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Maiden Bride Kindle Edition

by Deborah Simmons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In this enemies to lovers story, a battle-scarred soldier enters an arranged marriage and finds unexpected passion with his new wife.

Wed for his revenge!

Long believed dead, Nicholas de Laci has at last returned to England. He craves vengeance, but he is too late—his nemesis is slain. To claim his lands, Nicholas must wed his enemy’s niece, Gillian Hexham.

Nicholas is determined to exact payment from his bride, but though he speaks words of revenge, the nights they share are filled with passion . . . Could Gillian be the one woman to heal his soul, by satisfying his cravings in a way he never imagined?
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    June 12, 2017
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Nicholas de Laci's only purpose in life is revenge against Baron Hexham, but his brother-in-law killed the baron and as far as he knows, there are no more Hexham family members to take his revenge upon. Nicholas is not very close to his sister, and the concept of family doesn't mean much to him. Then one day, a messenger arrives from the king and announces that a female Hexham heir has been found and the king demands that Nicholas marry her to settle the dispute of the lands. Nicholas is overjoyed with the prospect of being able to carry out his revenge after all. Nicholas finds her at the convent where she is living, and marries her before going to his home. Gillian Hexham is glad to be out of the confining, sheltered life, but she is wary of this warrior who has claimed her as his wife. Nicholas tells her that as the Hexham heir, her blood is tainted and that to have his revenge, she will be his slave. Gillian is a spirited woman who defies him every chance she gets, and they have rousing fights. A game of Hoodman Blind results in a searing kiss, and while Nicholas admires her feistiness, he is frustrated because his desire for his beautiful wife is more intense than his desire for revenge; and he gives in to his physical desires. Though Gillian and Nicholas begin to accept their feelings for each other, illness, old fears, and the surprise appearance of another Hexham may just destroy their already fragile relationship. Maiden Bride was a joy to read! The story was well written and it held my interest from beginning to end. Great characters! A good choice for entertaining reading!Well developed and strong characters! Ms. Simmons skillful writing lets the reader 'see' the changes in her dynamic characters! Deborah Simmons has written a wonderfully entertaining story! Maiden Bride has humor, sensuous love, and tremendous characters that make it a sure bet! A delightful tale that assures Ms. Simmons' place in the literary world of romance!Gloria Miller -- Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MYGF3BZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harlequin Historical (June 12, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 12, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.6 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
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USA Today bestselling author Deborah Simmons began her career as a journalist, but left nonfiction for the world of happily ever afters. She’s written historical romances originally published by Avon, Harlequin, and Berkley, as well as a romantic comedy.

Her books A Lady of Distinction and The Gentleman Thief were finalists in Romance Writers of America’s annual RITA competition. Two other releases, The Gentleman's Quest and Glory and the Rake (now titled Glory and the Duke), were up for The Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence for Mystery/Suspense. And her work has been translated and published in more than thirty countries, with graphic novel editions available for some editions.

She believes in strong heroines, wry humor, a touch of mystery, and love that can’t be denied.

"Simmons guarantees the reader a page-turner..." - Romantic Times

"Deborah Simmons is an author I read automatically. Why? Because she gets it right. I can always count on her for a good tale, a wonderful hero, a feisty heroine, and a love story where it truly is love that makes the difference." - All About Romance

Visit her at: www.DeborahSimmons.com

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Customers enjoyed the book and found it a joy to read. They appreciated the well-written story with a great plot and well-developed characters. The humor was amusing and charming, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. Readers felt involved with the characters and found the ending charming and endearing.

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Customers enjoy the book and find it enjoyable to read. They say it's worth rereading, and they recommend reading the first book in the series first. The story has charm and holds their attention.

"...Good story, easy to read, flows well. A keeper for me!" Read more

"...There was never a dull moment with the emotional roller coaster ride of this tale. I am eager to read more from this author...." Read more

"This story and the couple were hilarious and a joy to read! I loved their wits against each other and constant arguments...." Read more

"...I Anyway, I liked this book. It's worth a reread in my the future. Note: This is the second book in a series...." Read more

17 customers mention "Story quality"14 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the well-written story with a great plot and well-developed characters. They find the book engaging and hard to put down, with a fast-paced story that keeps readers hooked until the end.

