Review: Overcoming Her Fear of Marriage
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2012
No more dangerous phrase ever existed than, "Boys will be boys." It's usually uttered by some over-indulgent mum or overworked policeman right before or after someone named Trevor gets an eye poked out from running with scissors or falls down a well after being dared to go into someplace they shouldn't. So is the case of the evening Max Quenton took 200 pounds for being the first gentleman at New Market to kiss Lord Ashby's hell hound old maid of a cousin-in-law. A man looking to build his fortunes on his own, Max justified taking the money to feather the nest he wanted to provide for the lovely Eleanor. Unfortunately, he shared that bit of news with Lord Ashby. Because he abhorred her, Ashby twisted everything Max said around and ruined any chance of happiness the two may have had together. Fast forward five years and they meet again. Max is not about to allow Eleanor to slip through his fingers this time. Just when Eleanor decided he'll do and considers marrying him, chatterbox Caro spills his plan of using her and Robert to keep tabs on Eleanor so they would always be in each other's company. She flees the county with a broken heart. Max, who has very progressive ideas about marriage and a helpmate, knows she's afraid of marriage, but is unaware that Eleanor is against young love that leads to early marriage, growing apart and eventual heartbreak. He goes to Lancashire to find her and together they set out in hot pursuit of the young lovers who have eloped to Gretna Green. On the way, Max manipulates the situation and they rekindle the passionate side of their relationship and finally agreeing to marry.