Series: Marrying the Duke (Book .5)
Grandmother, grandmother, who shall it be
Who shall it be who will marry me?
Duke, Earl, a powerful marquess?
When my heart is given to Fyclan Morris…
In New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell's new
novella, beautiful Jennifer Tarleton has no lack of noble suitors, but the only
man who captures her attention is the one her father will never let her marry:
Fyclan Morris. He's a brash adventurer, witty, courageous…and Irish! Even
worse, her father blames her for their reversal of fortune…
And it's a fortune -- or rather, his grandmother the
fortune teller -- who foretold that Fyclan would meet "the one,", a
love prophesied in the stars. He vows nothing will stand in the way of making
Jennifer his bride, but is the price too high? Or is a thing called love worth
every challenge?
A terrific little novella that introduces the series
Marrying the Duke. I didn't know about this story until after I read the main
books, but it made no difference to my enjoyment of it. This is the story of
the parents of the heroine in the first book, The Match of the Century. Jenny is the youngest daughter of the family
and the most beautiful of the three. Her father is determined that Jenny will
marry well enough to rescue him from his gambling debts. Jenny isn't thrilled
with any of her suitors but is willing to do as she must - until she meets the
bold and handsome Fyclan Morris.
Fyclan is an Irishman with a gift for making money. He is
an officer with the East India Company and has been charged with recruiting
various noblemen as investors. He is distracted from his goal when he catches
sight of Jenny. He immediately recognizes her as "The One" his gypsy
grandmother predicted for him. Even the knowledge that her father hates him
doesn't deter Fyclan from his pursuit of Jenny.
I loved Fyclan's complete belief in his grandmother's
prediction. His initial meeting with Jenny was very cleverly handled. I
especially loved the fact that while he appreciated her beauty, it was her
intelligence that he was drawn to. Jenny was stunned to encounter a gentleman
who wasn't put off by her height or her bookishness and was thrilled to find
someone who saw past the surface to who she was. Because of her father's
attitude, their relationship was not an easy one. The method that Fyclan
devised to enable him and Jenny to get to know each other was clever and very
effective. But with time running out, he had to act fast. Jenny's father lived
down to my expectations with his reaction to Fyclan's proposal. I loved seeing
Jenny overcome her fears and believe in their love enough to go after what she
wanted. I thoroughly enjoyed the epilogue and seeing how happy she and Fyclan are,
and that the best revenge is being happy.
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