Marry Me, If You Dare by Alyssa Clarke
The last thing Lady Perdie Crawford expected when she fled London was to encounter difficulties in securing lodgings as a lady traveling alone. Claiming a particular Scotsman as her husband was only supposed to be a brilliant tiny ruse. Except the damn handsome, devilish, charming scoundrel claims they are now truly married, and he must stay by her side to protect her from undesirables.
Perdie was not looking for distraction, or marriage, or the love and attention from any gentleman. Yet, with each moment spent in Thaddeus’s presence, attraction burns hot and fierce, and Perdie finds he awakens an irresistible desire within her to which she can never surrender.
What’s a lady to do but run…
Unfortunately, London was not where Perdie should have gone. With the ton all atwitter over the newly minted and sought-after Earl of Sherburn, Perdie finds herself face to face with the sensual Scot who is more determined than ever to tear down her walls and claim her as his.
- File Name:marry-me-if-you-dare-by-alyssa-clarke.epub
- Original Title:Marry me, If you Dare (Wagers and Wallflowers Book 2)
- Creator:Alyssa Clarke
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B08N5GRXQV
- Publisher:Darkan Press Inc.
- Date:2021-05-20T23:00:00+00:00
- File Size:430.322 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Dedication
- 4. Contents
- 5. Chapter 1
- 6. Chapter 2
- 7. Chapter 3
- 8. Chapter 4
- 9. Chapter 5
- 10. Chapter 6
- 11. Chapter 7
- 12. Chapter 8
- 13. Chapter 9
- 14. Chapter 10
- 15. Chapter 11
- 16. Chapter 12
- 17. Chapter 13
- 18. Chapter 14
- 19. Chapter 15
- 20. Chapter 16
- 21. Chapter 17
- 22. Chapter 18
- 23. Chapter 19
- 24. Chapter 20
- 25. Chapter 21
- 26. Chapter 22
- 27. Chapter 23
- 28. Epilogue
- 29. Alyssa’s Other Books
- 30. About Alyssa Clarke
Marry Me, If You Dare, Book 2 of the Wagers and Wallflower series, was about Lady Perdie Anya Crawford, younger sister to His Grace Sebastian Crawford, Duke of Hartford, and Thaddeus Liam McPherson, the newly minted Earl of Sherburn. Perdie (Perdy in book 1 according to the author), though engaged to a viscount, was suddenly feeling stifled and needing to get away from everyone and everything. Having joined Lady Theodosia's lady's club, she had just started feeling like she belonged somewhere...until her brother learned of her activities and brought a halt to them. No longer certain she wanted to marry the viscount, Perdie determined to get away from everyone except one friend and a lady's maid. With just the three of them traveling, with no men to aid them should they encounter trouble, they meandered their way through England with no set place to go. Thaddeus, having recently inherited an earldom, was making his way to London when he and his valet-in-training came upon a young woman being robbed by highwaymen. Upon trying to rescue her, things didn't go the way he had expected them to. However, once the women were safe, he determined to follow them until they reached an inn. When it looked as though she could not secure lodging due to her not having a man with her, Perdie said that Thaddeus was her husband. From that point on, he was determined to see her to safety...as well as claiming they were legally husband and wife. While the storyline was well-written, it left much to be desired. It was more or less a story out of time because it didn't really fit the era. As for the characters, Perdie was a very selfish person. At first, she had demanded that her brother and mother agree to her engagement with a viscount she had believed herself to be in love with since the age of 15. But when she started getting cold feet, she ran away, not caring about her reputation or that of her family. When she met Thaddeus, she had no problem starting a relationship with him, but when he proposed, she rejected him because she wanted to do things for herself and not be controlled by a husband, children, and society's rules. If she didn't get things her way, she wasn't going to do anything any other way either, regardless of what that did to her or her family in the eyes of society. Thaddeus, though a well-developed character, put up with way too much from Perdie...much more than he should have. There was a good amount of passion between the two main characters, but Thaddeus should have kept walking away and not given her a second...or third chance. The angst and drama were way too much for this story, but only because Perdie made it difficult for anyone to have a say in things. This book was definitely not worthy of even a two-star rating. It was a sad excuse for a romance novel. If Thaddeus had been given a different woman to fall in love with, it might have been better, but Perdie was a bad Heroine.
Good synopsis..I felt exactly the same way. Perdie was childish and selfish. Thaddeus deserved better.