![]() Emotions run high, and Anthony has a tendency to run roughshod over those who oppose him. I loved seeing how Charity, with her tender concern and her innate sense of fairness and goodness, starts to turn the family members towards each other while drawing closer to Anthony at the same time. And so they embark on their mad adventure, each with trepidation in their hearts but stalwart resolution in their purpose. She accepts Stauton’s offer without hesitation. She is stunned at the windfall that greets her: a title, a marriage in name only, a quick separation, and an income of six thousand pounds a year. ![]() Her father has left her and her siblings destitute and encumbered with debts, so she knows she needs to make a good impression if she is to secure the post. Staunton’s whole family is set against him, because many years ago, he left home in high dudgeon and in disgrace.Ĭharity Duncan is opinionated but desperately wants to please. Staunton is bent on revenge and wants to marry a nobody in order to spite his father. He interviews a meek woman with a quiet voice who’s well past her first bloom of youth, and offers her marriage wife on the spot. And within the scope of the category-sized story, Balogh delivers a master class on how to write a Marriage of Convenience plot.Īnthony Earheart, the Marquess of Staunton looks for a wife under the guise of advertising for a governess. ![]() ![]() The Temporary Wife is one of those perfect romances, where the emphasis is on romance rather than a lot of extracurricular activity. ![]()
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