This book started so poorly that I set it aside several times. However, I read some reviews, and someone stated my idea but encouraged readers to continue. The author introduces all the brothers as wastrels waiting for a wealthy heiress to rescue them. The oldest, the Marquess, seems like a lazy, uncoordinated baboon who leans on his wife's intelligence and a new secretary. He leads from behind.
When called upon to economize (because the estates are in shambles), Reginald and the other younger sons are horrified by the idea. Reggie immediately decides he needs to marry so he doesn't have to go to work.
However, it soon becomes evident that the Marquess is the problem. He doesn't want his brothers to leave him (what a sap). He wants them to remain one happy family, even though the brothers are of an age to realize their own ambitions.
Reggie sets his eyes on a woman lost in the crowd until she inherits. Suddenly, everyone loved her, including Reggie. Well, she decides her own future spouse will be a military captain. When her dreams of the captain are dashed, she realizes Reggie is a better choice.
In the meantime, Reggie has grown some. He's realized that a fortune isn't everything when there is no love. He realizes that Miss Robinia Chamberlain is precisely what he wants in a life partner; if only she felt the same. Though it devastates him, he leaves the scene so Robinia can achieve her goal of marriage to the Captain. Fortunately, he tasks his brothers with watching out for Robinia, which saves her. Overall score = G+.
Sons of the Marquess â Total of 6
** 1. Lord Reginald (2017)
2. Lord Humphrey (2017)
3. Lord Augustus (2018)
4. Lord Montague (2018)
When called upon to economize (because the estates are in shambles), Reginald and the other younger sons are horrified by the idea. Reggie immediately decides he needs to marry so he doesn't have to go to work.
However, it soon becomes evident that the Marquess is the problem. He doesn't want his brothers to leave him (what a sap). He wants them to remain one happy family, even though the brothers are of an age to realize their own ambitions.
Reggie sets his eyes on a woman lost in the crowd until she inherits. Suddenly, everyone loved her, including Reggie. Well, she decides her own future spouse will be a military captain. When her dreams of the captain are dashed, she realizes Reggie is a better choice.
In the meantime, Reggie has grown some. He's realized that a fortune isn't everything when there is no love. He realizes that Miss Robinia Chamberlain is precisely what he wants in a life partner; if only she felt the same. Though it devastates him, he leaves the scene so Robinia can achieve her goal of marriage to the Captain. Fortunately, he tasks his brothers with watching out for Robinia, which saves her. Overall score = G+.
Sons of the Marquess â Total of 6
** 1. Lord Reginald (2017)
2. Lord Humphrey (2017)
3. Lord Augustus (2018)
4. Lord Montague (2018)
