St. Martin's Press
Featuring: Stephen Arrow; Jilly Jones
416 pages ISBN: 0312374038 EAN: 9780312374037 Kindle: B004OA63DU Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Running from a husband who entrapped her, caged her, and
made her life a living version of hell; Jilly Jones has
found herself on Dreare Street. As dreary as its name, the
lane itself and the people who live there seem to be fading
into the fog. Jilly's many attempts at befriending the
neighbors have all resulted in failure, and her bookstore is
seriously lacking in customers. When the house across the
street is suddenly occupied by unruly pirates, Jilly knows
that something must be done to save her street, her home,
and her peace of mind. But the devastatingly handsome
Captain was not what Jilly expected when she set her cap
for running off the rakes. As the fog keeps rolling in,
Jilly finds that the sweltering heat between the Captain
and herself is more than enough to keep the tongues
wagging. Very soon it seems that the whole neighborhood has
begun to liven up with the prospect of love. The threat of
her real husband is enough to keep Jilly on her toes, and
hopefully the Captain out of her heart.
After years of battling his way through the Royal Navy,
Captain Stephen Arrow has taken rein of his inheritance and
overtaken the streets of Dreare Street. Unruly, reckless, and
a rake to the core, Stephan and his friends have had the
party of a lifetime to celebrate the end to his life at
sea. All good things must come to an end and, if the mousy
bookworm across the street has her way, Stephan's party
days will soon be over. With the arrival of uninvited
relatives, Stephan turns to the only "friend" he can find
on Dreare Street...the shrew from the bookstore. Jilly is as
beguiling as she is annoying and Stephan soon finds himself
questioning the sanctity of his bachelorhood. Driven by a
need beyond his recognition, Stephan will stop at nothing on
the path to seduce Jilly.
I found myself enchanted with the neighbors of Dreare Street,
each played his part and none of them were half written. I
felt that each and every character fulfilled their role in
the story to its fullest and was an essential part of the
cast. We all have those neighbors that we meet
and love, the neighbors that are unruly and loud, and the
neighbor who we wish would just move away. The neighborhood
was essentially all there and I was in it. This enchanting
tale of scandal, security, and ruling one's own life swept
me away into the fog of London and the dreary life on Dreare
Street. The devastating Stephan's charming wit was enchanting
and each of Jilly's callous remarks had me laughing out
loud. The title as catchy as the story I found, CLOUDY WITH
A CHANCE OF MARRIAGE is simply delightful.
Every woman knows about London’s Impossible Bachelors.
They’re daring, debonair—and downright impossible to resist…
HER HEART’S BEEN UNDER THE WEATHER.
Every woman dreams of saying “I do.” Jilly Jones did—and
years of a deeply imperfect marriage followed. Now living in
London and working in a charming bookshop, the free-spirited
Jilly is perfectly content with her newfound
independence…until she meets a dashing naval officer who
sparks her longing for a real happily ever after.
IS NEW LOVE IN THE FORECAST?
Captain Stephen Arrow is just home after years of service,
and he’s in no hurry to give up his hard-won freedom. The
meddlesome bluestocking Jilly Jones is exactly the kind of
woman he doesn’t need…But there’s something about her that
keeps drawing Stephen back to the
bookshop. With her sparkling wit and understated beauty,
she seems like a surprisingly real match for Stephen. But
will a scandalous chapter in Jilly’s past stand in the way
of their heated attraction? For this bachelor, nothing is
impossible…
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