Description

Lady Julia Highsmith has a secret so life-shattering, she’ll do anything to hide it, including buying a criminal from the gallows and passing him off as her husband! But will Julia be able to resist her fictitious marquis? More importantly, will she ever let down her guard enough to trust him?

A young lady of quality arranges the escape of a notorious rogue in exchange for his services as temporary bridegroom. What dreadful secret does she hide that requires her to resort to such desperate measures?…. Sparkles with the kind of wit and ingenuity that make Ms. Adams a favorite with period romance fans who enjoy a broader format.
– Romantic Times

The feels, man. The feels. For a regency novel, “The Fictitious Marquis” contains a surprising amount of emotional turmoil both within and outside the H and H relationship. The heroine has a secret in her background, a very real and significant secret within the context of the period. It is the same secret that caused her to reject the proposal of the man she loved six months previous, and it is the same secret that requires her to try to rescue her cousin and her cousin’s daughter in France. She will do whatever she has to rescue them, even take a man off the gallows and convince him to enter into a false marriage with her.
– Goodreads