The Reasons for Marriage (Cynster Series)
Jason Montgomery, Duke of Eversleigh, had reached a decision: it is time to get married. Actually, Jason didn’t make the decision so much as have it made for him by his six matchmaking aunts, who insist that Jason do his duty and wed a suitable lady. Now all Jason has to do is find a woman who meets his exacting criteria for the next Duchess of Eversleigh. Fortunately, he seems to have found a woman who has most, if not all, of those qualities––the unexpected choice of less-than-glamorous Lenore Lester. Others might be deceived by her frumpish façade, but Jason knows Lenore is not meant for spinsterhood. The consistently readable Laurens takes a classic Regency plot—the rake who must marry and the spinster who doesn’t believe in love—and gives it her own stylish twist with plenty of sizzling passion and a surfeit of wit in this hardcover reincarnation. --John Charles