862 - October 25, 1924), was an American writer. The highly popular author of fiction, her works were what became known as dime novels. Today they would be categorised as formulaic romance novels. In 1898, at the age of 36, she married a lawyer. They did not have children. On her passing in 1924, she was buried in the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1920s some of her novels were filmed."

Genres: Fiction

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First published January 1, 1909

About the author

"Laura Jean Libbey was author of sensational dime novel romances for women. In the course of her career, she completed 82 novels, enough one obituary noted, to fill an impressive five feet of shelf space." - http://chnm.gmu.edu/dimenovels/the-au...

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holy crap I had no idea what I was in for with this one. It's a soap opera gone mad! Turn of the century (I presume?) shenanigans! A very eligible young man is about to marry a beautiful young heiress. The heiress gets kidnapped on their wedding day by a man who imprisons her in a tower. Meanwhile the hero rescues a young woman from being abused by her family and takes her on as a protegee. The groom presumes that his fiancee has abandoned him and he returns to normal life.

The fiancee escapes from the tower on a deserted island and eventually reunites with her fiance. He has fallen for the young protegee in the meantime, but marries the heiress anyway out of obligation. But he learns that she did plan to elope with the evil baddie and threatens divorce when they reach their honeymoon destination. They never do as the ship gets into a horrific crash and she apparently drowns.

Oh the twists and turns! I loved it because it reminded me a lot of Wuthering Heights -- all the melodrama, hidden identities, lies and untruths. It's totally bad in a good way. It also has a benefit of being set in the Thousand Islands (my home region!) So that automatically gives it a boost.

[Helene · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very boring story, the action felt sluggish and the two main characters were very annoying.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Downloaded from Project Gutenberg after someone on APW recommended Laura Jean Libbey. It was exactly the read I needed right now, so 4 stars. (It's probably more 2-3 star quality, but so fun.) This needs to be adapted into a miniseries a la Downton Abbey.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a romp through a lot of drama. I didn't think it would ever be over. Characters added throughout makes it crazy complicated, but it's basically the drama filled life of one young lady in the early 1900s. Read it for a book challenge for 2015.

[Allyson R · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had no idea what this book was about when I started reading but it held my attention and, in the end, I really liked it! Try it, it's free!

[Nguyen Hoang Quan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Imma stole a quote from some wise men on Internet forum: "I won't even piss on these people if they are on fire."

[Gail Frisby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it, p


Poor Hubert was cursed for most of the story. Z crazy Butler a evil captain and a vengeful deceased wife !e
Liked Jessie and Hubert mother. Wished for an epilogue!!