Helmetin e-kirjoista löytyi Mary Baloghin historiallinen viihderomaani, jossa rikas nainen etsii itselleen puolisoa ja löytää sellaisen epätoivon partaalla olevasta aatelismiehestä: Someone to wed (Jove, 2017; ISBN 978-0-3995-8606-4).
Romaanissa on keikautettu rakkausromaanin asetelmia osittain päälaelleen, vaikka melko lailla tyypillinen lajinsa edustaja teos onkin. Balogh osaa kirjoittaa melkolailla uskottavia henkilöhahmoja, mistä plussaa.
Humphrey Westcott, Earl of Riverdale, has died, leaving behind a scandalous secret that has put his legal heir, Alexander, in a most precarious position.
When Alexander Westcott becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he cant afford. But he fully intends to do everything in his power to undo years of neglect and give the people who depend on him a better life.
A recluse for more than twenty years, Wren Heyden wants one thing out of life: marriage. With her vast fortune, she sets her sights on buying a husband. But when she makes the desperate and oh-so-dashing earl a startlingly unexpected proposal, Alex will only agree to a proper courtship, hoping for at least friendship and respect to develop between them. He is totally unprepared for the desire that overwhelms him when Wren finally lifts the veils that hide the secrets of her past.
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