Matching the Marquess
by Darcy Burke
GENRE: Historical Romance (Regency)
Benjamin Nash, Marquess of Creslow, must marry, for he is the last
of the family line. Desirous of a business arrangement instead of a love match,
he hires a matchmaker, but on the way to the May Day festival where he will
meet her, as well as his matches, he encounters an alluring lady who may suit
him perfectly...
After
her husband's death left her a pauper, Rebecca Sweet relied on family for help
and in return guided two of them to successful marriages. Engaged with her
first real client, she plans to present him a gaggle of young ladies eager to
wed. But when she realizes the marquess is the same dashing gentleman she met
on the way to the festival, the task becomes far more complicated. Attraction
simmers between them, however Nash wants a loveless marriage and Rebecca would
only wed again for love. She must find him a bride before she loses her heart
forever.
“You may want to be less...charming than normal.”
Nash was swallowing a mouthful of sweet bun as laughter
jumped up his throat. He coughed and took a drink of tea. “Why?”
She lifted a shoulder. “You don’t want anyone to fall in
love with you. Perhaps you should also mess your hair or scuff your boots.”
“I’m too charming and too attractive?”
“You could also stop smiling. Yes, that might help.”
He couldn’t stop the shout of laughter that leapt from him.
Or the thread of heat her words stoked. She must find him charming and
attractive. And that make him a little giddy.
It took a few minutes, but Nash schooled his features into a
scowl and jutted his chin out. “How’s this?”
“Try grunting.”
He made a wholly primal sound in his throat.
She giggled. “That may be a trifle too much.”
“I daresay I’m going to confuse everyone. If they’ve heard
of my reputation, they will expect a rakish cavalier. Instead, they’ll
encounter a brooding stoic.”
She shook her head. “Don’t brood. Too many young ladies find
that attractive. Blame gothic love stories. And Lord Byron.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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in that order). She’s published over fifty captivating, compelling historical
and contemporary romance novels and novellas. It all started with The Magic
Swan when she was 11 years old, a happily ever after about a swan addicted to
magic and the female swan who loved him—with exceedingly poor illustrations.
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3 comments:
Thanks for hosting~
Great excerpt and cover.
Sounds like a good book.
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