Goodale has died, leaving Kate nearly penniless. He disliked her for betraying his friend. Based on that kiss and Kate's behavior, James decided she was a woman of easy virtue. He was not aware the woman he kissed was Goodale's wife, but Kate knew better. Lord James Bennett, adventurer extraordinaire, shared a memorable kiss with Kate Bright Goodale, wife of his mentor and friend. As for A WEDDING STORY, I recommend that you borrow this one from the library before buying it.Īfter two great books in the Bright Family series (The Bad Man's Bride and Marry Me), this book was a disappointment. I recommend MARRY ME for a good example of her work. I'll still continue to try this author's work, as I know she can write good stories. It just didn't sit right with me and really took away from my enjoyment of the book. Most modern women would, let alone a woman of 1899. I'm not an impeccably perfect polished woman like her, and even I'd have trouble on such a trip. I also found it completely unrealistic that a hothouse flower like Kate, who never had a hair out of place, would be able to keep up with James on a trip through the jungle. She didn't love her husband, but it was still cheating, and made it harder for me to like Kate. The author tried to gloss it over as one of those encounters that happened so quickly that Kate didn't have a chance to explain or stop James before he kissed her, but it still left a bad taste in my mouth. Granted, James didn't realize that she was married until after he kissed her, but she did. The problem? The encounter was a memorable kiss between them-while Kate was still married to Dr. The antagonism between James and Kate came from an encounter years before (a romance staple). Normally, Kay Law creates wonderful characters that leap out of the book into your heart, but that just didn't happen here. I had no more insight into him by a third of the way into the book then I'd gleaned from the first ten pages. I didn't feel like I knew what drove him. James was more of a carboard cutout then a person. The characters! I couldn't like either the hero or the heroine. The dialogue is witty and fun, her descrptions are vivid without being overly wordy and her prose is easy-to-read without being 'dumbed down'. Oh, Susan Kay Law's writing style is enjoyable and humorous, as always. I was so surprised that it did nothing for me. So of course I sought out the last book A WEDDING STORY, which is the story of Kate, the very proper oldest Bright sister. I bought this book because I'd enjoyed the other books in the 'Marrying Miss Bright' series, THE BAD MAN'S BRIDE (which wasn't a keeper, but a good one-time read), and MARRY ME, which was a keeper.

Marry Me by Susan Kay Law