BONUS Review: Marry in Scandal
Marry in Scandal (Marriage of Convenience #2)
by Anne Gracie
- BOOK BLURB
- Shy young heiress, Lady Lily Rutherford, is in no hurry to marry. She dreams of true love and a real courtship. But when disaster strikes, she finds herself facing a scandal-forced marriage to her rescuer, Edward Galbraith, a well known rake.
Despite his reputation Lily is drawn to the handsome Galbraith. In the gamble of her life, she agrees to marry him, hoping to turn a convenient marriage into a love match.
As heir to a title, Galbraith knows he must wed, so a convenient marriage suits him perfectly. But there is a darkness in his past, and secrets he refuses to share with his tender-hearted young bride. All Lily's efforts to get close to him fall on stony ground, and in desperation she retreats to his childhood home—the place he's avoided for nearly a decade.
Must Lily reconcile herself to a marriage without love? Or will Galbraith realize that this warm-hearted, loving girl is the key to healing the wounds of his past—and his heart?
- MY REVIEW
- I enjoyed this book. The characters sort of grew on me by the time I finished with it. One cannot help but fall for Gracie's characters. And I've been a devoted follower of Anne Gracie for several years. Having said that, I couldn't help but feel that this one wasn't up to par with her usual books.
- Two things that bothered me were her dyslexia (not a spoiler, trust me) and the hero not returning to his estate despite having such a great relationship with his grandfather. I felt both of these issues were overly stretched, so much so that they lost their effectiveness. I'm not being insensitive to the issues but they could have been handled far better.
- The author certainly has the talent to do it, she's proved as much in The Perfect Stranger and The Gallant Waif (books whose copies have worn out due to my re-reading).
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