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Book 3 in the The Rogue Files
A bride wasn’t in his plans . . .
The last thing Marcus, the Duke of Autenberry, expects to see after sleeping off a night’s drunken shenanigans is a woman being auctioned in the village square. Before he can think about the ramifications, he buys her, thinking he’s winning the girl her freedom. Instead, he discovers he’s bought a wife.
A duke wasn’t in hers . . .
Alyse Bell is almost rid of the shackles that bound her in a name-only marriage, but the day her friend promised to purchase her in a wife auction, he vanishes, leaving her to face a mob of unsavory bachelors intent on owning her body and soul. But the appearance of a wicked, wealthy stranger changes her path forever.
The road to ruin . . .
Marcus doesn’t know what to do with the impertinent chit who clearly isn’t duchess material! Insisting their marriage isn’t legitimate, they leave for his estate in Scotland, hoping to devise a plan to get rid of each other. However, on a journey fraught with misadventure, their attraction grows and Marcus realizes he’ll do anything to keep this fiery woman for his own.
The last thing Marcus, the Duke of Autenberry, expects to see after sleeping off a night’s drunken shenanigans is a woman being auctioned in the village square. Before he can think about the ramifications, he buys her, thinking he’s winning the girl her freedom. Instead, he discovers he’s bought a wife.
A duke wasn’t in hers . . .
Alyse Bell is almost rid of the shackles that bound her in a name-only marriage, but the day her friend promised to purchase her in a wife auction, he vanishes, leaving her to face a mob of unsavory bachelors intent on owning her body and soul. But the appearance of a wicked, wealthy stranger changes her path forever.
The road to ruin . . .
Marcus doesn’t know what to do with the impertinent chit who clearly isn’t duchess material! Insisting their marriage isn’t legitimate, they leave for his estate in Scotland, hoping to devise a plan to get rid of each other. However, on a journey fraught with misadventure, their attraction grows and Marcus realizes he’ll do anything to keep this fiery woman for his own.
Read from: June 29 to July 4th, 2018
Read on: eARC
Review:
All the books in the Rogue Files are standalone, but really, it helps to have read the first two books in the series to get a bit of background.
That said, let's start with the review.
I was quite happy that Marcus was getting his book because if someone needed a good kick in the butt to finally gain more maturity and understanding it was him and nothing does it better than finding love.
Marcus is still trying to get away from his family, trying to cope with what he believes to be a betrayal from his best friend and stepmother. This journey leads him to Collie-Ben, a small village, where he witnesses something he didn't expect, a wife auction. He is disgust by this practice that seems to be more entertainment for the villagers.
Without thinking, he ends up buying the lass hoping to end this horrible wife auction.
Alyse thought she had all of her future planned out. Her best friend would come for her and then would leave this village and go to London like they both talked when they were younger, but when the young man doesn’t show as promise, her world crumbles and she has no idea who will end up purchasing her. But she refuses to show it and she’s ready to bind her time until she can finally leave the village and go fetch that dream of hers.
As they both leave the village to head to one of Marcus’ mansions, the chemistry between them is slowly increasing as events bring them closer together. Both of them refuse to admit it even if they both have weak moments where they let themselves slowly appreciate each other’s company.
Marcus can’t help but admire how resilient Alyse is and she is learning that Marcus has a lot more to show to the world than he lets on. As they both try to keep their distances, they will both learn that sometimes, what you always thought you wanted, might not have been what they actually needed.
What I liked most about Alyse was that she wasn’t afraid to speak her mind most of the time and she wasn’t one to simply lay down and cry when things didn’t go as planned. She has a strong personality and she was ready to rethink of new ways to get where she wanted to.
Marcus is far from being a typical gentleman, but he has a sense of loyalty that you can’t fault him. Even when he could have left her to her demise like she often offered him, he was set onto making sure she would be protected at all cost. He saw her as his responsibility but you could tell that he saw more into her than he wanted to admit.
I really enjoyed this book. I wouldn’t say it was my favourite of the series, but it was still a good read and I enjoyed getting back into this series.
I’m looking forward to the next book because you know that Sophie Jordan will give us another story that will keep us on our toes.
I was given an advanced copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
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