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A Bride for the Betrayed Earl: A Historical Regency Romance Book by [Bridget Barton]

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Introducing the "A Bride for the Betrayed Earl" Novel - Discover NOW The New Regency Romance Book by Bridget Barton!

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When Hunter Bentley, the Earl of Addison, returns from Scotland, it is to find that the love of his life has married another. On a mission of mercy to see his beloved father through his final days in the country he loved, Hunter is unaware that the woman he was set to marry, feeling neglected by his absence, has accepted a proposal of marriage from the Duke of Galcross. Still, Lady Felicity Morgan was always a little spoiled and a little ambitious.

Weeks later, Emmeline Fitzgerald suffers the worst humiliation of her life. Just months after the death of her beloved father, the man she is set to marry publicly announces his engagement to another. Feeling all eyes on her, Emmeline almost turns to run, but her dignity is saved by none other than the Earl of Addison. Within days the Earl, a man she barely knows, makes her a most unusual proposal; a marriage of convenience. He is looking for a wife so that he might produce an heir to his title and estate. She needs a husband of means to save her, her mother, and sister from financial ruin when her second cousin, Kent Fitzgerald, finally inherits her father’s estate some months after his passing.

Finding they have more in common than they could have imagined, can Hunter and Emmeline find the path to true love? Or will the constant interference from Felicity and Kent Fitzgerald drive a wedge between them?

"A Bride for the Betrayed Earl" is a historical romance novel of approximately 70,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

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"A true gem! Infuriating, suspenseful, & thankfully satisfying when all was said & done! My heart went out to Emmeline & Hunter, both undeserving of the betrayal from those who owed it to them most. "- TP, Amazon review

"What makes this story different is the author's ability to portray the feelings of the jilted lovers. it does explore the agony of those who are disappointed in love, and who are forced to reinvent their choices in life whether they want to or not. Revising those choices leads the way out of the swamp of misery, but it takes a lot of courage and self analysis to move beyond the original event."- George Hancocks, Amazon review

"Can two hearts injured by betrayal find a way to heal and find true love? The insecurities and struggle will have you wanting to shake someone while they try to figure it all out. Then you find yourself smiling."- M2, Amazon review

"A most delightful read, twists and turns, evil characters to offset the delightfully honest and sincere characters, enough twists and turns to get your reading satisfaction."- Dilu, Amazon review

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B074DWW43L
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2720 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 424 pages

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- #2,997 in Clean & Wholesome Romance (Kindle Store)
- #5,034 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #6,415 in Victorian Historical Romance (Books)

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Bridget Barton was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas.

She has studied English Literature in college and after a brief passage in journalism as a newspaper writer, she steered her career to what she always loved: becoming an author!

She has always been intrigued by rascals, vagabonds, dukes and rogues, so having the chance to write stories about them is a wish come true for her!

Bridget is married to her own prince charming and is the proud mother of two daughters (and three adorable kittens) and soon to be a grandma!

She is a hopeless romantic who devours romance literature and of course enjoys writing love stories of her own.

When she is not writing, Bridget is relaxing by cooking for her lovely husband, exercising and listening to soft music.

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George Hancocks

Manual for jilted lovers

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2017

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A Bride For The Betrayed Earl, by Bridget Barton, is a story about jilted lovers--lovers jilted in the cruelest manner.

The woman, is betrayed by her best friend, Clara, who marries the man Emmaline has been expecting to marry her since childhood. The man, Hunter Bentley, the Earl of Addison, is betrayed by his fiancee. When he is away tending to his dying father for six months, she marries another without warning. Bridget Barton writes a tale with sympathy and understanding of the toils broken couples can go through, even before marriage.

The jilted pair first come together at what was supposed to be Emmaline's engagement party, but where she is cruelly put aside by her fiancee's father when he announces his son's marriage to Emmaline's best friend. The two jilted lovers commiserate, and eventually Emmaline agrees to a marriage of convenience with Hunter.

What makes this story different is the author's ability to portray the feelings of the jilted lovers.

Emmaline is not only jilted in public, but suffers through a period of social ostracism, all the while knowing that she, her mother and her sister may soon become impoverished because of the rules of succession in her father's will. No male heir. She has no idea how and when her fiancee may have met up with her best friend Clara, but the betrayal rocks her world and leads to a period of soul searching that is painful in the extreme.

