5 Reasons You Should Read Elise Marion’s War Bride Right Now
1. It’s more than a romance
war bride by Elise Marion is primarily a romance, but it is much more than a love story. The book covers many current social issues, even though it is a medieval fantasy romance.. Lady Emery Calliot fights for equal rights as a woman in a misogynistic world. Leofred was grieved by the death of his brother. They both have PTSD due to a recent brutal conflict between their kingdoms that nearly escalated into a devastating war. Although this is a very fun book to read, no one can call it nonsense.
2. It is a diverse book
All anyone needs to do is look at the romance covers at their local bookstore to know that there is very little diversity in the main characters. Most of them are straight Caucasians. Other ethnicities are even often segregated from conventional romance on the shelves. They might be under the “African-American and Multicultural Romance Novels” label, if they have any in stock.
Elise Marion fights for diversity with every book she writes, and war bride is not an exception. The two main cultures, Dinasdalians and Dalerians, in the story are fully developed and different in every way, although the people who belong to both are equally good. The different skin colors are just a difference between the Dinasdalians and the Dalerians. But luckily, Leofred and Emery can ignore cultural differences and skin color to fall in love.
3). it is a standalone novel
war bride is part of chained world. The two main books in this series are chained and tied. And while these books are equally excellent, you can’t read one without the other. Goal war bride it is a complete love story with a definitive ending. It will leave you satisfied, without having to fight to get the next book.
4) Emery is really a strong woman
A lot of times I pick up a romance novel with a “strong” heroine and find that they’re really loudmouthed or moody all the time. Throwing a good insult doesn’t make a woman strong. However, Emery can do much more than give a good taunt.
Despite being raised to be a noble lady, Emery always had a wild spirit. She would have rather become a knight than learn to embroider, but she was forbidden to do so. That didn’t stop her from teaching herself to use a dagger and a bow and arrow.
He can use a bow and arrow as well as any man, and he is not afraid of violence. She is quick to plunge into battle when necessary and comes up with cunning plans of attack to defeat the rogues.
Sometimes exasperating Leofred? Sure. But nobody can say that Emery is not strong.
5) Leofred is a great husband
It’s really rare to find a love interest as big as Leofred. He’s not perfect by any means, and he doesn’t get silly, but his love for Emery is so evident in almost everything he thinks and does. He is patient with her as she tries to hold him at arm’s length and gently breaks down her barriers and erases her fears and doubts.
Even though she didn’t want an arranged marriage with a stranger and often gets angry with Emery, she is always trying to make her marriage happy and make Emery happy. It is clear that he would do anything for her.
He’s definitely one of the best love interests out there and it’s a crime to miss out on him.