The Temporary Wife
In return for the money she and her family desperately need, Miss Charity Duncan accepts a marriage proposal from Lord Anthony Earheart, who only wants to upset his domineering father, and winds up taking the union to heart.
In return for the money she and her family desperately need, Miss Charity Duncan accepts a marriage proposal from Lord Anthony Earheart, who only wants to upset his domineering father, and winds up taking the union to heart.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451191434 (0451191439)
Publish date: May 1st 1997
Publisher: Signet
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Sometimes a book just grabs you by the heart and refuses to let you go until the last page, the last word. The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh is such a book for me. It is just sheer perfection. Well, almost. If I could have whispered in a little voice in Mary Balogh's ear while she was writing, I wou...
This started off as somewhat of a struggle for me as it reminded me greatly of another of Mary Balogh's novels "Ideal Wife" which was "cute" and annoying at times- not one of my favorites. The Temporary Wife may have had the common thread of a rushed marriage of convenience with the hero thinking he...
The Temporary Wife is not one of Mary Balogh's best. I was really attracted to the plot of this book, as contrived as it was, a Marquess advertises for a governess but is actually looking for a wife. There was a lot of potential here, but it quickly went out the window. In the beginning I actually t...
This historical romance started with an interesting premise but once the plot was established the action slowed down with characters ruminating a lot. However, the ending when everything resolved itself was pretty good. Charity needs money for her family so agrees to a marriage with Anthony who is...
This was one very enjoyable read.
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