A secret, an unseen witness, and a misunderstanding threaten to keep apart two people who have loved each other their entire lives. When these barriers to love are finally lifted, can she overcome her own insecurities and finally see the truth?
Racked with guilt and blaming himself for his brother’s death, Phillip Heartford left his ancestral home five years ago. losing the love of her life, the … five years ago. losing the love of her life, the beautiful Allison Morgan is resentful and angry. She has rejected countless suitors, and now, in the middle of her third season, she may be out of options.
Allison’s younger sister Julia is an ugly duckling. At least that is how she sees it. Although a happy marriage seems out of her reach, she hopes to one day live a quiet life as a spinster. If she cannot have her own fairytale ending, she is determined to do anything to help her sister and her dear friend, Phillip, find their happiness.
Little does Julia know that Phillip has always loved her. Unfortunately, he believes that it was this love that caused his brother’s death and destroyed Julia’s chance for happiness. He must now take a bride. Having convinced himself that his brother would want him to protect Julia, Phillip intends to become her brother by marrying Allison.
Returning home to fulfill his duty, will Phillip be able to follow his conscience or will his heart interfere?
To Marry a Morgan can be read as a stand-alone romance, though it is part of a sweet Regency series. It is a childhood-friends and second-chance romance. The books of this series, in chronological order, are:
To Marry a Morgan
The Duke and the Damsel
The Charming Rogue
Books in Cinnamon’s Pride and Prejudice Reimagined Series:
Assumptions & Absurdities
Betrothals & Betrays
Courtships & Corruption
Deceptions & Debauchery
Enmity & Esteem
The Taming of Elizabeth
Keepers of the Light series:
Finding the Runaway
And a contribution to the Once Upon Another World Limited Edition Box Set:
The Man Once Called Rumpelstiltskin
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I really enjoyed this book. Lots of misunderstanding but also a sweetness to it!
I love historical romance. My shelves are packed with them and I always turn to historical romance when I’m in a reading slump. But To Marry a Morgan just didn’t work for me, I’m sorry to say.
It took me three tries to get past the first couple chapters. I can partially blame multitasking, but I kept finding myself confused as to what what happening in the story. And once it finally made some strange sort of sense, I just couldn’t believe the misunderstanding that was happening between all the parties involved.
But really, the biggest downfall of this story and what made it hard for me to listen to was the narration. I read other reviews and I just can’t believe we were listening to the same book. While Ms Green’s pacing was decent, if not a touch slow, there was something in her speech that just grated on my nerves. I’m not sure if it was a bit of a lisp or excessive saliva, but I was just so distracted by her speech that I just wasn’t enjoying listening to the story. On the flip side, her British accent was appropriate for the story and she did a fair job of creating a variety of voices for the characters.
I have the next book in the series and I’m hesitant to listen. I’m just not sure that this author and narrator are for me.
I did receive this book for free to review. All opinions are my own.
predictable
Squeaky-clean, Hardly even a kiss before marriage. Tepid. I won’t bother to read any more from this author
Philip Heartford never wanted to step foot in his ancestral lands again after the death of his brother. But as the new lord of the manor, he must return and take a wife. But he can’t just pick any girl at the garden party, he believes he must atone for his sins by marrying the woman his brother once loved, Allison Morgan.
Julia Morgan has always been in her beautiful sister Allison’s shadow and has contented herself with being a spinster, too ill suited for marriage. She would once have married a certain Mr. Heartford, but he made it clear he intends on righting old wrongs by taking Allison to be his bride. So ever the dutiful sister and friend, Julia plays match maker.
Allison despises Philip and Philip is annoyed by Allison’s refusal of him. Yet Julia works hard to unite them, if only to see her elder sister wed before she becomes a spinster too. Entangled lives lead to a mess as the English countryside echoes with wedding bells.
So, this isn’t my first Cinnamon Worth book. I enjoy her short, sweet historicals and the small touches she puts into them to make them believable. They’re all full of balls and gardens and secret meetings between lovers.
Phillip is wounded and prideful, too wrapped up in himself to see how he comes off. He bosses poor Julia around and proposes to Allison like, “You’re old and nobody’s going to marry you. Marry me and you’ll live on the country estate alone, taking care of my land while I go have fun in London…wait, where are you going? Why didn’t you accept?” Not really my cup of tea when it comes to a romance novel hero.
Julia was a gem, and in my opinion. She has a low opinion of herself, thinking she’s too “fat” and ugly compared to Allison, which is why she’s all too happy to buy herself a little cottage to live out her days. Her heart is too big for high society and the pressures that come with it. By the first few chapters, I was firmly on her side and wanted to scream at her to go find her happiness, since out of everyone in the book, she deserved it the most.
While reading this story, I wondered, “Are people really this stupid?” I understood the guilt that Philip had about his brother, but the rest of it firmly logs into my category of “stupid”. The only person in this entire story that had any intelligence and sense was Juliet’s sister, Allison. Unfortunately for the author, I detest stupid.