This is a historical romance can be labeled a proper romance. Nervous Nellie’s nervousness necessitates knowledge of the novel. But is Marcus willing to risk his heart a second time? What began as a sensible arrangement now has the possibility to become so much more. Marcus, though determined not to expose his heart again, finds more to admire in his childhood friend with each passing day. When Ellen is presented as a possible bride, he proposes a marriage of convenience.Įllen accepts his hand, hiding her feelings rather than risking her husband’s rejection. Still nursing a broken heart, he prefers a practical approach to matrimony rather than romantic love. Until her match-making friends contrive to reintroduce Ellen to the man she has secretly loved since their shared childhood.Īs the younger son to an earl, Marcus Calvert must wed in order to inherit his estate. Overlooked by society and underappreciated in her family, Ellen Bringhurst has resigned herself to spinsterhood and a life of reading. A marriage of convenience is not what either of them wished for. Publisher’s Description: He vows to never risk his heart again. Blech! Well, Ellen is going to have to take her own future into her hands and she does… Called a spinster at 26 (I mean, really?), what does Ellen have to look forward to? Shuttled around from family member to family member being treated basically like a servant because she’s not got a husband.
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