Her Sudden Groom (Groom Series, BOOK 1) [Kindle Edition]

Rose Gordon (Author)

Book Description

The overly scientific, always respectable, and socially awkward Alexander Banks has just been informed his name resides on a betrothal agreement right above the name of the worst chit in all of England. With a loophole that allows him to marry another without consequence before the thirtieth anniversary of his birth, he has only four weeks to find another woman and make her his wife. Being the logical scientist he is, Alex decides to take his friend's advice and treat his quest for a bride just like a science experiment...

Caroline Sinclair is still trying to scrape her jaw off the floor after hearing her cousin, Lady Olivia's, latest announcement when the object of their conversation, Alex Banks, Olivia's intended, arrives for what Caroline assumes is a bout of drawing room chitchat with his betrothed. But when an experiment is mentioned, Caroline, who cannot resist a science experiment any more than she can deny her lungs air, volunteers to help before she even knows what his latest experiment is!

Editorial Reviews

Review

This was a great way to open a series! Not only were the characters full bodied and independent, they seemed so life like that they could almost live off the page as well as in the book. Rose Gordon is a new to me author, but I can say that she really made me fall in love with her work with this book. --Romantic Crush Junkies eZine

...a sweet Regency romance with a nerdy scientific hero and heroine--Rakehell

About the Author

Rose Gordon is a USA Today bestselling author and writer of eight bestselling, unusually unusual historical romances that have been known to include scarred heroes, feisty heroines, marriage-producing scandals, far too much scheming, naughty literature and always a sweet happily-ever-after. When not escaping to another world via reading or writing a book, she spends her time chasing two young boys around the house, being hunted by wild animals, or sitting on the swing in the backyard where she has to use her arms as shields to deflect projectiles AKA: balls, water balloons, sticks, pinecones, and anything else one of them picks up to hurl at his brother who just happens to be hiding behind her.

Product Details

• File Size: 559 KB
• Print Length: 300 pages
• Publisher: Night Shift Publishing (August 31, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005KDNZJK
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,670 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Rose Gordon just keep getting better and better. September 2, 2011

By A avid reader

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Alex Bank is a man obsessed with science but whom fate has decided to give him something else to focus on for a while. 1 month before his 30th birthday Alex is informed by his father that he must marry before his 30th birthday or he will be forced to marry Lady Olivia who is a vile creature to say the least.

Caroline is Olivia's cousin who has resigned herself to spinsterhood, where she can pursue her scientific studies all she wants. Of course it would be easier for Caroline if she was allowed to join the Society of Biological Matters but due to her sex she was denied membersip by none other then Alex Bank.

When it is pointed out to Alex that Caroline would be perfect for him he only has a couple of weeks to not only gain her forgivness for throwing her out of the Society a few years before, but also to win her heart. And he has to do this while trying to understand that people are not like experements, they cannot be easily controlled and studied. He will need to let his heart take the lead if he is going to have any hope of avoiding marriage to Olivia.

This is the 4th book I have read by Rose Gordon and each one is better then the last in my opinion. If you are looking for a romance in which the hero is not a rake and isn't always proving is ablity with the ladies, and a heroine who is more like the girl next door then a spoil heiress expecting the world to be handed to her on a silver platter this is the book for you. You can really feel the characters fall in love as you watch Alex be clueless about women and Caroline's fears of falling in love with her cousins future husband.

I would also suggest that if you love this book that you go back and learn about the rest Banks love stories in Rose's first series while waiting for the next Groom Series to come out.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW November 21, 2011

By Tifferz

Format:Kindle Edition

First off the cover is perfect for this story! This story is a continuation of the Scandalous Sisters. Alex Banks is their cousin who we meet in the other books. We get to catch up with family from the first three books and meet some new friends that I think will be in the next books. The earlier books will give you a taste of Olivia as well, she is a piece of work! I think the combination of Alex and Caroline is refreshing and it works! I enjoyed watching them grow as a couple and overcome difficult things. This does contain descriptive sex after marriage. I look forward to reading the next three books in this series. I always enjoy a good family series. It is so fun to see how things are going for couples and families. This book can also stand alone.
this was an arc copy

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bride Experiment.... October 17, 2011

By Jutzie TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Kindle Edition

If you enjoy your books in series and want the whole picture you will want to read the first three books in the Scandalous Sisters Series by Rose. You will meet Alex and Olivia in those books and understand better who they are and what they are like.

Book 1: Her Sudden Groom by Rose Gordon Groom Series
Edward Banks, now on his death bed, tell his eldest son Alex, about a betrothal agreement he made with his best friend when his daughter was born on the same day as Alex eight years later, Lady Olivia Sinclair. Later on they added a statement saying that if either of them married before his 30th birthday, the agreement would be null and void. Alex has thirty days to find a bride, Alex who is brilliant when it comes to science but not so much when it comes to woman. He does know he could never tolerate life with Olivia, if it were bad enough that she unattractive, dressed poorly and smelled bad but her disposition was even worse! Marcus Sinclair agrees that if Alex can find a bride within thirty days he won't hold him to marrying Olivia, after all Marcus likes Alex. Marcus suggests that Alex treats finding a bride as an experiment. When Caroline Sinclair overhears that word she wants to join in and help with what she thinks is a scientific experiment, she missed the first part of the conversation. Alex finds her lovely and distracting but as smart as he is it takes Marcus to point out how perfect they would match up.
Caroline was adopted by her Uncle's family when she was seven. Her mother was dead and her father a addict. She had to put up with her cruel cousin Olivia all these years. Caroline was jealous of her cousin who would marry the handsome man. It was Caroline who was getting to spend time with him though. She was busy writing up notes for experiments, playing lawn games and spending time with him. And finding out it was true, Alex seemed to only be able to converse about science.

This book continues where the Scandalous Sisters left off. Alex Banks is their cousin who we meet in the other books. He is always being scientific. We get to see our old friends from the first three books and meet some new ones as well who will be in the next books. The earlier books will prepare you for Olivia as well, she is quite irritating!
**Sexual situations within marriage.

More About the Author

USA Today Bestselling and Award Winning Author, Rose Gordon has written more than a dozen historical romance novels with characters who are just as flawed as she is.

When not writing, she spends her time building model rockets with her sons; taking her kids on adventures AKA camping trips that include hikes longer than she anticipated, being hunted by cougars, and impromptu fly fishing trips; and volunteer work.

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#21 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Historical Romance

#63 in Books > Romance > Historical

#21 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Historical Romance

#63 in Books > Romance > Historical