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A Marquis to Marry: The Rogues' Dynasty

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Susannah demands Race return the priceless pearls that were stolen from her family years ago. But Race won't budge. There's no way he's handing over his Grandmother's pearl necklace to anyone...

A Marquis to Marry was full of intrigue, suspense and a wonderful romance. On first meeting Susannah and Race detest each other - but also are very attracted to on another, that always makes for a good story. Ms. Grey is a wonderful storyteller. This the second book in The Rogue's Dynasty series. It's the only one it the series I've read but, as far as I can tell it can be read as a stand alone.

I remember clearly thinking at the end of A Duke to Die For that I couldn't wait to read about his cousin Race's romantic exploits. I didn't expect for him to fall for a widowed young Duchess who accused his family of stealing precious pearls!


Our first introduction to Susannah speaks a lot in her favor. She's not offended that Race didn't rush to her side during his party--she admits she arrived without first alerting him to her arrival and was content to let him come to her when he could get away from his guests. Then also she goes on to admit that they had not been formally introduced, she understood his surprise that she is so young and oh yes by the way she wants the pearls that were stolen from her grandmother please. The conversation is actually fairly civil as all things go, but both parties are left frustrated.


What proceeds is a lot of misunderstandings, miscommunications, sneaky relatives and shady going-ons in both of their families' pasts. Unlike in A Duke to Die For no one is out to kill anyone else. Everybody wants the Pearls however--included the Prince Regent--and some...deplorable means are used to obtain those goals. I applaud the fact that neither Race nor Susannah acts badly during the course of the investigation. Race still acts the gentleman, despite his misgivings about Susannah's claims and Susannah acts the Duchess she (albeit briefly) is.


Unfortunately its after the Pearls are stolen that I grew uneasy with Race and Susannah. They are on intimate terms at this point, quite taken with each other and have shared quite a bit of themselves, but that seems almost erased when Race finds the Pearls missing. His first thought is that Susannah stole them! Their behavior becomes quite atrocious at this point as they both want to nurse their injured hearts and then...'Oh well I knew you couldn't have done it!' and they are made up again! Only to have things torn asunder, briefly, near the end because of another misunderstanding.


The solution Race finally lands upon is the one I was thinking they should have done since their first time in bed. It seemed so patently clear that that's what should have happened. Then again we wouldn't have had a novel if the solution was found that quickly.


The appearance of Race's cousin Blake and his wife Henrietta (from A Duke to Die For) is a nice addition and certainly made me smile. We also learned more about the other cousin, Morgan, who's book An Earl to Enchant is due out in April of this year. All in all this was a good second book in the trilogy, only with less suspense and more romance.

This is a not-to-be-missed tale, that draws you in, and you will not be able to put down. As with Amelia Grey's "A Duke to Die For", this story encompasses all the emotions, and you feel warm and cozy afterward. Race, the Marquis, and Susannah, the Duchess are the perfect foil to each other, and I thoroughly enjoyed their interaction. (ok..big word for, arguments, fights, kissing, loving,etc ).
The entire book is well-done, well-paced, and well-written. Definitely worth a recommend. Indulge and Be Delighted !!

Another sweet book by Grey. Light, but still with some suspense in it. This one is about Alexander, known as Race, the marquis of the 3 cousins. You don't have to read the first book to be able to read this since the cousins are finding love one by one. But of course the first couple is in this and I do prefer to read in order.

Race is like he always have been. Flirting and having fun. Then a woman shows up, a dowager duchess in his own age and she accuses him of being the owner of stolen pearls. Of course the refuses to listen. But Susannah wants those pearls and she does not give up. Then they are stolen.

Race, oh I like Race better than the duke in the last book. Yes so I have already forgotten his name, hehe. Nah he was good too, but Race was nice. Perhaps I will like the last cousin even better. Susannah was sweet and I liked her. She did not give up. But I did have one problem with her and that was with her marriage, is she was so ruined, then how could they get a duke to marry her? Well that is just my own thoughts, like the thoughts I have regarding sex in these kinds of books. But here I didn't have a problem with it, I mean she wasn't a virgin, she could have a fling. What else I like about her, was that she was 30. She had been married, she wasn't feeling all icky about sex and stuff. Even though her husband had been much older and it had been only a duty. But she isn't feeling bad about it. It is just like it happened to be. And now of course she wants some passion.

Yes of course these two start to fall for each other, we don't have to be brain surgeons to figure that out. But oh no, rocky start. Race being an idiot, Susannah being something. And I am wondering about that HEA. How is she gonna pull it off? Well, don't look at me, I am not telling you. You have to read to find out.

The "suspense" part comes from the hunt for the pearls, first on their own and then together. And she surprises me. I do like that.

This was a light and nice book. Some romance, some pearl hunting, fun characters. Like meeting Lord Snellingly again. And by now I feel bad for the bad poet. I kind of wish he would get a book if his own and meet a nice girl. There is a pirate, and some other shady figures. And of course Gibby, who is getting in trouble again. Oh I hope he finds a woman too.

I liked this one better than book 1, I enjoyed book one, but yes Race, duh. I like the quotes that start each chapter, and that they refer to him all the time. As for their dead grandmother, I wish I could read about her too.

A review of book 3 will come early April. I am also having Amelia Grey over then so that will be fun.


Blodeuedd's Cover Corner. I like this, but then I do like to see faces.
Reason for reading: My own copy.
Final thoughts: Nice historical romance.