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An Eccentric Engagement

door Donna Lea Simpson

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From the author of A Lady's Choice comes a Regency romance celebrating the witty and romantic world that fans of Georgette Heyer have fallen in love with."Simpson excels at imbuing her realistic characters with subtle depths!" --John Charles, American Library AssociationSorrow Marchand has patiently endured the taunts of London society for her bold speech and curious ways, yet it was those very qualities of the sparkling young beauty that caught the eye of the Honorable Bertram Carlyle and ultimately elicited an offer of marriage from him. But the usually candid Sorrow has kept her ludicrously madcap family a well-hidden secret from her betrothed--and now he is coming to visit! Bertram was an exceedingly suitable suitor, but for all his many fine traits he had been harshly schooled under the oppressive thumb of his father and had meekly embraced many of the man's conventional attitudes. Upon meeting Sorrow's family and becoming swept up in the endless swirl of silly chaos, he senses a conflict of epic proportions on the horizon--both within himself and with his father. As Sorrow grows more concerned that her outrageous relatives will damn her only chance at happiness with a man she truly loves, Bertram must find the courage to defy his very traditional father and become part of a family that's anything but--and become the man Sorrow always knew he could be. This novella was originally published as "Sorrow's Wedding" in the anthology With This Ring.… (meer)
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Sorrow believes that her betrothed, Bertram, will have no difficulty in accepting the household she's come from. Bertram has been under the thumb of his father his entire life and is intrigued by Sorrow's freedom. Will this pair find love together?

The story is sweet. and I especially liked the fact that when they are first engaged, this pair isn't sure they love each other. They like each other well enough, and in the course of the story, they come to love each other.for who they are.

Due to being a novella, there wasn't a lot of time to develop the side characters as much as I would have liked. Sorrow is done well, as is Bertram, but Sorrow's family seems merely in place to be eccentric and that's all. Bertram's father is disagreeable, as I expected, but the story doesn't allow much time to explain why he is as he was. Or to make the ending really satisfactory.

Still, for a quick, short read, it was enjoyable.

I received a copy through Net Galley for review purposes. ( )
  TheQuietReader | Jun 4, 2017 |
Unusual!

I thought about the word 'charming', but that's not quite right. Sorrow Marchand is not charming, she's spirited and insightful and attuned to others. Her world is not 'charming.' It is however forthright, kind and true. We really don't see much of Sorrow's interaction with the ton. What we do see is her interaction with her very unusual family--one that is certainly far from any family her fiancé, the Honorable Bertram Carlyle, has envisioned. We do see is the growth of Bertram and Sorrow's relationship into one of true understanding and appreciation, and for Bertram the coming into being his own man. Until now he's been at the beck and call of his domineering father, Lord Newton. The early arrival of Bertram's father does put Sorrow through her paces. He's a very overbearing man who's completely thrown by the menagerie that comprises Sorrow's family. There's a lot to unpack in this interesting novella about love and worth and acceptance. Again I come back to the word unusual!

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  eyes.2c | May 22, 2017 |
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From the author of A Lady's Choice comes a Regency romance celebrating the witty and romantic world that fans of Georgette Heyer have fallen in love with."Simpson excels at imbuing her realistic characters with subtle depths!" --John Charles, American Library AssociationSorrow Marchand has patiently endured the taunts of London society for her bold speech and curious ways, yet it was those very qualities of the sparkling young beauty that caught the eye of the Honorable Bertram Carlyle and ultimately elicited an offer of marriage from him. But the usually candid Sorrow has kept her ludicrously madcap family a well-hidden secret from her betrothed--and now he is coming to visit! Bertram was an exceedingly suitable suitor, but for all his many fine traits he had been harshly schooled under the oppressive thumb of his father and had meekly embraced many of the man's conventional attitudes. Upon meeting Sorrow's family and becoming swept up in the endless swirl of silly chaos, he senses a conflict of epic proportions on the horizon--both within himself and with his father. As Sorrow grows more concerned that her outrageous relatives will damn her only chance at happiness with a man she truly loves, Bertram must find the courage to defy his very traditional father and become part of a family that's anything but--and become the man Sorrow always knew he could be. This novella was originally published as "Sorrow's Wedding" in the anthology With This Ring.

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