Beth Howell needs to find her dowry, post haste. After her good-for-nothing first husband married her―and two other women, unbeknownst to them all―she’s left financially ruined and relegated to living with her brother, who cares more for his horses than he does his blood relatives. If Beth fails to acquire her funds, her brother will force her to marry someone fifty years her senior and missing half his teeth. She’d prefer to avoid that dreadful fate. But her now-deceased husband, Meri, absconded with her money mere days after their illegitimate marriage. To find it, Beth will have to leave town and retrace Meri’s steps if she’s to take her future into her own hands.
Julian Raleah, Marquess of Grayson, cares not a whit for social norms and generally growls at anyone in his path. Grayson has had a heart of stone ever since his engagement to Beth Howell went down in flames―long before she married that cad, Meri, and sealed her own fate for good. But now she’s on his doorstep, asking for use of his carriage and accompaniment on the hunt to find her lost dowry. Surely Grayson cannot go on the road with the woman who has occupied his thoughts for the past decade. Yet, knowing she needs him, how can he resist helping her this one last time? And maybe that’s just enough time to change the ending to their over-too-soon love story.
Julian Raleah, Marquess of Grayson, cares not a whit for social norms and generally growls at anyone in his path. Grayson has had a heart of stone ever since his engagement to Beth Howell went down in flames―long before she married that cad, Meri, and sealed her own fate for good. But now she’s on his doorstep, asking for use of his carriage and accompaniment on the hunt to find her lost dowry. Surely Grayson cannot go on the road with the woman who has occupied his thoughts for the past decade. Yet, knowing she needs him, how can he resist helping her this one last time? And maybe that’s just enough time to change the ending to their over-too-soon love story.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Finally, we have Beth's story!
If you like road trips you'll enjoy their adventure. This is a second-chance romance with plenty of pining. I wasn't a fan of the third-act breakup but I understood why it happened.
Beth is on a quest to find out what happened to her dowry. After her husband's death, she found that he'd also married two other women and all were left in financial ruin. Each woman had received something after his passing except Beth. Without her dowry her brother will force her to marry an old man to pull himself out of ruin. Beth plans to retrace Meri's steps in order to find her money.
Julian the Marquess of Grayson, was once close friends with Beth. He'd asked for Beth's hand in marriage but was sent away by her brother causing him to stay away from most of society. Now, Beth is asking him to accompany her on her quest. He doesn't want the temptation of having her so close when he can't have her but he also wants to help her.
Thank you so much to the author and SMP ROmance for this ARC to review.
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