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Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he can't be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family's infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She's the type of girl you don't notice until the second--or third--look, but there's something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she's the one.
Iris Smythe-Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something . . . even as her heart tells her to say yes.
Author Notes
Julia Quinn is the pseudonym used by Julie Pottinger (born Julie Cotler in 1970), a best-selling American historical romance author. Pottinger grew up in the New England and California. She has appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List nine times.
Pottinger went to Harvard and majored in Art History. After getting this degree, she decided that she wanted to be a doctor, so she had to complete two more years of college to fulfill her science credits. While studying science, she drafted two romance novels. A few weeks after she was accepted to medical school, she discovered that her first two novels, Splendid and Dancing At Midnight, had been sold at auction, so she postponed medical school for two years while she wrote two more novels. By the time Pottinger finally entered Yale medical school, three of her books had been published. After only a few short months of studying medicine, however, she left medical school and devoted herself full-time to her writing.
Pottinger lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Paul Pottinger. She was the recipient of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award in 2007 for "On the Way to the Wedding" and in 2008 for "The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever". In 2015 her novel, The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy made the New York Times bestseller list.
Julia's title, Because of Miss Bridgerton, is a April 2016 New York Times bestseller.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* Richard Kenworthy has a maximum of four weeks to get married. Given his pressing time line, Richard realizes he can't afford to be particularly demanding when it comes to choosing a wife. Therefore, Richard is pleasantly surprised when he discovers the perfect candidate for the future Mrs. Richard Kenworthy at the annual Smythe-Smith family musicale. The moment Richard meets Iris Smythe-Smith, he knows that not only has he found a suitable spouse, he may also have found his one true love. Iris knows she isn't exactly the sort of lady who inspires men to fall in love at first sight. So when Richard begins flirting with her, she is both flattered and more than a bit surprised. The speed of Richard's courtship and the manner in which he gets Iris to agree to marry him definitely give her second thoughts. In the end, however, the fate of their marriage ultimately rests on which Iris trusts more: her head or her heart. RITA Award-winning Quinn wraps up her Smythe-Smith quartet (after The Sum of All Kisses, 2013) in splendid fashion as she once again successfully marries sparkling wit with seductive passion to create another swoon-worthy love story.--Charles, John Copyright 2015 Booklist
Library Journal Review
There's nothing like a hero with a secret to intrigue readers-and there's nothing that annoys a heroine more, especially when she has no idea what it is or how it will affect her until it's too late. But Iris Smythe-Smith is more than up to the challenge, and when she is compromised, quickly wed, and whisked off to Yorkshire by Sir Richard Kenworthy, she soon sorts things out with the help of a most observant young lady. A deceptively fragile-looking heroine and a desperate hero caught on the horns of a true dilemma find love despite their rocky beginnings and a serious deception. VERDICT Witty, sexy, and often quite funny, Quinn's final visit with the Smythe-Smith clan (or is it?) is another fan-pleasing romp that has the added bonus of redeeming a weak and totally unsympathetic hero; a heartwarming story that won't disappoint. Quinn (The Sum of All Kisses) lives in the Pacific Northwest. (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
