Beautiful Things (Second Sons #1)
Emily Rath
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
4.11
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 39 ratings · 492 pages · Published: 25 Mar 2022
At twenty-two, Rosalie Harrow is unmarried and near-destitute. She has only two choices: snag a wealthy gentleman, or take work as a governess. Neither option appeals to headstrong Rosalie, who sees both futures as a kind of cage.
When Rosalie gets an invitation to Alcott Hall, she believes she’s only there to meet the dowager Duchess, her late mother’s mysterious childhood friend. But as soon as she arrives, Rosalie is thrust into the middle of a house party full of eligible high society ladies who have one goal: win the hand of the new (conveniently single) Duke. Hilarity ensues as Rosalie dodges the attention of the officious Duke and weathers the censure of the other guests, all while trying to unravel the mystery of her invitation.
And then there’s the gentlemen…
The more Rosalie tries to avoid the high society husband hunt, the more she finds herself charmed by three very different men. There’s Lord James, the Duke’s younger brother, who is the true Duke in all but name. Lieutenant Renley, recently returned from the West Indies, and begrudgingly searching for a wife of his own. And the tempestuous Mr. Burke, who irks Rosalie to no end.
The clock ticks down the days until the Michaelmas ball, when the Duke is set to announce his choice of bride. Marriage is a trap and Rosalie will not be easily snared…but that doesn’t mean she can’t enjoy the chase while it lasts.
BEAUTIFUL THINGS is a steamy, slow burn reverse harem romance set in the Regency era. The female main character has multiple suitors and she won't settle for just one in the end. All the main characters are in their twenties. This is book one of two.
Tagged as:
- regency 11
- poly (3+ people) 10
- reverse harem 10
- historical 9
- slow burn 7
- competent heroine 6
- forced proximity 6
- poor heroine 6
- possessive hero 6
- independent heroine 5
- grumpy/cold hero 5
- rich hero 5
- dual pov 5
- sweet/gentle hero 4
- forbidden love 4
- mfm 3
- class difference 3
- male pov 2
- third person pov 2
- men in uniform 2
- love triangle 2
- sassy heroine 1
- arranged/forced marriage 1
- betrayal 1
- royal hero 1
- funny 1
- angst 1
- christmas 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 4
- no hea 2
- slut shaming 2
- death / grief 1
- geography
- united kingdom 1
- europe 1
- british isles 1
romance tags
The 'Second Sons' series
98 ratings 4.10 ·
historical · slut-shaming · regency · independent heroine · united-kingdom · class difference · reverse harem · third-person-pov · dual-pov · possessive hero · poly · angst · length-long · british-isles · male-pov · forbidden love · found-family · death · men in uniform · christmas
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