Status Updates From An Accidental Marriage: The...

They have the best enemies to more banter and tension. I love their back and forth. Though I’m interested to see how far they can both take it.

This one is such a fun premise! Charles and Marie are great enemies to more and I can’t wait to see how their relationship progresses.

Hilarious

Mini-rant, why are 99% of parents in historical romances so unhinged (that is, if they aren’t already dead)?

I probably shouldn’t be reading this but the arranged marriage trope is my one weakness.

My bad, two years, not three

~ After all, the apple couldn’t fall too far from the tree.

Unfortunately, while it appeared that Charles’s apple did fall nearby, it was now rotting slowly beneath the great shade of his parents’ branches.

~ “Unfortunately,” he continued, “I fear our meetings will continue to be few and far between, as I do live a rather vagabond life. And that life, I have no intention of leaving behind quite yet.”

It was as if Charles had called the woman a potato.

Oooo Marie is three years older than Charles. I like it when the heroine is a bit older than the hero. Not excessively so though

~ Was he as handsome as Mrs. Shepherd claimed? Mothers weren’t particularly trustworthy when it came to being impartial to their sons.

Me: 100000000% true

Pre-read: the second book in a row where the MMC is a twin 🤦🏻‍♀️ totally unintentional on my part