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Marriage For Music (THE BRIDES BY CHANCE REGENCY ADVENTURES SERIES Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Elizabeth Bailey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 631 ratings
A captivating whirlwind romance set in Regency England! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.

Lily has caught the eye of the most ineligible man in London…

1805, England



Reliant on the protection of a demanding distant relative, Lily Daubney has resigned herself to a life of drudgery.

However, when she crosses paths with Vincent, Lord Wintringham — a dashing earl with an unsavoury reputation — she is given a chance to change her fate.

Threatened with losing his inheritance if he fails to find a wife, Vincent offers Lily a marriage of convenience.

Despite her misgivings, she accepts — on the condition that he allows her to devote her life to music.

But as Lily begins to see a kinder side to the wayward earl, she soon wonders whether their hasty bargain could blossom into something more…

MARRIAGE FOR MUSIC is the fifth book in the Brides By Chance series, an enchanting set of Regency romances set in Georgian England.

THE BRIDES BY CHANCE REGENCY ADVENTURE SERIES:
BOOK ONE: In Honour Bound
BOOK TWO: A Chance Gone By
BOOK THREE: Knight for a Lady
BOOK FOUR: A Winter’s Madcap Escapade
BOOK FIVE: Marriage For Music
BOOK SIX: Damsel to the Rescue
BOOK SEVEN: Widow in Mistletoe
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08PC47JBC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (December 22, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 22, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.8 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 307 pages
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Elizabeth Bailey

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Elizabeth Bailey grew up in Africa with unconventional parents, where she loved reading and drama. On returning to England, she developed her career in acting, theatre directing and finally writing.

Elizabeth's latest venture is The Lady Fan Mystery series, published by Sapere Books. The novels feature amateur sleuth Lady Ottilia Fanshawe and a cast of family members including her husband and champion Lord Francis Fanshawe. She originally published Regency romances with Harlequin Mills & Boon and has many titles in her Brides by Chance Regency Adventures series, now also published by Sapere, as well as standalone Regency and Georgian romances.

Elizabeth also writes edgy women's fiction: Her dual time novel Fly The Wild Echoes, which deals with past lives, and For One More Tomorrow, where the ghost of the real Macbeth returns, protesting his villainous portrayal by Shakespeare. And she has published a romantic suspense novella, Silence of a Stranger.

Elizabeth lives in Sussex, England. She is still an inveterate reader with eclectic tastes and she spends her spare time helping other writers improve their craft.

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  • Élodie Nicoli
    5.0 out of 5 stars When music leads to passion
    Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2020
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    Could their marriage of convenience lead to something else ...

    I very much love the author’s work, she has such a talent with words, engaging her characters in witty banters and emotional schemes.

    While I understand Vince’s plight, I even firstly pitied him but soon he shows his recklessness, carelessness and self-absorption are as much part of his renown than his father’s will to chastise him. Still it was difficult to stay upset with him for long.
    When all had been an act of rebellion to begin with, alas in time it became a routine. Yet it was also the only answer a lonely little boy knew to give when put in his last retrenchments. But now how to break free of what has become a bad habit.
    Lily had been relegated for most of her life to stay in the shadows at the beck and call of her “benefactress”. And while she dreams sometime of escaping, she has no way to do so. Until an improbable proposal. Rational, Lily is also passionate and uses music as an emotional outlet. But outside the music room, she is like a brand new sheet, she has to learn and experience a lot.
    And this story is their ups and downs toward their HEA, the mistakes and progresses they make about the other as they must rein on their temper and allegations until they get the right to it.
    4.5 stars

    𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 : some kissing.
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  • Connie Fischer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Clean, sweet romance
    Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2020
    Lily Daubney is an orphan who was taken in by the Guineaford family and educated along with their daughter, Cynthia. Lily was made to live in a tiny room and received the occasional castoff dress from Cynthia or her mother. Lily’s good friend is Meg, a maid in the household. She has taken Lily under her wing and cared for her. Lily’s is a talented pianist and loves to play.

    One evening, Lily is allowed to attend a ball given by the Guineaford family. There she meets Vincent Clowes, the Earl of Wintringham. His father was cruel to him and has now died, but has left a stipulation that Vincent must marry by a certain time or he will lose his inheritance. Lily and Vincent are intrigued by one another. The next day, he asks Lily to marry him and they do so right away. He agrees that she can live at his estate and he will remain in London to be with his friends where he enjoys his drinking and fun life. Lily also requests that he buy her a piano to which he agrees.

    On their way to his estate, Lily sees Vincent get drunk and it makes her very mad. Upon arrival, Lily sees that Wintringham estate is very large and elaborate. Their relationship is quite tenuous as he tries to avoid alcohol until one night, he gets raging drunk. With Lily furious at him, he flees to London.

