Gwendolyn Butler has been in love with Andrew Simmonds since she was fifteen years old. When Andrew Simmonds is badly injured at Shiloh he makes the decision to cut ties with his beloved in order to protect her. A threat to his brother-in-law prompts a plan of action, but Gwen is kidnapped and held for ransom. Will Andrew get to her in time?
Gwendolyn Butler has been in love with Andrew Simmonds since she was fifteen years old. He saved her from a potentially harmful fall from a horse and when she looked into his eyes, she was immediately lost.
Andrew Simmonds is a complex individual. When he meets Gwen, he realizes he has met the woman he wants for life, however, she is too young. He writes to her, but does not promise a commitment. When he is badly injured at Shiloh trying to save his best friend, he makes the decision to cut ties with his beloved in order to protect her from his hideous scars.
When he realizes he can no longer deny his feelings, she rejects him. Always seen as the jokester, he is rarely taken seriously, which is why he is perfect for his current mission. But, something goes wrong. Gwen is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Will Andrew get to her in time? Will they make it down the aisle, or are they destined to always be apart?
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Gwen is a head strong woman even for her time. Unlike her predecessors in the prior books in the Bride Series, Gwen is not a time traveler. She has been in love since she was fifteen and being rescued from the back of her run away horse, but she is terrified to admit to how she feels to the man that she loves!
Andrew first spotted Gwen covered in mud and fell for her instantly. He loves her spirit and after being hurt he does the only thing he can think of to keep her protected; he leaves. He now has to work to get back into Gwen’s good graces and convince her that he is that man that she loves and that their love is worth fighting for.
Andrew and Gwen have loved each other for years, but a war and a fear of their own emotions have caused a rocky road to love for these two. After finally succumbing to their fate, Gwen and Andrew are finally able to move forward with their lives and fall deeper in love. When Gwen is kidnapped and hurt, Andrew stop at nothing to save the woman he loves.
The Bride Ransom started out a bit slow, however, it was well worth reading until the end. The story brings back all of the favorites from the prior three novels and mixes in some intrigue and lots of romance to create a well written story of love between two people that leap off the page and are a delight to read. I would recommend reading all of the novels in order it does add a lot to the story line!
I loved him. At age twelve he touched my heart with his music. At age twenty he captured my heart when our eyes met as he sat on a stage and sang Four months later, he fractured my heart with his refusal to allow us to stay together. At age seventy
