The Spring Bride (A Chance Sisters Romance)

This is book three in the "Chance Sisters" series. I would say that this is a standalone book just like the other but I would highly recommend that you read all the books..just because this series is so good! I love Anne Gracie writing.. they are always funny, moving, emotional and has great secondary characters. Ms. Gracie is one of my favorite authors. When I get one of her books I cannot put it down and this was no exception! This book is the story of Jane Chance who at a early age lost her mother and father. So Jane and her older sister Abigail did all they could to survive on their own. Jane is very beautiful and at a early age men have started wanting her for her beauty. So between poverty and uncertainty of men's attitude toward Jane she feels that she needs a marriage of financial security and safety. Our hero, Zachary Black too has had a tough life. Zack was a young man with a wealthy titled father, but that father physically abused him and his step-mother. So as a young man of about sixteen him and his mother leave his father and go their separate ways. Zack has taken to spying and living by earning his money. Years later after his father dies, Zack goes to town to settle his title and inheritance that his cousin his trying to declare is his. Although Zack doesn't plan on staying in town any longer than necessary to clear up this matter he finds that he cannot leave yet due to a murder accusation hanging over his head that he murder his step-mom. So Zack has to stay in his role of being a gypsy and commoner. But he meets Jane and he starts to rethink his whole life and how he has ignore his responsibility and how if he wants to continue his feelings for Jane he is going to have to come clean because Jane is set to marry a man that does have wealth and security. This starts their much loved story! I hope that you will enjoy it too!!

Anne Gracie is a gem her collection of novels about four poor young women who are takin in by a kindly elderly ton matron. this is the 3rd book.... in this delightful series.1st ..the Autumn bride.. 2nd..Winter bride Jane remembers little of her parents before they died because she was young, only six. She doesn’t remember their great love for each other as much as she recalls her life of poverty, fear and hunger. She and her older sister are now quite comfortable but still her earlier time of being destitute has shaped her view of what she seeks from marriage, which is a husband who can provide for her financially. Because Jane’s fears are very real, she accepts the marriage offer of a titled Lord who is rich, and dull. Zachery Black is a titled gentleman who has walked away from England and more importantly his father and his estates. He has been a spy and is an absolutely interesting character, he is utterly charming. He meets Jane in a most unexpected way and they fall for each other from their first encounter. Oh, are they enchanted but all Jane sees is a ne’er do well and though she knows he is all wrong for her, Jane just cannot help her feelings. Zachery rethinks his entire life plan after meeting Jane. He is enamored and finds himself wanting to be everything Jane needs. Problem is he has not been quite truthful with her. He has to go about wooing her and convincing her of his intentions. Zachery and Jane are so wonderful together. They have lovely conversations and I always pictured them smiling when they were in each other’s presence. Theirs is a romance that is just overflowing with curiosity, affection, and sweet feelings. Jane knows she is getting way over her head with Zachery and she turns out to be much more insightful than expected. She matures and recognizes and overcomes her own fears to embrace a new life. Same for Zachery. Together these two have a lovely journey to a happily ever after.

This was a lovely story with a wonderful hero and heroine and a great plot. I was happy with all of it. In fact, I think this would have been the best finale for the series. At 16, Zachary Black had fled his home under dreadful circumstances. Even at that young age, he displayed the intelligence, honor and courage we would later see in the man. He has been a spy for England during the past eight years. Now a gypsy (Zachary) has returned to England to deliver an intelligence packet, expecting to leave England immediately. But. He learns a cousin is trying to have him pronounced dead and take Zachary's title and estate. On top of that, if Zachary is revealed to be alive, he faces a murder charge of the very woman he saved. So, our 'gypsy' is going to be a busy boy. Stunningly beautiful, Jane was born an aristocrat but grew up an orphan in poverty. From a tender age, her beauty attracted predators. Now that she's grown, she's looking for a marriage in which she will feel safe. And she has no trust in those who admire her physical beauty. Character matters to her. And then she meets our 'gypsy'. The story moved along at a lovely pace. The plot was interesting without a slew of rabbit trails that frequently drive me crazy. It was purely by accident that I read this novel last and I'm so glad I did. It's, by far, the best and a joy to read. Enjoy your reading! :)

The Spring Bride by Anne Gracie is the third in her Chance Sisters Regency Romance series. It is a typically delightful Anne Gracie novel, filled with wit, strong engaging characters, fine observations on family and love, a healthy dollop of passion, kittens with sharp claws and the world's most adorable ugly dog. This is Jane's story (Abby and Damaris are already married; Daisy at this stage is career-driven). and she is determined to marry for security. Never again will she face the terror of poverty. And at the beginning of the novel, it seems she has already achieved her goal. However, a determined - and very handsome 'gypsy' does his best to interfere with her plans. Jane learns that money can't buy happiness or love and that there are worse things than having idealistic parents. She grows over the course of the book into a wise, generous, compassionate woman, and when the Zachary Black, her 'gypsy'needs help, Jane sets a plan in motion that has more than one surprising result. I highly recommend The Spring Bride to all romance lovers, especially those who like historical romance.

