To Love a Marquis by Jenn Langston
Miranda Jayne Whittier flees to London, escaping marriage to the Marquis of Melbourne, a man she’s never met who is surrounded in rumors she can’t overlook. With the last of her pin money spent, she accepts employment at Lady Constance’s House of Reform. Assigned to Viscount Harken, a handsome but difficult man who doesn’t make their association easy, she is determined to help him and, in the process, solidify her position. She soon discovers he deserves better than he believes.
Anson Greenleaf, Marquis of Melbourne, thought collecting his betrothed would be a simple matter, but he’d been wrong. Miss Whittier has taken on a position in the city, which presents him with a unique opportunity. Using one of his lesser known titles, he poses as a client. Instead of learning why she ran from him, he finds himself drawn to her and is determined to charm her. Before long, he forms an intense desire for her. One he must fight.
When Miranda discovers the Marquis of Melbourne followed her to London, she fights against the need to leave the position she loves and the man she’s come to care for. As her life falls apart, she’s forced to give up the viscount. When she learns of the Marquis’s deception, she realizes she can’t marry him. After all, she knows exactly what he wants in a bride. And, she knows it’s not her.
- File Name:to-love-a-marquis-by-jenn-langston.epub
- Original Title:To Love a Marquis
- Creator:Langston, Jenn
- Language:en
- Identifier:2304182596
- Publisher:Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
- Date:2018-09-26
- File Size:294.032 KB
Spoiler Alert Don't read if you don't want to learn a few home truths about the story. This guy is such an arrogant arse. If I had been the Heroine, I would have run from him as well. And did the author actually point out, even though he was trying to retrieve his betrothed, that he visited a brothel after their first meeting? Unbelievable! That actually proved to the reader he was not worthy of the Heroine. The Marquis's sister also lied to Miranda, saying she was a friend and not admitting to being his sister. His friend, the Viscount, although knowing the truth, also chose not to tell her. Did no one know the value of honesty in this book? Even after revealing who he truly was, he chose to continue lying to her. Why?! Did the author really think this was a good premise for a love story? There was a small bit of chemistry, a touch of passion here and there, but in general, these two main characters should really never have been together. There was a great deal of drama and angst and little to no humor. This was an all-around bad story. The Marquis didn't want an emotional attachment with Miranda, yet he didn't like that his friend could make her smile and laugh either. If he truly only wanted to marry her, then why didn't he say so? And if it were to be an emotionless marriage but he knew that's not what she wanted, why couldn't he let her go? Miranda was treated like crap by all involved: the Marquis, his sister, her father as well as her stepmother (who was a regular byotch). The very fact that her father sold her to the Marquis in the first place was distasteful, but to learn that, if she didn't accept marriage with him, then her father would sell her to the highest bidder was definitely worse. Although they married, the Marquis was still very much an arrogant, emotionless man who showed little to no respect for his new bride. And then, not more than a week after getting married, he decided to go to London, at first by himself, but upon seeing her downfallen look, he changed his mind to take her and his sister as well, although his sister chose not to go. It was a long, drawn-out 16 chapters, most of it repetitious and dull. And let it be said again what an atrocious family Miranda had! While the book did have a HEA, it in no way made up for the rest of the book's disappointment. This was definitely not an auspicious beginning to the Reformed Rakes Series. It left much to be desired and never did the Hero truly exonerate himself from the hateful man he started out as. I would say this book definitely did not merit the Keeper for the Shelves award.