She sees the kind and honorable man that Nicholas really is. Nicholas puts up a convincing and rakish façade, and Maryanne is the only person to see through his disguise. She is a perceptive woman and an excellent judge of character as well. She yearns for the freedom to be herself and not who her parents and society expect her to be. Maryann is a fantastic protagonist! A self-proclaimed wallflower, Maryann is strong in her opinions and not willing to be a submissive wife.

With so many obstacles in their way, can Maryann and Nicholas find their happy ending? The closer Maryann gets to Nicholas, the more her life is in jeopardy, and Nicholas will do whatever it takes to protect her. Nicholas has put his personal life on hold to seek vengeance against the men who destroyed someone he loved. Maryann is trying to escape an unwanted engagement and thinks Nicholas, a Marquess with a rakish reputation, is her ticket to freedom. Her Wicked Marquess focuses on Nicholas and Maryann. LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depositoryĭisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon, and I may earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you purchase through my links. Nonetheless, she rouses a soul-burning passion within him, causing him to question who will protect her from his devilish wiles. However, his enemies are drawing close, and he soon discovers he must keep her closer to protect her. Despite his intrigue, Nicolas is determined to ignore the deceitful and enticing Miss FitzWilliam. Nicholas Ives, Marquess of Rothbury has purposefully cultivated a reputation as the most ruthless, unprincipled libertine, all so he can slip beneath the guards of those whose vile actions caused him to lose the only girl he’s ever loved. Now she just needs to convince the marquess to keep his silence. She anonymously claims that the bedchamber belonged to none other than Miss FitzWilliam, tarnishing her own reputation-and chances of the dastardly union her family secured for her. When the scandal sheet reports a sighting of Nicolas Ives climbing out the chamber windows of a house party, Maryann does the unthinkable. But Maryann is ready to use those wits to turn herself into a sinful wallflower. No gentleman of the ton will marry her, so her parents arrange for her to wed a man old enough to be her father.

Synopsis: Miss Maryann FitzWilliam is too witty and bookish for her own good.

How to Marry a Marquess by Stacy Reid