Bride by Arrangement: Wedding of the Century/ Mismatched Hearts/ My Darling Echo
Three of the genre's notable authors join forces in this nicely done trilogy of 19th-century historical romances, which focuses on weddings, brides, and the various matrimonial arrangements, convenient and otherwise, of the times. In Putney's reprise story, "Wedding of the Century," a young, wealthy American with a title-hungry mother and a young, impoverished duke eventually turn their arranged marriage into a love match. In Merline Lovelace's lively "Mismatched Hearts," a pair of protagonists engaged to others honorably fight their growing attraction, with the expected results. Finally, a blind earl and a widowed mother find that a marriage of convenience doesn't have to remain that way in Gayle Wilson's warm, poignant "My Darling Echo." Diverse, emotionally involving, and well written, this collection will please Regency and Victorian romance fans alike.Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.