Then Comes Marriage - Softcover

Ridgway, Christie

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ISBN 10: 0380818965 ISBN 13: 9780380818969

Publisher: Avon, 2003

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Rescued from a recent kidnapping, Honor Witherspoon suddenly finds herself married off by her billionaire father to brilliant recluse and high-tech security expert Bram Bennett, a man tormented by the pain of the past, and sets out to shake up the life of her sexy but aloof new husband. Original.

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About the Author:

Christie Ridgway has never lived east of the Pacific Ocean, north of San Francisco, or south of San Diego. To put it simply, she's a California native who loves to travel but is happy to make the Golden State her home,

She began her writing career in fifth grade when she penned a volume of love stories featuring herself and a teen idol who will probably be thrilled to remain nameless. Later, though, after marrying her college sweetheart, Christieagain took up writing romances, this time with imaginary heroes and heroines.

In a house full of males-one terrific husband, two school-age sons, a yellow dog, and tankfuls of fish, reptiles and amphibians-Christie makes her own place(and peace) writing the kinds of stories she loves best.

From Publishers Weekly:

Set in the imaginary town of Hot Water, Calif., Ridgway's newest contemporary romance (after First Comes Love) puts a sexy spin on an old romance cliche-the marriage of convenience. Near strangers Honor Witherspoon and hunky computer genius Bram Bennett are temporarily forced into marriage by Honor's millionaire father. The justifications for this preposterous act are murky at best, but the result is crystal clear: instant attraction. Despite the sexuality that simmers between the pair, they hold back for much of the story. Bram is still grieving the death of his young wife, Alicia, tragically murdered eight years earlier, and the innately gregarious Honor is still suffering post-traumatic stress from a terrifying kidnapping. Even after they succumb to temptation, both resist giving their hearts to each other. Ridgway's warm, energetic voice masks plot and characterization points as flimsy as Honor's red negligee. Comic subplots-such as an alien sighting by a local man (an event that overruns the tiny town with loony thrill-seekers hoping for another close encounter)-also serve to pad the story and will remind readers that this is a world of fantasy, after all.
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