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As a fan of Brenda Joyce it gives me no pleasure to admit that I had to force myself to finish reading this book. Without giving away too much of the plot (not that there was much of one) about 300 pages of the book were devoted to Elle saying "I love, you" or "I hate you" and Sean replying "No you don't" or "Marry Sinclair". I actually skipped over 10- 20 pages at a time because the dialogue was so repetitive, and still the action had not moved along. The story doesn't come alive until the last two chapters, but by that point, the interest comes too little, too late.

So far my favorite in the De Warenne series is "A Lady at Last." In that book we see Brenda Joyce at her creative best. "The Stolen Bride", on the other hand, shows signs of lazy writing.


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The Stolen Bride The DeWarenne Dynasty Brenda Joyce 9780373771844 Books Reviews

1 1/2 Stars

I made it through about 400 pages before I realized it wasn't going to get any better. I got that far because it was a Brenda Joyce and I love her older work; clearly not the caliber it once was. There was nothing appealing about stepsiblings that were raised together having sex. It was unnatural and disturbing.

Apart from that (if one can actually get past the incestuous under(?)tones), the heroine was tstl. The story took forever to get moving. By page 200, the bride had yet to be `stolen'.

In the 400 pages I plodded through the heroine told the hero she 'loved him so much` at least a hundred times, they'd had sex, he stomps off in horror about it, she throws herself at his feet, 'cups his cheek` about 300 more times, he loves her, he loves her not..... All the while running from the British cavalry hot on his trail set to hang him for murder!

Phew! Not a keeper for me. For a steller BJ read, try "The Conqueror" or "Dark Fires" instead.
All I have to say is this. How many times can a man blush! Very repetitive and frustrating.
I just love the de Warrenne Dynasty!! I love reading a new book and already knowing the family. Beautiful story
I love this book, The love of these two people is very strong. It warmed my heart and gave me a good feeling. I cannot wait to read more or her books.
I love Brenda Joyce's deWarrene series but this was my least favorite one. I did enjoy it but it was my least favorite of this series.
Great
The plot did not bother me. The taboo didn't bother me. Step-brother and step-sister erotic/romance did not bother me.

What bothered me was how it was written. First of all, I thought Elle was just a little too...dumb. And Sean, he was so miserable, I wanted to hug him and comfort him myself, and all Elle would do was continue to tell him how she believed they belonged together.

It got better after a while, but then I felt awful for Peter. I wish he could have had his own story! It would have left the reader with a better feeling had he have been a heartless, cruel, rake.

My biggest irritation though, was the exaggerated way the dialogue was. Everything was exclaimed like a soap opera.

But, really, besides these few things, it's not that bad of a story.
As a fan of Brenda Joyce it gives me no pleasure to admit that I had to force myself to finish reading this book. Without giving away too much of the plot (not that there was much of one) about 300 pages of the book were devoted to Elle saying "I love, you" or "I hate you" and Sean replying "No you don't" or "Marry Sinclair". I actually skipped over 10- 20 pages at a time because the dialogue was so repetitive, and still the action had not moved along. The story doesn't come alive until the last two chapters, but by that point, the interest comes too little, too late.

So far my favorite in the De Warenne series is "A Lady at Last." In that book we see Brenda Joyce at her creative best. "The Stolen Bride", on the other hand, shows signs of lazy writing.