Comments on: REVIEW: ‘A Bride in the Bargain’ (2009) by Deeanne Gist

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:27:27 +0000

@Janicu: Thanks! It was a fun read. @Lynn Spencer: I'd love to know what you think of it. @heidenkind: I know I read Sarah, Plain and Tall at some point during my childhood but it left no lasting impression on me. @Wendy: I also have a reading backlog, not to mention an ever-increasing TBR pile! @Liz: I've never heard of Petticoats West! Thanks. I must look it up.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:10:26 +0000

I am tempted by this just because, at 12 or 13, I read Petticoats West by Olive Wooley Burt about 10 times. Its heroine stows away on Mercer’s ship. I read it for the love story–sure sign I was destined to be a romance reader.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:02:56 +0000

This sounds really good, and I’m almost positive we have it here at work. Now if I could only catch-up on my reading backlog….

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:06:49 +0000

That does sound fun, although I’ve shied away from reading books about mail-order brides since Sarah Plain and Tall.

By: Lynn Spencer

Lynn Spencer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:42:48 +0000

>> I’m one of the many fans of historical romance who bemoan the lack of variety in the settings of the mainstream historical romances published today.

ITA! We should start a club.

Love the review – I think I may need to read this one.

By: Janicu

Janicu — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:00:58 +0000

Good review. Sounds like an interesting book to try out..

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:46:24 +0000

@Janet W: According to the acknowledgements in the book, Deeanne Gist's daughter is the cover model for A Bride in the Bargain!

By: Janet W

Janet W — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:25:54 +0000

You’ve made me want to read this book — it does sound charming and as for the sexual tension, it’s there and not every book I read has to have all the deets!

Have you ever seen a picture of the author? She is (was?) a blogger over at Romancing the Blog and she’s very attractive and has a lovely blogging style too.