In Bed with A Stranger by Mary Wine

In Bed With A Stranger - A Must Readby spitzlady

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August 27, 2009: From Back: Brodick McJames is an earl in name only. To secure his clan's future he needs an English wife. Mary Stanford, daughter of the Earl of Warwickshire, will suit perfectly. He's never met her, but what matter? She'll grace his bed eventually, and once she bears his child he need see her no more. Anne Cooper resembles her noble half sister, but was born illegitimate, and can never forget it. The best she can hope for is to stay a serving girl in her own father's house. But when Lady Mary finds herself betrothed to a Scot, it seems there's a use for Anne after all... The woman who arrives in Alcaon is not what Brodick expects, and the passion that grows between them promises far more than a marriage of convenience. When fate draws two together, it may take more than a noblewoman's plot to part them...

This was a great book! I loved all the characters, even those of the evil Countess of Warwickshire and Mary. I have to say the Earl of Warwickshire really had the balls to keep his mistress in the same house as his wife. This is was a plot that I've seen over and over again, but Ms Wine did an excellent job with. Sexually explicit but will done. I would highly recommend this book for anyone to read. I hope Ms. Wine has a series planned, because most of the characters deserve a book of their own

With homage to Cinderella, Mary Wine provides a wonderful early seventeenth century romanceby harstan

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May 04, 2009: In 1602, twenty-four years old Anne Cooper is the daughter of the Earl of Warwickshire, but born on the wrong side of the sheets. She lives with the family, but is treated no better than a servant by his wife Philipa and daughter Mary at Warwick Castle. -----------

In Scotland, Brodick McJames worries about his clan collapsing so to prevent that he needs a special wife, a daughter of a powerful England lord. He chooses Mary sight unseen as the offspring of an Earl, but the spoiled woman rejects being married to a barbarian. Instead she orders her half sister Anne to pretend to be Mary and marry the brute. Anne arrives at Broderick's home Alcaon and quickly becomes a favorite of his clan with her kind ways. She and the laird are attracted to one another from the onset; and she proves a worthy partner. When the Warwickshire females realize Anne's switch they vow to kill Brodrick's wife and replace her with Mary.-----------

With homage to Cinderella, Mary Wine provides a wonderful early seventeenth century romance starring two likable caring lead protagonists and two avarice merciless villainesses. Fans will root for Anne while hissing at the legitimate Warwick females whose odious antics make for a strong tale.--------------

Harriet Klausner