We have way too many stories about women tearing each other down, so it’s nice to have one that features women supporting one another. When rumors and horrible things come to light, it is the girls that ultimately protect and bolster Emm, her students and the women she’s befriended. Not just in the way that Emm protects the girls, but also how they protect her.

I may love the romance aspect of this story, but I also love the feeling of women banding together. They are constantly bolstered by this amazing woman and find a way to be themselves in a society that doesn’t necessarily support them. Marry in Haste Anne Gracie Buy This Book I will admit that I was a little apprehensive about picking up Marry in Haste, the first in Anne Gracie’s new Marriage of Convenience series, having been rather disappointed with the last couple of books in her Chance Sisters quartet. From the girls at the school, to the sisters and niece of Cal. She also makes sure that she protects and cares for the women under her protection. It’s hard to imagine the world that Emm lives in – but, I love that she is able to maintain her sense of self, even when she gets kicked down again and again. Sometimes people just need a little bit of guidance, and Cal gets that constantly through his “marriage of convenience”. Which just makes it all that much sweeter when Emm comes into his life and just… fixes all of the bits that have been turned upside down. I love that he is trying to do what he thinks is right – but can’t quite figure out what that actually is. And it takes about three quarters of the book to find out the answer to that…Ĭal is a bit of a reserved lead. You just want to know what sent Emm’s life so drastically off track. Which is one of the many sub-plots that will keep you reading throughout this story. Yet, you don’t quite know what happened and why.

And I must say, I am so glad that I bought some of her books – they are awesome and beautiful!įrom the prologue, I was intrigued about Emm’s past – after all, it starts with a rumor and her father trying to force her into marriage. This is my first foray into the stories of Anne Gracie. It’s one of those shelves that a year ago, there wasn’t much on it… but then I started buying more and more. She lives in Melbourne, Victoria.Regency romances are the kind of books that are slowly gaining traction on my bookshelves. Her books have been shortlisted for the RITA Award and she has twice won the Australian Romance Writer of the Year award and National Readers Choice Award (USA). Anne Gracie is an Australian author of historical romance novels.

Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie