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MY REVIEW:
Genre | Tropes: Regency, Historical, Romance, Marriage of Convenience
Rating: 5 out of 5 ⭐
Throughout this Matchmaking Mamas Romance series, Ian has been adamant that he would never marry. Even as all of his friends have found their perfect matches, his sole focus is on living his own life and spending all of his time committed to helping others through changes in parliament. But when his father demands that he marries a certain Miss Foster, for his own political gain, or else be disinherited, Ian takes his future into his own hands.
Amie is a woman with a heart of gold that has had tragedy upend her life. When she was younger, her father passed away leaving Amie and her mother at the charity of other family members. She’s come to terms with her new station in life, but when she meets Ian at the cemetery grieving her father, they have a hilarious run in that changes both of their lives forever.
There’s scheming happening in the background by Ian’s loving mother, who wants to see her only child happily married. She sets the course for Ian and Amie to have rumors spread that they are engaged. Without any other choice, Ian seeks out Amie and arranges a marriage of convenience that will help them both. But with very specific strings attached:
Rule #1 – No touching beyond being escorted into dinner or the like.
Rule #2 – No growing attached to the other’s family.
Rule #3 – No reading, researching, or acquiring lessons on romance.
Even with their marriage of convenience and some very clean direction on how to not become attached to one another, their time together turns them upside down. They grow very fond of one another and Ian continues to try and fight this and hold his conviction of never falling in love.
Ian and Amie are both deeply loveable characters that are committed in their lives to helping others. They couldn’t be more perfectly matched, even if it takes them some time to figure that out for themselves. A feel good book where love triumphs and this grumpy Lord finds his own happiness!
“Amie, my reasons for resisting love have nothing to do with you. Trust me when I say, it would not take any effort at all for me to fall madly in love with you.”
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London, England, 1823
Ian has vowed never to marry, steadfast in his resolve to shield himself from the heartache his father’s infidelity brought upon his mother. Instead, he dedicates his heart and soul to reforming criminal law with his Rebel group. A chance encounter in a country graveyard with the infuriatingly bold Miss Amie Tyler only solidifies his resolve to remain single. That is, until his life descends into chaos when rumors of his engagement—an engagement he had no part in or prior knowledge of—force him and the vexing Miss Tyler into a calculated marriage, a mutual scheme to protect Miss Tyler from her lecherous cousin and to save Ian from a political marriage he dreads.
Amie never imagined her unsophisticated life would lead to an entanglement with Lord Ian Reynolds. Living on her relatives’ charity, she is resigned to remaining a wallflower. But when her mother concocts a wild lie of her engagement to Lord Reynolds, she chooses to trust a gentleman she hardly knows with her future. Amie is thrust into a whirlwind marriage and is overwhelmed to find herself falling for Ian despite their agreement to maintain their own separate lives and goals.
As they navigate their charade, Ian’s political ambitions clash with his growing affection for Amie, and Amie’s courageous attempt to help Ian’s family heal threatens to unravel their bond. However, a forbidden kiss and unexpected acts of kindness kindle the spark between them that neither can ignore. In a desperate race against societal expectations, the two must decide whether a future together is worth breaking their earlier vows of independence.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anneka R. Walker
Anneka R. Walker is a best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance. With humor and an abundance of heart, she crafts uplifting stories you won’t soon forget. She is the winner of the Swoony Award, the LDSPMA Praiseworthy Award, and various chapter contests. Her books have received praise from Publishers Weekly, Historical Novel Society, Midwest Book Review, and Readers Favorite. She graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with a bachelor’s degree in English and history and hopes to never stop learning. She is a blessed wife, proud mother of five, lover of Jesus, connoisseur of chocolate, and believer in happy endings.
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