The Man Must Marry

By Janet Chapman

Book Overview

Trying to escape marriage, they are snared by love. When Sam Sinclair's self-made millionaire grandfather sends Willa Kent, a woman none of the three Sinclair brothers have even heard of, as his proxy to an ultra-important meeting of the Sinclair shipping company, most people would think the old man had lost his marbles. But Sam knows his grandfather too well. For some reason, the wily old man has decided that one of his three grandsons should marry Willa, and this is his way of trying to force the issue.... So Willa and Sam team up on what seems like a wild-goose chase to find some loophole in Grandfather Sinclair's crazy notion. But as Sam crews Willa's yacht en route to Maine, he finds to his surprise that his grandfather's offbeat scheme is growing more attractive by the moment. Willa is smart, beautiful...and has a wild streak that sends them soaring together above the clouds. But Willa isn't about to let Sam fly away with her heart until she knows his true motives. If the man wants to marry for money, then the woman in her says that first he must fall in love.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141650530X
• ISBN13: 9781416505303
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Pocket Star
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Good reading

The story will keep you interested at all times. The book is fast paced and easy to read so you can just relax and read. I think is a good book for a long weekend vacation. The plot is sort of new, I mean she is a casket maker and responsible for the bequest from a geezer she only knew for 6 weeks.

A Must Read

I was unsure if I was going to like this book. The only reason I picked it up because I love Janet Chapman. But I was so wrong. I could not seem to book the book down. I tried to force myself to read it slower, knowing that it would be a day or so before I would find time to go out and get something else to read. But I still finished it early. Another great book, Janet!!

Janet Chapman's New Book

The service was quicker than I expected on this preordered book. A wonderfully great read too.

Very entertaining

I usually enjoy books that are written by Janet Chapman. They are light fun reads that make me laugh. I won't tell you everything that happens because that's already been done. A lot of books that I read are just ok and I end up giving them away. I am keeping this one so that I can re-read it. I can't wait for the next brother to have his book. My only complaint is that it's not in an audible format so that I can listen to it in the car.

Reviewed by Wild on Books!

Sam Sinclair and his two brothers don't know what to think. Abram, Sam's eighty-five year old grandfather, has been missing for weeks. Unable to track the wily man down, Sam is surprised and admittedly curious when he is told a proxy is coming in his grandfather's place to vote for a new CEO at a Tidewater International board meeting. Sam isn't all that worried, after all, he can pretty much hold his own with anyone. However, this is where Sam's thinking gets completely discombobulated. It seems that Abram has sent a woman as his proxy and not just any woman. He has sent Willamina Kent in all her glory; torn stockings and all. Willamina Kent guards her heart diligently. When Abram asks her to go to a board meeting in his stead, she knows what the old man is doing and while she is scared to death and ridiculously clumsy at times, she honors his wishes. Coming face to face with Abram's grandson Sam makes her heart beat faster but Willa refuses to allow it to interfere with what she has promised her friend. No matter what Sam says or what he makes her feel. Sam and Willa work diligently at trying to find a loophole in his grandfather's will. While Sam isn't against following his grandsire's wishes, Willa refuses to even think about settling down with him. When an accident happens and Willa receives surprising information, she knows that the time for a decision is now. Her fear of rejection is immense and it will take a small miracle to get Willa to admit what her heart has been telling her all along. In THE MAN MUST MARRY, Sam and Willa are like oil and water - at first. By the time the book ends they are more like a delicately blended dressing. Sam makes my heart race at his first sighting of Willa. Even seeing her at her worst, Sam finds something about this enigmatic and scared woman that he likes and treats her with respect. Her little `issues', for want of a better word, makes Sam smile more than once and when this happened, I knew he was the man for Willa. Willa's character is complex. More than once I could feel her waffling between wanting forever with Sam and wanting to be alone. Her grief and guilt over a past mistake underscores every relationship she struggled to have since her divorce. Her unwillingness to allow Sam into her life and heart made me lose my breath more than once. Some say love is a miracle and that is what it takes for Willamina Kent to finally realize that she deserves forever. And not just forever alone - she deserves forever with Sam Sinclair. Janet Chapman is known for her historical romances. I am happy to state that she is as talented as a contemporary romance author as she is as a historical one. More than once I laughed out loud at the clumsiness and chaos that was Willamina Kent. Her bravery in the face of following Abrams wishes brought more than once tear to my eye. I am hooked! Grab a pole and reel me in because I am officially in need of the second installment of this