To Marry the Devil - (Finders Keepers) by Terri MacKenzie (Paperback)

About the Book

Trapped in a fake engagement, Jacob Barrington, the new Marquess of Sunderland and the "Devil of St James" must find bookish Annabelle Beaumont a husband before the summer is out... or marry her himself.

Book Synopsis

"I ruin everything I touch. That has been my curse since the day I was born."

Lady Annabelle Beaumont prefers books to ballrooms. With her elder sister married, she intends to avoid men until she's old enough to be put on the shelf along with her favourite novels. Unfortunately, when she's inadvertently discovered alone with notorious rake Jacob Barrington, she has two choices: enter an engagement with a man she loathes or be ruined forever.

Jacob Barrington, newly minted Marquess of Sunderland and the "Devil of St James", plans to destroy his family's reputation in the most licentious way possible. An engagement is not on the agenda, especially to someone he detests. Instead, he offers to spend their fake engagement finding Annabelle a husband she prefers. But as their desire deepens into something more, she ends their deal and leaves London entirely. Alone, Jacob comes to a realisation: the devil does possess a heart.

And she's just run away with it.

Review Quotes

"I think Jacob was one of my favorite scoundrels."

"I highly recommend this story filled with regret, trauma, sadness, grief, but so much passion, hope, and love."

"The writing was lush, the descriptions gorgeous, the character arcs natural, the dynamic between the characters both witty and intense."

"Redeeming the rake is one of my favourite historical romance tropes, especially when combined with a wallflower heroine, and Terri Mackenzie's To Marry the Devil delivers in spades."

"Jacob Barrington. Dark, bitter, brutal...wickedly handsome. Yes please! He is an excellent rake and watching his character arc as he learns to let go of his hatred and love again was just perfection."

"Mackenzie has a delightful easy prose style, and I gobbled up this book in two days. The steam scenes were wonderful and natural, and the HEA made me smile with glee."