![]() A kiss here, a shared confidence there, and she soon finds that she loves him, too, and longs for his touch. ![]() At first this is fine with Helen, but as time passes and she comes to know more about him, she begins to perceive that in spite of his unrefined speech and terrible clothes, he’s more of a gentleman than many of the titled and privileged men who’ve surrounded her all her life. She chooses the lesser – but not by much, in her opinion – of the two evils.Įthan is madly in love with his wife, but is loath to force his attentions on her, so he promises not to touch her for the first six months of the marriage. ![]() Proud to a fault, Helen is furious with her father, but what can she do? It’s either marriage to Mr. A mismatched couple, a marriage of convenience, and a few twists to keep the audience on its toes add up to a thoroughly satisfying read.įinding his coffers empty and creditors pressing ever closer, the Duke of Reddington all but sells his daughter Lady Helen Radney into marriage with Ethan Brundy, a wealthy but painfully provincial cotton-mill owner. ![]() This was a delightful read from start to finish, reminiscent of the writing that made me fall in love with Regencies all those years ago. Halfway through reading The Weaver Takes a Wife, I was tempted to stop and look again at the copyright notice, just to assure myself that I wasn’t reading a long-lost and recently rediscovered work of Georgette Heyer’s. ![]()
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