Rushed to the Altar (The Blackwater Brides) [Mass Market Paperback] Feather, Jane

A Regency marriage of convenience with teeth. When Jasper Sullivan returns from India with a fortune and a scandalous past, he needs a respectable bride to silence the gossips. Enter Clarissa Astley, impoverished but proud, who needs his money to save her family from ruin. The bargain is struck, the vows exchanged — then things get complicated. Jane Feather excels at writing heroines who refuse to be managed and heroes who are forced to reckon with that fact. This is Regency romance with sharp dialogue, real stakes, and a slow-burn tension that builds as two stubborn people realize their practical arrangement might be something messier. For readers who like their historical romance with spine and wit, not just swoon.