An Inconvenient Letter
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Complications arise when Marietta’s secret love letters are accidentally found by the wrong man.
1828, the London countryside
For years, Marietta Stone has harbored a secret infatuation for the handsome Frederick Finch and has poured out her deepest feelings in a series of passionate love letters that she keeps in a locked drawer. But when Marietta’s private letters are accidentally delivered to Frederick’s house, she must retrieve them immediately before they fall into the wrong hands. If the letters were read by anyone else, the resulting scandal could jeopardize her reputation.
Gerard Hartwell has no time for infatuations, courtship, or even love. He must find a wife with a substantial inheritance if he wishes to save his late father’s bankrupt estate. When he accidentally discovers Marietta’s love letters at his cousin Frederick’s estate, he strikes a bargain with her. If she helps him court her older sister, Anne, he will return the letters and help Marietta win Frederick’s heart.
Marietta agrees, and the two quickly pretend to be courting in order to spend time with their individual love interests. Yet, what appeared to be a straightforward bargain becomes complicated when Gerard realizes that the more time he spends with Marietta, the more he wishes he could court her for real. But can he persuade Marietta to give him a chance when her heart might belong to another man?
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I enjoyed it very much. Etta is well-written and while I have never written any letters to my crush, I read about my feelings for someone else in a letter to my friend - a letter that my own mother read, so you can only imagine my embarrassment. So I can perfectly well sympathize with Etta regarding her letter to Freddie - if I were in her situation, I would do anything to retrieve the letter - including fake dating his cousin (or a friend).
Gerard was such a good character, he immediately became my book boyfriend. I loved his passion and ambition and I loved his friendship with Etta and Anne. He really thought that he had never had any feelings for Etta, but every time he talked about her and remembered their childhood, it was Etta he spoke of and how much he admired her. Every single time. It took some time for him to finally realize the truth, but when he finally did, he was all in.
The necklace was beautiful but the letter?? At the end?? I'm swooning, it was so cute and amazing, if anyone wrote to me something like that I would agree to marriage as well. He deserves it.
My favourite line: “You are the song of my soul, Etta. I will love you to my last breath. I will love you forever.”
I enjoyed the book and I was honored to be able to read it. Thank you, NetGalley and Shadow Mountain Publishing for sending me the ARC. All opinions are my own.
