The Devil Is a Marquess by Elisa Braden

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When a rake beyond redemption…
A walking scandal surviving on little more than wits, whisky, and wicked skills in the bedchamber, Benedict Chatham, the new Marquess of Rutherford, is at the end of his rope. Deeply in debt and down to his last farthing, he must marry nothing short of an absolute fortune, or risk utter ruin.

Must marry for money…
Enter Miss Charlotte Lancaster, unfashionably tall heiress to just such a fortune and a clumsy, redheaded disaster in her five London seasons. While she dreams of leaving England for a life of trade in America, her father schemes to trade her dowry for a title—and Marchioness of Rutherford will do nicely. Charlotte wants her independence, not a husband, and certainly not a disreputable devil who renders her weak and wobbly with a single scorching glance. But she’s a practical sort, and a year with the devil might buy her freedom … provided she can resist his seductive charms. That shouldn’t prove a problem, for he could not possibly want someone like her, and the feeling is mutual. Really. It is.

Love grows in the most unexpected places…
When her father demands a startling price for his daughter’s hand—one year of fidelity and sobriety—Chatham must change his libertine ways … at least temporarily. And when he does, Charlotte begins to see him in a new light—not as the scandalous charmer she married, but as the husband she just might adore.

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File Name:the-devil-is-a-marquess-by-elisa-braden.epub
Original Title:The Devil Is a Marquess (Rescued from Ruin Book 4)
Creator:Elisa Braden
Language:en
Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B01EGYZNIY
Publisher:Elisa Braden
Date:2016-04-28T18:00:00+00:00
File Size:292.129 KB

Table of Content

1. Title Page
2. Books by Elisa Braden
3. Dedication
4. Chapter One
5. Chapter Two
6. Chapter Three
7. Chapter Four
8. Chapter Five
9. Chapter Six
10. Chapter Seven
11. Chapter Eight
12. Chapter Nine
13. Chapter Ten
14. Chapter Eleven
15. Chapter Twelve
16. Chapter Thirteen
17. Chapter Fourteen
18. Chapter Fifteen
19. Chapter Sixteen
20. Chapter Seventeen
21. Chapter Eighteen
22. Chapter Nineteen
23. Chapter Twenty
24. Chapter Twenty-One
25. Chapter Twenty-Two
26. Chapter Twenty-Three
27. Chapter Twenty-Four
28. Chapter Twenty-Five
29. Epilogue
30. Coming Soon: Book Five
31. More from Elisa Braden
32. About the Author

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Kiley O：

Book 4 of the Rescued from Ruin series was not like the first 4 books. It was about Benedict Chatham, the new Marquess of Rutherford, a man known to be one of the worst scoundrels in London, and Charlotte Lancaster, half English, half American heiress known for being a very tall, clumsy, red-head. Lord Rutherford, upon inheriting his father's title, also inherited his father's massive debts. Up to the point of his father's demise, he was not above selling himself to women in order to maintain his lifestyle of debauchery. However, after the demise of his father, the only way for him to survive would be for him to marry an heiress with a very large dowry. Charlotte, on the other hand, wanted nothing more than her freedom to live the way she wanted and not the way her father did. However, her father had other ideas and forced a union between the two, with one very stiff stipulation for Lord Rutherford. He had to commit to being faithful to Charlotte and sober, as well as a few other untenable demands, for one full year. While Lord Rutherford had no love for his title or his family, he did enjoy all the things money could buy, so he agreed to the terms, all the while believing he would only have to be faithful and sober for the required one year before returning to his nefarious ways. I can't much say that I cared a great deal for Benedict Chatham, aka Lord Rutherford when he appeared in any of the prior books. He was an arrogant, odious snake in the grass who enjoyed seeing the ruin of others in order to receive his own pleasures. One thing I can't stand is an overbearing, pushy, demanding, controlling parent. Charlotte's father was all that and more, all for the sake of a title for his daughter. He had little care for what his daughter wanted or for her feelings about anything for that matter. He was a tyrant. In fact, no one was kind to Charlotte, except a couple of friends. Not even Lord Rutherford, who point-blank told her she had purchased his services. The more I read, the more I disliked Lord Rutherford. He was such a selfish, egotistical, hateful man that didn't give a fig for anyone but himself. However, after a while, Rutherford started changing, in a good way. He was staying sober and faithful, he was working the farm, he was...evolving into a better man. Unlike the previous books, this one was drawn out quite a bit. There was so much that needed to be changed in both the main characters and, to be honest, it was a very slow-moving process. Both had emotional wounds that they had to work through in order for their marriage to work. As the story progressed, the angst, drama, and a bit of intrigue were prevalent. The chemistry and passion were, in the beginning, subtle but they eventually picked up substantially. Once again, the humor was very well placed and as much needed as it was appreciated. In any decent romance novel, there is always the antagonist that has to insert their fair share of issues, and that was apparent in this story too. There were those who thrived on trying to drive a wedge between Charlotte and Benedict, even to the point of reveling in the pain they each endured. So many twists, turns, ups, and downs were involved in the telling of this book. There were times the reader would have thought the outcome was going to go one way and then it changed going in a different direction. It definitely kept the reader glued to the pages. This book will join the others in the series with the Keeper for the Shelves collections.

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