Ravishing the Heiress
by:
Sherry Thomas (author)
Millicent understands the terms of her arranged marriage all too well. She gets to be a Countess by marrying an impoverished Earl. And in return, the Earl Fitzhugh receives the benefit of her vast wealth, saving his family from bankruptcy. Because of her youth, they have agreed to wait eight...
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Millicent understands the terms of her arranged marriage all too well. She gets to be a Countess by marrying an impoverished Earl. And in return, the Earl Fitzhugh receives the benefit of her vast wealth, saving his family from bankruptcy. Because of her youth, they have agreed to wait eight years before consummating the marriage—and then, only to beget an heir. After whic
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Format: ebook
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 205
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Regency,
Regency Romance,
Victorian Romance
Series: Fitzhugh Trilogy (#2)
I rate this about a 4.25. I'm big into rounding down these days.About 4.25 of those stars are for Millie's fortitude. Her stoic pragmatism was something here, and her strength something else.I won't recap, but I'll definitely say in many ways this isn't an easy read. And it would be easy to malign ...
Ravishing the Heiress is about an arranged marriage between Millie, the only child of a wealthy canned goods merchant and Fitz, a man who comes into an earldom with properties nearly in ruins. Due to this arrangement, Fitz and Millie agree to a marriage in name only for six (then it expands to eight...
Me hubiera gustado mucho mas si no la autora no hubiese puesto tanto énfasis en el pasado (a pesar de que esos capítulos sirven para comprender la rara amistad de la pareja principal y el modo en que elsufrimiento del amor no correspondido de Millie la va hundiendo en una sumisión casi patética , es...
Have you ever seen a dog or a cat woken from general anaesthesia? It’s walking around all dazed, bumping against the walls. That’s me after reading Sherry Thomas. She is the best romance writer in the history of the universe. I had read very few romances until I found Sherry Thomas, and since I foun...
While I was reading this book, I was absolutely absorbed by it, along for every twist and turn in the bumpy ride. Once it was over and I'd had some time to think about it, though, the glowing review I wanted to write refused to come forward. The resolution was too easily accomplished -- a more satis...
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