he DID marry jezebel. surprised?
Didn't think so.
Of course they're madly in love with each other.
Turns out that Jezebel's mother loved her father (they're both dead now) with intense crazy passion. He didn't love her back and was embarrassed by the passion and emotion with which she lived her life. His not loving her back drove mother crazy and she killed herself.
Jezebel is convinced that Rafe doesn't love her back, so as much as she'd love to accept his proposal she doesn't want to go crazy. This is especially so since she loves him so much and she doesn't want to burden him with her craziness. She then gets horribly depressed and withdrawn. Imagine how fun it is to read 100 pages of her being depressed and slugging her way through social events. And yes, he had proposed marriage (but not love) because he tainted her. Jeez. That's romantic eh?
In the end, some friends of theirs "help" Jezebel escape, and at the same time write him a note making him think that his friend has whisked her away to elope. Of course, this means Rafe has to chase her down and profess his love. During this mess, he finds out about her mother and figures out why she's been so distant.
Fast forward to Jezebel and the friend flying through the misty countryside in a carriage trying to escape the crazy gunman who had fired a shot into the air to get their attention. The friend doesn't seem to be taking any of it seriously, so Jezebel, remembering that she's a modern, fend for herself woman, shoots him off his horse.
Guess who the horseman was? You're good at this! It was Rafe. She stops the carriage and leaps down to tend to his wound. As he's sitting in the dirt bleeding to death he manages to convince her that she won't go crazy and if she does he doesn't care, and they profess their love like crazy people. They then get married and have a bunch of willful dark-haired babies.
Aren't the plot twists confusing? I bet you couldn't have seen the ending coming at all! lol.
Now I'm reading Tim Dorsey. I highly recommend it, it's hilarious.
Tim Dorsey is the author, not the book. He's got a whole series featuring the character Serge. I won't say much more because I won't do it justice, but you can read any of the books since they don't actually continue off each other. Just the same goofy character in each.
Of course they're madly in love with each other.
Turns out that Jezebel's mother loved her father (they're both dead now) with intense crazy passion. He didn't love her back and was embarrassed by the passion and emotion with which she lived her life. His not loving her back drove mother crazy and she killed herself.
Jezebel is convinced that Rafe doesn't love her back, so as much as she'd love to accept his proposal she doesn't want to go crazy. This is especially so since she loves him so much and she doesn't want to burden him with her craziness. She then gets horribly depressed and withdrawn. Imagine how fun it is to read 100 pages of her being depressed and slugging her way through social events. And yes, he had proposed marriage (but not love) because he tainted her. Jeez. That's romantic eh?
In the end, some friends of theirs "help" Jezebel escape, and at the same time write him a note making him think that his friend has whisked her away to elope. Of course, this means Rafe has to chase her down and profess his love. During this mess, he finds out about her mother and figures out why she's been so distant.
Fast forward to Jezebel and the friend flying through the misty countryside in a carriage trying to escape the crazy gunman who had fired a shot into the air to get their attention. The friend doesn't seem to be taking any of it seriously, so Jezebel, remembering that she's a modern, fend for herself woman, shoots him off his horse.
Guess who the horseman was? You're good at this! It was Rafe. She stops the carriage and leaps down to tend to his wound. As he's sitting in the dirt bleeding to death he manages to convince her that she won't go crazy and if she does he doesn't care, and they profess their love like crazy people. They then get married and have a bunch of willful dark-haired babies.
Aren't the plot twists confusing? I bet you couldn't have seen the ending coming at all! lol.
Now I'm reading Tim Dorsey. I highly recommend it, it's hilarious.
Tim Dorsey is the author, not the book. He's got a whole series featuring the character Serge. I won't say much more because I won't do it justice, but you can read any of the books since they don't actually continue off each other. Just the same goofy character in each.
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