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Recommended by fellow bookseller Janice (I think she considered me deficient in that I hadn't read a Mary Balogh book yet in my current state of hoovering down romance novels).
I got smart and decided to start at the beginning of the series since I'd scotched several by reading middles or lasts.
I really liked Aiden and Eve's story - a very different set-up in the source of their marriage than the usual marriage-of-convenience/ton-marriage plot. The family that Eve has created for herself from the ...more
I got smart and decided to start at the beginning of the series since I'd scotched several by reading middles or lasts.
I really liked Aiden and Eve's story - a very different set-up in the source of their marriage than the usual marriage-of-convenience/ton-marriage plot. The family that Eve has created for herself from the ...more
Enjoyable Historical Regency Romance. The historical setting was fairly lightly described but I enjoyed the romance between the British officer (who reminded me of a Colonel Brandon type) and the bleeding heart minor heiress, who have a marriage of convenience. Eve, the heroine must be married within a year of her father's death in order to inherit the family estate. Her brother's dying wish was for Aidan Bedwyn to protect his sister, so of course, Aidan must marry Eve so she can keep the home a
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In retrospect, this was a very run-of-the-mill romance, with some really preposterous plot points. But I enjoyed it, I spent lots of time reading it this weekend when I should have been doing other things like sleeping or washing dishes, so I give it 4 stars.
Basic plot: Eve's father died, leaving her the family estate, but she has to get married within a year of his death or she loses it all. Adrian shows up when she has one week left, he discovers the pickle she's in (an added wrinkle is that ...more
Basic plot: Eve's father died, leaving her the family estate, but she has to get married within a year of his death or she loses it all. Adrian shows up when she has one week left, he discovers the pickle she's in (an added wrinkle is that ...more
I don't have too much to say about this first (actual) entry into the Bedwyn/Slightly series. The pacing was good, the hero and heroine were nice and likable characters, and their romance was sweet and charming. The only thing I had a problem with were the loves scenes, they just felt 'off' and didn't quite fit into or with the flow of the storyline. Especially the second one, which struck me as odd. Otherwise it was a nice and easy story to read.
I don't dislike Freyja as much in this book, but ...more
I don't dislike Freyja as much in this book, but ...more
Jul 29, 2015
Caitlin H
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