Series: The Welwyn Marriage Wager #2
Author: Jenna Jaxon
Published September 8th 2023 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Goodreads Synopsis
If love’s a game, he’s playing to win.
For reasons of her own, Isabelle Devereaux isn’t looking for a husband. Yet thanks to her mother here she is, in the middle of the social whirl of the Little Season. Thinking to refuse any gentleman who offers for her, Isabelle endures the lavish entertainments, saddened that she’ll remain a spinster.
Enter Baron MacKay, Sandy to his friends, in search of a wife to win a family wager. Dazzled by Isabelle’s beauty, he’s drawn to the vulnerable young lady. From the moment they meet, he charms her with his kind and generous nature until, against her will, Isabelle falls in love with him. Even though she knows marriage to him may end in disaster, she can’t resist his kisses…or where they lead.
Desperate to marry Sandy, Isabelle puts her misgivings aside, but circumstances spiral out of control as their wedding approaches. Isabelle must confront the demons that haunt her and make an agonizing can she marry Sandy without telling him the one impediment that may shatter their happiness forever?
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Baron Saunders MacKay, Sandy to his loved ones, sets out to fulfil his grandfather's wager, and marry. Meeting Miss Isabelle Devereaux, Sandy thinks he might have found his wife, but though she seems receptive to his attentions, there is something she is hiding. And when her stepfather returns from the dead, Isabelle needs to find a way to escape, and Sandy might be her only hope.
I think I liked this a little more than the first book, but the story was definitely darker. I could tell where the plot line was going, and hated that it had to be included, but it helped to explain the way Isabelle acted at times. Sandy and Isabelle did have a bit of an insta-love romance, but it worked so well for them. Sandy was a protector, and from the moment he met her, he took on that role with her. I liked their connection, and though there was a blip in their relationship which was extremely unnecessary, I felt like they were a better couple than in book 1.
Dates Read:
March 30, 2024
Rating
3 Stars
