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* '''Setting''': Regency England | * '''Setting''': Regency England | ||
* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451191439/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 The Temporary Wife] | * '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451191439/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 The Temporary Wife] | ||
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== Book Description == | == Book Description == | ||
'''The Pernicious Proposal''' | '''The Pernicious Proposal''' | ||
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| − | + | Miss Charity Duncan had no illusions when she said yes to the marriage proposal of Lord Anthony Earheart. This arrogant aristocrat made it painfully clear what he wanted of her. Would Charity agree to be the wife he needed to enrage the father he hated? Of course. Would Charity then depart from his life in return for the money she and her family desperately needed? Of course. Was Earheart as heartless as he was handsome and as remorseless as he was rich? Of course. | |
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| + | It was only when Charity entered into this mockery of a marriage that she discovered that things were not as simple as they seemed. For when the libertine lord took her in his arms, it was not only her marriage contract that threatened to be broken - but her heart as well.... | ||
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| + | == Awards == | ||
| + | * [[1997 RRA Awards Winners|1997 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Regency Romance | ||
| + | * [[1999 RRA Awards Winners|1999 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best All-Time Regency Romance | ||
| + | * [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best All-Time Regency Romance | ||
| + | * [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|2001 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best All-Time Regency Romance | ||
| + | * [[2002 RRA Awards Winners|2002 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best All-Time Regency Romance | ||
| + | * [[2003 RRA Awards Winners|2003 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best All-Time Regency Romance | ||
| + | * [http://www.theromancereader.com/5heart.html TRR] - 5 Heart Keeper | ||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
| − | * | + | * [http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=2722 Romantic Times] |
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Germany | Germany | ||
* '''Title''': Ein Engel für den Marquess | * '''Title''': Ein Engel für den Marquess | ||
* '''Publisher''': [[Cora Verlag]] | * '''Publisher''': [[Cora Verlag]] | ||
* '''Imprint''': Mylady 267, November 1998 | * '''Imprint''': Mylady 267, November 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 8 September 2008
- Author: Mary Balogh
- Publisher: Signet Regency Romance
- Year: May 1997 (ISBN 0-451-19143-9)
- Setting: Regency England
- Amazon Listing: The Temporary Wife
Book Description
The Pernicious Proposal
Miss Charity Duncan had no illusions when she said yes to the marriage proposal of Lord Anthony Earheart. This arrogant aristocrat made it painfully clear what he wanted of her. Would Charity agree to be the wife he needed to enrage the father he hated? Of course. Would Charity then depart from his life in return for the money she and her family desperately needed? Of course. Was Earheart as heartless as he was handsome and as remorseless as he was rich? Of course.
It was only when Charity entered into this mockery of a marriage that she discovered that things were not as simple as they seemed. For when the libertine lord took her in his arms, it was not only her marriage contract that threatened to be broken - but her heart as well....
Awards
- 1997 RRA Awards Winner - Best Regency Romance
- 1999 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Time Regency Romance
- 2000 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Time Regency Romance
- 2001 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Time Regency Romance
- 2002 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Time Regency Romance
- 2003 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Time Regency Romance
- TRR - 5 Heart Keeper
Reviews
Translations
Germany
- Title: Ein Engel für den Marquess
- Publisher: Cora Verlag
- Imprint: Mylady 267, November 1998
