Ehhh, what can I say. This book started out interesting, and I really felt for Talia in the beginning of the book. Needless to say, it went downhill from there. I made it halfway through before I realized I was reading just to get it over with and decided to quit.Talia and Gabriel met twice before the wedding and then once (briefly) on their wedding day. Then they had magical sexy time on their wedding night, and that was apparently enough to make them fall in love, even though Gabriel shipped Talia off to the country the very next morning, and they don't speak or see each other until he comes to rescue her in France. He treats her poorly and calls her names that are supposed to be endearing, I guess. (Shrew? Mouse? Not endearing.) She loves him anyways. I don't quite know why.Also, the author loved the word rasp as a dialogue tag. Thanks to Kindle search, I know it was used over thirty times. The book only has twenty-eight chapters, which means someone was rasping out dialog at least once a chapter. And it wasn't a habitual smoker, which I might have let go. There is a reason writers are warned to stick with "said." This is a case in point. Am I missing something? The description names the main character Olivia, but her name is Talia in the book.This was fluff. But I don't mean that in a negative way -- it was exactly what I was in the mood for. It was a well done historical romance with interesting characters, and only somewhat predictable.Talia is a refreshingly ordinary wallflower with a new rich father who wants to climb the social ladder. So he arranged a marriage with a younger son of an earl. Said son is a wastrel, and stands Talia up. His older brother takes his place, but resents Talia and her father for blackmailing him into it. There's some conflict, some adventure, but eventually everyone lives happily ever after.
What do You think about Bride For A Night (2011)?
Good story, but there was something missing for me...romance???
—Maya
