The Bride Said, "I Did?"

The Lockharts of Texas #1

by Cathy Gillen Thacker

Dani Lockhart had always fantasized about her wedding day... walking down the aisle and giving her hand in marriage to the man of her dreams—just not to her enemy, Beau Chamberlain! But apparently that's exactly what she did...and couldn't remember.

Sure Beau was movie-star handsome and lived by a value system that would stand the test of time. From work to lovemaking and everything in between, he followed the all-or-nothing rule. And he intended to find out exactly how his name and Dani's ended up on a marriage license—and just how Dani could be expecting his child!

Genres: Romance

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 25, 2000

About the author

Dear Readers,

The love stories in my family have always been fodder for romance novels.

My maternal grandmother and grandfather simultaneously ran a business together and raised four daughters, long before it was an accepted thing to do.  Grandpa O’Dell ran the gas station and the barber shop; Grandma O’Dell managed the grocery and cooked for customers.  They were true partners and madly in love and parted, tragically, way too soon when he succumbed to cancer when he was in his early fifties.  Grandma grieved deeply but eventually picked herself up, started a new career as a cafeteria chef, and eventually found deep romantic love and happiness again, in the form of a second marriage.

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Reviews

[TINNGG]

(stony look) I'd like to know what world the author is in that an actor would wake up next to a woman, with no recollection of how he got there, and not immediately start with damage control like lawyering up and getting a restraining order in hand. And a marriage certificate on the nightstand beside him? Yeah; let's get that taken care of too.

Woman would be divorced and have a restraining order against her before she located her underwear.

But no, we're to believe our H went wandering around the village asking questions. We're equally to believe that 3 weeks later, he finally shows up on her doorstep demanding answers of his "wife".

Ah but this is a romance. Can't let reality intrude can we? Like that a woman who'd woke up like that wouldn't have gotten a pregnancy test and oh hey; let's get tested for STDs while we're at it, during those three weeks.

And that's just the setup. He steamrolled her. Inserted himself into her home, manipulated her into giving in, etc.

No, I didn't like him. Yes; I probably would have told him I didn't want the brat, if only to get rid of him.