"...Heroine is strong willed and does not cower. I enjoyed the development of the relationship, and I thought the H was kind of of amusing with this..." Read more

"...She is a brave, proud and hardworking woman who is doing the best she can, saddled with her lout of a husband...." Read more

"...I loved reading Nicholas' story and knew he was going to be a tortured character filled with revenge from book 1...." Read more

"...The story is wonderfully written and I definitely recommend reading this book...." Read more

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Customers enjoyed the humor in the book. They found it amusing, with laugh-out-loud moments and a fun story. The couple was hilarious and the ending was charming and endearing.

"...It was an amusing read with plenty of laugh out loud moments, most of them at Nicholas' expense...." Read more

"This story and the couple were hilarious and a joy to read! I loved their wits against each other and constant arguments...." Read more

"...This is probably the best medieval revenge book that I've ever read...." Read more

"...Fun story with sparks of sexy magnetism. Somewhat dark yet light-hearted at the same time. The ending is charming and endearing!..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the character development and find themselves engaged with the characters.

"...I thought the secondary characters where also entertaining...." Read more

"...plot, it definitely held my attention and I found myself very involved with the characters...." Read more

"Liked it because it felt like the plots and characters were true to what I think of those times. The need for revenge, women as chattel,etc." Read more

"Good book. Great plot and well played characters. Full of great sex too." Read more

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  • JJH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Revenge Turned Love Story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2013
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    I enjoyed this one. I was in the mood for a "can't have my revenge on who I want, so I'll take it it on his innocent relative, who I will NOT develop feelings for--oops!" Great alpha male lead character--very moody and gruff. Heroine is strong willed and does not cower. I enjoyed the development of the relationship, and I thought the H was kind of of amusing with this possessiveness of the h(even if he didn't want to acknowledge or understand why he was acting this way). I thought the secondary characters where also entertaining. I'm not sure if the H's sister has her own book, but I liked the background of her relationship with her husband and I will check into it. Good story, easy to read, flows well. A keeper for me!
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A sweet, desperate-in-love, bullying lout and his maiden bride...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2008
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    Maiden Bride by Deborah Simmons starts out with Nicholas de Laci brooding over the injustices done to him. His brother in law Piers, had stolen the vengeance he had sought against Lord Hexham and now he feels for and lives for nothing. Until the king sends a royal decree that he is to marry the last Hexham heir, Lady Gillian who has been living in genteel poverty in a nunnery. Gillian's uncle had escaped Nicholas' vengeance but now he has the last Hexham to sate that desire. As he journeys to her convent he delights in thinking up all sorts of punishments befitting her tainted blood. Then he sees the tall, voluptuous red head and his thirst for vengeance falters. He alternates between hating her and lusting after her and he soon drives everyone around him mad with his capricious moods. Pretty soon he cannot stop Gillian from worming her way into his heart and just when he has accepted her and the possibility of a future unclouded with hate, another Hexham heir steps forward. Can his newfound love overcome his once driving need for vengeance?

    Nicholas de Laci has a single minded need for vengeance that is a little annoying. He's either brooding or yelling and it gets old sometimes. I liked him, but geez, shut up. Gillian tries to make the best of her situation but I think she was a little too much of a doormat. True, there's not much she can do when her lord of the castle husband lays down his feudal law, but still, there was always that nightshade option. Just a little sprinkle and then all her problems would be over.

    Gillian calls Nicholas a selfish ba*t*rd several times over in this book and it's true. He is. He has this childish need to keep her only for himself that overrides all common sense. He refuses to let her out of the bedroom, refuses to let her take over her duties of chatelaine, refuses to let her help the sick. She is to live only for him and no one else is to come between them. It's almost as if he wants to stick her in his pocket and cart her around wherever he goes. The more onerous of his plans he does not carry out against her but just reading about his inner musings was enough for me to want to break out the poison. He is a little one dimensional with his constant drivel about vengeance but it's okay because it just lets Gillian shine more in this revenge tale. She is a brave, proud and hardworking woman who is doing the best she can, saddled with her lout of a husband. She's courageous yet vulnerable and when she stands up to Nicholas, it's priceless. Their ranting and raving at each other is also priceless. Since I'm a ranter and raver myself, I enjoyed reading about their fights.

