The Accidental Groom

Name: The Accidental Groom
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Barbara Devlin
ISBN: 9781666141566

Author: Barbara Devlin

Series: Mad Matchmaking Men of Waterloo #2

Narrator: Paul Woodson

Unabridged: 11 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/28/2023

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

A tortured soldier, a gentle spirit, and a love that will last a lifetime.

A TORTURED SOLDIER

Injured at Quatre Bras, Lord Rawden Durant, Earl of Beaulieu, suffers permanent emotional and physical wounds. Hiding a dark secret, he fears exposure that would destroy him. He does not want a wife, and he never intends to marry. Like his friends, the Mad Matchmakers, he battles enemies real and imagined, which an unknown villain exploits. When Rawden discovers the dreadful circumstances faced by the lady he desires, he makes an offer he never expected and finds himself engaged to the woman of his dreams.

A GENTLE SPIRIT

The daughter of a disgraced general, Miss Patience Wallace teeters on the brink of insolvency and ruin. Given her position in society, which defines her as chattel, she must stand by helplessly when her father sells her in marriage to her nemesis, the Earl of Beaulieu. But all is not as it seems, as she surrenders to Beaulieu's kisses. When the brash warrior bares an irresistible, vulnerable boyishness, she alters her course.

Thus, Patience embarks on a monumental task to help the tormented veteran break free of his painful past and learn to live and love again.

About Barbara Devlin

USA Today bestselling, Amazon All-Star author Barbara Devlin was born a storyteller, but it was a weeklong vacation to Bethany Beach, DE that forever changed her life. The little house her parents rented had a collection of books by Kathleen Woodiwiss, which exposed Barbara to the world of romance, and Shanna remains a personal favorite. Barbara writes heartfelt historical romances that feature not so perfect heroes who may know how to seduce a woman but know nothing of marriage. And she prefers feisty but smart heroines who sometimes save the hero, before they find their happily ever after. Barbara is a disabled-in-the-line-of-duty retired police officer, and she earned an MA in English and continued a course of study for a doctorate in literature and rhetoric. She happily considered herself an exceedingly eccentric English professor, until success in Indie publishing lured her into writing, full-time, featuring her fictional knighthood, the Brethren of the Coast.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jaime on November 01, 2022

The Accidental Groom by Barbara Devlin is book two in her Mad Matchmakers of Waterloo series and I enjoyed the story, the characters were realistic and flawed, and the plot is packed with raw emotion. This story follows injured war veteran Lord Rawden Durant, Earl of Beaulieu, and the daughter of a......more

Goodreads review by Janet on October 30, 2022

Injured at Quatre Bras, Lord Rawden Durant, Earl of Beaulieu, suffers permanent emotional and physical wounds. Thinking he hides a dark secret, he fears exposure that would destroy him. He does not want a wife, and he never intends to marry. Like his friends, the Mad Matchmakers, he battles enemies......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on November 01, 2022

I found this novel terribly sad, but it made me grateful for the modern facilities we enjoy today when having to deal with real-life situations, which were not available to the folk of the Regency era. The Earl of Beaulieu is hiding behind more than his eye patch after his injury in the Napoleonic W......more

Goodreads review by Rainelle on November 04, 2022

I did find that the book was entertaining when the humorist moments between the characters took place. I really did enjoy the romantic courtship between Rawdin and Patience. I did get a little irritated by Patience as she walked around with everyone waiting on her hand and foot. She didn’t contribut......more

Goodreads review by Izzie McFussy on November 11, 2022

Boring with a disappointing epilogue. Almost every action was preceded by Patience or Rawden’s thoughts regarding an upcoming event, the actual event, and then for good measure, a debriefing of said event with their bosom chums. The plot was a watered down version of the Accidental Duke, and would h......more