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Wed in White

Marrying Marcus / First Time, Forever

by Cara Colter, Daphne Clair

Published 2007384 pagesISBN 978-0-2638-5848-8

Marrying Marcus Marcus Crossan was dark, mysterious, controlling -- and Jenna Harper's savior when his younger brother came home engaged to another! Being a Crossan bride was orphaned Jenna's dream -- one she could no longer have. Until Marcus made a stunning offer. Marry him instead of his brother. A bewildered Jenna didn't know where to turn, but Marcus's passionate kisses left her breathless -- and suddenly eager to marry. First Time, Forever She was the world's oldest virgin... But that didn't mean Kathleen Miles had no feelings. Or desires. Especially when this pure-blood city woman came face-to-face with the most captivating cowboy this side of Hopkins Gulch. Why, when warm, hard Evan Atkins looked at Kathleen, it was as if he were seeing someone else. Someone who was daring. Passionate. Experienced. Yes, she was sure this dangerous man with the deep-timbered voice could convince her of anything. Maybe that was why she said 'I do' to becoming his tiny tot's mama. But how could the bride convince the groom she wanted to be his - body and soul?

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Romance · Fiction

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Reading experience

Dark tone · Steady pace

A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

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Wed in WhiteCara Colter, Daphne Clair
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Reading lengthA standard-length read384 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2007
Primary categoryRomanceAlso cataloged under Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-2638-5848-8
Language
English
Edition record
OL29007460M
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Good to know

A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

Begin with its place in Romance, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.

Three questions to carry with you

  1. What must each character learn before the relationship can become believable?
  2. How do work, family, friendship, or identity shape the central relationship?
  3. Does the emotional resolution feel earned by the choices that came before it?

Editorial framework by Wesley Bryan, BookenDeX Founder and Editor.