Jasper Sullivan understands that his uncle is making
increasing his fortune an adventure, but Jasper is somewhat
stricken to find out the length his uncle is planning to go
to attain his goal. Jasper's ailing uncle makes his request
perfectly clear. Jasper and his brothers must find a woman
in dire straits from the wrong side of the tracks and help
her find her way to the correct path, then marry her to
gain the fortune waiting for all of them.
After Jasper's initial shock, and being the most rational
out of the brothers, he decides the task will be an easy
one. All he has to do is whisk a doxy or prostitute off the
street and help her see the light to redemption and his
portion of the money is secure. But he is certainly not
prepared for Clarissa Astley.
Clarissa Astley's younger brother has been abducted by
their uncle so the uncle can gain the inheritance the young
boy will attain after a certain age. Clarissa's uncle has
successfully and cleverly kept her brother from having any
contact with her, but she is determined to find her brother
and bring him home to safety. As she scours the streets for
her uncle, Clarissa comes in contact with a gentleman who
assumes she is a woman lacking certain character and offers
her a proposition she isn't sure she can turn down.
Unfortunately, not all is as it seems and the danger
surrounding Clarissa's brother is more than she can handle.
If she plays her cards right, the man's proposal might be a
means to an end -- hers.
RUSHED TO THE ALTAR is a fun and intelligent start to an
exciting new series. I am extremely curious to see where
the author will take readers next. So far, I am completely
captivated.
From New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather comes
the first of a wonderful new trilogy, The Blackwater Brides,
set in the sensually im-proper Georgian period, in which
three noble brothers discover they will be forced to find
brides under highly unusual circumstances.
Jasper Sullivan, Earl of Blackwater, needs a prostitute. Not
in the usual way, however. His wealthy uncle’s will promises
to divide his huge fortune among his nephews if each rescues
a fallen woman . . . by marrying her! And since Jasper’s
estates were already mortgaged to the hilt before he
inherited them, when he catches a pretty young prostitute
trying to pick his pocket, he immediately makes his proposal.
Clarissa Astley is not at all what Jasper believes. The
orphaned daughter of a prosperous merchant, she is searching
the seedier districts of London for her young brother,
abducted by their evil guardian, who wants the little boy’s
inheritance. But she needs powerful help, and the darkly
handsome Earl of Blackwater is certainly that. So she
pretends to be exactly what he assumed— a risky charade for
an innocent virgin. But when passion flares between Jasper
and Clarissa, the deception becomes even more difficult to
handle. . . .
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