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The
China Bride
Ballantine
Books
August
2001 paperback
ISBN
0-449-00589-5
The
China Bride is
for all of you who wanted the story of Kyle Renbourne, twin brother of
Dominic, hero of The Wild Child.
The story begins six years after the end of The Wild
Child.
Kyle has spent those years in travel, moving ever eastward.
Soon it will be time to return to England and his
responsibilities as heir to an earldom, but first he will visit China,
the last and most desired goal of his long journey.
Born to a Scottish father and a
Chinese mother, Troth Montgomery dreamed of someday traveling to
Scotland, until the death of her father condemned her to a shadowy life
as an interpreter in Canton.
Then Kyle Renbourne, viscount and adventurer, discovers Troth’s
true identity and persuades her to be his guide on a dangerous journey
into the heart of the Celestial Kingdom.
A meeting of minds flares into searing passion, an idyll that ends when
Kyle is captured and condemned to death.
A reckless prison cell marriage the night before his execution
sends Troth to England, where she arrives at the estate of Kyle’s
brother.
Though accepted as bride and widow, she is haunted by the memory
of her dashing husband.
Then the past reaches out to Troth, bringing passion, despair,
and danger.
Now she must draw on her unique heritage to save all she holds
dear—and become the woman she is destined to be.
A
few reviews:
Beautifully
written, The China Bride is a fitting sequel to The Wild
Child. Kyle’s story
brims with enchantment, the magic of the Orient, passion and stormy
romance. East meets west in
the most exquisite way. One
of the summer’s “must reads.”
(4+ rating and a Top Pick for August 2000.)
Kathe Robin, Romantic
Times.
The
always superb Mary Jo Putney has written a beautifully crafted story of
love and loss, yin and yang.
I
would recommend this book to anyone who believes in the power of love
and the human spirit in overcoming incredible odds.
Lenore Howard, Old Book
Barn Gazette
It
is no wonder that multi-award winning bestseller Putney is a favorite of
romance fans. Only a master storyteller could convincingly start a
happily ever after romance with the heroine arriving on the scene to
report the death of the hero to his family.
Putney’s
characterizations of two individuals who do not fit comfortably into the
worlds in which they were born but through their differences can become
soul mates as well as lovers are exquisite in this fast paced historical
adventure romance.
Diana Tixier
Herald for Booklist
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an excerpt.
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