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A Bargain With Fate
When Michael, the Marquis of Stamford, and Lady Rosalyn Jeffreys embark on a fictitious bethrothal to put an end to his parents' matchmaking ways, Michael soon finds himself besotted with the lovely and commitment-shy lady and vows to win her heart. Original.
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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Ann Elizabeth Cree
29 books17 followersAnn Elizabeth Cree finished her first historical romance, A Bargain With Fate, while on maternity leave with her first child. In 1995, A Bargain With Fate won the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award for bestunpublished Regency Romance. Harlequin Mills and Boon later bought the book and it was published in 1998.
Since then, she has published six other historical romances with Mills and Boon. Her books have also been sold in the USA under the Harlequin Historical imprint, and have been reprinted in several different languages.
Three of her books have made the Nielson Bookscan Hot 100 - Great Britain listing. Romantic Times has consistently given her books 4 star reviews. Her books have placed in several contests and in 2003, THE DUKE'S MISTRESS won the Voulsia County Romance Writers Laurel Wreath Award.
She has been a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and of the Coeur du Bois chapter since 1994. She currently serves as the treasurer of The Beau Monde, the Regency special interest chapter of RWA.
After receiving an MS in Home Economics from Washington State University, she worked as a public health nutritionist for several years. She later became a CPA and worked as a legislative auditor for the State of Idaho.
Since then, she has published six other historical romances with Mills and Boon. Her books have also been sold in the USA under the Harlequin Historical imprint, and have been reprinted in several different languages.
Three of her books have made the Nielson Bookscan Hot 100 - Great Britain listing. Romantic Times has consistently given her books 4 star reviews. Her books have placed in several contests and in 2003, THE DUKE'S MISTRESS won the Voulsia County Romance Writers Laurel Wreath Award.
She has been a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and of the Coeur du Bois chapter since 1994. She currently serves as the treasurer of The Beau Monde, the Regency special interest chapter of RWA.
After receiving an MS in Home Economics from Washington State University, she worked as a public health nutritionist for several years. She later became a CPA and worked as a legislative auditor for the State of Idaho.
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July 19, 2013
A pretty young widow from the country agrees to contract a bogus betrothal with a dark and handsome enigmatic aristocrat. He wants to fend off an unwanted wife, and she to regain the family estate her younger brother gambled away. Matters come to a head when the heroine is abducted by the hero’s spurned mistress in league with his sworn enemy.
I must admit I found the novel ‘unobjectionable’ as Jane Austen would say and pleasant reading. The writing was competent, the characters attractive, the plot, although clichéd, well handled, and, while passionate, the sex was kept within the bounds of taste and propriety.
I must admit I found the novel ‘unobjectionable’ as Jane Austen would say and pleasant reading. The writing was competent, the characters attractive, the plot, although clichéd, well handled, and, while passionate, the sex was kept within the bounds of taste and propriety.
December 31, 2018
I first read this book when it was originally published back in 1998. It introduced me to romances set during the Regency period and I have been a fan of them ever since. Over the years I have revisited this book many times and the romance of Rosalyn and Michael still reasonates with me.
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