READER ë His Convenient Marchioness ↠ Elizabeth Rolls
With this ringI thee claimAfter the loss of his wife and children the Maruess of Huntercombe closed his heart to love But now that he must marry to s This is a marriage of convenience story that managed to avoid the usual clichés of the trope The Maruess of Huntercombe has been a widower for the last eleven years after tragically losing his wife and three children to a small pox The death of his remaining heir his half brother a year ago gave him no choice but to remarry to secure an heir Refreshingly for this 50 year old hero he rejects his sisters’ idea of choosing some young simmering just out of school miss Instead he thinks that a widow a woman of some maturity would be far appropriate for him A widow would be less demanding of his time his attentionhis affections She would know how to go on and not reuire his guidance And he wouldn’t feel like a satyr Lady Emma Lacy a widow with two children lives on the fringes of society wrongly accused of improper behavior She is weary of any gentleman’s attention as for most of them a widow with a shady reputation was just the thing to enliven a dull existence At the first glance their accidental encounter in Hatchard’s bookshop would be just it one moment in time when you see a person feel attraction to them and move on with your life But the combined forces of two energetic children and a well behaved dog intervened What followed is a heartwarming story of two responsible level headed people wary of love striking a friendship agreeing to marriage of convenience when external forces threaten what they held dearly and finding that it is possible to love againI really liked the story It was so nice to see a hero who behaves like a Hero and a heroine who is rational mature and has the right priorities Their insecurities their doubts were understandingly human in line with their age and experience And I have to say that this story has one of the best portrayal of children I encountered The author didn’t make them behave as “little adults” or made them disappeared at the convenient time No they behave their age and never get discounted or forgotten for the benefit of the story They are integral part of itIf you get tired of rakish heroes or need a feel good historical romance try this story
Elizabeth Rolls ↠ His Convenient Marchioness TEXT
His Convenient MarchionessEcure an heir he’s determined that the beautiful impoverished widow Lady Emma Lacy should be hisEmma has vowed never to marry for money so must ref