Sixpence Bride

by Virginia Farmer

Book Overview

Jilted by her fiancT and hurtled back in time, Jocelyn Tanner finds herself in another body in a real bride auction in eighteenth-century England, where she finds unexpected love in the arms of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050552385X
• ISBN13: 9780505523853
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Love Spell Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

a sheer delight!!

The fun begins when Jocelyn Tanner, jilted by her fiance, decides to go ahead and take the wedding trip to England she planned to take with her new husband. On the trip, she participates in a historical reenactment of a wife sale--where she is the wife for sale--and finds herself sold to a man named Garren Warrick for sixpence. When he carries her off, she thinks the reenactment has gone a bit too far, and she's ready to get back on the tour bus...then slowly comes to realize that she has been transported to eighteenth-century England where she is, indeed, Garren's wife. "Sixpence Bride" is an engaging time-travel romance. In her debut novel, the author displays a light touch and brings to life a heroine who is both vulnerable and strong and has enough wackiness to accept the strangeness of her situation with humor and practicality. For instance, finding herself in a fuller body, she gets serious about her ab crunches--much to the consternation of the Warrick household. I won't spoil the joke of the character she chooses to portray at a costume party. Suffice it to say that the charm of this story is the big wink the author shares with her readers

A Fun Read

Sixpence Bride is a humorous, adventurous romp in time. The story doesn't drag us down a convoluted path trying to understand how Jocelyn Tanner, a modern woman, suddenly finds herself in a bride auction in the 18th century, we just accept that it happens, just as Jocelyn herself must accept it. That it happens at the right time for the handsome hunk of a nobleman, Garren, to purchase her for sixpence, well, that's enough to keep turning the pages. Jocelyn not only has to cope with a "new" time but with a "new" body, made doubly difficult by the fact that both body and mind experience a definite jolt of attraction to her "new" husband. There are hilarious moments as this modern gal struggles to not only cope, but to succeed.

Sixpence Bride Is A Whirlwind Read

Jocelyn Tanner goes to England for a vacation and gets whisked back into a time when women were considered the property of their husbands. Sold on an auction block for sixpence to a defiant lord in need of a wife, she's quickly married and taken to her husbands home where she has to finally face the truth. She's not in the year 2000 any longer. This is a wonderful romp from beginning to finish as independent Jocelyn turns her husband's world upside down while winning his heart.

A Keeper!

Jocelyn Tanner was part of a mock bride auction. When her blood sugar dropped (the symptoms sounded like Hypoglycemia) she sat down to keep from passing out. Instead, she passed through time! After the blackness faded, she found herself in a real bride auction! She was sold for a sixpence to Lord Garren Spenceworth and immediately wed. Garren's father had found out that he had bed Melody, a widow. His father took the opportunity to demand Garren wed within one month or he would choose a bride for Garren! The month was near the end. Out of spite to the ultimatum, Garren purchased a bride. It did not matter to him that she spoke strangely OR that she swore she was in a stranger's body! But when he fell in love with her the trouble began. Now Melody and her brother were causing trouble, a gypsy lady kept appearing at odd times to help Jocelyn out and tell her that someone else was transferred into her twentieth century body, and happiness seemed impossible! *** Oh, how I hope the lady who went to the twentieth century has her story next! This one is a KEEPER! You would do well to order in advance so you do not forget! DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE! Highly recommended! Awesome! ***

A wonderful tale!

Imagine awakening in a different century -- and in a different body, and you have the makings of a wildly original story. Written with a deft hand and sparkling orginality, this time travel is a must-buy for lovers of romantic fiction. Ms. Farmer's debut book certainly showcased her wonderful talent, and I hope she writes a new one SOON.