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Fine Feathers / The Makeshift Marriage
First published 2003 · 444 pages
A double dose of Regency drama where polite society masks highway peril, shifting loyalties, and the urgent quest for true love.
What it feels like
This Regency anthology offers a brisk and dramatic reading experience that sweeps from the perilous roads of the English countryside to the elegant tensions of manor house drawing rooms. The mood balances the swoony romance of classic love stories with a thread of genuine suspense, whether it is the physical danger of a highwayman attack or the emotional peril of a wandering eye in a makeshift marriage. The prose is steeped in traditional historical romance conventions, delivering earnest declarations and polite societal maneuvering with equal flair. It is a perfect escape for readers who delight in the tangled webs of trust, rivalry, and sudden rescues, offering two distinct emotional arcs that both culminate in the satisfying clarity of true devotion.
- Mood
- swoony
- perilous
- elegant
- tense
- Tone
- romantic
- dramatic
- earnest
- suspenseful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- trusting the heart · romantic rivalry · marriages of convenience · hidden dangers · finding true love
- The writing
- Classic Regency romance prose that balances polite societal elegance with underlying emotional urgency.
- The arc
- Moves from sudden peril and uncertain alliances to the hard-won clarity of true romantic devotion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love traditional Regency anthologies packed with highwaymen, dramatic rescues, and tangled romantic rivalries.
Content notes
- highway robbery
- near-death experience
- romantic infidelity
About the book
FINE FEATHERS Miss Molly Marriott has left the stifling confines of her aunt's home to live with her uncle and cousin at Underhill House and take her rightful place among the ton. But when she falls victim to a highwayman and is left for dead, she's rescued by the magistrate Lord Cordrey. Molly knows there's a plot against her life, but isn't sure whether or not she can trust Cordrey with her life -- or her heart.... THE MAKESHIFT MARRIAGE Miss Laura Milbanke agreed to marry Sir Nicolas Grenville after he nearly died defending her honor in Venice. But after returning home to King's Cliff Manor, Grenville finds himself tempted by the presence of the beautiful Augustine Townsend. Now, Laura must decide whether to fight this ravishing rival -- or give herself to another man offering the love her husband has denied her.
Description from Open Library.
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