Monday, April 6, 2020

CAPTURING THE BRIDE by Samantha Holt


Title:  CAPTURING THE BRIDE

Series:  The Kidnap Club #1

Author:  Samantha Holt

Publisher:  Helstone Press

Publish Date:   04.07.2020

Category /Genre:  Historical Romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Samantha Holt

Goodreads link: Capturing the Bride

Date completed: 04.07.2020



Description from the publisher:

If one is very, extremely desperate, then one may call on the services of a clandestine group of men.


The Kidnap Club—known to few—specialize in helping women out of difficult situations.

Arranged marriages to awful men, for example.

Miss Grace Beaumont is at her mercy of her uncle who is determined she marry the depraved Mr. Worthington. Desperate times call for…well, the Kidnap Club.

It seems insane. Perhaps it is. But anything is better than being married to that man.

Lord Nash Fitzroy has looked after many a kidnapee over the past few years, but none make him want to break the cardinal rules as much as Grace. Her determined spirit, quick wit, and, let’s be honest, her pretty looks have him struggling to remember his role in this.

Protector, defender, and occasional shoulder to cry on.

His way with women and the almost derelict offerings of his ancestral home as a hideaway make him a perfect pretend kidnapper. He doesn’t much mind the money involved either, seeing as his father cut him off.

Which means, he cannot afford to get this wrong. No matter how tempted he is to show Grace that Worthington is not a prime example of how a man should be and burn the damned rule book.

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CAPTURING THE BRIDE is the first book in the Kidnap Club series.  These are expected to be stand-alone historical romances, but I plan to read them all and in the order of release.



In a time when women were used as pawns and bargaining chips, Miss Grace Beaumont and her aunt found themselves with an ace up their sleeves.



I love this unique and ingenious concept for the misogynistic society of the era!  I love the men of the Kidnap Club, their differing personalities, and their commitment to the cause – each with their own reasons.  Then there is Grace.  She is so bluestockinged – nerdy in today’s terms – straightforward and unfiltered.  I just knew from the first page that Grace and Nash were going to be an epic romance.



This was a great book and a fantastic start to a new series.  I’m looking forward to continuing with the next kidnapping!



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.




1.      Capturing the Bride

Also from Samantha Holt:

·         The Angel’s Assassin

·         Buckle Down

·         Christmas Seduction

·         The Crimson Castle

·         Eden’s Fire

·         Heart of a Viking

·         Her Dream Cowboy

·         Her Highland Defender


·         Hunting His Highland Lass

·         Kissed at Midnight

·         Knight’s Captive

·         Love or Loyalty

·         Must Love Lords

·         Not Another Soldier

·         Once Upon a Rake

·         The Rake Who Rescued Me

·         The Sexy Bartender’s Virtual Seduction

·         A Summer Siege

·         Tempting His Mistress

·         Too Much to Lose

·         Warriors

·         The Warrior’s Reward


Bluestocking Brides series:


1.      Amelia and the Viscount

2.      Julia and the Duke

3.      Emma and the Earl

4.      Catherine and the Marquis

5.      Lilith and the Stable Hand

Borderland Legacy:

1.      Borderland Bride

2.      Borderland Beauty

3.      Borderland Betrayal

Cynfell Brothers series:

1.      Sinful Confessions

2.      Sinful Deeds

3.      Sinful Liaisons

4.      Sinful Cravings

5.      Sinful Possession

6.      Sinful Temptations

7.      Sinful Secrets

Highland Fae Chronicles:




The Inheritance Clause series:





One Knight Collection:

1.      One Knight

2.      Black Knight

3.      White Knight

4.      Highland Knight

Regency Fairy Twists:

1.      Wake Me with a Kiss



Rogues of Redmere Series:



3.      Waiting for a Rogue Like You

4.      What’s a Rogue Got to Do with It?

Spinsters Club Series:

1.      Gentlemen Prefer Spinsters

The Wallflower Brides Series:

1.      Married to the Rake

2.      Married to the Lord

3.      Married to the Earl

 













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