Edward Galbraith doesn't realize just how drastically his
life is about to change as he heads off to attend yet
another scandalous house party. While en route, Edward's
carriage is approached by a frantic woman screaming for
help, with another carriage pursuing her. As she is
about to be captured, Edward rescues the woman, and
proceeds to take her back to town. Edward is shocked to
learn that the lady is Lily Rutherford, heiress and
sister to his good friend, Cal. Lily had been drugged
and abducted by a villain intent on forcing her into
marriage, and managed to escape while his carriage got
stuck in the mud. Knowing that he must do everything in
his power to protect her reputation, Edward is careful to
keep Lily's identity a secret. If they are caught
traveling together, it could mean social ruin for Lily,
or a forced marriage for them. His caution proves to be
successful. Almost...
Edward is kind and caring to Lily, yet remains aloof.
He's aware that she's looking upon him as her savior, but
he's no one's hero. Edward lives a rakish lifestyle
which only allows for shallow encounters with experienced
women. Innocent ladies, love, and marriage are not in
his plans. Still he can't deny Lily's appeal, and can't
resist a kiss in the moonlight. On the last leg of their
journey home, Lily is spotted with him by one of the
ton's most notorious gossips -- one who has a particular
grudge against Lily's aunt, and doesn't hesitate to
spread the word. Though Lily is delivered home safely,
and her family does its best to avoid scandal, the
whispers have started. It's obvious that the only way to
save Lily's reputation is by marriage. Though Edward is
a rake, he's also a gentleman, and he proposes. Lily,
who has hopes to turn the marriage into a real love
match, accepts.
It's obvious that Edward has an incident from his past
that has turned him into the closed-off man that he is
today, one determined never to love or to let himself be
loved. While he shows Lily every courtesy, he warns her
from the start that all they will share is friendship,
passion, and children. I could feel his pain, guilt, and
self-loathing, and my heart broke for him. Lily is an
amazing heroine. Though only eighteen years old, she
shows strength and maturity. It was her own kind heart
that allowed her to be kidnapped, and it was her own
ingenuity that led to her escape. She instinctively
knows how to handle Edward's moods, and begins to build a
happy home life for him. This couple had amazing sexual
chemistry, and it was wonderful watching how Edward
slowly came to accept love, and to heal.
MARRY IN SCANDAL is full of romance, passion, excitement,
and emotional moments. I was brought to tears several
times, most of them involving Edward's beloved
grandfather. The secondary characters of Lily's sisters
are wonderfully portrayed, and added much to the story.
Anne Gracie's second installment in the Marriage of Convenience series
contains all the heart and
entertainment that I've come to expect from her novels,
and I highly recommend MARRY IN SCANDAL.
A shy heiress and a well-known rake face a scandal-forced marriage that might be true love in the latest irresistible romance from the national bestselling author of Marry in Haste.
Shy young heiress, Lady Lily Rutherford, is in no hurry to marry. She dreams of true love and a real courtship. But when disaster strikes, she finds herself facing a scandal-forced marriage to her rescuer, Edward Galbraith, a well known rake.
Despite his reputation Lily is drawn to the handsome Galbraith. In the gamble of her life, she agrees to marry him, hoping to turn a convenient marriage into a love match.
As heir to a title, Galbraith knows he must wed, so a convenient marriage suits him perfectly. But there is a darkness in his past, and secrets he refuses to share with his tender-hearted young bride. All Lily's efforts to get close to him fall on stony ground, and in desperation she retreats to his childhood home--the place he's avoided for nearly a decade.
Must Lily reconcile herself to a marriage without love? Or will Galbraith realize that this warm-hearted, loving girl is the key to healing the wounds of his past--and his heart?
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