Confessions from an Arranged Marriage

Readers of Miranda Neville's previous adventures might recall Di

Readers of Miranda Neville's previous adventures might recall Diana's little sister Minerva Montrose. Here, the young woman is all grown up and has set her sights on marrying a man who might help her realize her own political dreams, except... The fates intervene and somehow the drunken Lord Blakeney, ex-fiance of her sister and curlish son of a duke, mistakes a sleeping Miranda for someone else and crawls up her skirts as a joke. That's when too many people walk in and there's no way out for either Minerva or Blake but marriage. Watching this seemingly mismatched couple stumble through making the best of a horrible situation, the reader also encounters the sweetness of two people falling in love without their realizing it. This is Miranda Neville's best in the series yet.

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it was fun

it was fun

Sweet, Steamy, and Surprisingly Funny

This is my first Miranda Neville book, but it will not be my last. Full of chemistry, a surprising amount of humor, and some very sweet romance, I loved the dynamic between Minerva and Blake. Blake's "secret" combined with the animosity between him and Minerva in the beginning sets the stage for some lively adventure as well as a well-paced romance, and I appreciated the fact that it worked well as a standalone despite being part of a previously established series.

Highly recommended for fans of historical couples forced into marriage to avoid scandal, of enemies to lovers, and of sweetly steamy romance with a generous dash of humor.

4.5/5 Stars

{I received this title free of charge via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Full review available on The Romanceaholic}

Recommend

It wa a fast read and very entertaining. I like this author.

A Happy Meeting of Intelligence and Entertainment

While many Regency novels concentrate on Drinking and fist fights, this well crafted story brings more. The political system of the time, although superior to any of the European contries, did leave much to be desired. We follow a couple brought together by the limitaions of the times on a lively journey to happy ever after. The book is interesting. A good example of the genre.

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An unexpected surprise - I will be returning to The Burgundy Clu

An unexpected surprise - I will be returning to The Burgundy Club series in the future ...

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Review:

Blake and Minerva – a couple that, against all odds, actually ends up making sense. A couple those, if first impressions are to be believed, were a phenomenal example of opposites. I have to admit, I initially did not hold very high hopes for this couple. They seemed so mismatched that I had trouble seeing them as a couple, let alone a powerful couple in the ton with vast amounts of influence. Minerva seemed too intelligent for Blake and he didn’t seem to stand a chance of being able to manage such a spirited woman with near unattainable dreams for her future. But first impressions, in this case, were completely off the mark. Blake ends up an entirely different individual than the reader is introduced to. Minerva as well, seems somewhat cold and standoffish as a female MC, but ends up exhibiting raging passion within many aspects of her life – specifically anything she sets her mind to and anyone she cares for. ~~~

This is the first book I have read from Ms. Neville and the fourth in this series (The Burgundy Club). While I believe reading the preceding books would have helped endear me to the characters sooner, I also believe that I was granted a favor in reading this book first with these particular characters. I read a review recently of this book in which the reader was concerned about the characters because of their descriptions in previous books. Good point. Given this bit of information, I may not have been interested in these characters enough to read their story. I suppose it all depends of the type of character you prefer. For me, skeptical as I was as I began this book, I am glad that I read it first. This is actually saying quite a lot coming from a person who, whenever possible, is anal about reading in order. ~~~

I have to say that I was slightly disappointed with the intimate scenes. Rather strong language was presented fairly early in the book, making me believe that the scenes would be steamy and somewhat dirty (dirty in the “my cheeks are burning, but I am loving every minute of it” kind of way). Sadly, they were not. Don’t get me wrong. The scenes were well written and entertaining. And I very much enjoyed “watching” the passion grow between Blake and Minerva, but I felt they could have been just a bit steamier. ~~~

Overall, I enjoyed my time spent with Confessions From An Arranged Marriage. I liked the secondary characters enough to further explore their stories and have added them to my TBR list. Minerva, while initially perceived as overly intelligent and mismatched to Blake ends up being quite a lot of fun in her escapades. And Blake, with his sense of humor and points of weakness that shake his confidence, which he effectively shields everyone from – everyone except the astute Minerva – makes him a much more likeable character once the reader understands his motivations. And while these characters are not my preferred type, I found that I enjoyed the transformation from first impressions to the essence that truly was Blake and Minerva. ~~~

(Digital ARC provided by author for review.)

Funny

This was #4 in the Burgundy Club series. Blake the jerk cousin to Iverley gets his own book. It does not take too long to forgive poor Blake and love him anyway.

Minerva the little sister of Diana marrys her sisters exfiance. Minerva is smart and sassy and very unconventional. I loved her as the female lead.

The book had me laughing aloud and telling my husband the story. A bit of the political piece was dry, the humor and romance and sizzle made the book enjoyable. I really liked this book.

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