The Marriage Masquerade [Mass Market Paperback]

Cheryl Anne Porter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2002

A dedicated Pinkerton agent, Sarah Margaret "Yancey" Calhoun can't ignore an impassioned summons from the Dowager Duchess of Somerset, who believes Yancey is her son's estranged wife. Nothing could be further from the truth. But another woman named Sarah Calhoun has been murdered in Chicago. And Yancey could be next.

Traveling to England alone is hardly intimidating for a woman who works undercover. But when Yancey arrives at the remote country estate of Stonebridge, she is shaken to find that Samuel Treyhorne, the Duke of Somerset, is a force to be reckoned with--and a man who trusts her as little as she trusts him.

Masquerading as Sam's wife may be the only way to untangle the web of deceit that threatens both their lives. As Yancey's feigned affection for Sam becomes all too real, she must risk everything she holds dear...if she hopes to save the man she's come to love.

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"Porter keeps readers on the edge of their seats."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (March 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312978960
• ISBN-13: 978-0312978969
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,346,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect, April 30, 2002

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Mouser "The Chinchilla Guerilla" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Marriage Masquerade (Mass Market Paperback)

This book starts off action packed. "Yancey" is a female Pinkerton agent who's being hunted by British Assassins. At the same time, a woman of the same name, Sarah Calhoun, is murdered in Chicago and a Dowager Duchess in England pleads for Yancey to come. Yancey's identity is mistaken for the American duchess of the same name who's missing.
To investigate it all, Yancey travels to England to find out if the sexy Duke Samuel or his mother are behind the murder, and to solve the disappearance of the missing duchess.
It starts off action packed with a great heroine who's all walk and little talk. Then she meets the duke and dissolves into a simpering mass of the worst of female qualities, which made me roll my eyes.
The middle lags because of it but soon she's back on the case and it picks up. A worthwhile read...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Premise good, but never lives up to it!, January 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Marriage Masquerade (Mass Market Paperback)

The premise was good with this book and I was looking forward to reading it. Basically, an agent is mistaken for an English duke's now dead wife and goes to England to discover the duchess' nurderer while masquerading as the duchess.

The problem with this book is that it does not live up to its interesting premise. It was not engaging in any way - the writing, hero, heroine or plot. I was not pulled into the story and instead, I pulled my way through it.

It's fine for a Sunday afternoon light read but not a book for stirring great emotions or interest, I fear.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too drawn out., October 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Marriage Masquerade (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a story that starts out OK, but fizzles. I liked the characters, but they never stopped talking. There was no tension, or suspense--once the plot moved from the U.S. to England the villians were obvious. I found myself skipping pages to get to some action. There is some humor, but not enough. Also, the ending seemed a little rushed and contrived.