A Christmas Promise by Mary Balogh
I know it is not Christmas anymore, but the Borders in Anchorage is closing and all holiday books were 75% off and I love Mary Balogh and I had never read this book - so clearly I could not resist it.
Although, honestly, I did not have high expectations. I really dislike Balogh's more "traditional" Regency books because they are usually unbearably depressing. And this one could have definitely gone in that direction - an Earl (who knew there were so many hot and eligible Earls in Regency Era England!) inherited his title and a crap ton of debt from his wasteral of a cousin. He refused to sell his family home and so was in a bad position. Then, a very smart and devious (and RICH) lower class coal merchant buys up all the debt and proposes to the Earl that he will cancel the debt if the Earl agrees to marry his daughter.
He agrees (of course, or else there would be no need for the rest of the book) and meets the daughter and misunderstandings ensue - and fighting, but the high class Brittish aristocracy kind where instead of yelling at each other they become very cold and bitter. Then she invites her whole low class family of like 20 something people to the Earl's estate for Christmas - to teach him a lesson about thinking he is better than them or something. Will they ever get over their misunderstandings in time to have a nice Christmas and a nicer marriage? In other words, will they live happily ever after or not?
I am not telling.
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