Love Practically

The Penn-Leiths of Thistle Muir, Book 1

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Love Practically

By: Nichole Van

Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison

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As a young woman, Leah Penn-Leith fell hopelessly in love with Captain Fox Carnegie—the only irrational mark on her decidedly sensible life. Fox, unfortunately, did not return her regard.

Their story should have ended there—Fox left for India and Leah returned home to Scotland to rear her much younger brothers.

Twenty years later, Fox appears on Leah's doorstep—older, scarred, and world-weary—proposing a marriage of convenience between them. He needs a mother for his young ward, and Leah, with her capable good sense, comes highly recommended. What woman could say no to such a proposal? Not Leah. Fox has always wreaked havoc on her ability to think rationally.

After their marriage, Leah confronts the chaotic reality of Fox's life. His castle, ten miles up a rugged Highland glen, is shambolic. His ward, Madeline, is a precocious handful. Fox's time in India is shrouded in rumor and mystery. Worst of all, Fox himself is distant and broken, his personality as altered as his scarred body.

Leah is left with two questions: What happens to a woman after her most-cherished fantasy comes true? And can a marriage, begun in practicality, transform into something deeper? Something like . . . love.

Historical

Historical Fiction

Romance

Victorian

Fiction

Marriage

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I was a bit dubious during the first few chapters but the story improves substantially.
The narrator is adequate good and has the occasional odd pronunciation. She is much improved at a speed of 1:10.

Improves as it develops

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A bit slow going, it's almost half of the book before they even kissed. A lot of tragedies which I personally don't like in a romance but part of life I guess. I especially felt it so unnecessary for the brother's wife and newly born to die. It just felt cruel as they shared this wonderful love. Liked tbat the main characters are not young. In most historical novels they are 17 or 18 so it was a nice change

Great book

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The usual genre of historical romance, a well crafted storyline but without the gratuitous , unnecessary sex. Brilliant!

Great storyline

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