True Love (Nantucket Brides Trilogy Book 1)

I have been reading Jude Deveraux books for more than half my life, and I voraciously read anything she publishes--guest blogs, her novels, short stories, her Vook. If her name is on it, I'm buying it. My absolute favorites are A Knight in Shining Armor and Remembrance. I feel like I know the Montgomery and Taggert families and have a deep fondness for her characters. What got me hooked on Jude Deveraux books are her wonderful stories. They are well-written, wildly entertaining with witty dialogue that makes me laugh out loud frequently. Most of all, they are heartwarming and make me feel happy inside. When I deployed to Iraq, I brought A Knight in Shining Armor and Remembrance with me to read for comfort and saved them for when I was having a particularly difficult time. It was like visiting old friends and provided me with an escape.True Love reminded me of Jude's earlier books. She brought the Montgomerys and Taggerts back, and introduced distant but equally charming relatives of theirs, the Kingsleys.True Love was like a love letter to Nantucket and made me very much want to visit there and eat breakfast at Downyflake and wander around and look at the houses. After reading the book, I know to swap my usual stiletto heels for some stylish flats that would be appropriate for walking on cobblestone. The level of details on Nantucket culture and history was masterful, yet weaved in so seamlessly throughout the story, it did not feel like reading a textbook or guidebook.I loved the characters and their relationships and interactions with one another. Victoria was larger than life, Alix sweet and likable, smart and talented, Jared amazing and dreamy. I fell in love with him during the scene where he and Alix were babysitting. The friendship between Alix and Izzy was so genuine, it made me miss my best friend.The writing is exquisite and tickled my imagination with beautiful imagery of beaches, gorgeous scenery, and a diamond sparkling in a room full of candles. Also, two ladies trying to outdo each other with jewelry until they were so ostentatiously accessorized that they would have shined in a dark room. LOLIf you want a book that will make you smile, laugh, sigh at how romantic it all is, and will have you rooting for the characters to get their happily ever after, True Love is a must read! I'm so happy that it is the first in a trilogy as I'm not ready to say goodbye to these characters yet. This is my second time reading True Love and it was even better reading it the second time around! Well done, Jude!

I read this some time back in paperback. Then, I got it for my Kindle. I enjoyed reading it again.I liked the sci fi element. I liked the jumble of characters even if they are all fairytale beautiful.I have now read the book three times which is unusual for me. I don't usually read books a second,never mind a third time. But I do love romances, sci fi and fairy tales, and this book has them allrolled into one.

THE STORY: Jared Montgomery Kingsley is a world famous architect and is angry that the Nantucket house he was supposed to inherit instead will be inhabited for one year by Alixandra Madsen. His aunt wanted Alix to search for the mystery of what happened to an ancestor. Jared plans to leave Nantucket to avoid Alix who he knows is an architecture student and who he expects will pester him with hero worship. Alix is thrilled to learn that the famous architect is on the island but doesn't expect his coldness towards her. When complicated family connections force Jared to try and keep Alix on the island, they two discover that they are kindred spirits.OPINION: Mysteries from the past and a resident ghost add fun to the story. I really enjoyed how this story allowed the relationship and romance between Jared and Alix develop in a slow and measured way. By the time this story ends, there is no doubt that these two will be able to merge their lives together. I really enjoyed how the two worked together, argued amicably and respected one another. I am generally not a fan of stories with ghosts involved, but this story is so real and down to earth that the ghosts add something different to the story. This is a book that I really enjoyed.WORTH MENTIONING: This book has appearances by some of the Montgomerys and Taggerts so fans of the series should be pleased.FINAL DECISION: A deliberate and precise romance, TRUE LOVE is mature and reasonable with a couple meant for one another and a fun ghost story thrown in.CONNECTED BOOKS: TRUE LOVE is the first book of the Nantucket Brides Trilogy. This is also part of the long running Montgomery/Taggert Family series.STAR RATING: I give this book 4.25 stars.

This book is one you may "put down physically" but mentally---you will have it in your mind till you start to read it again.The love and romance, the smell of the sea that you can almost smell, the town and the people that you "almost" know!The hero and heroine are both people you'll instantly be drawn to and the story starts off right away and grabs you for the length of it. This is yet another book in the pattern almost of Jude Deveraux's first best seller!I know some people are dead set against thinking of re-incarnation or ghosts (excuse my pun) but I have had so many things happen in my life that not one person can explain that I am a firm believer that anything is possible!!!All I can say is--if you buy it, read it, you will be back to the next two of this trilogy! WONDERFUL. I was surprised that Ms.Deveraux's editor's missed a big English grammar mistake: Jared & Jilly are in his truck and the paragraph starts with this glaringly BAD ENGLISH mistake! ---"Jilly brought with her from Colorado three big boxes of photo copies. IT SHOULD have been:Jill brought three big boxes of photo copies with her from Colorado" That is the correct form! BUT on the whole this book is absolute perfect just as it is!

It’s alright. Wouldn’t recommend it. It’s fine in some places but a bit dull overall. Not worth the time or money.

I enjoyed this book, it was light, fresh and i read every spare minute i could find

anticipating the next book in the series. I have always loved jude deveraux, I have all her books going back to the black lion

charmant und schön zu lesen aber seicht. Unterhaltsame und leichte Lektüre für die Ferien und Strand, Fortsetzung wir schon erwartet.

Rarement déçue par les livres de Jude Deveraux. Elle sait se renouveler à chaque fois. Une nouvelle série commence ici avec une jeune architecte qui se trouve invitée à passer une année dans une ile dans une maison qui appartient à un architecte hyper connu. Elle va devoir découvrir les clés du passé et comprendre la relation entre elle, lui, et leurs parents respectifs.Bien entendu, malgré une réticence très forte au départ, il ne va pas pouvoir s’empêcher de tomber amoureux d'elle et de tout faire pour la protéger.Les personnages sont attachants, chaleureux et très sympathiques. Jude Déveraux adore décrire des personnages célèbres bourrus mais au grand coeur, et qui font beaucoup pour leur communauté.Un très bon moment de lecture et j'attends la suite avec impatience.