Bride By Chance

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He's a tough nut. I do like seeing Alice see bits her and Jack's future. Its great to see. Jack had to believe in the maze, in Alice, and everything to get in. Steel cioper is back how lovely. I never understood him. What a surprise to learn Mason has a son. So now is it the suspicious Landon or Will the plumber? As much as I thought it was Landon, Will made more sense. He never could've fixed the pipes and kept coming back. I'm not that surprised but kind of am. I did not see all this crazyness will Will though. I was happy for Jack to really believe on Alice and Alice showed her the events.

I felt so bad for Alice. Of she knew the general was alive she maybe wouldn't went under but at least she has Amelia, her mother helping her to hang on and Jack. Jack ultimately brought her back. That ending was thr most explosive to date I think. I love how Jack understood what he is to Alice. He keeps her on the here and now like her rock. I believe Augustus was the same for Amelia. I'm so happy these two got their HEA. If Alice could tell me how many children each sister would have that would be awesome. I enjoyed Amelia's final letter in the last chapter. Wye gets a book too! We still had the knock at the door.

I loved that throughout the series. I loves seeing the girls in hoop skirts. That was so Alice. This has been a great series and can't wait for the final one. So that's the first dilemma; then there is her ongoing feeling that something bad is about to happen, despite The General's safety and health are already dealt with. And she is stressed about her opportunity to create her dresses for a major Hollywood movie, but the man in charge is acting strangely, which sets off Jack's suspicions about him being tied to the dangers the ranch has been dealing with.

Such a great read!! One person found this helpful. Alice can see what might be and is often right. He, along with the others, have been promised that they will get an honorable discharge and a portion of the ranch.

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Jack is the last of the five misfits that the General has gathered together. All five have been strong willed, intelligent, willing to do what is right even if it means going against the established rules. Each of the men that the General has gathered has a special talent. He notices details that most overlook and manages to connect the dots and finds the patterns. Can Alice and Jack find a common ground and realize that their talents mess and work together perfectly?

Will they both be able overlook that the General has matched them? Will the General be able to say that he has successfully matched up all of his misfit soldiers with his five daughters? I was provided with a copy of this book from the author ahead of time in exchange for a fair and unbiased review. Seton always writes a book that makes me go back and re-read it a few times before writing my reviews.

I have loved her well written books since reading my first one. This series follows the 5 Reed sisters in Chance Creek as they manage their late mother's ranch, despite "help" from their father, General Augustus Reed. The General's latest plan is to send military men to the ranch expressly for them to marry his daughters. To this point, the General's plan is working.

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Jack is pragmatic and extremely analytical, almost a savant. Alice is a bit fey, known for her glimpses of the future, a talent she inherited from her mother, Amelia. She's also beautiful and a talented costume designer and seamstress. She has hopes her costumes will be selected for a movie. She doesn't have time for romance, or Jack. But Jack needs to find a way to convince Alice she does have time for him. He loves the Two Willows Ranch, the family at the ranch calls to him and Alice, despite her otherworldly tendencies, pulls him to her. But violence has plagued Two Willows for the past six months, in the form of a drug cartel.

Gun fights, devastating fires and the horrors of war have haunted them. Family dynamics and the stress of violence has everyone on edge. The General's influence is more invasive than ever and the drug cartel influence still stalks the ranch. Intrigue, mystery and suspense carry through this book.

Alice's and Jack's talents must save the day for Two Willows and the action proves exciting and harrowing. Will this story bring peace to Two Willows? You'll love reading it to discover the truth. See all reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.

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It brought everything full circle and everyone got their HEA. It made sure to treat all of the characters equally and was such a solid little read. Now perhaps I can get back to 2 and really finish the series! Signed, Thank you for a fun read. Apr 14, Mei rated it it was amazing Shelves: I loved Daisy since the beginning of this series. She has a desire: Flynn, being a stupid male, wants a great titled lady as his wife, thinking that will be the crowning of his life-achievement. Stupid idiot… But a kiss exchanged as a dare changes everything… Flynn, opening his eyes finally wants to help her with acquiring a shop, but Daisy is too proud to accept it.

So with a help of a lady friend, she finally opens the shop of her dreams… … and takes Flynn as a lover! WOW, Daisy, you have guts!!!! I loved the love and the honest passion between the two of them. View all 4 comments. May 31, Jen rated it really liked it Shelves: This was the final book in the Chance Sisters series, and it was the one I had been very eager to start! This installment featured Patrick Flynn; the "pirate", Irish man who loved to dress in flamboyant colors!!

