Marriage To A Mister by DeAnne Cherry Review

4 Smooches

Blurb

Lady Fleur Osborne knows several things to be true: her father would likely continue to turn away every suitor at the door, her sister could very well end up unmatched by fault of her clever mouth alone, and that Fleur herself is perfectly happy to say goodbye to the marriage mart and devote her days to caring for her father and his estate.

But fate, it would seem, has little care for Fleur’s wishes, and its plans are made known by way of two matchmaking fathers, a Viscount’s unexpected proposal, and a murderous flowerpot that thwarts their carefully laid schemes.

Evan Woolf has been content to stay away from the ton and its mischief, happily sequestered in his dusty library with his work, the choice in no way due to the chance of seeing Lady Fleur again. It has been too long since he has seen her, and the pain between them has deepened the chasm to bounds impassable.

But when the two collide in a scandal, the likes of which only France could provide, Evan finds himself given a second chance, and it’s one he won’t squander. And in the end, the flower and the wolf may find themselves in love once again, against all odds, and with a match made forever.

Review

‘She wasn’t so ignorant as to expect a love match – those thoughts had long ago left when her first two seasons crushed her idealistic expectations of love and devotion.’ 

In all honesty I have ready very very little historical romance beyond that of Jane Austen and it is definitely not something I reach for typically. So when I went into this book it was with few expectations and I just want to say how surprised I was how quickly I got completely wrapped up in the fun plot and loveable characters. Since I have not read much historical romance I can not speak to the accuracy of the Regency setting but instead I can say that for someone who reads about a book a day this one both kept my attention and had me smiling from beginning to end.

“How do I feel? How do you expect me to feel An arranged marriage, all due to a blasted flower pot.”

Years after becoming estranged from her closest friend and childhood crush, Evan, Fleur finds herself engaged to be married to his brother. Evan has always felt he was in his brother’s shadow as simply Mr. Woolf while his older brother is the Viscount. After leaving for school he never returned leaving Fleur behind. But after a flower pot disaster forces him into a situation he never dreamed would be true both Evan and Fleur have to not only get reacquainted but find a way to move on from the pains of the past.

‘Somehow by some random chance of what some would call a disaster, he was going to finally have her, and he promised her father that he would make her happy. Only he did not know how he was to accomplish it.’

While placed in the Regency era I found Marriage To A Mister to be a timeless romance. I was constantly laughing and rooting for these two characters to work through it all and by the end I was completely excited to try out more Regency Romance. I thin kif a book can turn you on to a whole new genre than it must be pretty good, right?

~miranda