Dialogue, dialogue, dialogue - this author does banter SO well. Go in expecting: Shakespeare references! Family drama! A murderous kitten!īut yeah, anyway: is To Marry and to Meddle worth your time? I certainly think so. Enter Lord Julian Belfry, a handsome rake and owner of London’s most scandalous theater, who decides the answer to both his and Emily’s prayers is through a marriage of convenience - he’ll get a bump in reputation courtesy of Emily’s society connections, and she’ll be able to pay off her parents’ debts and get rid of any lecherous suitors. Her unmarried status continues to weigh on her, especially since her father seems to be matching her up with the disgusting owner of a gambling house (to whom her dear ol’ dad owes a considerable a mount of money, naturally). In it we get a nice return to characters we’ve met in the past two installments, but with the story finally focusing on the sweet-but-spirited Lady Emily Turner. I’ve finished off Martha Waters’ Regency Vows series with the third book, To Marry and to Meddle, and it’s safe to say it’s everything you could ever want to fill the Bridgerton-sized hole in your heart. The heady scent of wildflowers lingered in the air.Įmily Turner could not think of a more romantic setting for the world’s least romantic marriage proposal.” “The English countryside in early September was a glorious place.
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