By the time he gets to London where his business partner and friend live, he is shown how he must dress and act to be accepted by the famous "Ton. He wants a wife who is a lady of the highest order, because Flynn feels he deserves the best! I adored Flynn from back when we met him in the past books. There is something about a man that has risen from his street rat beginnings, and become a wealthy man who no woman in her right mind would turn down! When he finally realizes that it is not a "snobby lady" he needs or wants; the story really gets started then! He turns his sights one Daisy! I loved every single scene him and Daisy shared!!

They were perfect for each other, and seeing as they had been friends since a few books back My biggest complaint with the story was that Daisy took so friggen long to finally give in to wanting to be with Flynn. I am an impatient person when it comes to my romances I become frustrated and irritable LOL I really do take my books seriously!! The thing that I did like in this fourth book was that there were quite a bit of intimate scenes with the couple LOL This installment had to be the sexiest out of the whole series!!

All in all, this was my favorite out of all the Chance Sisters books! I am glad that I read this series back to back.. I love her style of writing, and her story telling is brilliant The only thing that I would warn readers, is that if you are looking for heavy sex in this particular series Even in the last book, there was the most sex; but it still wasn't full of it. There is more story, and more in depth material on friendship, family, and feelings! If that is how you enjoy your Historical romances, then you must give this a go!! Apr 17, Caz rated it really liked it Shelves: I've given this a B- at AAR, so that's 3.

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Daisy can barely keep up; she spends every waking moment designing, cutting, sewing and embellishing in order to meet the demand. Or it would be were it not for the fact that she fancies the pants off Patrick Flynn, Irish charmer, handsome rogue and owner of Flynn shipping, the company in which Max and Freddie heroes of books one and two are investors.

Born in Dublin, Flynn lost his whole family to cholera at a young age, but has never forgotten the loving home provided by his parents and is keen to have a family of his own. He worked hard at anything and everything and has become a successful businessman, so now he has his eye on raising himself up further by making an advantageous marriage.

With the end of the Season approaching, pickings are fairly slim, but Flynn has settled upon Lady Elizabeth Compton, the daughter of an earl who badly needs the money Flynn can provide, so the match is all but a done deal. Daisy and Flynn are good mates. He gives her first pick of his cargoes and tries to make sure she eats, and she makes him the vibrant waistcoats he favours. He had originally offered to be her investor, but she was convinced that even as a silent partner, Flynn would take over so she turned him down. Nov 15, Kathryn rated it it was amazing Shelves: I've really enjoyed the Chance Sisters and 4 book all about Daisy rounded it off very nicely.

Daisy had a lot of spirit and loved seeing her enveloped in love by so many. I really liked the quotes from Jane Austen at the beginning of each chapter. Makes me want to go read her books! Been waiting for Daisy's story since the beginning of the series.

I know that this would be the best one and I was right! I had lots of tears and snots while reading this story. It was so good and heart-wrenching. I'm so sad that the series has come to an end. Aug 18, Beth rated it it was ok Shelves: Yeahhhh, I didn't like this. It's partly the cliches, partly the annoying callbacks to previous books, and partly view spoiler [someone who repeatedly says she doesn't want to get married or have kids being forced into a situation where both have to happen.

This is where the parameters of the genre conflict with actual character development and provide an insultingly neat ending: View all 6 comments. Aug 01, kris rated it did not like it. Breaking news at This was better than I was expecting but still ultimately a shit show. I was given a heroine who is against children and marriage! Albeit in an extremely superficial way, setup to be perfectly collapsible when the story needs its HEA, but still! A heroine who has ambitions and dreams and does not shy away from pursuing them! Seriously, the ending is such a sad trombone noise mixed in with gross gender expectations mixed in with gross genre conventions.

Aren't we past that? Or, at the least, can't we do better than this? I've seen so much discussion of this being a book that could have ended with a non-traditional HEA and in such a way that felt honest and true to these characters. This is just a line to say that I lost all respect for Flynn when, after Daisy's announcement, he casually drops into the conversation the assumption that she was taking precautions.

Obviously Daisy's aversion to children is just a lack of practice jesus fuck kill me now. Here's why I'm so upset: What an unintentionally thoughtless, yet deeply sincere attempt. The capturing of Daisy's betrayal and hurt and the poisoning of a once-fond memory, and Flynn's unwitting attempts to understand why his well-meant gift was so wrong: This is what I read for; this is why I came to this damn party.

