Marigold's Marriages

by Sandra Heath

Faced with disgrace and poverty thanks to the machinations of her cruel late husband's vicious relatives, a lovely young widow finds refuge with Lord Robert Avenbury, who proposes marriage to her because of an ancient family curse. Original.

Genres: Regency, Historical Romance, Romance, Paranormal

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1999

About the author

Sandra Heath is the ever-popular author of numerous Regencies, historical romances, novellas, and short stories. Among other honors, she has won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards for Best Regency Author and for Best Regency Romance. She lives in Gloucester, England, and can be contacted at sandraheath@bluey onder.co.uk.

Reviews

[Jaimey · Rating 3 out of 5]

In a nutshell: A couple enter into a marriage of convenience, one that seemed circumstantial. But perhaps it was fate...

Wow. When I started reading this, I was not expecting the paranormal it turned out to be. The couple involved seemed to meet by chance and entered into marriage because it was beneficial to them both to do so. It soon became apparent that nothing in either of their lives was ever simple chance.

I found this book fascinating but I don't care for books involving demonic activity. I give it three stars because it was well-written and captured my interest and kept my interest. There was an element of comedy in the heroine's son and his friend that made me laugh more than once.

[Catsalive · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marigold Arnold had just lost a cruel and brutal husband. But her suffering was not over - for his younger brother had produced a false will that declared her marriage a sham. Stripped of her good name, she faced the shame of being turned out into the street with her son robbed of his inheritance. Then she met the handsome Lord Rowan Avenbury, who first became her friend - and within days proposed marriage.

But this hasty betrothal had more to it than met the eye. An ancient family curse predicted Lord Rowan's confrontation with mortal danger, and if the worst happened, he hoped to leave the wronged widow well provided for. Neither of them expected to fall in love - or to fight against all odds for a happiness they never dreamed possible.

I've always enjoyed Sandra Heath's Regency romances but this is the strangest, most whimsical of fantasies. More a paranormal romance than anything, it's full of magic & druids, darkness & old Celtic mythology, lots of birds - and love, of course. It is quite bizarre, but a lot of fun, too. I enjoyed the characters, particularly the youngsters, Perry & Percy Bysshe Shelley (yep!), and Sir Francis the Drake (uhuh!), & all the highly improbable goings-on.

[Cecilia Quick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting a traditional Regency romance, but this actually was more of a paranormal romance. The heroine's husband dies in the beginning, and his brother defrauds her out of her estate. She marries the hero in a rush, not knowing that he's cursed. I liked all of the characters, including her teenage son (although making Percy Shelley his buddy was a bit of a strain), and I really liked the heroine. She was very resourceful and not given to airs. I especially liked the action at the end, where she has to battle the Druids to save her man. I enjoyed this.