Barely A Bride -

Rebecca Lee

Berkley (MM)

2003

336 páginas

11h 12m

ISBN-13: 9780425191248

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, Barely a Bride begins a sextet of novels surrounding the Free Fellows League. The series is great, especially when introducing the English social hierarchy to newcomers. (Debrett’s anyone?) The novel follows Griffin, Viscount Abernathy who has pledged to live his life for cause and country, vowing never to marry, unless forced. When he is faced with heading to war, he is given the ultimatum of finding a biddable wife that he can abandon on his country estate while he goes and plays the hero or face having his military career cut short. Enter Lady Alyssa, the younger daughter of Lord Weymouth, who detests her mother’s social climbing and would rather spend her time managing her family’s household and gardening. The two strike a deal and are wed, much to the displeasure of her mother.With only a few days together, Griffin is swept off to war and Alyssa is left with a neglected estate ripe for renewal. The letters between the two are emotional, and woven with emotions that neither one is ready to admit. This marriage of convenience story is well crafted and you will find yourself with all the feels as you follow this love story.