Review: The Earl 's Scandalous Wife
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
A young well-bred country girl succumbs to the suit of a man who takes her toward Gretna Green but leaves her at an Inn before reaching their destination where they were supposed to be married.  He was going to marry a wealthy woman.  She was ruined and her greedy brother who deprived her and her mother of a decent living although his father left a small fortune to do so was selling her to be married to a Duke who needed an heir. He was twice as old and was very harsh.When she heard men discussing a ball she decided to go and put a man in a compromising situation so he would have to save her from the odious marriage.  There was an Earl at the ball who also needed a wife and his cousin suggested he do the same.  He approached attractive young ladies to push his cousins suit.  He was gentle and a bit shy though be was a very good manager of his estates. The cousin, the former ward of the young Earl agreed to help her since she wanted a husband.  The cousin and his wife were witnesses and when she kissed the Earl, he accepted the fact and took credit for missing her, especially after meeting her brother.  As they were leaving the Duke complained that he was stealing his bride.  The Earl realized why she needed him and said he was honor bound to wed her since she was not the Duke 's wife.That is not the end of the story.  The brother still wanted money even though he had money.