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The Bride and the Beast |
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Teresa Medeiros |
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PLEASE NOTE: This book may have an alternate cover. The following description is provided as a guide only and may contain text that doesn't specifically relate to this item. From Library Journal...As the only virgin left in the Highland village of Ballybliss, Gwendolyn Wilder finds herself being sent off as a sacrificial offering to the legendary Dragon of Weyrcraig and ends up winning his heart instead in this light, creative version of the classic Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. An outspoken, irreverent, and somewhat overweight heroine; a wounded, noble hero; and an ample supply of lively, whimsical humor and excellent writing make Medeiros's first hardcover romance a debut to remember. Medeiros (Charming the Prince) is a popular writer of light, humorous historical romances and lives in Hopkinsville, KY. ... 2000 Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ......From Kirkus Reviews...A first hardcover in the warmed-over fairy-tale tradition of Jude Deveraux and Julie Garwood.The bride is Gwendolyn Wilder, the only maiden in a Scottish glen where most virginity is only a memory at 15; the beast is Bernard MacCullough, laird of the glen who has returned to his broken-down castle to find out which of the villagers of Ballybliss betrayed his parents to the English. Bernard has kept his people away from Castle Weyrcraig by pretending to be the Dragon. He and his sidekick Tupper get their victuals by sending threatening shopping lists to the village. The mention of innocent blood in one message leads the frightened glen folk to tie Gwendolyn to a stake in the castle courtyard, in case the Dragon has a taste for virgins. Bernard cuts her down and plies her with room and board. He's afraid that if he lets her go, she'll blow his plans for revenge. As the Dragon visits her under cover of darkness, so that she won't recognize him, Gwendolyn falls in love with him. He doesn't seem to mind that she's a bit chubby. He likes her curves, her spirit, and her intelligence. Before she gets a chance to offer him her virginity, though, the villagers return to slay the Dragon themselves. To save Gwendolyn's life, Bernard reveals himself to his people. Heartbroken when she learns her sexy beast is just another guy, Gwendolyn rushes home, where she has spent much of her life tending to her mad father, the traitor Bernard has been seeking. When he learns her secret, Bernard tells Gwendolyn he'll spare her dad if she'll marry him. After an awkward dŽnouement, the couple will move quickly to happily-ever-after.Instead of purveying such copycat fables, Medeiros would be better off sticking to the witchy romances she does best. -- © 2000 Kirkus Associates, LP. . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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