No Impediment

by Mira Stables

Strictly speaking there was no impediment to a marriage between the orphaned Pippa Langley, and Quentin Cresswell, the Fifth Marquess of Merland. Except, as the Dowager Marchioness didn’t hesitate to point out, ‘marquesses do not marry village maidens…’

Pippa was hardly a village maiden. Hut although her background was impeccable, and her wealth sufficient, it had to be admitted that she was only the niece of the village doctor. Quentin could most certainly do better for himself…

But Quentin had other ideas, and when the Dowager Marchioness began to meddle she found she had precipitated a most unwelcome situation…

Genres: Historical Romance

123 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 1980

Reviews

[Morrrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

a delightful read

i loved miss pippa and quentin cresswell
And lucinda, dickon and miss pooley too.
Though i wish this book was twice as long, some parts seem more of a brief sketch
No annoying americanisms or such made for a pleaant read

[Donna Sanders · Rating 3 out of 5]

True love will prevail

An enjoyable story. An interesting look at the London Season and all of its trappings and the true nonsense of it all 😌

[Virginia Tican · Rating 5 out of 5]

They married in haste to scotch malicious rumors (of entrapment amongst others of the same vein) put out by his vindictive aunt and for expediency and convenience and for other reasons but love though they were comfortable friends; even the last had become awkward due to the changes that have overtaken them in their changed status specially for the new Marchioness of Merland, Lady Philippa Creswell née Langley newly transformed by the discerning artist eye of her mother~in~law, the Dowager Marchioness. Shaken to the core by his wife's transformation into a highly~regarded and well~received social butterfly... the Marquess laid out his plans to have the old Pippa back while the new Pippa schemed to set him free. At cross~purposes, of course... but then Love had overtaken them so...

p.s. ~ the blurb maybe wrong in attributing the words "Marquesses do not marry village maidens" to the Dowager Marchioness (if it meant "of Merland"). The vindictive woman who said those words came from Quentin's aunt who maybe a Dowager Something maybe even a Marchioness but not of Merland though she is Lady Merland indicating widow of an Uncle on the Creswell side though it would still be wrong about the appellation unless she is a spinster aunt and sister to the deceased Marquess; but one cannot have the same title as Marchioness of Merland at the same time... an indicator is used like "Dowager" for the husband's mother, as in this instance. Quentin's mother is still alive and a painter who prefers to live in London and wholeheartedly approves of Pippa thus her concern on her social acceptance and affected the transformation of her new daughter with kindness and affection. Wonder why Quentin's aunt was left free to usurp his mother's role in this case anyway and with her staying at the dower house to boot. Too confusing about her title, though... but the gall and effrontery of some meddling hypocrites are without bounds is my issue here vis~à~vis her circumstances and/or position at Merland... maybe àla Lady Catherine de Burgh confronting Elizabeth Bennet in P&P? and leave it at that.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book started with promise and really ran out of energy by the conclusion which was a shame. It was a mostly good read however.

Pippa and Quentin meet as neighbours and become friends. But after the death of Pippa’s Guardian nasty rumours spring up about them leading to Quentin making a choice to marry.

It slows significantly in the middle but the end resolves their relationship satisfactorily.