I know I’ve watched you cradle a sparrow hatchling in your hand and feed it from a tincture dropper. To him, he's an unsuitable choice that has been unfairly thrust upon this goddess of a woman, and he's trying desperately not to offend or frighten her delicate sensibilities. While I thoroughly enjoyed the amusing scenes, those situations where their sincere feelings are depicted really pulled me into the lives of this couple because of the genuineness of their words and actions. It's the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Don't even think about touching your best friend's sister. Prince Leo di Medina is marrying Alyse Barras and the whole world believes the sham is a fairy tale.

From there, they set off to his seaside cottage that he believes will afford them some privacy while the gossiping dies down and will also be a nice place to spend a honeymoon.The main characters are facing some very tough choices at the start of the book, and what they impulsively end up agreeing to do leads to numerous circumstances that will change the lives of the couple in many unpredicted ways. It’s the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Don’t even think about touching your best friend’s sister. There are some laugh out loud moments, especially when their servants decide to serve a French dinner. Henry’s sister Mary is off-limits but when Henry died, Sebastian promised that he would take care of Mary.

With over 6 million of the world’s best eBooks to choose from, Kobo offers you a whole world of reading. This novella was originally published in Rogues Rush In: a Regency Duet (2018), by Tessa Dare and Christi Caldwell It's the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Don't even think about touching your best friend's sister. His Bride for the Taking by Tessa Dare is an adult historical romance novella, originally published on May 22, 2018. Sebastian, her deceased brother’s best friend, insists she marries him instead to protect her from the scandal. When Mary is stood up at the altar, Sebastian steps up for her, and things really take off from there.

The story is about American heiress Lexie who eventually becomes engaged to Prince Adam whom she's had a crush on for most of her life.

Supporting characters Dick and Fanny, not even counting their unfortunate names, were a great spot of comedy.Spinsterhood wasn’t an especially appealing prospect—not only because she’d always dreamed of falling in love, setting up house, and having children—but because with Henry gone, the modest family fortune had passed to a third cousin. But there had to be SOME conflict and it's hard to properly develop conflict in an 80-odd page novella, so I'll accept it.