Kentucky Bride

by Norah Hess

Book Overview

Fleeing her abusive uncle, young D'lise Alexander trusts no man--until she is rescued by trapper Kane Devlin. There, amid the simple pleasures of cornhusking and barn raisings, she comes to recognize that the deep affection she holds for her savior is true love.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843932538
• ISBN13: 9780843932539
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 441 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE - GREAT ROMANCE!

To the disenters - Have you ever been in Kentucky in 1781? grin!One complaint - cover editor - hey, 1781, women didn't dress like that. Dumb!Our big burly trapper, Kane Devlin is returning home from the wars [George Washington, remember?] He seemed to have survived with a fair decent attitude, despite the hardships he would have had to suffer. Along the way he picked up the mistreated dog "Hound", that should speak well of him. Now to stumble upon D'lise Alexander being attacked by her beastly uncle brought him to another rescue.Now for a man's man being used to surviving in the wilderness and through a war, taking on a young girl was bound to bring complications. Being in a world where there were more men than good women his protective instincts were being kicked into high gear.I found it hard to accept that they would be leaving 15 year old David and 10 year old Johnny behind to the mercy of that brute, Rufus. Picking up the woe-begotten Scrag brought about humorous results. Yup! you're right, Raven was one nasty piece of work, but then she was jealous, afraid of losing an easy life of support and out for revenge.Got a big kick out of Big Beaver and the way he wove in and out of Kane's life and proved to be a great friend of both Kane and D'lise. Was surprised as Kane when I found out he had remarried.Loved the way the settlement ladies rallied around D'lise and chuckled at Kane's jealousy of Samual. Samuel was an educated man and ran the emporiam of ladies ware and had two small daughters.Ah, but then David and Johnny showed up and Raven continued to cause mischief, claiming to be carrying Kane's child and then D'lise finds out that she is in the family way and walks out on Kane even though he has been wounded.Ah, the vagaries of life. You must also meet the old gentleman, Tom who figures quite helpfully in D'lise's life.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- try it you will like it. Such a change from all the amoral heroines running around in the contemporary stories. [although too many b-witches thoughout the story but they probably did talk like that.]

Wonderful!

Good storyline, and you'll enjoy the characters. I always like her books. I enjoy fun and sexy romance ...

Who Me?

Kane seemed to be a great guy-until he decided his crotch had more brains than him. Okay get this straight. He married her because he loved her-but didn't know if she loved him. It's not like they had don't anything to produce a baby-before the marriage. So why would this hardcore bachelor marry a woman who might never love him? And does this cause him to jump to stupid conclusions? I think it does. D'lise had a better reason. She had been beaten severly by her uncle and wary of all men-but didn't Kane prove himself time and again to be on her side. And the whole reason that things went to hell pretty fast-Kane made D'lise afraid of him after month's of marriage, went out got drunk, and went to their old house. Raven-ugly Indian woman-sneakes into his bed-she had been his "lady" and proceeded to make it look like he had been with her. D'lise gets made, doesn't ask for an explaination and leaves. Just dumb really really dumb. Jackass the lot of them. But there is a very good adventure to it read it. HEHEHE

outstanding reading i love nora hess

I loved reading this book, it was so enjoyable. The characters and the background setting are so empowering I just get swept away reading each chapter. I love it when Miss Hess always makes it a little hard for the man to get the woman or the opposite. Please keep writing these great stories.

Great, facts were so real

Being from Ky. this book really jumped out to me. I couldn't put it down. This was the first book of Ms Hess I had ever read and it wont be the last. I'll read anything with her name on it. I just wish I could get a complete list of all her books. My daughter is hook on Nora Hess books. I want more books like Ky. Brid