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A Delightful Arrangement (2011)

by Cecilia Gray(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Gray Life, LLC

series

The Gentlemen Next Door

review 1: This was really cute. I adored Philip. Our heroine thought she was always viewed as a duty, but he sure changed her mind! How he slowly showed affection without it being overtly sexual was so nice to see. It was a great way to spend an evening. I liken this story to a cup of hot chocolate: uncomplicated, sweet, and warm. I have grown to love novellas, but I enjoyed this story enough that I wished it was longer. 4.5 stars.
review 2: A short story, regency romance with sensual sex.As is normal for short stories the plot is simple.The H/h have known each other since they were young. One day, the heroine is told that she is to marry her childhood friend, a man she thinks of as a brother. She always wanted a season, but the death of her mother three years earlier ... moreprevented her having one (Fact check: I thought the mouring period for a parent was one year. Mourning for a spouse is two years. So why three years would keep her from her comeout and season, I don't understand. Also, a duke's daugher, even one suspected to me a "coo-coo in the nest" would be presented to the Queen and have her come-out (her presentation to her peers). Having a season was not just about finding a husband but about making friends/alliances with powerful titled women and their daughters. The women controlled the social aspects of the Ton. How could her father, a Duke, engage his daughter to an Earl's heir and not provide the necessities and introductiosn required for her current and future station? But I digress.)So, while secretly engaged the hero allows her a season to find another man capable of making her swoon. If she falls in love with another before they formally announce their betrothal, she can cry off and marry the other man. Meanwhile, he woos her.The story is sweet, but not emotionally deep or historically acurate. Before I read this story, I read one that was emotionally deep and found this story a nice dose of sorbet, light and pallet cleansing. less

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