    Even though it probably sounds like I didn't like this book, I did. It was an amusing read with plenty of laugh out loud moments, most of them at Nicholas' expense. Even though he comes across as this domineering, hateful man, half of the book is spent with him trying to please his wife in his own bumbling, misguided way. So he's redeemed in my eyes. He may be a bullying lout, but he was a sweet, desperate in love, bullying lout, so I forgive him. :)
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  • Laurel
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wild and steamy ride!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2015
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    This second de Laci novel was a great sequel to the first one. I loved reading Nicholas' story and knew he was going to be a tortured character filled with revenge from book 1. Despite his thirst for revenge and his lashing out at everyone around him, Nicholas meets his match in Gillian. It is entertaining to see them go head to head, especially in the bedroom! With all the upheaval in this plot, it definitely held my attention and I found myself very involved with the characters. There was never a dull moment with the emotional roller coaster ride of this tale. I am eager to read more from this author.

    On a side note, I loved the cover of this book as the characters looked just how I pictured them!!
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  • Chi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable read!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2020
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    This story and the couple were hilarious and a joy to read! I loved their wits against each other and constant arguments. The hero can be such a child at times but he truly does love the heroine and she herself stands her ground against his fits. The story is wonderfully written and I definitely recommend reading this book. This is the sequel to the The Devil's Lady and some things from the first book are also mentioned.
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  • Reader R
    4.0 out of 5 stars Other reviews are over harsh.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019
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    A lot of other reviews are over critical for what this book is. Don't read it if you want historical accuracy. I think that's ridiculous to expect it.
    What I liked about it:
    Hero(Nicholas) was delightfully jealous and possessive. He's emotionally scarred from his ordeal in the holy war and subsequent betrayal by his neighbor. He's been running on his anger as fuel so when he meets the heroine he's not sure how to feel anything else.
    If you look at it with those thoughts in mind, he was in love with her almost instantly. Even with his talk of vengeance it was always about improving things for his heroine.
    This heroine(Gillian) had a backbone. Other reviewers said she didn't because she didn't leave. Well where was she supposed to go? She couldn't go back to the convent and she had been homeless before. She new the outside world would be a 100x worse than anything the hero was going to dish out. So she stayed her ground and fought. Boy did she fight, she even punched him! For every mean thing Nick said Gillian had a rebuttal so when they finally had harmony they still loved to bicker.

    What I didn't like: Nick stayed at the same level of angry a little too long. The biting things he said he never truly apologized for. He needed a better grovel.
    The 'conflict' with the other heir was unnecessary or should of been done better. Even when that was resolved the author didn't tie up loose ends. Where did that guy get his information? Why are the eastern character in the book and utilize him so little. Sending him off on errands seemed like a cheap/lazy way of not having to write about him. I
    Anyway, I liked this book. It's worth a reread in my the future.
    Note: This is the second book in a series. The first one The Devil's Lady should be read first unless you have no plans to read it. The author covers the first books plot points and will spoil it for you.
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  • Bob & Paulette Partin
    3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of slow
    Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2015
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    The story was interesting but it did not always move that well. It seemed to lack variation in the plot.
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  • M. Lastre
    5.0 out of 5 stars Passionare
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2019
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    This us one of my fave mills and boon novels. Nicholas de laci is a tortured soul who is consumed with vengeance. He marries the niece of his dead enemy and makes her the focus of his vengeance. Their relationship is fraught with tension, a lot of passion, anger and leads to many battles between the Lord and his lady . They eventually accept their love for each other after they nearly lose each other as a result of a life threatening illness that nearly robs the Lord of his lady and a fight by combat that near takes the Lord's life. It is an exciting and gripping story. I fell in love with the characters and wanted to know more about them which was the reason I also real the devils lady which is also by Deborah Simmons and gives us a bit of a back story because I think it's important to know more of the back story in order to truly understand maiden bride.I have to say though and I have written to the author who very graciously replied about my wish to know more of darius's story. To know what became of him. Did he find love?? I would love it if he got his own spin off and I really hope that in the future it will be a possibility. For now, I can dream. I think his story would definetely be well worth a read. Out of all the characters I felt most intrigued by him and I hope we know more of him in the future.
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  • MsMerylB
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2022
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    A tale of vengeance and two strong willed characters going through life looking for acceptance. Action, steam and some lovely characters.
    Some typos were noticeable throughout.
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  • Thor
    5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed the book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2014
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    I really enjoyed the book, as it is written with humor. The two characters work well together. However I am a fan of her stories about the "de Burgh Brothers", especially Dunstan and Geoffrey.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2016
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    Good condition
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