    When Vincent’s bossy sister arrives to tell Lily how to run the estate and how to dress, she is ready to scream and wishes Vincent would come home. If he does, can he and Lily make a go of their marriage?

    This is the first book I have read by Elizabeth Bailey and found her writing to be quite good. The tension and humor between Vincent and Lily is well written which made this unlikely couple appear to be heading toward a great marriage. Enjoy this clean, sweet romance.

    I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Making music together
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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    I felt sorry for Lilly and Vince. They were a perfect pair. Thankfully Vince had some redeeming qualities and Lilly was smart enough to see them.
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  • M. G. Van Sickle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very satisfying and well written romance
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2021
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    I thoroughly enjoyed Lily and Vince and their marriage of convenience. I liked the way their relationship developed and found their interactions and dialog to be very believable and funny. Lovely story!
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  • golfmobile
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good story with likeable protagonists
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2021
    Fairly standard marriage of convenience story wherein the man has to marry to get his inheritance and the soon-to-be wife is considered plain and in an untenable position. They don't know each other, but he needs a wife and she needs to get out of her current situation. They make a deal -- he gets his wife in name only and she gets the piano she wants, hence the "marriage for music" title. I enjoyed this book because I prefer a marriage of convenience trope wherein the husband and wife have a "slow burn" to get to know each other and have time to develop feelings for each other without an immediate "I have the hots" attitude wherein the husband just can't keep his thoughts out of his pants and the wife gets all hot and bothered every time he touches her. This story provides the slow approach. The characters are well developed and you can appreciate how and why they come together in the end. It is well written with good editing (no glaring typos or grammar mistakes and has the proper use of terms of address). I can recommend this one if you appreciate a story wherein the H and h don't immediately jump into wild, passionate sex with no emotional context. And this one ends with the intimacy implied as the marriage becomes a true marriage. So a clean historical romance but well written with interesting characters. I can recommend this book. Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read the ARC. #MarriageforMusic
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  • Mrs. RML
    4.0 out of 5 stars Melody of love
    Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2021
    A marriage-of-convenience story in which a dissolute young lord marries that standard of fiction — the unfortunate poor relative — with a twist. All she wants is a grand piano so she can continue to make music, while his marriage means he comes into his inheritance. Lily Daubney and Lord Vincent Wintringham barely know each other and the story, of course, is how these strangers come to appreciate each other and fall in love.
    There is an interfering sister, Dolly, the mean family where Lily was raised, and the usual misunderstandings to sort out as they come to know each other. This is a sweet story, one of individuals learning to make the best of a difficult situation, and by doing so, finding a HEA they never dreamed was possible. (I received an ARC from NetGalley. Opinions mine.)
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  • Kindle Customer
    2.0 out of 5 stars Lily and Vince
    Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2022
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    This book was OK. It started out really good, but then got slow in the middle. The ending was typical.
    The only good part was when Lily was buying the piano and the sheet music and the different composers she was buying.
    I really can't recommend this book.
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  • Carol
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully Different
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2023
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    Two characters who, each in their own way, are subject to the tyranny of another. One is the orphaned girl taken in by a distant relative, the other the son who is the product of a harsh & cruel parent.
    How they are drawn to each other, how through reactive behaviours & ‘tantrums’ they come together, is thoroughly entertaining an enjoyable.
    Highly recommended
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  • Barb Kowalski
    5.0 out of 5 stars Damsel to the Rescue
    Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2021
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    This was a very enjoyable book to read. Unusual plot and interesting characters made me stay up late to finish it. I will be looking for more by this author.
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  • Prajakta
    5.0 out of 5 stars Such a fun read
    Reviewed in India on May 10, 2021
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    Vince and Lily are both so unpredictable and that's why fun. It's so enjoyable to read their playful, sometimes angry, sometimes mischievous banter. Both are so clueless about love and intimacy. But they finally find each other. They just needed a spoonful of trust and a cup of tea, ahem, love.
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  • Monique Harpignies
    4.0 out of 5 stars Lily and Vince, a quixotic pair, haltingly progress through chaotic interaction from wary strangers to besotted spouses
    Reviewed in Italy on January 1, 2021
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    I always find pleasure in this author’s turn of phrase and compassion for her characters. Humour and self-criticism,accompany introspection as the H & H sort through their conflicts and emotions.
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  • kk
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in Australia on April 12, 2021
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    A proper regency in a vast sea of disappointing reads. Good plot, likeable characters, decent writing and editing. Very good fun and well worth reading.
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