A bush of white roses there once was, and she was the fairest of them all. Then that cold winter came and wiped them all away, leaving her alone against a monster… until he comes, and he is not afraid of her thorns…After losing her family in a terrible accident, Gwendoline Hathaway becomes a servant in her cruel aunt’s home. All hope seems lost… until she sings at a masquerade, and her voice … sings at a masquerade, and her voice unlocks a destiny she never imagined possible.
Arthur Ainsworth, the Marquess of Highvale, seeks to fulfil his ailing father’s final wish: to see him married. One night, he will be enchanted by the song of a mysterious, masked woman whose voice tugs curiously at his memory…
Now, their hearts will have to sail through an ocean of secrets and lies, in order to find each other and regain what they have lost.
But a thunderous enemy is determined to keep them apart at any cost, and entrap this White Rose in a glass case forever…
*If you like engaging characters, heart- wrenching twists and turns, and lots of romance, then you’ll love “A White Rose for the Marquess!”
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Very good written book that was easy to get lost in. I really enjoyed this book.
After losing her family in a terrible accident, Gwendoline “Gwen” becomes a servant in her cruel aunt’s home. All hope seems lost until she sings at a masquerade. Her voice unlocks a destiny she never imagined possible. Arthur Ainsworth, Marquess of Highvale, wants to fulfill his ailing father’s wish to see him married. He hears Gwen sing and is enchanted. Their hearts will have to sail through an ocean of secrets and lies to find each other. A thunderous enemy is determined to keep them apart and entrap Gwen, the White Rose, in a glass case forever. – Gwen is sweet and loving. Her aunt is very mean and devious. I liked Gwen’s uncle, but he should have stopped the bad behavior. Arthur is kind and honorable. He is exactly what Gwen needed. This is a wonderful historical romance with interesting twists.
A beautiful story, a good imagination. Set as a regency romance by an Indian imagination, understanding of law, and society and manners, and use of English.
Another strong woman, especially for the regency era, from the pen of Fanny Finch. She has wonderful story line and well developed characters, both good and bad. You will find yourself feeling sorry and worrying about Gwendoline, hating Aunt Leah and cheering on, sometimes yelling at, Arthur/Lord Highvale. The book will compel you to keep reading, hoping for better days for Gwendoline.
The voice of an angel!
Lady Gwendoline has lived with her Aunt Leah and Uncle Albert in Gelling since being orphaned as a child, but her aunt has always demeaned her and treated her as a servant even though she was the sister to Gwendoline’s mother. Her uncle and her cousin Fiona would treat her as the family she is if it weren’t for her Aunt’s venomous nature. Now, four years later, Lady Gwendoline is traveling to London for her first season, and Fiona’s fourth, but her aunt is determined that she will not enjoy it. If she did not have her music to comfort her life would have been unbearable.
Arthur Ainsworth, the Marquess of Highvale, has cut short his Grand Tour and returned to England upon receiving word of his father’s grave illness. When his father voices his wish to see him married before he dies, Arthur cannot refuse but finding a young woman of the ton that he can stomach marrying is a challenge until he hears the voice of an angel singing The White Rose at Lord Pevcolt’s masquerade ball. He hopes to discover her identity at midnight when the masks fall but like Cinderella, she has disappeared.
To say more would spoil the surprise. The plot is a tangled web of deception with a happy ending. If you like clean historical romances, you will love this one.
This was a fast-paced, swoon-worthy read, that I found I did not want to put down! The story was original and exciting with characters that were realistic and likable. It is everything you could want in a delightful stroll through the pages of a historical romance and more!
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.
This is a fabulous story about sorrow, unfairness, old friendship that turns into more, wicked aunt, and romance, love, forgiveness, and redemption. It’s all wrapped up to make a wonderful recency story.
I think it’s the first I’ve read from this author but I enjoyed it so much that I will be reading many more of this authors works.
This is a novel in length, so it’s not one you could read all at once. But it’s so worth the time to read. Settle in with a pot of tea close by and enjoy.
This was a sad, heartbreaking book. Gwendolyn loses her parents in a tragic accident and after losing her beloved brother years before she is forced to go live with her Aunt Leah. Because Gwen looks like her mother that her aunt was always jealous of she treats her horrible and lies to her about her parents wealth. After years of abuse she finally get to go to her first season where she meets her brother’s best friend. Her aunt does everything she can to break them up. She is truly evil. The characters are very descriptive. Gwen her self is very loving and forgiving more so than I would be with all the wickedness her aunt does to her. Thankfully we end up with a HEA! This was a good but heart wrenching book. I recommend it especially if u enjoy Cinderella type books.
WOW… just WOW I was blown away by this story. Jealousy, disparaging, offensive, abusive, envious, resentful, revengeful, maliciousness, invidiousness, spitefulness, vexation, despised, loathed and hatred all are covered in this story. A loving, innocent, good hearted, kind, good tempered, independent, a distinct individual, estimable, deserving, worthy young girl who lost all her immediate family was taken in by her deceased mother’s older sister who was a conniving, manipulative, plotting, cruel, malicious person. This story follows the life of Lady Gwendoline Hathaway. From the time she set foot into her aunt’s house until her marriage. This is a heartbreaking story of an old grudge between Gwendoline’s mother and her aunt Lady Leah Cartridge. Gwendoline never knew why she was made to suffer for years. She often wondered what sin had she committed against her aunt to receive such undeserving treatment. It was not until she was reunited with a childhood friend, Lord Arthur Ainsworth, the Marquess of Highvale and heir to the Duke of Headley that things looked hopeful for her. However, her happiness was not meant to be. She believed fate was cruel to her because there was a force trying to tear down her reputation so that Arthur would walk away from her. It not only happened once but several time her happiness was thwarted. Then the vengeance was directed to Arthur and he almost lost Gwendoline. But when she came to her senses, she realized that she needs her faith in Arthur to be strong so she could stand by his side to weather the scandal just as he had done for her. Aunt Leah was never contrite even faced with evidence of her harmful misdeeds. She put on a good performance of being ashamed, regretful, penitent, humbled sinner looking for forgiveness. The humiliation only fueled her to notch up her destructive machinations against Gwendoline and Arthur. Unknowingly Leah was alienating her only child, Fiona and her husband Albert, the Earl of Gelling. It was not until much, much later that Leah’s entire reason for her behavior was revealed. Her daughter and husband shunned her. Would Leah ever find it in her soul to ask for absolution? Would Gwendoline, Arthur, Fiona and Albert ever be able to forgive Leah her transgressions? Will any of them find peace and happiness? This is a must read. You will not be disappointed.
I enjoyed Gwendoline and Arthur’s story. I could not believe how evil and manipulating Gwen’s aunt is! Gwen is left alone after the tragic death of her parents. She had already lost her brother years ago. Her Aunt is her last remaining relative, and reluctantly takes her in. Unfortunately, she treats poor Gwen like an unwanted and neglected stepchild. Through it all, Gwen endures with dignity and grace. When she meets a wonderful man, will she have a chance of happiness? Or will her aunt put a stop to it all? Another wonderful clean and sweet regency romance by Fanny Finch!
Fanny Finch knows how to do “Clean & Sweet” Regency romance to perfection. That’s certainly the case with A White Rose for the Marquess (Regency Roses, Book 2), her latest delightful Regency period book. A perfect hero in Arthur Ainsworth, the Marquess of Highvale. A perfect heroine in Gwendoline Hathaway. A Cinderella-esque cruel aunt who has lowered her to being a servant. A masked ball. Fated love with an enemy to overcome. Yes indeed, all the boxes are resoundingly checked. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend.