Dulcie is resigned to the fact that men do not find her thick body and plain face attractive. Jackson has been in love with bright and sweet Dulcie for many years.
 
When the opportunity to court Dulcie is dropped into his lap, Jakson moves immediately. He is determined to show her how wonderful their life together could be, especially behind the bedroom door. But when she finds out he was asked to marry her, old hurts come back to haunt Dulcie and Jackson must follow her to her family's country estate. He must convince her, his love for her is real and that is not simply bedeviling Dulcie....

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I just loved this story and recommend it which is odd for me since it’s a historical romance. I fell in love with Dulcie for here is a young woman who wants what every woman wants a man to love her. This is hard for her when it’s her fourth season and new women are competing for the affections of the men. Another character I loved was Jack, talk about a persistent man. He is a man who is not only sexy but will stop at nothing until Dulcie is in his life and his love forever. From the first chapter, you can tell these two belong together and when they are watch out because you will fall in love with these characters, even Dulcie’s overprotective brothers. S.J. Ronayne did such a beautiful job in this historical romance that I hope there’s more of this family for Dulcie and Jack are truly soul mates and their love is shown throughout the book.

Reviewed by: Lena C.
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5 Angels

Dulcie is the youngest daughter of the Duke of Rothshire. She believes herself to be thick and plain looking and has learned to live with the fact that men do not find her attractive, this is her fourth season, and not one man has courted her. So when her long time friend Jackson takes notice of her, and begins to fill her dance card with the hints toward marriage she is ecstatic. Until she accidentally finds out her parents asked him to court her.

Jackson Cornell, Marquess of Torningate, has loved Dulcie for as long as he can remember. So when her parents request that he marry her, he jumps at the chance and is determined to show her how wonderful they could be together, especially behind closed doors. However, when she finds out about his and her parents arrangement, she is crushed and humiliated, so she runs to her family’s country estate. He follows her with the sole purpose of making her understand. But can he convince her of his love or is it to late and her hurt too deep?

S. J. Ronayne has written a story of insecurities, scandal and love in a time when love was a rare thing. This is such a touching story. I found myself unable to put it down; from the very beginning I felt Dulcie’s pain and Jackson’s love and their struggles to be together was wonderfully written. This is an excellent story, which will keep the reader enthralled to the very end. It will definitely be a keeper.

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