Poor Charity seeks the charity of her godfather when she loses her
parents in a carriage accident. Alas for the poor lass, when she
arrives she finds that her godfather has too passed away and standing in
his place is his good looking nephew - the reluctant marquess (Robert).
The reluctant marquess who has to now bear the burdens and take the
reins of running his goduncle's numerous estates and to fulfill his
goduncle's last riches - which includes marrying Charity! Left with
little choice, Charity decides to marry Robert. Would their marriage of
convenience evolve into something more? Or is she doomed to be stuck in
the country after producing the heir (and maybe a spare)?
Surprisingly
engaging as the reader is left to wonder on how the two of them would
come together. I read with some initial trepidation as I really dislike
reading books with any hint of adultery in them (fortunately, this one
doesn't have any, although for plot suspense they have to throw in some
distractions). I do like the way that Charity is portrayed - she
thankfully doesn't fall into the "annoying troublesome heroine who does
stupid things for plot advancement" and she does voice out her
unhappiness from robert from time to time (so she also doesn't fall into
the "why does she have to suffer in silence and not smack some sense
into the hero" category of heroines).
It's a pretty good read and
it's nice to read about the romance in the context of a married couple.
The author also nicely captures the naunces in a romance between a
couple - loved the snippet on if a guy is interested in you, he can't
help himself but to take a second look at you. *swoon*
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