He wants to marry her off quickly. She says absolutely not.
When the Marquess of Campbell inherits a fiery, red-headed Scottish beauty as his ward, it’s his job to marry her off. No problem. She comes with a fortune. Lady Bridget MacDuff will have suitors falling all over themselves to wed her.
Not so fast. Lady Bridget has plans for that fortune and they involve helping unfortunate women. And … unfortunate women. And she has no intention of helping her devastatingly handsome guardian in his quest to get her off his hands. He doesn’t plan to marry, either. Why should she?
Bridget and Cam are now on opposite sides of a war that neither one plans to lose. Even if Cam’s rakish presence throws Bridget’s heart into turmoil and the marquess can’t deny that his ward sets his heart afire. And then Cam makes a bold proposal…
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This book is so much fun. One of the best I’ve read in a while. The characters have so much depth and complexity, they hold your attention the entire book. I literally stayed up all night to read this book. I couldn’t put it down. Cam and Bridget are hilarious together at times. Cam is always there for Bridget and it makes for a beautiful story. I might add, the epilogue is the perfect ending.
A delightful and funny story with a fiery Scottish Lass. Bridgid has the temper to match her fiery red hair. She is determined to chart her own course. Cam is not amused at gaining a ward. He is used to all his commands being obeyed. This series has been very well written. The characters have been crafted well and the plots solidly designed. The couples have all been great citizens fighting to change society for the better. It has been done with with some drama and some fun. Cam was always my favorite character because of all he suffered as a child and it was great to see him get a beautiful happy ending.
After suffering under his tyrannical and abusive father, Donald, the Marquess of Campbell has decided the best way for him to avoid turning out like him is to never marry and never have children. Cam is happy devoting himself to his duties in Parliament so when he’s called back to his estate near the Scottish border to retrieve his new ward, his first thought is to marry her off as soon as possible so he can proceed to go about his business. With her beauty and large fortune, it should be a piece of cake.
Lady Bridget MacDuff is furious at having a guardian. She is eager to be rid of him and chastises herself for noticing how handsome he is. She just wants the fortune she’s not set to inherit for another 18 months; she has time sensitive plans to use it to open a home for abused women. She certainly has no plans to ever marry herself.
Cam doesn’t have the same satisfied feeling he usually does upon returning to his life in London, likely because his three best friends have all married now. But he knows he’s not marriage material, no matter how possessive he’s growing to feel about Bridget. He needs to get her settled so he offers her a compromise: he’ll help her set up her women’s home if she’ll seriously consider the men she’s meeting for marriage. She agrees, surprised to find in Cam a supporter of her efforts to help abused women, though not as surprised as Cam is by his own reaction to seeing other men drooling over Bridget.
These two have an immediate spark but do get to know each other before falling in love with a bit of a dramatic conclusion. Cam was very unlikable for me at first with his high-handedness and assumptions about women and every time he redeemed himself by proving to be sweet and caring, he’d go on to do something else that reminded me of why I didn’t like him. He proved himself to be rather a hypocrite near the end and he messed things up so royally it looked like a truly happy ending wasn’t possible. Luckily for him, Bridget was much more forgiving that I would’ve been and Cam realized he was being an idiot in time to fix it. I enjoyed this read overall, but definitely not one of my favorite heroes.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Cam had a horrible father and vows to never marry he is happy as a bachelor. He has to go back home after finding out he has a ward and has to find her a mate, however she was not what he was expecting. Bridget was upset that she has a guardian and she does not want to get married she wants to help others and plans on doing so but was not expecting the handsome man that is her guardian. These two have expectations on how the other is supposed to act while fighting their mutual attraction. While spending time together they are both forced to accept each other and find love while at it..Enjoy!
Rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions.
His Rebellious Lass by Callie Hutton
Donald, The Marquess of Campbell, is sent to his estate to pickup a package. The package being his new ward. He wants to get back to his life and sets up to marry her off the first chance he gets.
Lady Bridget wants nothing to do with marriage and wants to build a safe house for battered women. She has a problem, she is 21 and has to wait until she’s 23 to get her money.
I really enjoyed this story. Callie Hutton does a marvelous job bringing our couple to HEA. This story may be triggering for some people but I think it’s a brilliant story and I would certainly recommend it.
Thanks to NetGalley and publisher for a chance to read. My review is voluntarily given.
I enjoyed this romance. The plot was fun and kept me entertained. Bridget, for the most part was quite likable. She was sassy and knew what she wanted and was determined to get it. Every so often though it felt like a switch was flipped and she turned into a different person. This for me was jarring, off-putting. Cam was likable but not without some issues. I loved that he was supportive to Bridget’s plan. However, many of his actions and sentiments were a turn off for me. I did feel compassion for him due to his past though and that let me cut him some slack. In total I did like this book even if I didn’t love the characters.
A truly romantic marriage of convenience story.
These two are absolutely determined to avoid ever getting married, but they hadn’t counted on the mercenary nature of one certain man, nor the undeniable attraction they each would feel for each other that flares to life when that certain man forces their hand. Cam and Bridget are both strong-willed, independent individuals who are, nonetheless, at the mercy of society’s expectations and standards.
I loved the way these two wrestled with their unexpected feelings, and what it meant for their own life’s plans. They really are delightful together, perfectly complementary, a union that makes each one so much better than they are alone. It was a captivating story, filled with wit and plenty of steam. Their HEA was so satisfying, even if it was a little over-the-top with the unexpected but prescient letter. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
This is a well written and entertaining story revolving around Bridget who has been made ward to Marquess of Campbell and the disruption to his orderly life begins. His intentions to marry her off as soon as possible falls by the wayside as he begins to care for her. There is a lot that happens in this story which brings them closer together. There is a HEA but not before he just about loses her. It is a great read and I would highly recommend this book.