A Bride for His Convenience [Mass Market Paperback]

Edith Layton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 25, 2008

A bride to save his name . . .

Unless he finds a wealthy wife—and soon—Lord Ian Sutcombe will lose everything. Left deeply in debt by his foolish father and greedy stepmother, his only hope is to marry for money.

Stung by a suitor's cruel betrayal, Hannah Leeds, daughter of a prosperous merchant, wasn't sure she'd ever love again. So when her father arranges her betrothal to the handsome lord, she agrees.

It was no more than a marriage of convenience. They would honor and obey, but never love . . . until a simmering passion exploded into a sizzling affair. Now, with Hannah socializing with members of the ton and another man out to win her heart, Ian will do everything in his power to show Hannah she is his ecstasy, his desire fulfilled . . . and oh so much more than a bride for his convenience.

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About the Author

Edith Layton loved to write. She wrote articles and opinion pieces for the New York Times and Newsday, as well as for local papers, and freelanced writing publicity before she began writing novels.

Publisher’s Weekly called her “one of romance’s most gifted authors.” She received many awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romantic Times, and excellent reviews and commendations from Library Journal, Romance Readers Anonymous, and Romance Writers of America. She also wrote historical novels under the name Edith Felber.

Mother of three grown children, she lived on Long Island with her devoted dog, Miss Daisy; her half feral parakeet, Little Richard; and various nameless pond fish in the fishness protection program.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (November 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061253677
• ISBN-13: 978-0061253676
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,199,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother., December 29, 2008

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N. Fisher (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Bride for His Convenience (Mass Market Paperback)

I just purchased this book on Friday and I was excited as Edith Layton would be a new author for me. I love historical romances for a number of reasons, one of the biggest reasons is because of the scintillating scandals that typically occur in most historical romance novels and the passion that is shown between the two protagonists that you can visually see growing.

The book started off slow and just went down hill from there. The story starts with a man and a woman who agree to marry on the understanding that there would be no love, just money for one and social standing for the other (her family more than herself). The premise sounds great...however, they agree in the beginning to never speak of the reason between their marriage. And yet...almost every scene involved them arguing that point how she isn't good enough for him and how he was desperate for money. It just gets old and boring because a resolution is never found, they both just argue and walk away. The heroine varies from strong-willed to meek in the blink of an eye. You get excited when you think, "Oh my god, she's going to stick up for herself" only to have that hope deflated as she returns to her meekness.

No passion is ever developed between them, no self monologues of either of them realizing their feelings for one another passionate or otherwise. There is no growth in their relationship at all. I ended up skimming many pages near the end. In terms of romantic scenes between the two, look forward to the first one after 200 pages and even that was disappointing and bland. Prior only chaste kisses were given.

The last 15-20 pages were a little bit more interesting, but it ended in a rather abrupt manner, which really did not add to the lack of plot and story. Overall, I would not recommend this, I actually ended up returning it to the bookstore for another book since I ended up reading it in one night.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just didn't ignite, December 18, 2008

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sarah stewart "Otagogirl" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Bride for His Convenience (Mass Market Paperback)

This book started off really well and I was captivated by the Ian and the predicament he found himself in. The story took a while to build, but that was alright by me. But things just never got going. There was no electricity between Hannah and Ian - it seemed like everyone was just going through their paces. Ian was patronizing had no passion, and Hannah was very weak. Sorry, but I'd give this book a miss.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Yawn!, January 23, 2009

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Gail - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Bride for His Convenience (Mass Market Paperback)

I was really excited when I read the back of "A Bride for His Convenience" and couldn't wait to sink into this book. Boy, was I disappointed! Like other readers, I ended up skimming through the book after the first couple of chapters, looking to see if it would ever pick up and the answer is NO! There is absolutely no chemistry between Ian and Hannah and several times I would be reading and think, "Wait a minute! Did I miss something?" I was left absolutely clueless when they jumped from one idea to another. Example: at the end of one chapter, Ian is asking himself if he'll ever consider making love to his wife again, but in the very next chapter-with absolutely nothing to give you any clue that his feelings have changed-he's "seducing" his wife. And I say "seducing" because the love scenes were BORING! The conversation about whether or not to make love took up more sentences than the actual act, which consisted of maybe one boring paragraph. I just could not get interested in these characters! What a waste of $5.99!