Ravelli's Defiant Bride by Lynne GrahamMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ravelli’s Defiant Bride is the first book of Lynne Graham’s The Legacies of Powerful Men trilogy of three brothers and what happens after the death of their father.
Cristo Ravelli travels to Ireland to arrange for the adoption of his father’s illegitimate children but all his plans are thwarted by their feisty half-sister, who pretends to be their mother (who is dead) to avoid the family from being separated. ( I did think it a bit of a stretch that someone had 5 children by the age of 25….but hey, these days, people start young…right?????)
A marriage of convenience is agreed upon and pretty soon Belle Brophy (love her name) finds herself falling in love with a Ravelli and scared she will have her heart broken just like her mother.
This is such a lovely story. And despite the predictability of the plot……angsty moments, the consequences of Belle’s lie and misunderstandings, it was still great reading. Cristo is not your usual super alpha-male…he’s kind and understanding, admired and respected Belle, who at times did some pretty crazy things…..
Loved Belle’s family….the kids were really amazing and cute and the grandmother was totally fabulous!
The settings are vividly written…..loved the Ireland scenes.
The love scene on Cristo & Belle’s wedding night was absolutely awesome. Sensual and beautiful and stunning…
I am looking forward to Nik and Betsy’s story next…wow, there’s something going on there that’s totally intriguing.
Another great read by one of my fav authors.
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