I'm ignoring the shoes-at-the-wedding thing because ugh. But all that carefulness gets tossed out the window in favor of some rushed "look inside yourself" character realization that Daisy is """afraid of love""". It's so damned lazy that I'm too lazy to describe how lazy it is. Which it does only via character assassination because there is no other way to reconcile the woman from the opening chapters to the woman cooing at her newborn. Further proof that Gracie just didn't care enough to resolve this well: Handwaving away Flynn's sizable lie to Daisy in the second-to-last-chapter is also an egregious sin; don't think I haven't forgotten!!!

I'm just going to end this with a final petty complaint because it's just too much: The condensing of Jane's plot into a "concurrent" plot was poorly done and also very bad. I thought I'd be like my friends and upset that a woman who didn't want marriage or babies got them anyway, but instead I'm upset that it wasn't even a good portrayal of a woman who didn't want babies or marriage! It just wasn't set up well. And super upset that view spoiler [Flynn was her silent partner all along.

Ugh, respect her wishes!! Upset she "gave up" the shop, too. N I thought I'd be like my friends and upset that a woman who didn't want marriage or babies got them anyway, but instead I'm upset that it wasn't even a good portrayal of a woman who didn't want babies or marriage! Dec 05, Anna's Herding Cats rated it really liked it Shelves: Oh I just loved it! The Summer Bride was the perfect end to a stunning series from Gracie. The characters, the romance, the humor and passion all came together for an absolutely charming experience as the last Chance "sister" meets her match in a cocky Irishman who has a naughty gleam in his eye.

The quick of it is that Flynn is searching for the perfect wife--elegant, classy, and a true Lady. And he's found himself incredibly bored with the polite, reserved women who fit that bill. His good friend Daisy, however, is another story. She'd rather dress the ladies of the ton than be a lady herself. She's crass, headstrong, ambitious and tempting him something fierce! She'll be damned if romance will get in her way, though. She's got things to do! Both are part of society but I totally have a thing for Flynn. She's talented and makes gorgeous clothing but really has no time for anything else proper and girlie.

She's slow to trust which could be a bit frustrating but knowing her past--she was a foundling and raised in a brothel until she escaped-- made it so understandable at the same time. She was passionate and determined in making her dream of owning a dress shop come true and I loved that about her. The romance was slow going but fun. You see them as friends and then the light bulb moment go off for Flynn and the hunt beginning. Once he's in he's He wants it all.

The Summer Bride (Chance Sisters, #4) by Anne Gracie

Marriage and babies and everything Daisy but Daisy is a stubborn one and not about to have none of that since it'll derail her plans to own her own dress making shop. The girl was crazy stubborn and it was pretty funny watching his courting her and her trying to avoid said courting. They had amazing chemistry both in and out of the bedroom. The two really were so perfectly suited personality-wise and so fun to watch battle, talk shop--even though such a crass thing! For those that don't know the series.

Daisy and her "sisters" aren't really related. They found each other on the streets and helped each other survive until an elderly lady took them in and decided to pretend they were long lost relatives of hers with the goal of turning them into ladies and setting them loose on the ton. It's been quite fun watching them all become a real family and find love in all it's different forms. All in all, The Summer Bride was a charming end to an amazing series. Gracie's writing is just lovely--unique, romantic and simply irresistible.

Jul 09, Olga Godim rated it liked it Shelves: The hero Flynn is a self-made businessman. He owns a fleet of trade ship. Now that he has amassed his fortune, he wants to get married into society, to get himself a London lady of the first water. Despite his humble origins and a childhood as a dockside rat, the aristocracy are ready to oblige him. They have young daughters for sale and creditors to keep at bay, after all, so Flynn has his pick.

Daisy dreams of having a dress shop of her own. Her exquisite designs are fast becoming fashionable among the high society ladies, and she would trade her own business for anything. She likes him too much; she makes flamboyant waistcoats for him, but he only sees her as a friendly girl. The story is uneven. In the beginning, I was bored. There are some strange logical gaps in the plot but there are also moments of emotional catharsis and a couple of funny interludes. Nevertheless, it reads easy, and I enjoyed the experience. Overall, a solid romance.

Dec 06, Ren rated it it was ok Shelves: So the whole point of this book was that if a woman doesn't want children, she will change her mind and realize that really she wanted children all along. I'm so tired of babies being mandatory for a happy ending, I want a story where the heroine's decision not to have children is respected for a change, both by the man in her life and by the author. This story wasn't it. I was so looking forward to Daisy and Flynn's story and the part about Daisy opening her own shop was great, but aft So the whole point of this book was that if a woman doesn't want children, she will change her mind and realize that really she wanted children all along.

