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The Accidental Bride [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Jane Feather (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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Dear Reader,

In my "Brides" trilogy, three unconventional young women vow they will never marry--only to be overtaken by destiny. The Accidental Bride could only be the story of Phoebe, the "awkward" one....

For four years, Cato, the Marquis of Granville, had been just another man--the uninteresting, somewhat intimidating husband of Phoebe's older sister. But then her sister died, and Phoebe seemed a reasonable substitute. Her forced engagement to him should have been quite a cold-blooded arrangement...except that one day Phoebe looked at Granville--really looked at him--and saw what she'd never seen before: he was darkly, breathtakingly attractive.

Once she'd noticed, she couldn't seem to stop noticing, and suddenly Phoebe was disastrously in love. It would be nothing short of torture to be married to Granville, knowing he didn't love her and never would. After all, Phoebe was not the kind of woman men fell in love with--Phoebe with her untidy hair, her rumpled clothes, and her fingers forever ink-stained from the poetry she wrote.

When running away does not solve her problems, Phoebe decides to try something a little different--something that involves a little change in wardrobe, a daring new attitude, and a bit of brazen seduction.

Granville is about to discover that his awkward Phoebe is woman enough even for him....

Warmest wishes,

Jane Feather


P.S. Be sure to watch for Olivia's story, The Least Likely Bride, coming in hardcover in early 2000. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.


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"Jane Feather is an accomplished storyteller...rare and wonderful."
--Daily News of Los Angeles --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Best of the trilogy - but still not really credible, May 19 2002
By Dr W. Richards "wmr-uk" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Accidental Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
Phoebe, the awkward one and sister of Diana, the late Marchioness of Granville, is ordered by her father to marry her widowed brother-in-law, Cato. Cato is also the father of her best friend Olivia, and is almost old enough to be her own father. He's distant, cold, very proper and only interested in politics and the war.

And yet one day she looks at him and falls in love.

So then she has to try to make him fall in love with her - which isn't easy, since she's overweight and awkward and informal and everything, it seems, which he disapproves of. She gets Olivia into trouble and creates chaos in his ordered manor home. And she has neither the talent nor the wish to take over housekeeping. None of her clothes suit her - which is hardly surprising, since they were all made for Diana, who was a completely different shape to her. She's not even, he thinks, all that good in bed, and she doesn't seem to be showing any signs of becoming pregnant.

Although I enjoyed this and found some parts of it humorous, I really had problems with the idea of Cato as a husband. In the first book he was very distant and cold and not at all hero-like. And, of course, a man in his mid-thirties, he is married here to a seventeen-year-old and a friend of his own daughter's. Doesn't he feel the slightest awkwardness at the thought of taking Phoebe to bed?

And as for Phoebe, I do find it hard to understand why she continued to love Cato, who for most of the book showed no interest in her beyond criticising her. I'm not even sure that he would have found her clumsiness endearing, as he eventually did.

So, although on a superficial level I found this book entertaining, I really didn't find it at all credible.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable if a bit silly, Nov 14 2001
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This review is from: The Accidental Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
Despite assorted historical inaccuracies and an absurd subplot involving ungrounded accusations of witchcraft, this book is enjoyable. Feather writes with a good sense of humor and her heroine is very appealing. One of the best things about this book is that Phoebe isn't a classic beauty; she's dowdy, untidy and a bit on the plump side. Yet her intelligence, passion and sweetness shine through and win her husband's love. It's nice to read about a romance heroine who isn't stunningly gorgeous, because imperfect heroines are much more believable.
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1.0 out of 5 stars 0 if I could, Mar 1 2001
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This review is from: The Accidental Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
Women readers must have such low expectation to give this story a 5. While everyone has different likes and dislikes, this is no 5 star story. Why do authors think that spunky women, who refuse to listen to reason, are "romanctic"? Exciting? No, they are just senseless. Phoebe, a ragged lady with no graces, is so painfully dowdy that the author leaves no room for growth in her character. She refuses to listten to anybody and that is a very negative characteristic. She put her husband in grave danger, plus her step-daughter. And it is foolish for any reader to think that Cato, our dashing hero, would look upon Phoebe's antics as endearing. He is a military man and he would let her come along on secret military dealings? Because he does when he finds her hiding more than one. Perhaps the author wanted to use those moments to point out how flexible Cato. But he should not have been. Secret government work is just that and for Phobe to complain that she was his wife and entitled to know all was stuipd. Military secrets are just that - secrets. She was a vastly unappealing charater and not just physically. She behaved with zero ability as the lady of the manor and in that time frame, that would have been paramount. Poor reading and poor story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Book
This was the first book I ever read by Jane Feather and it hooked me from the word go. I loved watching the relationship between the strong-willed Cato and the always ragged... Read more
Published on Mar 3 2003 by casey_

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected.....
"The Accidental Bride" is a book that had fantastic potential, but I'm sorry to say it didnt quite live up to it. I absolutely loved the character of Phoebe.. Read more
Published on Nov 13 2002 by M. I.

4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic heroine
Heroine:  plump, voluptuous
     Rumpled, romantic Phoebe has the unenviable task of stepping into her late sister's place as wife to the handsome but cold Marquis of... Read more
Published on Mar 19 2002 by curvynovelsdotinfo

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good!!
I love Phoebe in THE ACCIDENTAL BRIDE because she could ruffle up her husband, Cato with her actions and remarks. Read more
Published on Dec 6 2001 by izzyfree

4.0 out of 5 stars Happy accident
I love Jane Feather. I like this book. I love Pheobe. She is cute. My one complaint is that it should have been longer. Read more
Published on Nov 19 2001 by Perri

5.0 out of 5 stars Accidents are always the BEST read!
I don't know exactly why I picked up this book, but I never set it down. Not until the very last page had been read, re-read, and then devoured again. Read more
Published on Sep 10 2001 by Rain

5.0 out of 5 stars THE ACCIDENTAL BRIDE
THE ACCIDENTAL BRIDE is the second in the "Bride" trilogy by Jane Feather, following THE HOSTAGE BRIDE and before THE LEAST LIKELY BRIDE. Read more
Published on Jul 12 2001 by Mary Allen

4.0 out of 5 stars BEST of the trio
I agree that this was the best of the three, great read...
Published on Nov 24 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the trio
I have read all three of the trilogy, and the Accidental Bride is the best. The characters are great. Read more
Published on Aug 27 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Love Story That Overcomes All Odds
This book was an excellent follow up to "The Hostage Bride" The relationship between Cato and the dowdy Phoebe was one that keeps the reader enthralled because it isn't... Read more
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