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A Marquess Too Rakish to Wed
This Regency brims with lively humor and sparky romance…
Two opposites
Will they ever attract?
Women flock around the disreputable Marquess of Hartcroft—all except Lady Guinevere Chenowith. She holds him at a polite distance, disapproving of the way he breaks society’s rules. So no one is more surprised than Guinevere when she rushes to his side after he has a serious riding accident. And it seems the marquess’s brush with death has forced him to think more favorably about marriage—because he’s just stunned her with a proposal!
From Harlequin Your romantic escape to the past.
Two opposites
Will they ever attract?
Women flock around the disreputable Marquess of Hartcroft—all except Lady Guinevere Chenowith. She holds him at a polite distance, disapproving of the way he breaks society’s rules. So no one is more surprised than Guinevere when she rushes to his side after he has a serious riding accident. And it seems the marquess’s brush with death has forced him to think more favorably about marriage—because he’s just stunned her with a proposal!
From Harlequin Your romantic escape to the past.
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published July 26, 2022
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Liz Tyner
94 books41 followers In fifth grade, Liz's teacher encouraged the students to write plays, and allowed them to cast their classmates as the characters. Then the students stood in front of the class and read their lines. Liz scribbled as fast as she could to finish her Little Red Riding hood series by the end of the year. She was writing plays she knew would be produced and she could cast any of her friends in the roles. In a rural Oklahoma town of approximately 500 people, it was an incredible experience, particularly because the actors couldn't refuse their parts and the audience was already assembled.
Liz always planned to write a novel, but she believed that only people from an imaginary world in which Stephen King, Hemmingway or the Bronte sisters lived could become writers. Getting a book published felt like an impossible dream but it came true for Liz when Harlequin Historical published her debut novel.
Now Liz writes from her home on a small acreage and takes breaks from plotting to walk in the woods while taking photos of wildflowers and nature. No wolves are in the area—she hopes—and her stories still have a similar theme to the ones she penned in fifth grade...a heroine who triumphs and a happily ever after!
Liz always planned to write a novel, but she believed that only people from an imaginary world in which Stephen King, Hemmingway or the Bronte sisters lived could become writers. Getting a book published felt like an impossible dream but it came true for Liz when Harlequin Historical published her debut novel.
Now Liz writes from her home on a small acreage and takes breaks from plotting to walk in the woods while taking photos of wildflowers and nature. No wolves are in the area—she hopes—and her stories still have a similar theme to the ones she penned in fifth grade...a heroine who triumphs and a happily ever after!
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October 28, 2022
Reid, the Marquess of Hartcroft has led a less than exemplary life. When he has an accident his parent's friends and their daughter Guinevere come to the house. It is Guinevere that figures out Reid is not really dead. After he comes to, Reid has changed somewhat from his former self. Now, he wants to get serious about his life, and Guinevere seems to be part of that. She abides by the rules, he doesn't - or didn't.
At the beginning of the story, I admired the way in which the author skillfully used dialogue to bring these two characters closer together. As the story moved on, however, I felt that they weren't showing their feelings as well as would be needed, in order to say that it was a compelling relationship. At the end, it seemed contrived then, that they realized they loved each other. I saw those feelings in Reid sooner than Guinevere's feelings were revealed. Never knowing how the two main characters actually felt during the story was a bit of an opportunity lost, to make this into a more engaging story.
At the beginning of the story, I admired the way in which the author skillfully used dialogue to bring these two characters closer together. As the story moved on, however, I felt that they weren't showing their feelings as well as would be needed, in order to say that it was a compelling relationship. At the end, it seemed contrived then, that they realized they loved each other. I saw those feelings in Reid sooner than Guinevere's feelings were revealed. Never knowing how the two main characters actually felt during the story was a bit of an opportunity lost, to make this into a more engaging story.
December 27, 2022
16. Guinivere and Marquess. Starting with a deathbed scene where the supposedly dead man hears many unkind words about himself this story pokes and grabs like the pin that Guinivere stabbed him with. Reid, the marquess in the title, has a terrible reputation and Guinevere his prim and proper neighbor accidentally prods him from his rakish ways in a charming and unique, man-reborn, love story without becoming too preachy. The reveal of more beneath the surface to all the characters is intriguing and catches the reader up in the mystery and challenge.
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