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Tristan Lark, Earl of Burley, is a
lord with a plan. Hades’ Lair, London’s top gaming hell, is for sale,
and Tristan intends to buy it. He even has an investor in mind: a
foreign prince. Regrettably, this investor works solely with married
men, viewing marriage as a sign of responsibility. The rule doesn’t faze
Tristan: he’s hired an actress to play his wife at a Christmas
gathering to impress the prince.
When the actress doesn’t appear, Tristan is in trouble.
Confirmed bluestocking Irene Carmichael would rather study weather patterns than dress in fine gowns, but when her older brother’s friend asks her for help, she agrees, even if it means sneaking into his manor house every night for a week to play his wife.
Unfortunately, neither of them had counted on the snow.
When the actress doesn’t appear, Tristan is in trouble.
Confirmed bluestocking Irene Carmichael would rather study weather patterns than dress in fine gowns, but when her older brother’s friend asks her for help, she agrees, even if it means sneaking into his manor house every night for a week to play his wife.
Unfortunately, neither of them had counted on the snow.
Genre: historical romance
Publication date: November 2019
Mature content: no
Review: This is a fairly fun and entertaining quick holidays read. The romantic part is okay - given that A Holiday Proposal is a novella and not a full sized book, you can't really expect much more, and I would even add a few bonus points for originality. However, I found the rest of the plot unrealistic and unconvincing. The prince and princess behave in the strangest of ways and there are a few dialogs I had to read more than once and even then I couldn't make sense of them.
So, some parts of A Holiday Proposal were good, and others highly disappointing. If you're looking for a short story you can read in less than a day, you may want to give A Holiday Proposal a try. Otherwise, there are way better holidays books out there.
As A Holiday Proposal is apparently book 6 in the Wedding Trouble series by Bianca Blythe and I haven't read any of the previous books, I don confess I am now a bit curious about the earlier stories, so I may give those a try soon.
Happy readings,
So, some parts of A Holiday Proposal were good, and others highly disappointing. If you're looking for a short story you can read in less than a day, you may want to give A Holiday Proposal a try. Otherwise, there are way better holidays books out there.
As A Holiday Proposal is apparently book 6 in the Wedding Trouble series by Bianca Blythe and I haven't read any of the previous books, I don confess I am now a bit curious about the earlier stories, so I may give those a try soon.
Happy readings,
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