When a missing lady returns to Brighton, all she wants is to protect her child. Can a marriage of convenience with an honorable gentleman save them both?Eleanor Claridge had it all. A family that loved her, a secret romance with a handsome soldier, and a beautiful home in the seaside town of Brighton. Abducted and taken to Scotland under the ruse of a happy elopement, Eleanor was forced to marry … Eleanor was forced to marry the wicked man she had once loved. Widowed and alone, she flees on the first coach back to Brighton with her young son, vowing never to marry or trust another man again.
Henry Beaumont, by all opinions of society, was meant to be a vicar. After inheriting an estate, he finds his life of a gentleman boring, bleak, and without purpose. When he meets the missing Claridge girl on her journey back to Brighton, he is drawn to protecting Eleanor, her son, and their many secrets.
When Eleanor’s reputation and the safety of her child are questioned, she has no choice but to enter into a marriage of convenience with Henry, whose kindness and inviting blue eyes leave her questioning if love is such a dreadful notion after all. Can she learn to open her heart again? Or will the secrets of her past catch up with her before she has the chance?
Don’t miss the conclusion to Brides of Brighton, a sweet regency romance series. Each story stands alone, but are best enjoyed when read in the order below:
A Convenient Engagement
Marrying Miss Milton
Romancing Lord Ramsbury
Miss Weston’s Wager
An Unexpected Bride
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Love is a choice
On the run with her young son Arthur, Eleanor has vowed to never let any man near her again. There is a reason one should never make expansive vows about the future. What happens next is totally unexpected.
All alone in his manor, and tired of being compared to a vicar, Henry hopes to one day marry for love. What happens next is totally unexpected.
An Unexpected Bride by Ashtyn Newbold has it all. It is very well written as well as super clean and sweet. The emotionally engrossing plot is well woven and the ending is sigh-worthy. Eleanor is understandably damaged but with a kind heart. Henry is the epitome of goodness and patience. When thrown together Eleanor and Henry will need to stand together and fight for their desired happy-ever future.
Content 411: Although there is no swearing or sex, this book does deal with the subject of spousal abuse.
Mr. Henry Beaumont was as nice as could be. He tried to help and be good to all. He met Eleanor Quinton in a rain and her carriage stuck in the mud. He took them, Eleanor and her son Arthur, to his estate to have something to eat and to change their soaked clothes.
Eleanor had been kidnapped and forced to marry a cruel, drunken and just evil man. When something happened to him she grabbed her son and ran to her brother. It took a week to get there. She didn’t want to tell Adam. her brother, the truth. She just knew he would throw her out.
I loved this story. I have heard of cruel men before and as frightening as it sounds it can happen. I thought it moved well, written to keep your attention and entertaining. It is a sober tale but you can see changes as you read along. The characters are full-bodied and easy to relate to. I highly recommend this book.
I received this ARC from the author and voluntarily reviewed it.