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Zusatztext "The first of the Chattan Curse series explores the power of love and second chances with deft prose and strong emotions. A consummate storyteller! Maxwell creates living! breathing characters who fight for love! freedom and independence with a passion modern readers can understand." Informationen zum Autor Cathy Maxwell spends hours in front of her computer pondering the question, “Why do people fall in love?” It remains for her the great mystery of life and the secret to happiness. Klappentext "When a Chattan male falls in love, strike his heart with fire from above..." They call him Lord Lyon, proud, determined— and cursed. He is in need of a bride, but if he falls in love, he dies. His fervent hope is that by marrying— and having a son—without love, perhaps he can break the curse's chains forever. Enter beautiful Thea Martin—a duke's headstrong, errant daughter and society's most brilliant matchmaker. Years ago, she and Lyon were inseparable, until he disappeared from her life without a word. Now she is charged with finding Lyon's bride—a woman he cannot love for a man Thea could love too well. Zusammenfassung “Maxwell mixes humor with meticulous characterization to create memorable stories.” — Publishers Weekly With Lyon’s Bride ! New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathy Maxwell kicks off a wonderful historical romance series! The Chattan Curse—concerning a generational bane that ominously portends! “When a Chattan male falls in love! strike his heart with fire from above.” In this sensational marriage of convenience tale with a delightful twist! the so-called “Lord Lyon” is the latest family member cursed to eschew love or die. So he seeks a bride he does not love! only to be smitten by an English duke’s headstrong daughter! who compels him to dangerously tempt fate. Lyon’s Bride is the kind of lush and sensuous love story that will appeal not only to RITA Award nominee Cathy Maxwell’s legion of fans! but to the many devoted readers of Christina Dodd and Victoria Alexander as well. ...
