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First Comes Marriage

First Comes Marriage

Historical FictionRegency
Pages
388
Published
2009
Language
English

Synopsis

In Regency England, the spirited widow Vanessa Huxtable Dew proposes a marriage of convenience to the eligible Viscount Lyngate, Elliott Wallace, to save her sister from a loveless match. Elliott, with his own secret agenda, accepts her audacious offer. As they navigate their unconventional arrangement, unexpected passion ignites between them, leading to a surprising discovery of love amidst swirling intrigue and a past secret connected to the Huxtable family.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousLighthearted
Marriage of ConvenienceFake DatingSlow Burn

Genres

Historical Fiction Regency Romance

About the author

M
Mary Balogh

Mary Jenkins was born on 1944 in Swansea, Wales, UK. After graduating from university, moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, to teach high-school English, on a two-year teaching contract in 1967. She married her Canadian husband, Robert Balogh, and had three children, Jacqueline, Christopher and Sian. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, music and knitting. She also enjoys watching tennis and curling. Mary Balogh started writing in the evenings as a hobby. Her first book, a Regency love story...

Characters

Vanessa Huxtable DewProtagonist
Elliott Wallace, Viscount LyngateProtagonist
HuxtablesSupporting
All characters in First Comes Marriage