He’s No Prince Charming (Ever After #1) by Elle Daniels-a review
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 28, 2014
A wounded beast . . .
It took Marcus Bradley forever to find a suitable bride. And then he lost her—all because some meddling matchmaker with a crazy notion about “true love” helped her elope with another man. Now, to save his sister from a terrible marriage alliance, he needs a replacement—an heiress, to be exact . . . and he knows just the woman to help him find one.
A spirited beauty . . .
Danielle Strafford believes everyone deserves a fairytale ending—even the monstrously scarred and notoriously brooding Marquis of Fleetwood. Not that he’s left her a choice. If she doesn’t help him secure a wife—by any means necessary—he’ll reveal her scandalous secrets.
A passion that will consume them both
The more time Marcus spends with Danielle, the less interested he is in any other woman. But the Beast must do the impossible: keep from losing his heart to a Beauty he is destined to lose.
REVIEW
5 out of 5 for this reader folks!
I REALLY enjoyed this book. It was packed with all that I cherish in a historical romance novel and left me wanting to continue flipping those pages. Adventure, sass, ugly, banter, teasing, friendship, boldness, taboo for the times and a HEA! YUP .. had it all! 😉
He’s No Prince Charming by Elle Daniels is the first book in her Ever After series. If you are a fan of the tale “Beauty and the Beast” then you will appreciate the parallels and mirrored images this novel creates. This isn’t a children’s fairy tale however, especially when you add one seriously damaged/broken man and one sassy heiress who ruined his planned future and drives him crazy.
Marcus (AKA The Beast) is a whole lot of complicated. Seriously scarred from repeated beatings by the hand of his father, and now blackmailed by him to marry and produce an heir, he finally concedes to marry. A drunk to numb his pain, it is by chance that he witnesses his fiance escaping in the dead of night with a man she truely loves. While shocked at this display, it is the woman that dared help her escape that has captured his eye.
Danielle Strafford (AKA The Beauty) is an heiress that prefers to keep that little tid bit a secret. She owns a rather unconventional business helping others escape unwanted unions. When she helps the wrong lady and is confronted by Marcus, she finds herself in quite the pickle. While she can’t stand him, she is drawn to him and reluctantly agrees to help him find another bride.
One stupidity leads to another and let’s just say karma is a you know what. These two land themselves in one troubled scenario after another. The banter is hilarious and fun, the adventure on going and the love that begins to unfold truthful and beautiful. I have to say I loved the quotes at the beginning of each chapter and how they made me ponder before diving back into the chapter. Totally looking forward for more by this author!
This story just goes to show that one can find so much beauty in so much ugly.
HAPPY READING!
Copy supplied by Netgalley
Review by Rachel T
