Veena’s review of Marry In Secret (Marriage Of Convenience, Book 3) by Anne Gracie
Historical Romance published by Berkley 30 Jul 19
For a debutante on the marriage mart, success is measured by the rank of the peer whom she can land. Even through Lady Rose is embarking on a marriage of convenience to the Duke of Everingham, it is still a shock to have the nuptials stopped by a ragged stranger, with a voice from her past, claiming to be her husband. Shock waves run through the crème de la crème gathered in the prestigious church. What an electrifying start to what I hoped was a great story from a new-to-me author.
As her family rallied around her over the wedding breakfast sans wedding guests, Rose remembers her past with bitter sweetness, because, while the claim is true, she did marry in secret when she was very young. However, the man claiming to be her husband in no way resembles the handsome naval officer she fell in love with.
Thomas Beresford, resurrected from the dead, knows he in no way looks like the dashing, handsome officer who Rose married for love years before. Burning with vengeance, brutally betrayed by those he once believed family, Thomas only needs Rose for one thing – her fortune. Once he’s stopped her marriage and finds her willing to be his wife and share her fortune with him, interestingly Thomas develops a conscience and shies away from Rose.
As the story unfolds and the two try to find a way to bridge the gap of secrets and time and emotional and physical damage, there is someone who has a vested interest in preventing this from happening. Who betrayed Thomas? The answer will definitely catch readers by surprise. All in all, an interesting tale that kept me absorbed and a new voice to add to writers who I’d like to see more of in the future.
Grade: B
Summary:
Lady Rose Rutherford—rebel, heiress, and exasperated target of the town’s hungry bachelors—has a plan to gain the freedom she so desperately desires: she will enter into a marriage of convenience with the biggest prize on the London marriage mart.
There’s just one problem: the fierce-looking man who crashes her wedding to the Duke of Everingham — Thomas Beresford, the young naval officer she fell in love with and secretly married when she was still a schoolgirl. Thought to have died four years ago he’s returned, a cold, hard stranger with one driving purpose—revenge.
Embittered by betrayal and hungry for vengeance, Thomas will stop at nothing to reclaim his rightful place, even if that means using Rose—and her fortune—to do it. But Rose never did follow the rules, and as she takes matters into her own unpredictable hands, Thomas finds himself in an unexpected and infuriating predicament: he’s falling in love with his wife….
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