Barbara L. (Barbllm) reviewed The Husband Campaign (Master Matchmakers, Bk 3) (Love Inspired Historical, No 227) on + 241 more book reviews
Regina Scott crafts a lovely romance set in Regency England in The Husband Campaign. The plot device of marriage of convenience is utilized, as Lady Amelia spends the night unmolested in the stables of handsome, psychologically damaged Lord John Hascot. In a previous novel The Wife Campaign, Lady Amelia declares she will only marry for love, and this seems to be the answer to her prayers. While no proper gentleman in London society would have her, if she marries John she would be free of the matchmaking attempts foisted upon her by her meddling parents. Amelias parents would appear to be the main villains of the novel, as they are both scheming and horrible, caring only for their own interests.
John, meanwhile, has been betrayed by his brother, who married Johns love Caroline (Caro). Johns brother is now dead and John has busied himself raising and breeding horses. Neither John nor Amelia had a particularly happy upbringing, and the two must learn to love and trust each other. The campaign begins when Amelia realizes that she truly does love John and that she wants to make a real marriage out of their relationship.
What I found impressive is how deep the author takes up within Johns and Amelias lives in a relatively short novel. We learn that Amelias parents wanted a male heir and that they are basically parents in name only, caring little for what Amelia wants. John finds their treatment of Amelia shameful and its heartening to see her eventually stand up for herself.
Watching the resolution of John and Amelias storyand how their marriage survives and thrivesdespite her parents, his initial disinterest in being married, and his old flame Caroline unexpectedly showing up is heartwarming. Highly recommended.
John, meanwhile, has been betrayed by his brother, who married Johns love Caroline (Caro). Johns brother is now dead and John has busied himself raising and breeding horses. Neither John nor Amelia had a particularly happy upbringing, and the two must learn to love and trust each other. The campaign begins when Amelia realizes that she truly does love John and that she wants to make a real marriage out of their relationship.
What I found impressive is how deep the author takes up within Johns and Amelias lives in a relatively short novel. We learn that Amelias parents wanted a male heir and that they are basically parents in name only, caring little for what Amelia wants. John finds their treatment of Amelia shameful and its heartening to see her eventually stand up for herself.
Watching the resolution of John and Amelias storyand how their marriage survives and thrivesdespite her parents, his initial disinterest in being married, and his old flame Caroline unexpectedly showing up is heartwarming. Highly recommended.
Judy D. -
The Husband Campaign by Regina Scott
The Master Matchmakers Book 3
John, Lord Hascot has only one love in his heart, his horses. He was fooled and his heart broken several years ago and he won't allow it to happen again, ever. And he won't be forced to marry. Or will he?
Lady Amelia Jacoby didn't know love. Her parents had nothing to spare for her as they held themselves in such high regards. She wasn't the son her father wanted, so that left finding the perfect son-in-law to pawn her off on. And even though Lord Hascot may not have a high standing in the ton, his horses do. And one does not fight and win against her father's decisions.
Amelia hoped to marry for love, it was not to be. One slight mishap and she finds herself married to a man who has no love to give. She's a fighter though and goes on a campaign to win her husband. When a gossipy neighbor puts doubts into her mind and unexpected visitors show up, it seems that her marriage may truly be doomed. With prayer and faith in God, these two can only hope that He will bring them into a happy ending.
Be sure to read what the mischievous matchmakers were up to in book one, The Courting Campaign and book two, The Wife Campaign. Wonderful series.
**Received through NetGalley for review
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2012/10/regina-scott-book-list.html
The Master Matchmakers Book 3
John, Lord Hascot has only one love in his heart, his horses. He was fooled and his heart broken several years ago and he won't allow it to happen again, ever. And he won't be forced to marry. Or will he?
Lady Amelia Jacoby didn't know love. Her parents had nothing to spare for her as they held themselves in such high regards. She wasn't the son her father wanted, so that left finding the perfect son-in-law to pawn her off on. And even though Lord Hascot may not have a high standing in the ton, his horses do. And one does not fight and win against her father's decisions.
Amelia hoped to marry for love, it was not to be. One slight mishap and she finds herself married to a man who has no love to give. She's a fighter though and goes on a campaign to win her husband. When a gossipy neighbor puts doubts into her mind and unexpected visitors show up, it seems that her marriage may truly be doomed. With prayer and faith in God, these two can only hope that He will bring them into a happy ending.
Be sure to read what the mischievous matchmakers were up to in book one, The Courting Campaign and book two, The Wife Campaign. Wonderful series.
**Received through NetGalley for review
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2012/10/regina-scott-book-list.html
