I am glad I took a chance on this one because I got to see more of Wolf and Eloise. That book may have set the bar very high. This is an okay read, just not riveting like Wolf Bride was. Nonetheless, I did enjoy the historical detail, just would have enjoyed a bit more of it. I will say, Hugh had the patience of a saint with Susannah, not sure why he fell in love with this extremely immature young lady. The scene seemed forced by the BDSM element, and while I do realize this is supposed to be erotic, for me I like a bit more emotion written into the sexual scenes. While I did like him, I had a difficult time with the way he took her during their first sexual encounter.

I became quite irritated with her throughout most of the book. I find it difficult to believe that a genteel young woman would make the choices Susannah makes. One minute she wants Hugh and then the next she does not. Susannah’s character is willful, immature and cannot make up her mind. If I had liked Susannah’s character, I would have enjoyed this story more. The story line is interesting and the sexual scenes are definitely erotic. The pacing is steady and the vivid descriptions of the scenery and the court are well done. When he finds Susannah, he does not know whether to spank her for her willfulness or love her for her feistiness. He had recently met Susannah under less than desirable circumstances. Hugh Beaufort, a courier for Henry VIII, is sent by Lord Wolf to find his wife’s unruly sister. When two men discover her and take her to their overlord, he is determined to take her virtue, which puts her in a very dangerous situation. When Susannah finds out her father is determined to marry her off to his elderly friend, she runs away and becomes lost in the woods. That was another thing missing in Rebel Bride. One of the things I liked most about the first book was the intrigue within the Tudor court. While the story is as well-written as Wolf Bride, I did not like Susannah very much. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this one as much as I did Wolf Bride.

When I saw Rebel Bride was available on Net-Galley, I immediately requested it in exchange for an honest review. I read Wolf Bride about six months ago and totally fell in love with that book.

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