![]() ![]() Not a lot of substance but delightful anyway. Overall, not much to say! Fun, enjoyable, light read. ![]() Moreover, I just found out that a couple of these characters are in another of Quinn’s novels so I’m looking forward to seeking that out. I liked both characters and I didn’t even mind Elizabeth’s younger brothers and sisters. As for James, the marquis, he probably should have revealed his true identity to Elizabeth long before, but his secrecy is almost part of the fun. The second of a funny, fast-paced, Regency-set duet from Julia Quinn, the bestselling author of the global phenomenon Bridgerton When Elizabeth Hotchkiss stumbles upon a copy of How to Marry a Marquis in her employers library, shes convinced someone is playing a cruel joke. Elizabeth’s struggle, determination, and frustration all feel genuine. This is one of Quinn’s earlier books and it shows in the more stereotypical set-up, but it’s still a lot of fun. Unknowingly, she is already falling in love with one, as Lady Danbury’s new estate manager, Elizabeth’s tutor in the ways of flirtation, is actually a marquis. When Elizabeth Hotchkiss stumbles upon a copy of How To Marry A Marquis in her employers library, shes convinced someone is playing a cruel joke. ![]() Desperate times call for desperate measures, so Elizabeth decides to somehow marry a rich man. Elizabeth acts as a companion to Lady Danbury, but that doesn’t pay enough for her to send her little brother, a viscount, to Eton like generations of his forebears have gone, nor even for their sustenance. Elizabeth Hotchkiss and her orphaned, poor, but noble family are in desperate need of a savior. ![]()
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