The Bride Wore Starlight
Seven Brides for Seven Cowboys #3
By: Lizbeth Selvig
Releasing February
9. 2016
Avon Impulse
Avon Impulse
Blurb
Once comfortable on
stage in front of thousands, Joely Crockett is now mortified at the thought of
walking—or rolling—down the aisle at her sisters’ wedding. Scarred and
wheelchair-bound, the former beauty queen has lost more than the ability to
walk—she’s lost her fire. But when one handsome, arrogant guest accuses her of
milking her injuries and ignites her ire, Joely finally starts to feel truly
alive again, and soon it’s impossible for her to resist her heart’s desire.
Alec Morrissey
knows a little something about loss. A famous rodeo cowboy before he was
injured in Iraq, he’s managed to create something of a normal life, even if
it’s not the one he always imagined. Encountering stunning but damaged Joely,
he sees a kindred spirit who can learn from his mistakes.
As these two
healing souls begin to fall in love under the Wyoming stars, they must discover
if they are willing to give in to the tragedies of life or fight for a future
together.
My Thoughts:
All right, I thought The Bride Wore Starlight was extremely cute and it gave hope that all things are possible. At the beginning we meet Joely Crockett who is feeling down and out about her life. She's had been use to being the beautiful one, but an accident had alter her appearance slightly. Afterwards she didn't she didn't see herself as beautiful. It's hard, for someone who has been told they are pretty and something that rocks their world to come out on top again. Plus, her jerk of soon to be ex tries to get her to sign the divorce papers right away and basically trying to give her pittance. Which I think she should have gone after a more, because he cheated on her and other things. We are going to leave that subject alone because that will just rile me up. Basically, Joely is feeling down and out. She actually feels this way for most of the book. However, there is a bug that seems to rile her up and his name is Alec Morrissey.
Now Alec sees Joely and thinks she's the most beautiful girl even with the scars and just wants to get to know her. He notices that she's down on her luck, but he eggs her on. Some might not appreciate that he's kind of rude, but he sees someone who needs help and he might have to push a little hard.
I adore these two, because Joely looks at Alec like why are you doing this to me. Alec sees her as someone that needs to be pushed, because everyone else is going to coddle her. Not only does she open up to him, she was able to crack that boy open too.
Overall, I found The Bride Wore Starlight as a cute read about two people over coming the past. Both of them help one another to overcome the past. It's not an easy task, because they have to face their fears. Yet they overcome them. Yes, Joely is a little mopey, but she need to realize that there was more to her than her beauty. Alec had to face his past, but you don't realize that until it gets closer to the end. So, if you are looking for a sweet little read, you might give The Bride Wore Starlight a try.
Favorite Quote:
"No, don't say that. You had a terrible accident. Now that you're part of me, of my life, I hate that it left you felling ugly. But you aren't. The scars aren't. They're here because you are, and thank God."Copy provided by Avon via Edelweiss.
Excerpt
The contact
with Alec’s strong, long-fingered hand didn’t do anything to quell the
annoyance dancing in her stomach. Or was it attraction? Or just a very long
time since a man had taken her hand?
He tugged
gently and braced his feet so she could stand and get her solid leg beneath
her.
Her eyes came
level with his tie. That put him at roughly six feet, she thought inanely,
although, in truth, no thoughts but
inane ones filled her head. Up close his eyes shone a dark, rich amber, and his
full, upturned lips made him appear prone to smiling. His hat looked so natural
on him he might well have been born with it on.
He held out
his right elbow. “Just think of me as a human hiking stick.”
He hadn’t
said “cane.” He hadn’t said “crutch.” She offered a tentative, grateful smile,
took a deep breath, and nodded.
What could
have been horribly awkward turned out to be an easy partnership. Alec seemed to
know instinctively how to step where she needed him for support, and his arm
offered a perfect grip that she could lean into as firmly as she wanted. It
took a dozen or so strides to get the coordination right, but slowly she
figured out how to step firmly with her right leg and use Alec’s weight to help
swing and step quickly with her left. She’d walked like this with crutches, but
this felt so quasi normal—she almost enjoyed it.
Almost.
They came to
the stairs, and she froze. A flat path was easy. Going up stairs was awkward
but doable. But going down threw her weight forward, and she didn’t have the
strength or balance to keep from pitching headfirst down the flight.
“We’re doing
great,” he said. “There are only six.”
“We’re doing fine,” he’d said. She didn’t
know this man from any random person, and yet he knew how to speak as if they’d
been doing this forever.
“I really
should have a body on the other side, too,” she admitted reluctantly. “I suck
at stairs.”
“Here’s the
deal.” He removed her hand from his elbow and held it, then wrapped his right
arm loosely around her waist. “It’s your balance that’s got you spooked. You
haven’t practiced with it, but your left leg is strong enough. Trust yourself. You know the drill: bad leg—”
“First,” she
finished. “Yes. But it doesn’t hold my weight.”
“Eventually
it will, but for now we’ll step together, and you lean into me when you’re
using that leg.”
How did he
know so effortlessly what to do? He’d probably had plenty of bangs and bruises
when he’d been on the rodeo circuit—maybe this was second nature for him.
They
navigated the stairs like they’d been doing it for years. She’d never have made
it on her own, and such an exercise had been clunky at best with a physical
therapist. When she stood at the bottom without aid of a crutch or two side
walkers, her satisfaction had to rival that of any successful mountain
climber’s.
“Wow,” she
said, unable to keep the pleasure from her voice.
“Why are you
surprised? You’re a ranch girl; you’re tough.”
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