Synopsis
Nantucket Brides, #1)(Montgomery/Taggert, #30)
Jude Deveraux, the New York Times bestselling author of unforgettable romance, returns with a breathtaking first book in a fantastic new series—the Nantucket Brides trilogy. Set on the magical Massachusetts island, True Love introduces characters from a new generation of Montgomery-Taggerts, the beloved family from Deveraux’s classic novels.
Just as Alix Madsen is finishing up architectural school, Adelaide Kingsley dies and wills her, for one year, the use of a charming nineteenth-century Nantucket house. The elderly woman’s relationship to the Madsen family is a mystery to the spirited Alix—fresh from a romantic breakup—but for reasons of her own Alix accepts the quirky bequest, in part because it gives her time to plan her best friend’s storybook wedding.
But unseen forces move behind the scenes, creaking Kingsley House’s ancient floorboards. It seems that Adelaide Kingsley had a rather specific task for Alix: to solve the strange disappearance of one of the Kingsley women, Valentina, more than two hundred years ago. If that wasn’t troubling enough, Alix must deal with the arrogant (and extremely good-looking) architect Jared Montgomery, who is living in the property’s guesthouse.
Unbeknown to Alix, Jared has been charged with looking after her while she lives on the island—an easy task for him, considering the undeniable chemistry between the two. But Jared harbors secrets of his own, which, if revealed, may drive a wedge between the pair.
With a glorious Nantucket wedding on the horizon, sparks fly, and the ghosts of the past begin to reveal themselves—some of them literally. Finding their lives inextricably entwined with the turbulent fortunes of their ancestors, Alix and Jared discover that only by righting the wrongs of the past can they hope to be together.
Montgomery/Taggert (in chronological order):
The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1)
The Maiden (Montgomery/Taggert, #2)
The Velvet Promise (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #3)
Highland Velvet (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #4)
Velvet Song (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #3) (Montgomery/Taggert, #5)
Velvet Angel (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #4) (Montgomery/Taggert, #6)
The Velvet Quartet Velvet (Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1-4)
The Heiress (Montgomery/Taggert, #7)
The Raider (Montgomery/Taggert, #8)
Mountain Laurel (Montgomery/Taggert, #9)
Eternity (Montgomery/Taggert, #10)
The Duchess (Montgomery/Taggert, #11)
Twin of Fire (Chandler Twins, #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #13)
Twin of Ice (Chandler Twins, #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #12)
The Temptress (Montgomery/Taggert, #14)
Wishes (Montgomery/Taggert, #15)
The Awakening (Montgomery/Taggert, #16)
The Invitation from “The Invitation” (Montgomery/Taggert, #17)
The Princess (Montgomery/Taggert, #18)
A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #19)
Sweet Liar (Montgomery/Taggert, #20)
Matchmakers from “The Invitation” (Montgomery/Taggert, #21)
Change of Heart from “A Holiday of Love” (Montgomery/Taggert, #22)
Just Curious from “A gift of Love” (Montgomery/Taggert, #23)
High Tide (Montgomery/Taggert, #24)
Holly (Montgomery/Taggert, #25)
Someone to Love (Montgomery/Taggert, #26)
Forever... (Forever, #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #27)
Forever and Always (Forever, #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #28)
Always (Forever Trilogy #3) (Montgomery/Taggert, #29)
True Love (Nantucket Brides, #1)(Montgomery/Taggert, #30)
For All Time (Nantucket Brides, #2)(Montgomery/Taggert, #31)
Ever After (Nantucket Brides, #3)(Montgomery/Taggert, #32)
Met Her Match (Montgomery/Taggert, #33)
Simple Gifts: Just Curious / Miracles / Change of Heart / Double Exposure (Montgomery/Taggert)
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About Jude Deveraux
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Jude Deveraux
Born 1947
Jude Gilliam was born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has a large extended family, and is the elder sister of four brothers. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher. She began writing in 1976 and her first book, The Enchanted land was published in 1977 as Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of thirty-one New York Times bestsellers. Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England, in which her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Her heroines are equally scrappy -- medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation. Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. Her James River trilogy (River Lady, Lost Lady, and Counterfeit Lady) is set mostly in post-Revolution America; the popular, softer-edged Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice moves to 19th-century Colorado and introduces another hunky-man clan, the Taggerts. Deveraux manages to evoke a strong and convincing atmosphere for each of her books, but her dialogue and characters are as familiar as a modern-day soap opera's. "Historicals seem to be all I'm capable of," Jude once said in an interview, referring to a now out-of-print attempt at contemporary fiction, 1982's Casa Grande. "I don't want to write family sagas or occult books, and I have no intention of again trying to ruin the contemporary market." Still, Jude did later attempt modern-day romances, such as the lighthearted High Tide (her first murder caper), the contemporary female friendship story The Summerhouse, and the time-traveling Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, with 2002's The Mulberry Tree, Deveraux seems to be getting more comfortable setting stories in the present, which is a good thing, since the fans she won with her historical books are eager to follow her into the future. Jude married Claude Montassir, with whom she had a son, Sam Alexander Montassir in 1997. They were eventually divorced. On Oct. 6th, 2005, Sam died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident. Jude has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and also has a home in the medieval city of Badolato, Italy.
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