Marriage at the Manor

Published by Robert Hale ISBN 0 7090 7135 3, out 31 December 2002

A sparkling Edwardian romance

It was bad enough that Miss Cicely Haringay had to sell the Manor. It was even worse that she had to sell it to a city gentleman! Cicely was determined to dislike the new owner, but when circumstances forced her to take a job as his secretary her feelings began to change. Alex Evington was handsome, charming and . . . a mystery. Why had he really bought Oakleigh Manor? What were his motives for hosting a sparkling house party there? And why did Cicely feel drawn to him, when his feelings for her were so impossible to understand?

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REVIEWS

"Robert Hale keeps UK romance fans well supplied with the sort of light, frothy romances that make the genre so enjoyable amd this one, set during the Belle Epoque, as an alternative to the invariabe Regency, is no exception."

Rachel Hyde, My Shelf

"Cicely and Alex meet in an amusing contretemps that sets them brangling with each other, even before they know each other's identities..MARRIAGE AT THE MANOR is a light, enjoyable read."

Jane Bowers, Romance Reviews Today