A Convenient Fiction
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4.3 • 175 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
"[Matthews'] books are classics and remind me of Georgette Heyer and Mary Balogh...simply wonderful." -Jane Porter, New York Times bestselling author
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
She Needed a Husband…
It's been three years since Laura Hayes's father died, leaving her and her invalid brother to subsist on the income from the family's failing perfume business. But time is swiftly running out. What she needs is a husband, and fast. A noble gentleman who can rescue them all from penury. When a mysterious stranger arrives in the village, he seems a perfect candidate. But Alex Archer is no hero. In fact, he just might be the opposite.
He Wanted a Fortune…
Alex has no tolerance for romantic sentiment. He's returned to England for one reason only: to find a wealthy wife. A country-bred heiress in Surrey seems the perfect target. But somewhere between the village railway station and the manor house his mercenary plan begins to unravel. And it's all the fault of Laura Hayes—a lady as unsuitable as she is enchanting.
From the beaches of Margate to the lavender fields of Provence, a grudging friendship slowly blossoms into something more. But when scandal threatens, can a man who has spent his entire life playing the villain, finally become a hero? Or will the lure of easy riches once again outweigh the demands of his heart?
Customer Reviews
A Convenient Fiction
I was kind of hoping that Laura, given her predicament and gumption, would learn of Alex’s past and use information about his whereabouts to leverage Tom’s aid against Weatherwax, thus regaining control of her family’s facilities and can go forth with her plans to restore the business but at the cost of Alex’s trust, but it’s okay because although it was a betrayal of his confidences and should’ve been his choice, it results in him facing his past and all is forgiven or something. Instead she gets damseled and, in being saved by Alex, is compromised and quickly marries him as a result and in doing so ultimately solves her problems that way.
Overall this book felt like a combination of the first two books and the stories are starting to feel a little formulaic in some ways. All the main characters in this series so far start off with the potential to be very different, but they all end up feeling too similar. How they experience, observe, and respond to events and their environment is for the most part exactly the same. Having said that, the writing does continue to be very well-researched and overall still made for a good read.
A Convenient Fiction
A wonderful story of true devotion and love. Ms. Matthew’s has a way of having us relive her stories.