I was so looking forward to Daisy and Flynn's story and the part about Daisy opening her own shop was great, but after she got pregnant and decided to keep the baby it was all over. She never even mentioned her shop again, except in passing, or to say that of course she cared about Flynn more than her shop. Creating her own business had been her biggest passion and driving force for four books and she was going to just Of course Flynn told her that she could keep working how kind but it seemed that her heart was no longer in it.

Who needs a business when you can have a husband and babies, amirite? This could have still been a good book if the last chapters had been about Daisy finding ways to juggle motherhood and the shop, instead it was saccharine crap.

As for me, I need to stop reading Anne Gracie because it's not the first time her old-fashioned bullshit pissed me off. Aw, really loved this! Full review to come. I absolutely adore Anne Gracie's books, and have really, really enjoyed this series Jun 29, Sonya Heaney rated it it was amazing Shelves: When we met Daisy in the first book in this series , I never had any idea she would be a heroine later on.

She was such a great character, but such an unlikely heroine. However, at the same time, she made a massive impression on me with her bravado and determination to make it on her own. In fact, her introduction in book one is sending me back there to reread, to meet Daisy all over again and see her evolution across the series.

However, Anne Gracie lets her working class heroine and hero hang out with the ton I also liked that the plot of the book before this one happens in the background. I tell you from experience: I love being given bits and pieces that make me go running to research as soon as I read them. Daisy breaks your heart a bit, with her backstory that means she was always struggling. She is strong and smart, and makes no apologies for who she is.

It is why she is such a great heroine. I become annoyed with authors who anachronistically unload knowledge and attitudes onto their heroines that are totally unrealistic for the era, so this was a nice change.

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I think it is great that the last aristocratic, sheltered heroine in this series was realistically clueless about marriage and sex, while in this book we had a totally different lead character, and so the book was written in a style — and with beliefs and behaviour — that was true to her. I love that the publisher allowed the author to present completely opposite women depending on the book, and a different level of heat to reflect the completely different characters. There are a few authors who manage to present the struggle of women in their era alongside a lighter mood in their writing.

Lisa Kleypas and Anne Gracie are the two I think of immediately. The charm of these books is exactly why people love the genre. Jun 06, Helen rated it it was amazing. Patrick Flynn runs a shipping company with Max and Freddy he has made his money and has now arrived in London to find himself a wife and settle down he wants a Lady. Flynn is Irish and not your normal gentleman but he is honest and caring with memories from his childhood that he keeps close. Daisy has been making him some vests and they have become close friends they get along so well and there is a pull but neither of them are going to do anything about it they have their lives mapped out for themselves and are both determined to stick to their ideas.

This is the final book in The Chance Sisters series and I think Daisy's finished it off wonderfully truly Lady Bea was at her best with Daisy and her worries such a stubborn gel and well Flynn is just the best hero and when he realized that Daisy was the perfect woman for him there was no stopping him two stubborn determined people their journey was filled with ups and downs but so sensually sizzling I loved it from page one and of course the characters that we have made friends with in the first three books are all there to join in this one.

I highly recommend this one and this series they were a joy to read so many hours of reading pleasure you will smile shed some tears and sigh while reading this fabulous story one for the keeper shelf. May 18, Lu rated it it was amazing Shelves: Daisy, differently from her sisters friends turned into sisters of the heart , had no lady education, a strong cockney accent and no intention of joining the ton. Flynn also has humble origins, but he managed to build an empire and now thinks that a lady bride will be the coronation to his success. But while he looks for this ideal bride his heart finds Daisy but even when he drops his quest for her she will not have him.

Amazingly sweet story of two lovely human beings that had misconceptions against each other and even a misunderstanding of their own wants and feelings. Second best of the series! Jul 20, Susan Ross rated it liked it Shelves: There are already many good summaries of the book, so I'm just going to make my comments.

I have been eagerly anticipating this book since The Autumn Bride the first and incomparable best of the series in my opinion. I loved Daisy's gumption and bravery. She was my favourite character. And although I enjoyed The Summer Bride, it did not measure up to my expectations. I think it was because Daisy kept "cutting off her nose to spite her face" so to speak.

I found this incredibly annoying. Her ado There are already many good summaries of the book, so I'm just going to make my comments. Her adoptive aunt tries to teach her to be a lady and she refuses. Yet she wants to be the favoured modiste of the ton. One would think that such a smart young woman would realize that having the manners and, especially, the speech of a lady and not of a guttersnipe, would help her achieve her goal.

But she is so adamant that she's not a lady and doesn't want to pretend otherwise, that her language stays abomidable throughout the book. This made no sense to me. I expected her language to be vastly improved over the year she's been living as a Chance sister.

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