After reading the first two of this series, I was looking forward to the last two, but I have to say up front that they weren’t nearly as good as the first two. While I still want to read more by this author, I didn’t enjoy these last two books. A few plot issues: The story felt like chapters were missing because it leapt around so much. For instance, Jane becomes betrothed but then there isn't a single mention of her fiancé for several chapters, as if all of the chapters with the fiancé were deleted. Then she builds up to her first ball, but the whole ordeal, is only vaguely mentioned. There's too much unnecessary and repetitive narrative. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love internal narrative and find it essential to character development, but this book does not have good internal narrative. What's interesting is one of my chief criticisms with the first two books is that there wasn't enough internal narrative to get to know the characters, so when internal narrative appeared in this book, I couldn't help but chuckle, because it was as if the author was trying to do what she lacked in the first two books, but failed at it this time around. For instance, there’s entire chapters of characters lying awake at night punching pillows and dreaming of each other for pages and pages and page.. and more pillow punching. The narrative was repetitive in each of these narratives without developing characters or plot. A nice summary of the multiple pages of internal narrative would be: I want him. Pillow punch. I don't want him. Pillow punch. But I want him. Pillow punch. No I don't. Pillow punch. The murder mystery plot had a promising start but was brushed off even within the first presentation of it. The whole synopsis is built around the hero being wanted for murder, yet it was no big deal from the get go. It doesn’t even come up again until the last chapter or two. This should have been a much stronger element of the book, otherwise the synopsis feels like false advertising. The family reunion felt botched. There’s no rationalization of why Jane suddenly wants family, and all of the issues are swept under the rug with tea and biscuits. I definitely didn’t buy the grandmother’s story, especially when she showed no compassion and seemed to be more interest to associate with the girls after their advantageous marriage. I realize we are meant to find it a heart warming reunion with a tidy explanation, but it wasn’t built believably. I would have been fine if maybe she'd gotten to know her betrothed and realized self respect is worth more than money. I would have been fine if the hero had tried to court her. But instead she's doggedly determined to marry the other guy's money, and the hero wants her to marry him for his money. It's all just so unromantic. Her desire for safety and security can all still be made clear, but somewhere it'd be nice to actually see some romance. Jane coincidentally doesn't break off her engagement until she learns the hero is titled. It would have been a more convincing romance if she had decided before knowing his title and fortune that love and self respect was more important, so she chooses him over the betrothed only on that account. And then surprise bonus that he ends up wealthy and titled. Instead she makes it clear from start to finish she only wants wealth. The potential villain in the story never turned out to be a villain, which was another plot point brushed under the carpet with tea and biscuits.There was all of this build up to him being a possible stumbling block in the plot, but much like the fiance, he just never really appeared in the book, as if the writer forgot about those characters, deleted their characters, or got bored with writing the book so didn't bother. A few character issues: Jane's character has a promising set up but she doesn't quite pull it off. She comes off seeming more like an empty headed Barbie doll who can’t seem to do anything in the book but cry. The descriptions of her left much to be desired, and I'm not sure if it was laziness on the writer's part or just annoying characteristics of the heroine. For instance, there was so much mention of Jane shaking that I wondered if she had Parkinson's. She would see the hero and shake. She would see her fiancé and shake. She would read a letter and shake. She would stand in a ballroom and shake. Along similar lines, there were several inconsistencies, such as one minute she's telling him her reticule is a cosh, and then the next he's explaining to her what a cosh is because she acts like she doesn't know the word. The hero is a real head scratcher. He knows Jane’s a fortune hunter but he pursues her anyway, never mind that she makes it clear she wants nothing to do with him to the point that she sends back his letters ripped up, but he's determined that she chooses his fortune over the other guy's fortune. He doesn't try to woo her or win her over or even court her yet rationalizes to himself that she must know he has a fortune comparable to the other guy so she can decide which fortune she wants more. Not romantic. The fiancé doesn’t have a role in the story. We don't get to see them interact, which would have been nice--why even bring him into the story if he isn’t going to appear in it? He was very much a non-entity, which is a shame because he could have been a stronger element who helped her overcome her internal conflict. Jane acts in boldly improper ways (which is bad enough), but then is shocked that people find her behavior improper. Throughout the book she has inner hissy fits that people could dare think her behavior improper. I’m not entire sure which was more annoying—her behavior or her assumption that her behavior wasn’t improper (when it most undoubtedly was culturally and historically improper). While I recognize that this is part of a series, and those who have read the first two books will be familiar with the secondary characters, none of the secondary characters really do anything for the plot. They feel extraneous and end up cluttering the scene. It would have worked better just to mention them briefly as being on holiday. A few additional issues: The dialogue is way too modern. It read like a 21st century YA novel to be honest. Much too modern. While the jokes were funny at first, it was the same type of jokes over and over again. The wedding was far too Victorian, way ahead of its time historically speaking. A little more research of Regency weddings would have been useful so there aren’t elements of it that don’t yet culturally exist. Comma splices galore. The love scene wasn't quite as gratuitous as the one in the first book, but it was still a bit pointless by the time it arrived. Instead of shoving in a love scene after the plot has ended just for the sake of having a love scene, make it a sweet romance and be done with it. Better to have no love scene than a forced one for the sake of having one.

ANOTHER GREAT BOOK IN THE SERIES. NOT SINCE BRIDGERTON HAVE I ENJOYED A SERIES AS MUCH AS THIS ONE. GREAT STORY WITH GREAT BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS. DON'T MISS IT!

When should a girl play it safe? When should she follow her heart and take a risk? Beautiful Jane Chance has vowed that she will marry a man who can guarantee her a safe and financially-secure life. She will make sure that her children will never go hungry as she and her sister did after the untimely deaths of their parents. Enter Lord Cambury, perfect in every way. Well, he is a little tubby, but he has exquisite taste and he likes dogs. Of course, Jane doesn’t love him, but she hopes that love will grow after marriage. Love doesn’t matter. Security is what is most important. If only she hadn’t met that gypsy Zachary Black! He haunts her dreams. He seems to be the opposite of safe. What’s a girl to do? The third in Anne Gracie’s lovely Chance Sisters series and an engrossing read. Enjoy!

Another part of he series about the sisters. Well written with a touch of drama, romance and mystery. The characters are well defined and the writing was very enjoyable as well as a clear plot.I'm writing for the final book.