03206cam a2200613 4500 528761166 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781492641254 1492641251 B01M26Q0Z8 Amazon 58a1763e-8779-43db-ad0b-e4a47b728a84 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3024025 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Aiken, Joan. The Five-Minute Marriage [Libby]. Sourcebooks, 2017. family. gothic romance. romantic fiction. engaging. 19th Century. Historical Romance. domestic. arranged marriage. regency romance. happy endings. marriage for money. wealthy relatives. traditional regency. sick mother. falling in love after marriage. family obligation. charade marriage. cousin love. cousins marry. crazy family. believable twists. reg rom. spoiled plans. poverty stricken heroine. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 875kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 875kB. Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><strong>First comes marriage.<br /> Then comes love.<br /> Then things start to get</strong> <strong>really</strong> <strong>complicated.</strong></p> <p>Desperate to help her ailing mother, Delphie Carteret agrees to a sham wedding ceremony to her cousin, Gareth. Her mother will be guaranteed annuity for life, and Gareth's obligation to marry before his sick uncle passes is fulfilled. The plan is perfect.</p> <p>But perfect plans usually go awry. Not only is the marriage ceremony valid, but Gareth's dying uncle makes a miraculous recovery. An imposter is threatening Delphie's identity and her life, and the whole family is on the brink of scandal.</p> <p>As Gareth and Delphie try to mastermind a way out of this mess, they begin to discover that what's between them may be surprisingly real...</p> <p><strong>Praise for Joan Aiken:</strong><br /> "Ingenious...a country-dance in high style, twirled to the tune of a proven virtuoso." —Kirkus Reviews for The Five-Minute Marriage<br /> "Delightful and humorous." —Historical Novels Review for Eliza's Daughter</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=58a1763e-8779-43db-ad0b-e4a47b728a84&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=58a1763e-8779-43db-ad0b-e4a47b728a84&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=58a1763e-8779-43db-ad0b-e4a47b728a84&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)