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The bride insists
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- ISBN: 1306384168 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781306384162 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781402285707 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1402285701 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781402285714 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 140228571X (electronic bk.)
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1 online resource - Publisher: Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2014
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2014 March #1
After spending the last six years just scraping by as a governess, Clare Greenough is thrilled beyond words when she learns that her great uncle Sebastian has left her his fortune. The only problem is that Clare's greedy cousin, Simon, is trustee to the estate, and the only way Clare can gain complete control of her money is by getting married. If Jamie Boleigh, Baron Trehearth, wants to save his family's estate, he has no choice but to marry an heiress. Clare's offer of marriage seems like the solution to all of Jamie's problems, even if his new wife insists on holding the purse strings. Jamie is certain that, given enough time, he can charm Clare into letting him handle the family finances, but Clare is equally determined that having finally secured control of her money, she isn't about to turn it over to a man. The Bride Insists is a marvelously engaging marriage of convenience tale, and Ashford's richly nuanced, realistically complex characters and impeccably crafted historical setting are bound to resonate with fans of Mary Balogh. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
After six years of working as a governess following the deaths of her brother and then her parents, Clare Greenough is overwhelmed at the inheritance from a great-uncle. She would no longer be under the thumb of an employer, and if she marries, as the bequest demands, she would no longer have to answer to her miserable cousin Simon. Yet marrying would put Clare instead under the thumb of her husband. What she needs is a mate who is in want of funds and in return will sign over to her the financial reins. James Boleigh, Baron Trehearth, is at the end of his rope as to how to save his estate from creditors and ruin. When his adviser suggests that he marry Clare, Jamie signs her dratted documents, but he expects that Clare eventually will relinquish the running of the finances to him. Clare and her newly hired "friend" Selina Newton arrive at Trehearth after the wedding and are confronted by a huge dog and Jamie's ten-year-old twin sisters, whom Jamie "conveniently" forgot to mention. What happens when a marriage of convenience becomes inconvenient? Verdict Ashford (Once Again a Bride) establishes a union made for all the wrong reasons until trust and love can set things to rights. Alternating perspectives from paragraph to paragraph keeps the characters' responses immediate, while highlighting Jamie's growing dependence on drink makes the story topical as well as heartbreaking. And who van resist those hoydenish twins? For all historical romance fans.âBette-Lee Fox, Library Journal (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2014 January #1
Ashford follows Once Again a Bride with another perfectly delightful Regency romance that plays with gender expectations. Clare Greenough's inheritance will be managed by her nasty cousin, Simon, until it transfers to her future husband. She arranges to marry James Boleigh, Baron Trehearth, offering to fund restoration of his failing lands in exchange for a promise that she will retain control of the money. After Clare restores Jamie's household, civilizes his wild younger sisters, and shows clear enjoyment of his sexual attentions, he assumes she will fall into a traditional wife's role, but she insists on maintaining their original agreement. Remarkably executed secondary characters like the sisters, their enormous dog, and Clare's hired lady's companion bring life to the busy household that Clare guides with skilled and self-assured calm. The newness of passion doesn't eliminate her strong will, intelligence, or resolve, allowing the reader to be swept away in the surprises of romance while still cheering for Clare to take charge of her love and her life. (Mar.)
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