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The Lady has an offer. The Vicar has a Confession. Lady Madeline Blair is on a mission. Her eccentric late aunt left her a small fortune with one condition: to claim it, Madeline must marry by New Year’s Eve…which is now only three weeks away! When she receives an invitation to spend Christmas at Alcott Hall, she sees this as the perfect chance to snag herself an unsuspecting beau. She will be generous with her inheritance, providing him with a comfortable living. All he has to do is agree never to claim his rights as her husband. Five years ago, Charles Bray left Finchley and never looked back. It was too painful to dwell in the past. So, when duty calls him home, he returns, heart heavy, to a town full of ghosts. Seeking any distraction, he sparks an unlikely friendship with a quiet young lady who makes him a surprising offer too good to refuse. And then there’s John… ALCOTT HALL is a standalone, spicy Regency romance set three years after the events of the Second Sons duology. The book is set for release in December 2022.
Publication Year: 2023
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Emily manages to take two (on the face of things) very different romance genre/tropes and weaves a classic story of enduring love, friendship and how those things can free us. The characters of Madeline, Warren and Charles are fully developed individuals, and I felt myself rooting for each of them as they grew into themselves and fell in love. Warren and Charles are that perfect example of the all consuming feeling of young love and desire that never goes away. Madeline learns to stand on her own outside of the "cage" of her privileged life in the Ton, and she comes to her own ideas of what defines love. I knew going in - based on my previous reading of Beautiful Things and His Grace, the Duke - that I would get great banter and comedy, but I wasn't expecting to be moved to tears in later chapters. That speaks to Emily and the love and thought she puts into her characters.
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Reading Second Sons duet is recommended - you won't regret it. See titles above.
Tropes/Tags: regency, marriage of convenience, forbidden "why choose" romance, MMF
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