In this captivating story, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces us to the next generation of one of her most popular and celebrated families, as cousins Laura, Gwendolyn and Julia discover what their parents already know -- that their busybody grandfather has an unerring instinct for love.

Daniel MacGregor is at it again!
At age ninety, there is nothing the powerful patriarch of the MacGregor clan would like more than to see his three eldest granddaughters happily married -- and he's handpicked three unsuspecting candidates he believes would make perfect husbands. But this might be his biggest matchmaking challenge yet: his granddaughters are so focused on their careers that marriage is the last thing on their minds. It's a good thing this meddlesome nonagenarian has a few tricks left up his sleeve . . .

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Yes! Or so thinks irrascible MacGregor patriarch Daniel MacGregor, who meddled in his children's lives, and is now at it again. He wants his three granddaughters married and producing babies for his "dear Anna," a successful doctor in her own right who has made no such request. So The MacGregor gets to work...

First on his list is Laura, impossibly beautiful and smart, who has joined her parents' law firm after passing the Bar. She doesn't need a man, thank you, and she certainly doesn't need the gorgeous, sexy, smart and tough ex-cop sent by Grandpa to install a security system at Laura's (and her cousins') home. Royce Cameron is a major pain in the neck, and Laura wants nothing to do with him...except that for some inexplicable reason, she can't get the hunky ex-cop off her mind.

Gwen, a cool-under-pressure, classically beautiful blonde, is in her second year as a surgical resident. She doesn't need any more pressure, especially from a successful author who is researching his next mystery novel and needs input from a practicing physician. It seems that deep and sexy Bran was recommended by a certain Daniel MacGregor, and shows up at the hospital just as Gwen is saving a life in the ER. Exhausted and disheveled, Gwen wants nothing to do with this guy...who begins to woo her, literally, with wine and roses.

Feisty Julia, Laura and Gwen's cousin and former First Daughter, relishes her freedom, especially after years growing up in the White House. What she loves most is to buy property, have it rehabbed, and sell it for huge profits. And she's great at it. She has a contractor she works with, and the last thing she needs is a substitute--the contractor's impossibly hunky son, Cullum. Neither Julia nor Cullum are looking for a relationship, especially with each other, and the intense attraction they feel for one another is just an itch. Right? Ask The MacGregor, who happens to be best buds with Cullum's father.

This is a sheer delight from start to finish, Nora Roberts at her very best. A prequel to "The MacGregor Grooms," it's the type of book you read at one sitting and then get sad because there isn't any more! A must for hopeless romantics.

13 of 13 found the following review helpful:

ANOTHER WINNER!!!Nov 04, 1998

God! I am so in love with the MacGregor clan! In THE MACGREGOR BRIDES, we meet Laura, Gwendolyn, and Julia. Their grandfather Daniel, "the MacGregor", has decided it's time they should wed. He has found the perfect men for them, Royce Cameron, Branson Macguire, and Callum Murdock. He manages to have them cross paths and waits for the sparks to fly. And they do fly! You just can't help but fall in love with these gorgeous men and cheer them on throughout the book. They are the perfect matches to these three incredibly stubborn women, a MacGregor trait. Also included in the story are Justin and Serena Blade, Caine and Diana MacGregor, Alan and Shelby MacGregor, Ian MacGregor, and of course, Daniel and Anna MacGregor. You'll just fall in love with this family. Also try to read THE WINNING HAND, Richard "Mac"(the oldest MacGregor grandson) and Darcy Macgregor's story, and THE MACGREGOR GROOMS, where "The MacGregor" targets his other grandsons DC, Duncan, and Ian. Trust me, you'll love them all!

11 of 11 found the following review helpful:

Same story, told three timesAug 09, 2007
By Roger Long "longrush"
Nora Roberts tells essentially the same story three times here. A beautiful, accomplished, strong-willed young woman meets a handsome, successful, determined young man and they clash, before discovering that they have the hots for each other. It's as simple as that. In fact, Ms. Roberts does the same in all her books, changing the names, occupations and locale. And she does it better than just about anyone.

There's always a scene in which they "plunder." She actually uses that verb a lot. I try to imagine it, and it always feels a little vague. There's plundering in all three stories of this book.

The real talent is in the creation of the atmosphere. Nora Roberts is really good at that, and it shows here as in her other works. One can read the books for that alone. She takes the reader on a journey, and isn't that why we read fiction?

I give this 4 stars for the sense of place. I'd give it five stars if the plundering were a little more of a surprise.

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

One of my favorite NR's booksFeb 21, 2007
By Andromeda
Daniel MacGregor is still at his match making this time matching his three granddaughters Laura, Gwen and Julia to ment he thinks will be perfect for them. Naturally neither one is too thrilled. Their three independent career women who think different. Laura who followed her parents into law school and now works for her parents' law firm is first when her grandfather sets her up with Royce Cameron who's conviently installing a security system for her and her cousins. Next is Dr. Gwen who ends having writer Bran pick her brain about being a doctor for his next novel. Last comes former first daughter and real estate agent Julia who's putting together a new house with Cullom, the son of her favorite contractor whom she doesn't like. All three are wonderful stories you can read again and again.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Romantic..Feb 10, 2006
By Romance Novel Junkies "Lady Raven Rave"
Here comes the Brides
In the continuing saga of the Macgregors, Nora Roberts introduces us to three grown up granddaughters of the likeable Patrioch, Daniel Macgregor. There's Laura, Gwen, and Julia, cousins. All three independent and hard working. Sharing a house, they are very close to each other and family and find that they have now caught the notice of their lovable grandfather. He has decided that they have been single long enough and sets off to put in their paths Mr. Right. What ensues will make you laugh, and cry and shout for more as each story winds to its end. I found their lives and the way they are led from beginnig to end so much fun to read I couldn't put it down. Definitely a good read. I think you'll enjoy their stories, so go out and read it soon.
Also recommended: Serena-Caine, The Winning Hand, The Macgregor Grooms, Daniel-Ian all books by Nora Roberts

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