No Bride But His

by Carly Bishop

No Bride But His by Carly Bishop released on Mar 25, 2000 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373225644
• ISBN13: 9780373225644
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A Good Story; Second In a Trilogy

Carly Bishop returns with "No Bride But His," a Lovers Under Cover title. Undercover agent J.D. Thorne has made enemies while investigating the militia group known as the TruthSayers. When he stumbles too close to one particular truth, an attempt is made on his life, right on the doorstep of Seattle PD Detective Ann Calder. J.D. and Ann had shared a simmering attraction she refused to let develop. Now, with his life in danger, she has to hide him. Ann has no choice but to take him to the isolated religious community where she grew up. Shunned for a youthful transgression, she has never returned since she left. Now, to gain admittance, she has to claim J.D. is her husband. It is a charade he is too willing to be a part of.The cover and inside copy makes no mention of this, but this book looks for all the world to be the second in a trilogy, following November's "No Baby But Mine" (538). This is an important to know, because the events on this one are so dependent on what we learned in the first that it does not stand on its own. I read "No Baby But Mine" months ago, and although Bishop begins by summarizing the events of the previous book, I still had a hard time remembering everything about the TruthSayers and what their operation involved. The first couple chapters are a bit confusing, as the reader has to keep track of all these characters they haven't really been introduced to other than in passing. My advice to anyone who hasn't read the first book would be to get that one first and read them back to back.This story is certainly worth it. Once Ann and J.D. arrive in Cold Creek, the story becomes more about them than all those external elements, as it should be. I can't recall a recent Intrigue, if at all, that involved this kind of Amish-like community, and it is a fascinating change of pace. Ann has to struggle to reconcile with the family and life she is no longer a part of, keeping her true nature subdued to keep them alive. Call me a sucker for a strong man, but I loved the moments where one of the elders would try to berate her and J.D. would face him down and say, "No man talks to my wife that way." Not that Ann is a wimp. She more than holds her own in the numerous action sequences and knows how to put J.D. in his place when he gets too overbearing. They make a perfect, evenly matched couple. A plot twist around the midway point kicks the story into high gear, sending the characters on a desperate race against time that will keep the pages turning. Filled with action and emotion, this was a story I truly enjoyed. It's a bit hard to get into, but "No Bride But His" is worth the effort.