Having no wish to marry, Marquis of Rutledge refuses to bow to his overbearing mother's demands and to avoid being forced to the altar; he fabricates a betrothed with the most ridiculous last name he could come up with. Miss Hinglebottom was a perfectly absurd name. But the minute he utters her name he's horrified to find he'd chained himself to a real woman. After experiencing the sinister mockery of the ton, Bethany Hinglebottom vows never to return to London. But when a Marquis appears offering her a fairy tale romance, she braves the whirls of the social Season for the chance at love. Confused by his heated looks and lukewarm manner she is determined to make an impression, praying her accident-prone tendencies won't make an appearance. But while the reality of their match lays hidden in the shadows, her love deepens for a man that seems to be the answer to her dreams. Rating: Contains graphic sexual content.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Thin plot, little romance, and a heroine you want to strangle!,
By KarLynP "romance books rule" (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: His Unexpected Bride (Paperback)
This story started off great and had good promise, but the story slowed quickly. There wasn't much to the plot. Finally, I called it quits with about 40 pages left to go. By that point I found myself absolutely hating the heroine. The author did not keep control of her heroine's character. She behaved erratically, and at times became so whiney I couldn't take it anymore. I skimmed the final pages, but found nothing more of interest. As a love story it was a let down, as Bethany's poor behavior killed every good romance scene. The plot circled around Bethany, and whom she is courting. The entire book focuses on only a few people going to balls, dinners, picnics and rides in Hyde park. That's it. Lord Rutledge made up a finance, which turned out to be a real person. This naïve woman believes she actually once met him but doesn't recall the introduction. Soon she becomes the bell of the ball (don't all heroines?), despite being clumsy and plain. And only two men show any real interest in her. Lord Rutledge wants more than anything to avoid marriage, and uses Bethany to keep the marriage minded moms and gels away from him. But he quickly finds himself enamored by Bethany. He gets some competition in some boring secondary character, and Bethany plays the two men against each other. When she finds out she was being used, she becomes horrible. I didn't like where the story went. It was not romantic, just two people fighting and struggling.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Getting a little ugly...,
This review is from: His Unexpected Bride (Paperback)
I am the first to admit that much as everyone else I make a mistake or other in grammar and punctuation, but lately it has become increasingly difficult to take seriously the reviews of certain people. Pray, how do people who call the female protagonist a chime, affirm the hero pretends to own a word which does not exist in the English language as a noun, and pair prepositions with verbs resulting in sentences that do not make any sense, have the gall to critique anyone's work?
Poor dominion of the language is not an excuse, as free on line spell-checker tools exist in abundance. It is a sad state of things indeed when one cannot pay attention to the content of the review itself, due to the criminal acts perpetrated against the language.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An attempt at avoiding the marriage mart goes awry,
By C. Dionne "Chrissy Dionne" (Cloverdale, OREGON USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: His Unexpected Bride (Paperback)
In an attempt to thwart his mother's efforts at marrying him off, Damien, Marquis of Rutledge does the only sensible thing he can think to do. He makes up the most horrid name he can think of and informs his mother that he's betrothed. The only problem with this plan is there is a young woman who indeed does carry the name "Miss Hinglebottom."
Bethany Hinglebottom had been humiliated by the ton when she'd first been introduced into society. Her tendency to attract all sorts of mischief made her the belle of the ball for all the wrong reasons. She'd promptly become the joke of London and was relieved to return to Northampton. Marcus's attempt at escaping the marriage mart and his mother's meddling are met with failure as the asinine name he thought he'd made up actually belongs to a woman, and not just any woman but apparently an accident prone woman. Hoping that the ton will quiet down and forget his supposed upcoming nuptial isn't working. Matters only become worse when his mother decides it is time to collect Marcus's bride-to-be. Bethany is under the assumption that somehow she'd met Damien but she's embarrassed that she can't remember him. Chalk it up to yet another disaster in her life. She's not thrilled with the whole idea of returning to London either. Both Marcus and her own mother insist that she must go, so she's bundled up and carted off to the scene of her very public humiliation. More than anything Bethany wants for Damien's interest in her to be a reality. How is she going to handle learning that he's made her up? As if being played for a fool isn't bad enough, someone keeps writing the most unflattering articles for each and every one of her mishaps. Jodici Belle's HIS UNEXPECTED BRIDE will touch a cord in every reader's heart. From Damien's bumbling attempts at escaping marriage, to Bethany's consistent mishaps this is a book you'll smile through while cheering for this mismatched couple to get their act together and admit they are perfect for each other. I'm dying to know what happens between Damien's sister, Violet, and his friend, Brighten. We get a hint of a romance brewing there but not enough to positively figure out if they end up together or not. This story is wonderfully fast paced, with animated characters that make you feel like you've taken a step back in time and are watching this couple's faltering attempts at falling in love without it ending up in the society column. Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)
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