There Goes the Groom, Esther Hatch
There Goes the Groom, Esther Hatch
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There Goes the Groom
A Victorian Romance

Author: Esther Hatch

Narrator: Noah Wall

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Arbory Press

Published: 05/22/2024


Synopsis

Catching a husband has never been so complicated.

Matthew Harrison has only one task in life: to marry money. After failing miserably in London, his family takes matters into their own hands by arranging his marriage to the wealthy Lucy Bateman. But when he meets Lucy for the first time, his resolve to save his family from ruin crumbles. Lucy looks to be nothing more than a child, and he cannot fathom going through with the union. Without a thought for the consequences of his actions, he runs away.

Lucy Bateman didn’t like the idea of an arranged marriage, but she agreed to save her sister from suffering the same fate. However, when she played a trick on her groom-to-be by sending her younger sister to meet him in her place, he fled without a word. Now, three years later, Lucy stumbles upon her long-lost fiance working as a cart driver. Fate has given her a second chance and this time there will be no tricks… other than pretending to be someone else entirely in order to convince him to come home and marry her. This book was orignally available in a shortened form as part of a promotion.

About Esther Hatch

Esther Hatch grew up on a cherry orchard in rural Utah. After high school, she alternated living in Russia to teach children English and attending Brigham Young University in order to get a degree in archaeology. She began writing when one of her favorite authors invited her to join a critique group. The only catch was she had to be a writer. Not one to be left out of an opportunity to socialize and try something new; she started on her first novel that week. Visit her at estherhatch.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gloria on April 29, 2024

2.5 stars, rounded to 3 because that kiss in the stables was VERY nice Matthew Harrison—yes, THE Matthew Harrison from book 1 of this series—turns out to be less repulsive than previously advertised. In this third installment, he’s allowed himself to be coerced by his parents into an arranged marriag......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on September 25, 2024

Leaving smiles behind… Oh, this was so good. The bantering, the low-spice kissing near the end. The humor and drama. Very enjoyable, indeed.......more