The Luck of the Bride
The Cavensham Heiresses
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
One of Book Riot's "9 Not-To-Be-Missed Romances Hitting the Shelves this Summer"
Can a woman who’s down on her luck find love with a dashing Duke-to-be? Find out in The Luck of the Bride, the next Regency romance in the Cavensham Heiresses series from Janna MacGregor.
She's leaving nothing up to chance. Not even love…
March Lawson is an orphan who, for the past eight years, has struggled to raise her siblings on a meager allowance. Most women March's age would be picking out ball gowns for the upcoming season. But March's focus is not on finding a husband. First, she must devote her energies to just one man: the coldhearted skinflint who refuses to release her inheritance.
Michael Cavensham, the Marquess of McCalpin, is not a heartless man. When he learns that Miss Lawson has been forging his name to procure funds, he can't bring himself to have her arrested—not when the bold-faced embezzler is so enchantingly beautiful. Instead, McCalpin agrees to visit her home to assess the situation more closely. March has no choice but to accept. But how can she manage the handsome trustee who controls her purse strings—when he tugs at her heart strings as well?
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The strong third Cavensham Heiresses Regency features likable characters, but the promising story is overwhelmed by purple prose ("the words gutted him as no knife could") and culminates in a lazy, too-easy conclusion. Plucky March Lawson shows resourcefulness and determination as she raises her three siblings after their parents' untimely deaths. Since the family trustees never responded to her pleas for help, March forged the most recent trustee's signature in order to funnel her inheritance to an account she could access. When Michael, the young, likable Marquess of McCalpin, is notified of her crime, he brings the Lawson family to his home while investigating their circumstances. He hopes to acquit the lovely March, but new evidence of embezzlement comes to light, and the spreadsheet threatens to reveal his shameful difficulty with numbers. Will the burgeoning scandal cancel their growing romance, or can they learn to trust each other despite evidence that doesn't add up? Unfortunately, all the tension fizzles out well before the end of the book. While sexy and entertaining, this one will likely leave MacGregor's fans disappointed.
Customer Reviews
Could improve but overall enjoyable
For most of this book I enjoyed reading it. At times it got a bit flowery and over the top in its descriptions and the ending seemed a little too contrived to wrap all the threads. Also Bennett's behavior seemed a little advanced/mature for his young age. I haven't met any 9 year olds that exhibit adult-like maturity.
I have voluntarily posted a review consisting of my honest opinions. I received this product for free from Netgalley.