Marriage of Inconvenience by Cheryl Bolen

Of course I love my steam, but a really engaging story can make it up to me. This book was not for me for a variety of reasons. The overall feel of the book is Christian fiction. Forgiveness abounds, mention of God and church briefly. You prefer a religious, Christian inspired story.

(Actually, just looking back through the book I realized the hero had an after the fact sex scene with a mistress too) (kisses are about 1 sentence, the love scene is a few paragraphs then fades to black for the act. Low steam – a handful of kisses and 1 love scene, all very very short and not descriptive. Rebecca marries and becomes stepmother to 7 children of various ages Secret identity/secret writer – heroine pens essays under a pseudonym, though this isn’t a large part of the story Age difference – I believe its about 23 years difference with the hero being older (hero 43, heroine 20) Give this book a try if you are in the mood for He isn’t interested in robbing the cradle with Rebecca, but finds himself drawn to her anyway. John needs a wife to help oversee his 7 children, run his house, get his servants in order.

She decides to propose to her older sister’s refusal from years before, the very elderly (he IS 43) Earl of Aynsley. But she must marry, so she decides to find an old fogey not interested in those horrendous thoughts anymore. She hates disgusting bedchamber activities. She loves writing essays under a fake name. One is an attorney, the other a journalist. She and her recently retired professor husband are the parents of two sons. Her favorite pursuits are reading diaries of dead English women, traveling to England, and watching the Texas Longhorns play football and basketball.

She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and English from the University of Texas and a master's degree from the University of Houston. She’s also been the number 1 bestselling historical romance author in Germany. Her books have been finalists for other awards, including the Daphne du Maurier, and have been translated into eight languages. Her 2005 One Golden Ring won Best Historical, Holt Medallion, and her 2011 My Lord Wicked was awarded Best Historical in the International Digital Awards, the same year her Christmas novella was chosen as Best Novella. She has broken into the top 5 on the New York Times and hit the USA Today bestseller list. Since being named Notable New Author for 1997, Cheryl Bolen has published more than 35 books with Kensington/Zebra, Harlequin, Love Inspired Historical, Montlake, and independently.

Marriage of Inconvenience by Cheryl Bolen