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Marry in Haste

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Camilla was far too young and lovely to be a governess, but she was quite alone in the world except for a disreputable father, and was desperate for funds. Her first job was going well enough until her employer's young male relative came for a visit. He had the nerve to attack Camilla in the garden...an indiscretion for which Camilla was shown the door.

And that is how Camilla's adventure began...all alone in the middle of nowhere waiting for a dreadfully late public stage with no job and little money, Camilla chances to meet an extraordinary stranger with an equally extraordinary proposal... a marriage of conveniece. It seems that he will be disinherited by his grandmother if he does not marry immmediately. And since he is desperate and Camilla has no where else to turn, she agrees against her better judgement.

Camilla soon begins to believe that she may actually live happily ever after...until she falls in love with her handsome husband and complicates everything. But worse by far is the shocking revelation that Camilla may not know the truth about her husband at all...could he really be...a spy?

Wicked good gothic romance. I have read it multiple times. A must for any Jane Aiken Hodge fan.

I first read MARRY IN HASTE when I was in high school over thirty years ago, and it was one of the first really great romance novels of my reading life. I recently purchased a copy, and I was once again an eager young reader devouring the very well crafted story by Jane Aiken Hodge. Intrigue, espionage and rich historical detail combine with a remote but dashing hero who is brought to life by a warm, kind and forgiving heroine. At age 50, I enjoyed this book even more than I did when I was 15!

Camilla Forest finds herself alone on a muddy road, left to fend for herself, when the carriage of Lord Leominster pulls up alongside. This sets off an agreement to a marriage of convenience with Camilla and Lavenham, the Lord. They move to Portugal, along with his sister, Chloe. Camilla finds herself falling in love with her husband. But will her French brother ruin everything?

This is my favorite Hodge novel. According to the author, this was originally only a serial publication in a woman's magazine. When she was preparing her novel The Winding Stair, she came across her story and realized she really liked it.

truly love this book. this is my third copy, i have worn out the others by reading it so often. read it, you'll love it too.

This is a book set in the middle ages. I guess it would be considered a historical romance. Not sure if there is any real substance in the events that occurred so much as it is set in the time period and "could" have happened. It is a quick read and has a couple of twists at the end. This book has the capability of evoking emotion while reading. You may find yourself getting angry with some characters and frustrated with others. Very enjoyable and actually has a good plot.