The Winter Bride
by Lynne Graham
★ Top 25 book of 1997 · #22 on Best Books of 1997
Angie Brown once loved Greek shipping heir Leo Demetrios, but he saw her as nothing more than a brief fling. For two years she has hidden that her son Jake is his child, until a forced Christmas together threatens to expose the secret.
Best for: Readers who enjoy secret-baby stories with a wealthy Greek hero and Christmas setting
The Winter Bride is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 1997, out of 27 1997 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Winter Bride is about
Angie Brown is the butler's daughter, and Leo Demetrios is heir to a Greek shipping fortune. She loved him once, though to him their stolen weekend was brief and meant nothing. For more than two years she has kept its consequence hidden: her small son, Jake, is Leo's child. When Angie and Jake are forced to spend Christmas with Leo, her secret becomes dangerously hard to protect, because if he learns the truth he will insist she become his winter bride. A romance about class, hidden parenthood and the gap between love and desire, for readers who like emotional stakes in a festive setting.
The Winter Bride on the Best Books of 1997
The Winter Bride came out in 1997. Of the 27 books first published in 1997 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #22 on our Best Books of 1997 list.
Why it made the list: 171 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (23 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1997 list
- Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine, #20
- The Sovereign Individual James Dale Davidson, #21
- Essential Cell Biology Bruce Alberts, #23
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More years: Best Books of 1996 Best Books of 1998.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 88 want to read it, 7 are reading it now and 76 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.7 out of 5 from 23 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 22 | 55% |
| Reader love | 15 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 33 | 20% |
Questions about The Winter Bride
When was The Winter Bride published?
The Winter Bride by Lynne Graham was first published in 1997.
Was The Winter Bride one of the best books of 1997?
The Winter Bride is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 1997, out of 27 1997 books that cleared our data bar. 171 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (23 ratings).
Why is The Winter Bride on the Best Books of 1997 list?
171 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (23 ratings).
More of the best books of 1997
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling, #1
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki, #2
- Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond, #3
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, #4
- The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, #5
- Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer, #6
See the full Best Books of 1997, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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