A review by taisie22
A Marquis in Want of a Wife by Louise Allen

3.0

In what is basically a business arrangement, widowed Ross Vincent marries ruined Prudence Scott to take care of his infant son. In addition, his face is scarred, the result of his life as a privateer, and Prue is a bluestocking. It's a lot of historical tropes thrown in together, but the author manages to save the story with some life at sea and involvement in the battle of Waterloo.
I admit I got the book because the cover guy looks like a young Bob Dylan and I was fascinated at the choice lol. It's a fine story, nothing new but nicely written.