The Marplot Marriage

By Beth Andrews

Book Overview

An innocent mistake has unexpected consequences: caught in a highly compromising situation, the mischievous Phoebe Bridgerton and stuffy Charles Hargood are forced to marry in order to avoid ruin.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 192908501X
• ISBN13: 9781929085019
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Regency Pr
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fun book

This is such a fun book. Phoebe considers Charles a boring prig. Charles thinks Phoebe is a wild hoyden. When they are discovered sharing a bed, a wedding must be the result. Charles' mother and friend approve of this hasty marriage, but his sister and Phoebe's friend disapprove. Will all this attention to a marriage not made in heaven prevent a happily ever after? Certainly not for the reader who will be laughing out loud at this entrancing cast of characters.

No Marring of This Plot.

Arriving home to Camberly hours before he was expected, Charles Hargood went immediately to bed and to sleep. It is hard to say who was more surprised when he awoke snuggled next to his cousin's widow, he or Phoebe, who had been assigned his room for the night by his mother. Perhaps it was Phoebe's friend, Letitia, who found them, and whose scream awakened the household. It didn't really matter for no one, least of all his fiancée and her fearsome mother, would believe that nothing had happened--nothing at all.This is just the beginning of the tale of a somewhat stuffy hero and a mischievous hoyden of a heroine as they find themselves landed in marriage. Sparks of antagonism had flown between the two from the day they met. Would society and their own natures let those sparks ignite into love? One of the best loved themes of the Regency romance, the marriage of convenience, is very well done by the author who has a fine feel for the era and its customs and language. While the plot may not be new, Charles and Phoebe are an engaging pair who give it freshness. Both protagonists are fully formed characters who are shown to act and react with consistency. Enough of their histories was revealed to engage our sympathy as they play against each other and their circumstances. Both are thoroughly likable with admirable qualities but with exasperating flaws to overcome. There are well-drawn minor characters, some friend, some foe. The latter provide Phoebe with some of her wittiest scenes.Beth Andrews is a polished writer who moves the people and the story along smoothly. The bumps on the way are those met by the characters and not the reader. THE MARPLOT MARRIAGE is either a thoroughly enjoyable romp with an affecting romance, or a gripping love story with some very funny bits. In either case, it will satisfy the taste of any Regency lover.Jane Bowers (AKA Lily Martin) Romance Communications