Always the Best Friend by Emily E K Murdoch
Always the best friend and never the bride – it was a trap she never saw coming…
Lady Harriet Stanhope grew up with her twin brother and his friends, never questioning their laughter or their games – but now she’s a young lady, she’s desperate for one friend in particular to see her in a different light.
But after twenty years of knowing each other, she’s just the best friend, not a serious contender for the Duke of Devonshire’s heart.
Montague Cavendish knows what is due to him and his family name, and he is not fool enough to wish for a love match. He’ll find a pretty young thing with plenty of money, and that will be that.
Until Harriet – Harriet – breaks into his rooms to seduce him. He should resist her, he knows he should. But Montague had never imagined such perfection lay beneath the gown of his best friend.
He’s determined to resist. She’s sure that he will fall in love with her after one night of passion.
Mistakes will be made and confusion abound as friendship is put to the ultimate test.
Is it possible for two people raised as siblings to become lovers – and if it all goes wrong, what will be left of their friendship?
- File Name:always-the-best-friend-by-emily-e-k-murdoch.epub
- Original Title:Always the Best Friend (Never the Bride Book 4)
- Creator:Emily E K Murdoch
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B089T7TQ3R
- Publisher:Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
- Date:2020-07-06T18:30:00+00:00
- Subject:Fiction,Historical,romance
- File Size:230.842 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright Page
- 3. Publisher’s Note
- 4. Additional Dragonblade books by Author Emily E K Murdoch
- 5. Table of Contents
- 6. Chapter One
- 7. Chapter Two
- 8. Chapter Three
- 9. Chapter Four
- 10. Chapter Five
- 11. Chapter Six
- 12. Chapter Seven
- 13. Chapter Eight
- 14. Chapter Nine
- 15. Chapter Ten
- 16. Chapter Eleven
- 17. Chapter Twelve
- 18. Chapter Thirteen
- 19. Chapter Fourteen
- 20. Chapter Fifteen
- 21. Chapter Sixteen
- 22. Chapter Seventeen
- 23. Chapter Eighteen
- 24. Chapter Nineteen
- 25. Epilogue
- 26. About Emily E K Murdoch
Always the Best Friend, Book 4 of the Never the Bride series, was about Lady Harriet "Harry" Stanhope, twin sister to Lord Josiah Stanhope, Earl of Chester, and His Grace Montague "Monty" Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire. Having spent the past 20 years as best friends, Harry longed to be something more to Monty. Tired of being seen as just another friend, Harry was determined to make Monty see her as more. Taking matters into her own hands, Harry Proceeded to come up with a plan that she hoped would prove to him she would make a worthy Duchess. After all...she had been in love with him most of her life and couldn't think of another man she wanted to spend the rest of it with. Monty, being the Duke and the head of the family, knew it was his obligation to find a wife...preferably one with money, and produce an heir. Unfortunately for Monty, who was 25, it was written into his grandfather's will that if he were not married by his 26th birthday, which was only six months away, then his second cousin would inherit the title. Monty had never considered Harry as a wife, having grown up with her as his sidekick for most of his life. At least, not until he woke up with her in his room. Then everything changed. But when asked why he didn't just marry her, he made a brash laugh and comment that Harriet overheard, and he realized he had hurt her, but he wasn't sure how or why it had hurt. Monty's character was a bit of a lame-brain for most of the book. He tended to be "soft in the head" when it came to women...especially Harriet. What kind of dolt has the perfect mate standing before them and doesn't recognize it for what it is? Things started changing between Monty and Harriet, but Monty couldn't quite understand it. Harriet's character was a bit lax for the time period. Unlike most young ladies her age, when she wanted something, she went for it...and she wanted Monty. She had a backbone most didn't, but she still had enough reserve to not voice everything she felt to the man she so desperately loved, which was a shame. The storyline was well-written, though there were moments that made the reader question why it was done the way the author wrote it. It had a lot of twists and turns that didn't seem quite necessary and were sometimes redundant. But there were other rollercoaster flips that were pretty impressive and riveting enough to make the reader long to turn another page to see where the story would go next. The emotions of the book ran the gamut, with the angst and drama fully complemented with humor that eased the passage of all the emotional flips and flops. The passion was hit or miss as there wasn't quite as much of it as in previous books, but still enough to please the reader. All in all, it was a good book. Still not five-star worthy, nor did it earn a place with the Keeper for the Shelves collection, but it was decent.