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The Scarlet Bride (2012)

by Cheryl Ann Smith(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0425250814 (ISBN13: 9780425250815)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley

series

School for Brides

review 1: A compelling historical romance that explores the dark world of the "demi-monde" or the hidden universe of kept women, courtesans, mistresses, etc. The heroine is a woman who was lured into that world by the lies of a seemingly honorable earl who fixated on a young and beautiful woman, daughter of a dying squire, and who falsified a marriage with a sham ceremony at the bedside of her dying father. Fourteen months later she is rescued by a kind of "knight errant" who happens upon the screaming woman as she is being accosted by two hefty footmen. Taken to the "school for courtesans" who is being maintained by a duchess and the rescuer's cousin, she finds her tormentor has been murdered and the Bow Street Runners have decided she is the murderess. Now she and her "knight ... moreerrant" are set on finding the real killer and in the interim, find that their own attachment to one another is growing. This is definitely a complication as Simon must find a reputable bride to insure a good marriage for his sister, and our heroine must get out from under the slur of murderess in order to find a way to support herself. It is a very erotic romance all mixed up in a very good murder mystery and complicated by the realities of social positioning and the habit of the Bow Street Runners to fixate on a suspect and seek no alternative. It is a fine piece of writing that will gladden the heart of a true lover of historical romance. It is the third novel in a series, but easily stands alone. A really good book!!
review 2: I really liked this book. The story kept me on the edge the whole way through. I thought that the interaction between Laura and Simon was funny and serious at the same time. I loved the different characters who were in the sub-plot. This mystery kept me guessing until the very end. I was never sure who was the bad guy or girl. Laura was a very tragic figure and her story was almost unbelievable, but she was so forthcoming that everyone she confided in was determined to protect her. I thought that the author had a very unusual theme for this story, but I really did get into it. I read this book in two days. I hated to put it down to do my chores, and I did stay up way too late to find out "whodunnit". I think you'll like it. less

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