ARC Review: Match Me, I'm Falling (The School for Spinsters #2) by Michelle Willingham
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Series: The School for Spinsters #2
Author: Michelle Willingham
Published June 15th 2023 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Goodreads Synopsis
To the London ton, Cameron MacNeill is an awkward, wallflower of a man with no hope of finding a wife. But the Highland chief holds deadly secrets, and he uses his beggar-like appearance to remain unnoticed. He enlists the help of the School for Spinsters to help him find a wife who will agree to be married in name only—because he needs a mother for his son while he is away working on behalf of the Crown.
Lady Ashleigh Pryor will do anything to escape the abusive household of her father—even marry a man she barely knows. But Cameron’s lightning reflexes, the powerful muscles he hides behind ill-fitting clothing, and his mysterious manner suggest that he is not a beggar at all, but a man hiding a past he wants no one to know about.
As she starts to uncover the pieces of Cameron’s secret life, Ashleigh no longer wants a marriage in name only—she wants a true husband in her bed.
But Cameron can’t let himself fall in love—for if his wife learns the truth about who he is, his secrets might put her very life at stake.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Finding out that her cruel father has sold her hand in marriage, Lady Ashleigh Pryor knows her time is up, and she needs to escape immediately. She's saved a little of her pin money, but not enough to survive, and especially not with her mother. She needs Mrs Harding's help, and it seems Ashleigh might finally be in luck. Cameron MacNeill has arrived in London to find a wife, in name only, who can be the mother to his son, and not ask too many questions about his work. He's also attracted to Ashleigh, though he's adamant he won't fall in love.
As much as I disliked Ashleigh in the first book, I understood why she had acted that way once we learnt about her family story. She may be the daughter of a Marquess, but he was cruel and abusive, and always needed control. Ashleigh had never had the freedom to make her own choices, and especially not to make mistakes, and needed some time to come into her true self. She and Cameron were a great couple, and though I wish they hadn't kept so many secrets from each other - especially Cameron about his work for the Crown, and little Logan - I understood why they'd done so. This was a great Regency romance, and I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing the couple again in book 3!
Dates Read:
August 5, 2023
Rating
3 Stars
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