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The Marquess Makes His Move
by Diana Quincy
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Alexander Worthington, Marquess of Brandon, is on a mission to uncover a plot to cheat him out of some of his ancestral lands. To do so, he's disguised himself as a footman in the home of Roger Fleming, England's premiere mapmaker -- or so he thinks. Rose Fleming is the true talent behind the mapmaking venture, and allows her husband to take credit so that they won't lose clients when they find out a woman is the cartographer. Her marriage has been tense for a while, and the handsome new footman only serves to remind her of everything she's missing. As Alex digs deeper, the feelings between him and Rose grow, but when he finds information that not only reveals the scheme to steal his land, but also could ruin Rose's marriage, which way will their relationship go?
I know a lot of readers will dismiss this book right off the bat because Rose is married to someone else at the outset -- that's not made clear in the plot summary and I think it's a disservice to readers not to let them know. BUT, I'd encourage people who are firmly in the "no cheating" camp to give it a try, because the way that Rose's marriage unravels is really unique. It reminded me of a recent Fated Mates episode (3.51) and although I'm not quite sure it's the plot Adriana Herrera was dreaming of, it's something I haven't seen done in historical romance before.
Still, this book was a little stressful. Obviously you know there'll be an HEA, but Roger's betrayal is viscerally painful and is compounded by the fact that Alex is also being a little deceitful (how does a marquess have the time to be a footman and also do all his marquess things?). There's a LOT of Romance Reasons going on in this book.
Where this book really works for me is in its exploration of what it means to be mixed race/biracial and how people have varying levels of connection to their different ancestries. It's really sweet to see people reconnecting with their roots and their realization that they didn't even know how much they missed it.
Anyways, I think this'll be a tough one for some romance readers. But I think it's another strong installment in this series, and I encourage people to try and work through it.
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the ARC!
CW:infidelity, bigamy, racism, sexism, classism, depressive episode, pregnancy
I know a lot of readers will dismiss this book right off the bat because Rose is married to someone else at the outset -- that's not made clear in the plot summary and I think it's a disservice to readers not to let them know. BUT, I'd encourage people who are firmly in the "no cheating" camp to give it a try, because the way that Rose's marriage unravels is really unique. It reminded me of a recent Fated Mates episode (3.51) and although I'm not quite sure it's the plot Adriana Herrera was dreaming of, it's something I haven't seen done in historical romance before.
Still, this book was a little stressful. Obviously you know there'll be an HEA, but Roger's betrayal is viscerally painful and is compounded by the fact that Alex is also being a little deceitful (how does a marquess have the time to be a footman and also do all his marquess things?). There's a LOT of Romance Reasons going on in this book.
Where this book really works for me is in its exploration of what it means to be mixed race/biracial and how people have varying levels of connection to their different ancestries. It's really sweet to see people reconnecting with their roots and their realization that they didn't even know how much they missed it.
Anyways, I think this'll be a tough one for some romance readers. But I think it's another strong installment in this series, and I encourage people to try and work through it.
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the ARC!
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