Married By Midnight

A Pembroke Palace Novella

By: Julianne MacLean

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

From USA Today best-selling author Julianne MacLean comes a passionate and emotional tale of a most unexpected love…

Married by Midnight: A Pembroke Palace Novella

For seven years, Lord Garrett Sinclair - the ruggedly handsome illegitimate son of the Duke of Pembroke - has been traveling abroad with no intention of ever returning home to Pembroke Palace… until his father commands that he must marry by Christmas in order to thwart a family curse or lose his inheritance forever. Haunted by a tragic accident that has hardened his soul, Garrett entrusts his brothers to seek out a bride who will agree to a marriage in name only. Her reward? A sizable share of his inheritance - payable immediately after the wedding night.

Lady Anne Douglas has been ruined by scandal and disowned by her father. Facing a life of poverty and spinsterhood, she leaps at the generous terms of the marriage contract to ensure her independence. But the charade of a two-week engagement proves more of a challenge than either anticipated when they cannot resist the intoxicating lure of the marriage bed. Anne knows they will part ways after the wedding. Will she dare risk her heart for two weeks of pleasure in the arms of an irresistible rogue? Or will her surrender become her undoing after a most unexpected turn of events mere hours before the wedding?

©2012 Julianne MacLean (P)2013 Julianne MacLean

Too Short

I just wished this book was longer! I loved it from the beginning and wished it had gone on and on for a little more. I loved Lady Anne from the beginning and just knew she would have been perfect for Garrett! If only we could have heard more about him going on to medical school and how everything folded out. I am still quite happy with the ending results however and look forward to reading Charlotte's story next.

Can Lady Anne find love before midnight?

I am not a historical purist so I wasn't bothered by the inaccuracies. This was a fun, quick read. A tainted lady and an illegitimate duke's son are matched for a quick marriage. Lady Anne is promised to be taken care of if she marries in name only before midnight on Christmas eve. Lord Garrett must be married before the deadline or not only does he lose his own inheritance, but his whole families. It sounds perfect - right?

LOVELY ROMANCE

Of course Rosalyn Landor is one of my favorite narrators and I enjoy Julianne MacLean's books very much. This one was lovely. Both characters were nice people and fell in love at first sight. There wasn't a lot of tension or any "will they or won't they". It was pretty much a forgone conclusion that there would be a happy ending. And, that is okay with me.

Dirty Greedy Hungry Lust! You go girl!

Short and sweet. A marriage of contract, for money only. Hmmm, nope... give a young couple a few days together and the pleasure ensues. He kissed her deeply, can I come to you again tonight? Yes, please.

I've enjoyed the Pembroke Palace series, Roz never fails!

I selected this book as part of the Romance Package free trial.

The Unloved Brother ... finally loved

The youngest Sinclair brother Garrett is finally home to marry before the curse destroys Pembroke or more importantly the family fortune is given to the horticultural society.

This book is short...a novella....and I wished it was longer....but i wished all the Pembroke Palace books were longer.

Garrett and Anne are a great couple and super sexy. You won't be disappointed with the romance in this novella.

There is a lot of history revealed in this novella which added some mystery and answered some questions.

Love this series and Love the Sinclair family!