Monday, January 27, 2020

Unwrapping a Guest Review by Connie Fischer of THE INCONVENIENT ELMSWOOD MARRIAGE, a Penniless Brides of Convenience novel by Marguerite Kaye

Greetings my darling readers, I know I’ve been remiss in providing you reviews of good reads this past year and I apologize. Life has a hold on me which does not allow me much reading time. I have tried to make up for that by publishing my own good reads for you and I hope you’ve given them a try. So to make up for my neglect, I will be offering up guest reviews for you enjoy. I hope to be back reviewing for you soon but in the meantime, I hope you’ll enjoy my dear friend, Connie Fischer’s reviews to guide you to good reads. Enjoy and Happy Reading!

I present to you a guest review of THE INCONVENIENT ELMSWOOD MARRIAGE, a Penniless Brides of Convenience novel by Marguerite Kaye, published December 26, 2019.

Blurb for THE INCONVENIENT ELMSWOOD MARRIAGE:

Their marriage was a solution…
Until passion turns it into a problem!

Lord and Lady Elmswood’s convenient marriage has allowed them to live separate lives for years. Until larger-than-life Daniel almost dies and Kate must nurse the husband she barely knows back to health…and discover how maddeningly attractive he is! With the clock ticking on his departure, they disagree on everything – except the impossibility of resisting each other!

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Connie’s Review:

Elmswood Manor, Shropshire - 1820

Kate Wilson, 22, is the daughter of the estate manager for the Manor, but she has been managing everything since the illness of her father. She grew up on the estate and knows everything about it.

Daniel Fairfax, 28, is the new Lord Elmswood and is arriving at the Manor to discuss business matters for the estate. He is surprised to find that for the last months Kate has taken over the duties of running the estate. While surprised, he is willing to let the arrangement stand. He has no interest in living at the Manor and prefers that it just be kept up for his young nephew to inherit one day. Spending time together, Kate realizes that the fondness she has always had for Daniel is real and knowing he is leaving, she asks him to marry her so she can legally live at the Manor and run it. He agrees and they marry before he leaves again.

1831

After their marriage, Kate has spent years caring for Daniel’s nieces They are Eloise who is married and has a child, and Phoebe who owns a restaurant in London and has just married.

Daniel has been living in another country for 11 years. He has returned and is ill with a fever he caught and is still recuperating. As soon as he is better, he plans to leave again. Daniel is impressed when he sees how well-run and well-maintained the estate is and is amazed at how well Kate raised his nieces while taking total responsibility for the estate. During his healing time, he begins to see the beauty and lure of the Manor and why Kate loves it so much. He also sees her beauty and their attraction deepens. Yet he is still determined to leave again and Kate prepares herself for this inevitability. Is there some way the two of them can have a future together?

Yet another well-written, heartfelt story about real people and the things they have faced in life that have made them who they are. Ms. Kaye has a real knack for creating these characters. I think readers will enjoy this book and I encourage them to read it.

Copy provided by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.

THE INCONVENIENT ELMSWOOD MARRIAGE, a Penniless Brides of Convenience novel by Marguerite Kaye, Mills & Boon Historical, available now in ebook and print at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobobooks

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