The Matrimonial Advertisement
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"For this impressive Victorian romance, Matthews crafts a tale that sparkles with chemistry...an excellent series launch that will appeal to fans of Loretta Chase and Stephanie Laurens." —Publishers Weekly
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She Wanted Sanctuary...
Helena Reynolds will do anything to escape her life in London, even if that means traveling to a remote cliffside estate on the North Devon coast and marrying a complete stranger. But Greyfriar's Abbey isn't the sort of refuge she imagined. And ex-army captain Justin Thornhill—though he may be tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome—is anything but a romantic hero.
He Needed Redemption...
Justin has spent the last two decades making his fortune, settling scores, and suffering a prolonged period of torture in an Indian prison. Now, firmly established in the grandest house in King's Abbot, he needs someone to smooth the way for him with the villagers. Someone to manage his household—and warm his bed on occasion. What he needs, in short, is a wife and a matrimonial advertisement seems the perfect way to acquire one.
Their marriage was meant to be a business arrangement and nothing more. A dispassionate union free from the entanglements of love and affection. But when Helena's past threatens, will Justin's burgeoning feelings for his new bride compel him to come to her rescue? Or will dark secrets of his own force him to let her go?
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4 primary books#1 in Parish Orphans of Devon
Parish Orphans of Devon is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Mimi Matthews.
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This was pretty good. It started off well, but lost some steam once the characters went to London. The end was sweet though. I'll probably read the rest of the series, but not immediately.
I've been searching for a really good marriage of convenience book but this one wasn't quite up to scratch.
Een sfeervolle gothic romance met sterke Jane Eyre en Belle en het Beest vibes, compleet met bijpassende decors van moordende kliffen, bakken met regen, griezelige mist en opdoemende ruïnes. Inclusief broedende mannelijke hoofdrolspeler - met de knipoog-naam Thornhill, die aantoonbaar sympathieker overkomt dan zijn rolmodel Mr. Rochester - en een dame-in-nood vrouwelijke hoofdrolspeelster, dat toch nog iets van eigen initiatief tentoon spreidt in vergelijking met veel gelijkaardige verhalen.
Heel fluffy en morantisch gothic verhaal, met relatief weinig conflict of dreiging ondanks de dreigende omgeving en opzet. Perfect om er even van tussenuit te duiken.
