All were shocked at the announcement of the “cursed” Lady Claire Cavensham to Lord Alexander Hallworth, the Marquess of Pembrooke, especially since she is already engaged to another unfortunate Lord. Perhaps she will make it to the altar this time with one of these fine gentlemen! —Midnight CryerNo one is left breathless at the imperious pronouncement of her engagement to Lord Pembrooke more than … of her engagement to Lord Pembrooke more than Claire. She hardly knows the dangerously outrageous man! But after three engagements gone awry and a fourth going up in glorious flames, she isn’t in a position to refuse…
Alexander requires the hand of his enemy’s fiancée in marriage in order to complete his plans for revenge. It’s his good fortune that the “cursed” woman is desperate. However, what begins as a sham turns into something scandalously deeper…
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The Bad Luck Bride is the first in a new Regency romance series from Janna MacGregor!
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What a lovely debut. A heroine w/bad luck and hero out for revenge make an unlikely combination, but somehow, Janna MacGregor shows us how they fall in love despite the obstacles.
Lady Claire Cavensham is the forever-engaged, but never-married hero ine— she is bad luck to potential grooms, and rumor is, she is cursed (the why is never explained). In steps, Lord Alexander Hallworth, the Marquess of Pembrooke, to save yet another broken engagement — at a ball to celebrate her impending marriage no less. But he’s not a knight in shining armor, Lady Claire is just a tool for the marquis to use so that he may get his revenge. Alexander believes Claire’s betrothed seduced his sister and he will stop at nothing to ruin the man’s life. Even if it means ruining Claire’s future. That’s always a problem for me — a woman caught up in men’s feuds, attacked simply for her relationships rather than for her own actions. Even though Alexander marries Claire, she still is a pawn. When this strong heroine discovers she’s been duped, their prospects appear dim. How they fight their way through actual pain (not faux misunderstandings) back to a HEA is one of the best parts of this debut. Janna MacGregor takes a tired trope and makes it fresh. I’ll be reading more of her work. (I received an ARC on NetGalley in return for an honest review.)