Title:
The Pursuit of
Marriage
Author:
Victoria Alexander
Publisher:
Avon
ISBN:
0-06-051762-x
Copyright Date:
May 25, 2004
Format:
Print
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Cassandra Effington wants a perfect man. Everyone tries to tell her that her standards are too high including Lord Reginald Berkley, but she is determined to find perfection. Even though she might find Reggie a bit attractive, she still feels that reforming a rake is not what she wants to do. Cassandra is a lady who is used to speaking her mind and doing what she wants including her hobby of refurbishing houses for some of the ton. This causes people to call her eccentric.
Lord Reginald Berkley cannot help but find Cassandra to be everything he wants in a woman. He has fallen in love many times in the past and always seemed to end up with a broken heart, but he feels Cassie is different. He looks at her as a challenge after she states that they would never suit. After all his reputation leads her to believe he is infamous.
They both decide to make a wager. Cassie can find him Miss Wonderful before Reggie will find her Lord Perfect. Of course, Reggie is determined to make her see that he is her perfect match. Can Reginald prove he is worthy of reform at the hands of Cassandra? Who will win the wager between the eccentric Miss Effington and infamous Lord Berkley? The answers to these questions can only be found in The Pursuit of Marriage by Victoria Alexander.
Cassandra is a strong willed woman who does not easily admit when she is wrong, and Reginald is one out to prove just that. Both of these characters were delightful. The banter between all the characters in this book will have readers laughing with joy. Victoria Alexander knows how to write a romance with enough comedy mixed in to make it refreshing.
This reviewer loved The Ladies Society for the Betterment of the Future Britain. This group of ladies and their plot will have you laughing in the beginning and in the end. Also the quote's Ms. Alexander provides at the beginning of each chapter are from characters in this book. Each one gives readers a better insight to each character along with a few laughs.
Victoria Alexander proves in The Pursuit of Marriage that she belongs up there with other famous historical romance authors. This is the first book this reviewer has read by Ms. Alexander, and it will not be the last. After one book by Victoria Alexander readers will be hooked. Fans of historical romance will not want to miss this must read. The Pursuit of Marriage is well deserving of its 5 angel rating!
Reviewed by: JoAnn
