A Momentary Marriage by Candace Camp: Book Review

I was introduced to Candace Camp through a compilation book a few years ago. Since then, I have been able to review several other of her works. Most recently, A Perfect Gentleman, which is the predecessor to this story. We meet the current characters and other family, so make sure to read that first so you get the full effect of this great story!

Here are my thoughts on this new release.

A Momentary Marriage by Candace Camp
Publisher: Pocket Books (July 25, 2017)
ISBN-13: 978-1501141621

Synopsis:
James de Vere has always insisted on being perfectly pragmatic and rational in all things. It seemed the only way to deal with his overdramatic, greedy family. When he falls ill and no doctor in London can diagnose him, he returns home to Grace Hill in search of a physician who can—or to set his affairs in order.

Arriving at the doctor’s home, he’s surprised to encounter the doctor’s daughter Laura, a young woman he last saw when he was warning her off an attachment with his cousin Graeme. Alas, the doctor is recently deceased and Laura is closing up the estate, which must be sold off, leaving her penniless. At this, James has an inspiration: why not marry the damsel in distress? If his last hope for a cure is gone, at least he’ll have some companionship in his final days, and she’ll inherit his fortune instead of his grasping relatives, leaving her a wealthy widow with plenty of prospects.

Laura is far from swept off her feet, but she’s as pragmatic as James, so she accepts his unusual proposal. But as the two of them brave the onslaught of shocked and suspicious family members, they find themselves growing closer. They vowed, “until death do us part”…but now both are longing for their marriage to be more than momentary in this evocative romance

Thoughts and Review of A Momentary Marriage by Candace Camp

In the last book that came out from Candace Camp, A Perfect Gentleman, we met several of the characters that are in this story. That story was fabulous so I had high hopes that this would be the same.

I loved the concept and plot of A Momentary Marriage. Different and so believable. Marrying for convenience is tough and to turn that type of plot into a romance is a slow process. A look here. A tender feeling there. The reader is slowly transformed into a maniac, trying to read as fast as possible without missing anything so as to reach the parts where it all comes to fruition. Sigh.

Candace Camp excels at writing beautiful, tantalizing historical romances that bring us screaming from today into the proper lives of yesteryear, all with the grace that etiquette dictates, along with a steamy twist of hot romance we are desperate to read.

You simply cannot go wrong with this book. While you don’t HAVE to read A Perfect Gentlemen first, I highly recommend doing so. Why would you want to waste a chance at a two part series, of sorts, from this author so well versed in writing amazing historical romances? Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ARC so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.