
Rules of a Ruse
Regency Christmas Brides, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Hedra Knight
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By:
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Laura Beers
About this listen
Mr. Alden Dandridge has received astonishing news: he is set to inherit a thriving horse farm in a quaint Scottish village. However, there's a formidable catch. He must be married by Twelfth Night. Undeterred, Alden journeys to Scotland, convinced that a marriage of convenience will solve all his problems.
Miss Elinor Sidney has been successfully running the horse farm for the past two years, and she has no intention of relinquishing it to Mr. Dandridge. Adding to the stakes, she learns that if Alden fails to secure a bride by Twelfth Night, the horse farm will legally belong to her. When Alden enlists her help in finding a suitable bride, Elinor agrees, though she has no true intention of aiding him.
As Alden spends more time with Elinor, he comes to realize that she is the perfect solution to his predicament. He just needs to persuade her to marry him. Yet, Elinor yearns for a marriage built on love, not convenience. When someone from Elinor's past reemerges, threatening her peace, Alden knows he must risk everything—including his heart—to protect her.
Love unfolds in unexpected ways in this light-hearted, clean, and wholesome holiday romance. Enjoy it as a stand-alone story or as the second book in the Regency Christmas Brides series.
Other books in the Regency Christmas Brides series:
A Seasonal Pursuit by Rebecca Connelly
Yuletide Bride by Kasey Stockton
Married by Twelfth Night by Anneka Walker
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- The Reading Room
- 30-03-2025
Not the best …
Story was ok, but the main male character was very self-focused and rigid - rather unlikeable throughout. However some of the incidental female characters (marriage-minded widow and bluestocking) were very well-drawn, and amusing. The grammar was pretty sloppy, and included some peculiar neologisms: eg, ‘duteous’.
The performance was similarly inconsistent - good when portraying the afore-mentioned minor characters, and so wooden when speaking for Alden that I wondered more than once whether AI was used for his voice. First and third books in the series were much better.
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