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An Infamous Bargain
TIRED OF TOWN AND TON, ARABELLA VAUGHN CANNOT BEAR ANOTHER LONDON SEASON.
And so she is dutifully awaiting an offer of marriage from peacockish Lord Estes--especially the wealth that comes with the offer, which will save her father from debtors' prison.
But on a moonlit ride across Hounslow Heath, Arabella has a violent change of heart. For there, she meets a broad-shouldered stranger whose velvet eyes and manly ways make the effeminate Estes pale by comparison.
But Arabella's father is suddenly determined to marry her to the rich illegitimate son of the Earl of Woodthrope, and she will have neither Estes nor the stranger after all. Or will she? ...
And so she is dutifully awaiting an offer of marriage from peacockish Lord Estes--especially the wealth that comes with the offer, which will save her father from debtors' prison.
But on a moonlit ride across Hounslow Heath, Arabella has a violent change of heart. For there, she meets a broad-shouldered stranger whose velvet eyes and manly ways make the effeminate Estes pale by comparison.
But Arabella's father is suddenly determined to marry her to the rich illegitimate son of the Earl of Woodthrope, and she will have neither Estes nor the stranger after all. Or will she? ...
- GenresRegency Romance
213 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 12, 1986
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December 19, 2018
While trying to give a message to her younger sister’s true love, 18-year-old Arabella Vaughn was saved from cutthroats by the mysterious Mr. Smith.
This regency romance would have easily earned four stars if not for her wimpish father, her absolutely annoying step-mother and lack of communication between Arabella and the man she loved. I expected the young woman’s naiveness but not from the 32-year-old mystery man. He should have known better.
Either way, I appreciated Ms. Suson’s style of writing. I would consider reading another story by this author if the characters were a better lot.
This regency romance would have easily earned four stars if not for her wimpish father, her absolutely annoying step-mother and lack of communication between Arabella and the man she loved. I expected the young woman’s naiveness but not from the 32-year-old mystery man. He should have known better.
Either way, I appreciated Ms. Suson’s style of writing. I would consider reading another story by this author if the characters were a better lot.
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