Viscount and the Orphan 5* Review
Betty-Ann Harris. 5* Review The Viscount and the Orphan by Rosemary Morris This classic historical romance erupts in Queen Anne Stuart’s reign in 1703. Gabriel, Viscount Cavanagh is bankrupt, his fortune wasted on mistresses, extravagance, and gambling. Orphaned, emotionally neglected, deprived of his inheritance and his own person by his grandfather, Adam Maynard, his only option to avoid disaster is acceptance of an arranged marriage proposed by Adam, a ruthless merchant prince. Adam summons his sixteen-year-old ward, wealthy Dorinda Davenport, from boarding school to be Gabriel’s bride. An orphan, she yearns for love. Well-educated, but naïve, she clings to her fantasy of a happy-ever-after marriage to a gentleman as handsome, and charming as her favourite fictional hero. Gabriel is the romantic hero of her dreams, but bitter disillusionment follows the wedding. A connoisseur of beautiful women, Gabriel conceals his distaste when he meets dumpy, sal...