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The Pretenders

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Deborah Woodly agreed to a pretend engagement with Reeve, Earl of Cambridge, because his straitlaced uncle wouldn’t let him touch his inheritance before his 26th birthday. Not unless he contracted a marriage, which would presumably “settle” him. Deb and Reeve promised not to fall in love, or marry, but to ultimately declare they wouldn’t suit. Broken promises, but also someone was trying to kill Deb.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBookBaby
Release dateMay 16, 2014
ISBN9780988769199
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Joan Wolf

Joan Wolf lives in Milford, Connecticut, with her husband and two children. In her spare time she rides her horse, walks her dog, and roots fanatically for the New York Yankees and UConn Huskies.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This was a fun Regency. Childhood friends pretend to be engaged, then marry. There are secrets and there is angst but, in general, despite all, it is a fairly cheerful book.

    The heroine is very straightforward, says what she thinks (in the narration, at least) is initially flawed and grows during the course of the story. The hero, more flawed and with an unhappy past that makes it hard for him to be fully present in his love, also grows and changes.

    I would definitely recommend this as a fun, light-hearted read, exactly what I needed at this point.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    As the title suggests the book is about “The Pretenders” Baron Reeve of Ormsby, Earl of Cambridge and Deborah “Deb” who pretended they were engaged so that Reeve could get his hands on his inheritance. I cannot “Pretend” I liked the book, I kept reading in hopes something would happen, but I was greatly disappointed.Reeve lost both parents and his father appointed his Uncle guardian over his estate and finances until he felt he was responsible. Well Reeve could not keep himself from visiting the gambling rooms or betting on horse races in which he entered his own horse and ended up not finishing the race and owing money that his Uncle did not want to pay out. In order to insure his uncle would pay off his debts he needed to get married.Once he discusses his dilemma to Deb she agrees to pretend an engagement, her mother supports her since Reeve has always been so good to them since her mother only gets a small allowance from her step-brother.The story has great potential but fails miserably, no chemistry between the two main characters. There are parts left out of the story, and I don’t understand why some of the things happened. There is only one book I have not finished reading during my lifetime of reading and this was almost the second, I just felt obligated to finish.