Hunter, on the other hand, is betrayed when his fiancee marries another man while he is away for six months, and the shock of it leaves him bitter and depressed. He also needs a male heir for his estate, but becomes determined never again to marry for love. A "convenient" marriage with someone who shares his pain will be sufficient.

This book reveals not only how archaic marriage laws were at the time, but also goes into some detail to explain the psychology of those whose family plans are destroyed by the acts of others before a marriage is even consummated. In real life, I have been witness to a marriage broken at the altar--a shocking event, especially when the bridegroom is the son of a minister. I know from firsthand experience what can happen in such a circumstance because I was the best man. In some respects, no event in life is more terrible, except for sudden death. And at the time, even death might seem preferable.

This is a well written book which eventually has a happy ending. But it does explore the agony of those who are disappointed in love, and who are forced to reinvent their choices in life whether they want to or not. Revising those choices leads the way out of the swamp of misery, but it takes a lot of courage and self analysis to move beyond the original event, and there is often no one to help.

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Dbld

Just a little bit dull

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2023

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I don't think the couple even kissed at all. It was very clean but stilted and it dragged dreadfully. The villains were very well drawn and I did like the honesty between Hunter and Emmaline. No really big misunderstanding. Both had broken hearts and were basically jilted publicly but they understood each other. Her vile cousin kidnapped her to force her into marriage towards the end but of course her hero saved her. Very sweet and as I said clean.

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Space Cowgirl

💘Love and Betrayal💔 Among the Nobility👑

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 12, 2018

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Hunter Bentley🐺 becomes the new Earl of Addison when his father, Harrington, dying from a wasting disease, requests to go back to Scotland and Rosecleer Manor, his childhood home, on one last journey. About six months after arriving, Hunter's father dies.
Meanwhile, Hunter's hopefully beloved, Felicity💃, the only daughter of an Earl, has probably found another, because her letters to him while he's away, drop off to nothing.

With great sadness, Hunter🐺 makes the long trip back to Addison Hall, where he is now the Earl, no longer the son of an Earl. He has barely walked in the door, when his cousin tells him Felicity💃 has dumped him and has married a Duke. That SUCKS!

Emmeline💃💋 has lost her father in the meantime, too, and her three months of mourning are up. She can once again go out and enjoy society. But in six months, her home will become the property of an uncaring male cousin, since her father left no male heirs.

She hopes to be married👰 by then to Christopher Lennox, a wealthy young man, even though He has not asked her! Invited to a party at the Lennox estate, she is horrified when Christopher's father announces his son's betrothal to Emmeline's best friend, Clara. Talk about embarrassing and humiliating and cruel! EGAD!

Hunter🐺 is at The party too, a tall, dark, brooding figure. He decides then and there, that he will ask Emmeline💃💋 to marry him in a marriage👰 of convenience. At thirty-two He needs a wife👰 and heir, and she needs to save her mother and sister from poverty. Will this even work?

Loved the premise of this book📑! It is so interesting in the beginning, that I kept on reading until The end!

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Betrayal really can lead to HEA

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 3, 2017

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Hunter Bentley, the Earl of Addison and Miss Emmeline Fitzgerald are really not friends. In truth, they are barely acquainted. But soon they will have a great deal in common because public humiliation is the kind of unpleasant experience that can only be understood by someone who has been through it and survived to tell the tale. Such a commonality can also be the basis of two virtual strangers finding other common interests, which can then lead to affection and even to love. However, the course of true love is often a bumpy road to HEA.

A Bride for the Betrayed Earl by Bridget Barton is an intimate peek into the so-called civilized world of nineteenth century British society. Ms. Barton descriptively peels back the refined veneer to expose the cruelty, vanity and insecurity of the rich and influential. It is only with such a backdrop that the true goodness and warmth of Hunter and Emmeline can be appreciated and admired.

There is much to recommend about this interesting stand-alone novel. It is a sweet and clean tale that is suitable for any age reader. There is also a bit angst and action which provides some balance. It is also well written and edited, but it is by no means a short or quick read. There is a lot of description and internal musings to digest, as well as in depth dialogue between characters.

All in all, this is a solid 4.0 read.

