When a Marquis Chooses a Bride
by Ella
Quinn
GENRE: Historical
Romance
BLURB:
Thanks to their large
extended family and unconventional courtship, the Worthingtons have seen their
share of scandal and excitement. But nothing has prepared them for this...
The Dowager Lady
Worthington isn’t quite sure what to make of country-girl Dorothea Stern. As
the granddaughter of the Duke of Bristol, Dotty is schooled in the ways and
means of the nobility. But her sharp wit and outspoken nature has everyone in a
tizzy. Especially their cousin, Dominic, the Marquis of Merton.
Prematurely stuffy,
Dom was raised by his cheerless uncle to be wary of a host of things, including
innovation, waltzing, and most perilous of all: true love. Still, there’s
something about Dotty, beyond her beauty, that Dom cannot resist. But the odds
are against him if he intends to win her as his bride. Will he choose loyalty
to his family—or risk everything for the one woman he believes is his perfect
match…
Excerpt:
Dominic, Marquis of Merton, settled
into his apartment at the Pulteney Hotel. His pride still stung at having been
ejected from his cousin, Matt Worthington’s, town house. Blowing a cloud was
the latest thing. Not that Dom would attempt to smoke in White’s, that was not
allowed, but he outranked Worthington and should have been treated as an
honored guest, not summarily told to leave. Still, it was probably convenient that
Dom did not actually enjoy smoking, as he was sure the Pulteney would not allow
it either.
He should have gone on his Grand
Tour instead of taking a bolt to Town. But his mother had received a letter
informing her of his cousin’s plans to wed, and he decided starting his own
nursery would be the most responsible course. After all, the succession would
not look after itself, and he had a duty to his family and dependents. Perhaps
he would travel after he married.
Not that Dom truly wished to leave
England. He liked an ordered life and travel was sure to disrupt the structure
with which he was comfortable. He did not wish to visit France at all. Any land
where the inhabitants would murder their betters held little interest for him.
It all came back to the proper order of things. Life was much better when
everyone followed the rules and knew their places.
He reconsidered opening up Merton
House for the Season, but there was really no point when his mother was not
here as well. Without her to act as his hostess, he would not be able to plan
any entertainments other than for his friends. The hotel would suit for the short time he planned to spend
in Town. It should not take him that long to find a wife. He was a marquis.
Even without his considerable fortune, he would have been a desirable parti.
AUTHOR BIO:
Bestselling author Ella Quinn’s studies and other jobs
have always been on the serious side. Reading historical romances, especially
Regencies, were her escape. Eventually her love of historical novels led her to
start writing them. She has just finished her first series, The Marriage Game,
and her new series, The Worthingtons, began in April 2016.
She is married to her wonderful husband of over thirty
years. They have a son and two beautiful granddaughters, and a dog. After
living in the South Pacific, Central America, North Africa, England and Europe,
she and her husband decided to make their dreams come true and are now living
on a sailboat cruising the Caribbean and North America. Europe is next!
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