Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Reviews of Royal Bride

Royal Bride
Royal Bride
Author: Joan Wolf
ISBN-13: 9780446606950
ISBN-10: 0446606952
Publication Date: 3/1/2001
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 41

3.5 stars, based on 41 ratings
Publisher: Warner Forever
Book Type: Paperback
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

6 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Royal Bride on + 37 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Pure Joan Wolf. Girl meets boy- rough start but all ends well.
reviewed Royal Bride on + 277 more book reviews
Charity Beaufort has grown up on tales of Prince Augustus, who fought the French occupation of his country Jura, while many nobles fled to England or Austria to sit out the war. He is Charity's hero, and childhood fantasy. But, the fatasy becomes reality, when after the war he seeks an English wife to reinforce the treaty the with the English, and agrees to marry Charity's sister, Lydia. At seventeen, Charity has decided she is happier without a husband to restrict her freedoms, and only slightly envies her sister. But, events outwit her, and treachery works to place Charity in her sister's role of wife to Prince Augustus.
Jerseygirltoo avatar reviewed Royal Bride on + 455 more book reviews
Joan Wolf is such a good writer, and I like arranged marriage stories, so I ended up liking this book even though it had two things that usually turn me off.
#1 There was adultery on the part of the hero, after they got married. I know that's a total deal breaker for a lot of people in a romance, so fair warning! And it got smoothed over with barely any groveling.
#2 The story took place in an imaginary kingdom, which seemed to be located in Eastern Europe, somewhere near the area where Italy and Slovenia meet, in the real world. But the name of the country, Jura, is a real place located along the border of France and Switzerland. It difficult for someone who know geography to suspend disbelief enough to enjoy imaginary countries.
All that being said, if you are a fan of Joan Wolf's style, give it a try. It's not her best book but it's got one of her characteristic very young heroines who are wise beyond their years, and end up winning over the hero.
reviewed Royal Bride on
To a continent in turmoil, Prince Augustus of Jura is the battle-hardened war hero who saved his tiny nation from the clutches of Napoleon. His next challenge is to find an English wife with the political connections he needs to keep his country safe. When the object of his pursuit runs off with his cousin, Augustus turns to the woman's younger sister, Charity Beaufort. Yet the strong-willed Charity is resistant to being a state pawn, even as duty demands her betrothal to the mysterious prince. Swept into a dazzling world of palaces and court intrigue, Charity suddenly finds herself awakening to new passions in her husband's arms. But for Charity this royal marriage of convenience will not be enough-unless she can win her dazzling husband's heart and soul.
reviewed Royal Bride on + 68 more book reviews
To a continent in turmoil, Prince Augustus of Jura is a battle hardened war hero who saved his tiny nation from the clutches of Napoleon. His next challenge is to find an English wife with the political connections he needs to keep his country safe. When the object of his pursuit runs off with his cousin, Augustus turns to the woman's younger sister, Charity Beaufort. Yet the strong-willed Charity is resistant to being a state pawn, even as duty demands her betrothal to the mysterious prince.
reviewed Royal Bride on + 107 more book reviews
From back cover. "The wit, the charm and the emotional storytelling power that are Joan Wolf's trademarks have turned her Regency-era romantic novels in to one bestseller after anothr. Now she tells an enchanting tale of a young woman who, by a scandalous twist of fate is sent to the altar as a Royal Bride."