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Srishti

Such a genuine love story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 21, 2022

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Loved this book…the simpleness and genuineness of all the characters, pure honesty and yet the strength that both the main leads show was so well depicted. I loved Hunter’s cousin for the humour he added as well.

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Mrs M

Second chance for love

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 11, 2020

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4.5 stars.

I enjoyed reading about Emmeline and Hunter who were betrayed by the people they were going to marry. They were both devastated at losing the love of their life but after deciding to have a marriage of convenience they found love when they least expected it. There was a lot of emotion, some danger and a good amount of romance in this story. I liked how sensible the two main characters were by deciding to make the most of their situation. I also liked Emmeline's sister Rose and how strong and loving their relationship was. Hunter's friend Algernon was also a great character and a very supportive friend.

I gave it 4.5 stars because I would have liked Emmeline to be a bit more feisty and for both of them to have a little bit of revenge on Kent and Felicity! However as i enjoyed the story I recommend this book and will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.

B. Richards

Underwhelming

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 4, 2017

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Following the death of the respective fathers, Emmaline and Hunter have both suffered humiliation at the hands of those they loved and thought loved them in return. As such, Hunter decides to offer Emmaline a marriage of convenience to provide him with the needed heir and her security for herself and family. What will happen when those past loves get involved in their budding relationship? How will the arrival of Emmaline's second cousin who is to inherit her home change things?

Good enough premise. My main problems where to do with Barton seemingly trying too hard to fit in with her view of the time period - aping others and failing. The forced familiarity whilst using formal language and overuse phrases such as "my dear fellow" between the main characters and their relatives was grating. It didn't seem like they were related at all. The character's thoughts of how close they were with certain people did not equate to how they spoke to each other when not in company. To me, it left the characters feeling flat and without real personality. The development of Emmaline and Hunter's feelings also seemed a little... simple? Boring? Just not right. Really very clean (which I know some people like), but with not even the singlist hint of passion at all.

Bland and underwhelming pretty much sum up my thoughts on this one very succinctly.

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janpuls

Engaging story, great characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 6, 2017

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When Hunter Bentley, the Earl of Addison, returns from Scotland to be with his beloved father for his final days. Hunter is unaware that the woman, Lady Felicity Morgan who he was set to marry, feeling neglected by his absence, has accepted a proposal of marriage from the Duke of Galcross.
Weeks later, Emmeline Fitzgerald suffers the worst humiliation of her life. Soon after the death of her father, the man she was to marry publicly announces his engagement to another. Feeling all eyes on her, Emmeline almost turns to run, but her dignity is saved by none other than Hunter. Within days the Earl, a man she barely knows, makes her a most unusual proposal; a marriage of convenience.
Another well written page turning book from the author. Both Hunter & Emmeline are both betrayed by the people they thought they would marry and, in Emmeline's case, betrayed by a really close friend as well. So they decide to embark on a marriage of convenience but fall in love with each other but don’t admit their feelings for each other. The two main characters are well portrayed and I felt that I almost knew them by the end of the book, the secondary characters namely Emmeline's mother and sister and Hunter’s cousin all add to the story. The villains I feel should have suffered more. My only slight annoyance was the name Hunter which didn’t sit well with me as an English name. I do really enjoy the author’s books & highly recommend them

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Guia Ghirl

A Bride for the Betrayed Earl

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 4, 2017

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This book has intrigued me from the first pages. The fact that a young man would in effect give up his life to spend what time he could with his father as he lived the last weeks of his life indicated a very worthy hero. What I didn't expect was how the story would develop and that was a delightful surprise. Emmaline meanwhile was facing her own heartbreak and the connection between the two just made this a book that needed to be read in one sitting.
By the end of the book I felt I knew the characters personally and with books like this I hate finishing the story. I just want it to continue for the rest of their lives.
I hope the author includes them in future books so that we can see how their lives developed.
Great story

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Brian

A CONVENIENT CONCLUSION.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 18, 2017

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In modern times where life expectancy has increased so much, one of the interesting factors of the Regency period was the short life-span that many experienced and the intervention of death which so often affected the next generation. This story begins with the families of both main characters having been affected by early parental deaths and both of these characters find the course of their lives to be drastically changed from their planned course. It seems somewhat contrived but does achieve a feeling of sympathy for them. The machinations of their villaneous counterparts gives the story a necessary dramatic edge although I felt somewhat ambivalent about the final contratempt.

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