The pitch on the back of this book states, "The stranger she married that night was gone by morning. But for the rest of her days, she would be Moonraker's Bride." Now, who could resist a story like that? Moonraker's takes place in China right before the Boxer Rebellion. This is an amazing book well worth the time invested in reading it.

Very satisfying--Gothic enough that one can't be completely sure who to trust or what their motives are until near the end, yet romantic enough to satisfy. I know little of Chinese/British history to speak to the accuracy of setting, but I enjoyed it; it's defnintely out of the norm. The romance is clean and sweeet and reminded me just a touch of LM Montgomery's novel The Blue Castle. 4.5 stars

I came across this novel in a book called "A Gothic Treasury". It has elements of Gothic, yet lots of adventure. In the 1899 China of the "Boxer" rebellion, no less. The twists and turns are fun and the characters are almost all beautifully done. The only drawback, for me, is that it was a condensed version and that always makes me feel feel as it I might have missed interesting details. I might read the unabridged version again - it really did seem just a little bit a bit too short.

4.5 stars. Written in 1973, Moonraker's Bride was written by author Peter O'Donnell using the pen name Madeleine Brent. I found out after reading that the novel was written by a man and was completely surprised.

Set in the late 1800's and opening in China this story is intriguing, adventurous, fun and well written. There's some romance, but it didn't feel like the main focus. I felt the focus lay in the development of Lucy Waring. She's an English girl who has lived in China all her life and is such a refreshing heroine. I really enjoyed this great story that has lots of twists and turns, character development, humor, depth, history, and changes in setting.

Content: Some uses of damn and the Lord's name in vain and a few kisses.