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To Marry an Heiress is a decent read, but the real star of it is the heroine, Georgina (or "Gina"). The first half of this book was great and if it had continued in that vein, I would undoubtedly be giving the book a higher rating. Gina is an honest, straight-forward American, without artifice, vanity, or basically a single mean or selfish bone in her body. She's not placid though and can definitely be a spitfire.

What made the book go downhill for me was the hero, Devon. At the beginning I thought I was going to love him - as I usually do with HR heroes. He was staid, serious, and kind of uptight, which provides many laughable and enjoyable encounters between him and Gina, since they are so different. However around halfway through the book, he started doing/thinking/saying things that really got on my nerves. I found it extremely annoying to always hear about his first wife, Margaret - especially since she seems to have been an extremely selfish woman, who was snobbish, arrogant, and basically all-around unpleasant. I found it disconcerting that even after she shows her true colors when they're in such financial straits, he continues to love her.

Worse than that, though, was Devon's whole view on the situation - his father has squandered their fortune so once he inherits, there's basically nothing to support the estates and the tenants living there. Disaster, of course, so while Margaret elegantly withers away in her despair of not being able to buy more ballgowns, he goes out to work in the field - causing her to disdain him and him to feel shame. I was so sick of him going on and on about how the aristocracy should be doing X and they shouldn't be doing Y and ____ is appropriate of our station while ____ is not. Okay, we got it already! I know the whole "beauty" of the ending is he realizes he shouldn't be ashamed of having to work alongside the tenants and not being able to afford the lifestyle of a nobleman, but it was just waaaaaaaay too long in coming. For the second half of the book I basically wanted to slap him out of his pity party and shake some sense into him - both common sense and a sense of equality, so he would stop going on about his rank and what was or was not appropriate.

Oh, and the ending (not the epilogue, but the declaration-of-love scene) was so corny I could hardly handle it; it was kind of sickly sweet and had me rolling my eyes and wanting to skim over. So basically, I loved his kids and I loved Gina - I just wish Devon in the second half of the book could be improved on.

P.S. Plus, what is up with Devon not even telling Gina before they get married that he already has two children?? In this case it's not a bad thing because Gina loves kids, but, ummmm, I don't know ... offspring might be one of those things that you mention to your betrothed *before* you say your vows. Just a thought.


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To Marry an Heiress Daughters of Fortune Lorraine Heath 9780380817429 Books Reviews

This was a quick read and perfect for this busy time of the year. Heath makes us care for her characters with her well written prose. It was clever of Meredith to ascertain if either of the interested lords were after her only for her dowry. But perhaps she should have made sure before she loses her virginity to one. Now that Christmas is here, this novella will help you to hang onto some of that warm Christmas spirit while you take a break amidst the hectic fun.
I enjoyed this novella but it wasn't up to Ms Heath's usual standards. I didn't like the fact that the h was more or less dumped so that the H could become engaged to Lady Anne from the second book Lord of Temptation. It's hard to come back from the point where the h always feels like second choice (the H was jilted by Lady Anne at the altar), but it's almost impossible to do in a novella. Anyway I wanted to read this because I've read all the books in this series so far.
The story/novella is predictable, but still enjoyable. My biggest issue with the novella is that the paperback copy is printed on very poor quality paper in an extremely small font. I typically prefer to read books in paper-format instead of digital (I'm old fashioned) even though the paperbacks cost more. Here, the paper is so thin/porous/dark that it is difficult to read the words without squinting. Made it hard for me to enjoy the novella.
After reading Lord of Temptation, I found myself more intrigued by the future Lord Chetwyn than even the next Lost Lord of Pembrook. So I was really excited to see that Ms. Heath wrote a holiday novella focused on him. Overall, I liked this sweet story about getting a second chance at love. I continue to adore Chetwyn, but I wasn't as fond of Meredith. I liked her, but never felt like I got to know her enough to really make an opinion. Like most novellas, I was disappointed by the short length of this story. I would love to have seen a full-length story about these characters.
Alistair Wakefield let go of the woman he loved in order to honor his brother who died in battle. Alistair had fallen in love with Lady Meredith Hargreaves and would have proposed to her, but a long overdue letter was delivered to him from his brother asking that he make sure of the happiness of his fiancé. However, once Alistair realized that there was another way for the fiancé to be happy he bowed out and ended up being left at the alter. Now he was free to pursue his own love. The only problem was that she had become betrothed to another and was still very hurt from Alistair's rebuff.
This is a short, well written story with strong characters and a fun plot. I very much enjoyed it and recommend it to historical romance lovers.
This is one of the best romance stories I've ever read. I related to Gina completely, and loved how determined she was to make Devon realize the routine life he was living was weighing him down. Devon was so interesting to read about, and to watch the change in him was heart-warming. You'll love this Heath book!
This novella is only 70 pages, and is followed by excerpts material. I think $2.99 would have been a fairer price.
The storyline is very basic, and while I liked Chetwyn, I had problems liking Meredith. I was bored a couple times, but it's such a small book it was over fast regardless. Generally a sweet story, and watching certain characters unpleasant sides be revealed was nice. Take that ! You dastardly person, you ! Anyway, light and predictable, okay, but not great.
To Marry an Heiress is a decent read, but the real star of it is the heroine, Georgina (or "Gina"). The first half of this book was great and if it had continued in that vein, I would undoubtedly be giving the book a higher rating. Gina is an honest, straight-forward American, without artifice, vanity, or basically a single mean or selfish bone in her body. She's not placid though and can definitely be a spitfire.

What made the book go downhill for me was the hero, Devon. At the beginning I thought I was going to love him - as I usually do with HR heroes. He was staid, serious, and kind of uptight, which provides many laughable and enjoyable encounters between him and Gina, since they are so different. However around halfway through the book, he started doing/thinking/saying things that really got on my nerves. I found it extremely annoying to always hear about his first wife, Margaret - especially since she seems to have been an extremely selfish woman, who was snobbish, arrogant, and basically all-around unpleasant. I found it disconcerting that even after she shows her true colors when they're in such financial straits, he continues to love her.

Worse than that, though, was Devon's whole view on the situation - his father has squandered their fortune so once he inherits, there's basically nothing to support the estates and the tenants living there. Disaster, of course, so while Margaret elegantly withers away in her despair of not being able to buy more ballgowns, he goes out to work in the field - causing her to disdain him and him to feel shame. I was so sick of him going on and on about how the aristocracy should be doing X and they shouldn't be doing Y and ____ is appropriate of our station while ____ is not. Okay, we got it already! I know the whole "beauty" of the ending is he realizes he shouldn't be ashamed of having to work alongside the tenants and not being able to afford the lifestyle of a nobleman, but it was just waaaaaaaay too long in coming. For the second half of the book I basically wanted to slap him out of his pity party and shake some sense into him - both common sense and a sense of equality, so he would stop going on about his rank and what was or was not appropriate.

Oh, and the ending (not the epilogue, but the declaration-of-love scene) was so corny I could hardly handle it; it was kind of sickly sweet and had me rolling my eyes and wanting to skim over. So basically, I loved his kids and I loved Gina - I just wish Devon in the second half of the book could be improved on.

P.S. Plus, what is up with Devon not even telling Gina before they get married that he already has two children?? In this case it's not a bad thing because Gina loves kids, but, ummmm, I don't know ... offspring might be one of those things that you mention to your betrothed *before* you say your vows. Just a thought.