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When the Marquess Met His Match
384 pages
A sparkling, battle-of-wits historical romance where a charming scoundrel and a pragmatic matchmaker accidentally fall for each other.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a brightly lit ballroom where the sharpest conversation is happening right at the edge of the dance floor. It is a brisk, effervescent historical romance built on the irresistible friction of opposites attracting. The narrative crackles with playful banter, pitting a cheerfully unrepentant rogue against a fiercely pragmatic heroine who refuses to be charmed. Beneath the sparkling wit and societal maneuvering lies a tender emotional core about healing from past heartbreak and discovering one's true worth. The prose is smooth and dialogue-heavy, keeping the pages turning effortlessly. It is an absolute delight for readers who crave the classic reformed rake trope, swoony tension, and a fiercely competent heroine who ultimately gets the love she deserves.
- Mood
- sparkling
- cozy
- swoony
- Tone
- witty
- playful
- romantic
- lighthearted
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · overcoming past heartbreak · the business of marriage · redemption of a rake
- The writing
- Engaging and effervescent, with sharp dialogue and a smooth, accessible historical cadence.
- The arc
- Moves from prickly, defensive banter and mutual suspicion to a tender, vulnerable realization of genuine love and self-worth.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic historical romance who love a reformed rake and a capable, no-nonsense heroine matching wits.
Content notes
- past emotional abuse referenced
- financial distress
About the book
What happens when a carefree, disreputable, stone-broke bachelor is forced to find a wife in a hurry? He hires a matchmaker, of course. What happens when the matchmaker doesn’t want to help him? Well, that’s when the fun begins...
Nicholas Stirling, Marquess of Trubridge, loves his life just as it is: dissolute, scandalous, and deuced good fun. His father, the Duke of Landsdowne is not amused, and when he cuts off Nicholas’ trust fund, the fun-loving marquess is forced to find an alternate source of income—in other words, he has to marry an heiress.
Every new-money American heiress knows Lady Belinda Featherstone is the key to social acceptance. Once a new-money nobody herself, Belinda discovered first-hand how heartbreaking the game of love and matrimony could be after a reprobate British earl married her for her money. Now a respectable widow, Belinda has become England’s most successful matchmaker, guiding young American heiresses through the hazards of the London season and helping them to find husbands worthy of them. To her mind, the Marquess of Trubridge is nothing but a fortune-hunting scoundrel and she has no intention of allowing him to charm his way into any American girl’s heart, including her own.
Description from Open Library.
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