While this may be enough to inspire some readers to pick up book four, others will feel less inclined. The same ship they died on, Madeline's betrothed, James, is said to have died as well. Her brother Alexander has become head of the household since their mother and father died at sea. The story is about Madeline, the eldest of several sisters. Indeed, the story's primary impetus is the protagonists' lack of communication and their frequent interludes in bed. The Beauty Bride is the first book in the 'Jewels of Kinfairlie' series by Clair Delacroix. Though her story inspires sympathy from Alexander, many will find it hard to feel the same given Eleanor's inconsistent and often irritating behavior. Her secret-that she's had two abusive husbands who died inexplicably and who were only after her father's legacy-is torn from her with painstaking and melodramatic fanfare. Rather than trusting Alexander, who's portrayed as an all-around good guy, Eleanor continues to lie to him, which only breeds more distrust. Lady Eleanor, Alexander's mysterious new bride, can't bring herself to trust him with her secrets, so when someone makes an attempt on Alexander's life, Eleanor naturally comes under scrutiny. ), finally gets duped into his own nuptials in this heavy-handed third installment. Scottish lord Alexander Lammergeier, having tricked two of his sisters into marriage in Delacroix's earlier medieval Bride romances ( The Beauty Bride
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