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The Runaway Heiress
"What a shame," they whispered. "Poor Margaret Terrell, so young, so beautiful. A widow with everything but money. What's to become of her now?" But Margaret was preoccupied by more than mere finance. Anabelle Herenford, runaway heiress, was on her doorstep, begging for sympathy and shelter from a hated aunt -- and an unwanted marriage!
First, there was the risk of imprisonment for hiding Anabelle; then, the risk of exposure by the arrogant Marcus Salterson, who came to claim his niece -- and to torment Margaret, the only woman who had ever told him "No!" Marcus, the richest peer in the realm, was accustomed to getting what he wanted when he wanted it. Once she opened the door of her home to him, could Margaret keep him out of her heart?
First, there was the risk of imprisonment for hiding Anabelle; then, the risk of exposure by the arrogant Marcus Salterson, who came to claim his niece -- and to torment Margaret, the only woman who had ever told him "No!" Marcus, the richest peer in the realm, was accustomed to getting what he wanted when he wanted it. Once she opened the door of her home to him, could Margaret keep him out of her heart?
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First published February 1, 1980
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November 7, 2022
This book was fine. It was very similar to Pride and Prejudice.
March 28, 2024
Meh, 1.5 *
Too many convolutions and exaggerated backstories, very little romance, and a plot that just didn’t hold together. I found the h rather foolish, the H simply arrogant, and the heiress a dimwit. In their few interactions, all the h/H did was argue, with little humour or chemistry between them to compensate, so how/why they came to ‘love’ each other is beyond me. I also disliked how the h has a young son, but seemed to give zero thought to him or her parental responsibilities for large stretches of the book.
Too many convolutions and exaggerated backstories, very little romance, and a plot that just didn’t hold together. I found the h rather foolish, the H simply arrogant, and the heiress a dimwit. In their few interactions, all the h/H did was argue, with little humour or chemistry between them to compensate, so how/why they came to ‘love’ each other is beyond me. I also disliked how the h has a young son, but seemed to give zero thought to him or her parental responsibilities for large stretches of the book.
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