The Third MacPherson Sister by Susana Ellis

The Third MacPherson Sister on June 23, 2015
Pages: 93
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After a disastrous fourth Season in London, Rebecca and her mother take refuge in Bath to determine their next course of action. Rebecca has always known she’ll never be able to measure up to her older sisters, the “Golden Twins,” who were the reigning queens of the ton in their day, but surely there is a gentleman somewhere capable of appreciating her finer qualities. Miles Framingham, Duke of Aylesbury, finds himself in need a wife… although he doesn’t really want one. Burdened with the responsibilities of a dukedom from a young age, what he really yearns for is freedom. Marriage to the right woman, though, might not be such an onerous task. When the hapless Rebecca finds herself pushed into the lap of this eminently eligible duke in the nave of Bath Abbey, a match between them seems ordained by the heavens… except for the little matter of his past history with her sisters. This story originally appeared in the Sweet Summer Kisses collection from Summer 2015.

The Third MacPherson Sister is by Susana Ellis. I loved this book. It is a lovely, witty sweet romance that I read in one evening. Ellis does a masterful job of creating characters that come to life and feel vulnerable and relatable. I adored the heroine Rebecca MacPherson. She is not the typical Regency heroine – tall, beautiful and willowy, but is short, a bit on the heavy side and clumsy…so real, and so likable. I enjoyed watching her romance bloom with Miles Framingham, The Duke of Aylesbury. This is a sweet romance with barely a kiss in it, but such a great development of a relationship that it doesn’t matter. I won this book in a giveaway.