Forever Her Marquess
Scarlott Scott
Historical Regency
Lady Clementine Hammond may be polite society’s most notorious matchmaker, but she’s perfectly happy remaining unattached herself. A series of unfortunate missteps at a country house party, however, leaves her with no choice but to feign an engagement to the last man in all England she’d ever want to marry—the annoyingly handsome Marquess of Dorset.
Dorset needs a wife with a sizable dowry to save his estate, but thanks to Lady Clementine’s machinations, the woman he intended to wed became someone else’s wife. Much to his dismay, when fate inconveniently throws Lady Clementine into his arms, he’s forced to claim she’s his future bride.
The bitter enemies strike a reluctant understanding. One fortnight of false smiles and pretending to be head over heels for each other, followed by a return to London and the quiet ending of their betrothal. It should be quite simple.
Except, the more time Clementine and Dorset spend together, the more real their engagement feels. And when their mutual enmity heats into a surprising passion, Clementine is shocked to realize she wants far more from Dorset than two weeks. She wants his forever.
Uncaged Review: This is a fun historical regency, with the setting a house party. Lady Clementine fancies herself a matchmaker, having successfully seen to several matches. One of those matches took a lady away from the Marquess of Dorset, Ambrose – who is looking for a lady with a nice sized dowry. But fate intervenes for these two, and the two sworn enemies will need to come to an agreement and along the way they will find they don’t hate each other as much as they thought…
Bees going up dresses, teetering on library ladders, picking locks…all the fun is here. Ambrose is a charming rake and Lady Clementine is a strong woman, and between the two, there are some steamy moments and fun moments as they work toward their HEA. An easy, fun read from this series. Reviewed by Cyrene
4 Stars
