BOOK- FOLLOW YOUR HEART (Wars of the Roses Brides Book 2) Unforeseen passion draws them together. Will his secrets tear them apart?
England 1460: Joanna Peyntor has two uses for a man: to pose for a stained glass window design or to commission her skills. But when her brother conspires to ruin her reputation, she concedes to a third: a husband to help save her glass-painting workshop.
On a quest to redeem his family name and lands, Sir Adrian Bedford must marry without delay. But what woman he’d accept would wed an impoverished former nobleman who insists on an unusual stricture in their marriage contract? Joanna, a woman striving to succeed in a man’s world.
When irresistible attraction makes their marriage of convenience inconvenient, will his dangerous secrets keep them from following their hearts? AMAZON LINK
There was a pretty dramatic start to this book. There is intrigue and secrets and villains of course. Many self-serving enemies; for both of them. One of Joanna's enemies being her brother William, who is working against her trying to steal what their father left her. A woman being a trades person was bad enough but being left the business when their was a living male heir was even worse. Never mind that she had the skill and dedication to make the business run successfully. She learned her skill at her father's knee while William had no interest in it at all. Until...their father died and he wanted to be in control and gain all the profit. He needs to gain all the profits; there is a deeper reason for that but that's his secret. He'll do just about anything to win. Adrian has too many secrets to even name. Several of them could even get him killed; also endangering those around him.
This was a well written story that keeps the reader engaged. It also had quite a few twists and turns too. They had some pretty clever enemies. Slowly some of Adrian's secrets are revealed one by one but not because he shared them with his wife. Things began to happen that exposed them, one by one. But there is still one major secret that threatens his marriage because he is adamant about keeping it.
Oh, yes there is consensual sex between Adrian and Joanna as a married couple, in some detail.
What's not to like about that cover on the book?
“I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review”.
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