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The Marriage Mart
239 pages
A spirited battle of wills within a marriage of convenience, where pragmatic duty unexpectedly collides with demanding desire.
What it feels like
Stepping into this classic Regency romance feels like entering an elegant drawing room thick with unspoken tension. The narrative thrives on the friction of a marriage of convenience, blending the rigid expectations of high society with the unpredictable spark of genuine desire. It reads at a brisk, engaging pace, driven by the spirited clash between a pragmatic bride burdened by familial duty and a worldly husband who demands far more than a mere societal arrangement. The mood is both romantic and playfully combative, wrapped in prose that captures the formal yet witty essence of the era. It is a delightful experience for readers who love watching practical, duty-bound contracts slowly unravel into passionate battles of wit, will, and mutual respect.
- Mood
- romantic
- tension-filled
- elegant
- Tone
- spirited
- romantic
- wry
- elegant
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · duty versus desire · societal expectations · battle of wills
- The writing
- Elegant and period-appropriate, focusing on the subtle friction and spirited negotiations of a high-society match.
- The arc
- A journey from pragmatic resignation and societal duty to unexpected passion and the assertion of personal desires.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic Regency romance who delight in marriages of convenience that evolve into battles of wit and will.
Content notes
- marriage of convenience
- financial pressure
About the book
EXCESSIVE EXPECTATIONS. Lovely, auburn-haired Georgina Fitzhardinge knew what was expected of her when the Earl of Trowbridge proposed: Society expected her to revel in the respectability of this superbly suitable match. Her family expected her to use the Earl's fortune to give them the help they badly needed and fervently desired. The Earl himself expected her to be a charming hostess, an efficient household manager, and, in time, to produce an heir to his title and estates. But when Georgina became the Earl's wife, it soon became dismayingly apparent that this handsome, virile, worldly man wanted far more than she ever expected to give, and Georgina would have only herself to blame if she didn't make it perfectly clear to her lordly husband that she had her own list o expectations--some of which might very well conflict with his...
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