Society beauty Tess Hamlin has always had her pick of suitors, but no one has ever met her expectations. Brenn Owen, new Earl of Merton, home from the Peninsular Wars in 1814, has come to London to find an heiress in order to fund the rebuilding of his ancestral home. At a ball, a lighthearted joke, a bet among bored debutantes and flirtatious looks add up to an on-the-spot marriage proposal for Tess from the handsome war hero. It's all a lark until Tess' gambler brother informs her she must accept the offer, for he's squandered her fortune at the gaming table.
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"An author who understands the human heart and whose stories touch our souls."-- "Romantic Times""She keeps getting better and better." --"Affaire de Coeur"
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Cathy Maxwell is the New York Times bestselling author of nearly twenty-five Avon romances. This former US Navy officer presently lives in Virginia.
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In 1814, Tess Hamlin knows her carefree life as the belle of the Ton is over due to her sibling's idiotic investments costing the family fortune. Considered a wealthy heiress, Tess realizes she must marry a rich suitor to protect herself from society's scorn and save her family from ruin.
Brenn Owen has recently inherited the impoverished Merton estate. The new Earl needs a major influx of funds and to his own chagrin enters the aristocratic marriage mart. He proposes to Tess because she is pretty, intelligent, and has a large dowry. Desperate, Tess accepts, but hides the truth about her lack of fiscal funds from her fiancé, leaving her sleepless in London with a case of a bad conscience. As the twosome falls in love, both worry what will happen when the omissions of their true fiscal state surfaces to their relationship.
MARRIED IN HASTE is a genial Regency romance that readers will take much pleasure in reading. The story line is a typical sub-genre tale, but the skills of Cathy Maxwell bring a lively freshness to the jocular plot. Readers will enjoy the antics of the lead protagonists as they struggle with honesty and love in their newly merging relationship. Ms. Maxwell shows why she is one of the super leaders of the historical romance with this pleasant novel.
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tess hamlin & brenn owen both deceive each other, she thinks he's a rich earl that owns half of wales & he thinks shes a £50,000 heiress. they marry quickly and then find out they have no money. he actually owns a shell of a manor house thats completely un-livable. they end up in a crofters cottage. this is another fantastic story by cathy maxwell. ive only read a few of her books and none have let me down. i like the way her sense of humour shines through. im a big fan of this author as i really like her style.
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This book is Cathy Maxwell at her best! Wonderful characters mixed with humor and true human emotions. Bravo, Cathy, bravo! Please don't miss it!
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