Series: Seductive Scoundrels, #5
Tropes: compromised into marriage
Publication Date: 12.31.19
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; England, 1810
Rating: 4 stars
Crispin Rolston, the Duke of Bainbridge, has been betrothed since boyhood to a woman he cannot tolerate. He longs to break the betrothal, but will lose several if his properties if he does so, including the house where his mother and sisters live. His best option is to get his unwanted betrothed to cry off so he can keep his properties and pursue the lady his heart truly desires, Miss Jessica Brentwood.
Struggling to live down the scandal caused by her father, a vicar who stole church funds, Jessica is determined to behave impeccably during her first season, sponsored by her brother-in-law, the Duke of Sutcliffe. It's going swimmingly until a needlessly cruel prank sees Jessica and Crispin discovered naked in each other's arms at a ball. Though both are innocent victims, the scandal will destroy Jessica. Crispin is thrilled to offer her marriage immediately, but Jessica doesn't want a husband who's only marrying her out of a sense of duty. Crispin will have his work cut out for him in convincing Jessica his feelings are genuine, especially when his former betrothed's father proves unwilling to let Crispin, and his title, escape his clutches so easily.
I felt so bad for poor Crispin in this one. He was trying so hard to find his happiness and keep his honor and I'm glad things worked out for him. I found Jessica to be exceedingly silly and quite immature. She was a victim of the ton's unfounded gossip and yet she was fully prepared to believe everything she heard about Crispin's rakish reputation. I was relieved when she finally had an honest, open conversation with Crispin and worked things out. I think the villains were dealt with rather simply and I'd have liked to see more of a comeuppance for the former betrothed's awful father, but this was a clever way for everything to work out nonetheless. Overall, I found this to be a charming and enjoyable read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3085291226?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1
Struggling to live down the scandal caused by her father, a vicar who stole church funds, Jessica is determined to behave impeccably during her first season, sponsored by her brother-in-law, the Duke of Sutcliffe. It's going swimmingly until a needlessly cruel prank sees Jessica and Crispin discovered naked in each other's arms at a ball. Though both are innocent victims, the scandal will destroy Jessica. Crispin is thrilled to offer her marriage immediately, but Jessica doesn't want a husband who's only marrying her out of a sense of duty. Crispin will have his work cut out for him in convincing Jessica his feelings are genuine, especially when his former betrothed's father proves unwilling to let Crispin, and his title, escape his clutches so easily.
I felt so bad for poor Crispin in this one. He was trying so hard to find his happiness and keep his honor and I'm glad things worked out for him. I found Jessica to be exceedingly silly and quite immature. She was a victim of the ton's unfounded gossip and yet she was fully prepared to believe everything she heard about Crispin's rakish reputation. I was relieved when she finally had an honest, open conversation with Crispin and worked things out. I think the villains were dealt with rather simply and I'd have liked to see more of a comeuppance for the former betrothed's awful father, but this was a clever way for everything to work out nonetheless. Overall, I found this to be a charming and enjoyable read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3085291226?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1
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