Margaret isn't the sort of lady he was planning to wed, but she may be his only option. Margaret's touch of obstinacy means that she doesn't immediately repudiate the rumors but instead begins to try to learn more about Duncan - whether he really is the amoral man he has been made out to be, and whether he in fact offers a chance for her to have a home and family as she had wished.ĭuncan needs to marry, and very quickly indeed.

Margaret finds herself the subject of gossip after it is revealed that she is betrothed to the Earl of Sheringford, Duncan Pennethorne, an infamous rake who ran off five years before with another man's wife, leaving his fiancée at the altar.

Margaret's story relies on an unlikely set of circumstances to work, although Mary Balogh is such a good writer that generally it is easy to go along with the plot. Each of these stories has looked at how people manage to make a success out of a marriage of convenience, approaching the topic slightly differently in each case. Mary Balogh's trilogy focusing on the three Huxtable sisters finishes with At Last Comes Love, the story of eldest sister, Margaret. And as passion slowly ignites, two people marrying for all the wrong reasons are discovering the joys of seduction-and awaiting the exquisite pleasure of what comes after….Book review: Mary Balogh's *At Last Comes Love* Quickly she issues an ultimatum: If Duncan wants her, he must woo her. But once she discovers who he really is, it’s too late-she’s already betrothed to the wickedly sensual rakehell. A lie to an old flame forces Margaret Huxtable to accept the irresistible stranger’s offer. Forced to wed in fifteen days or be cut off without a penny, Duncan chooses the one woman in London in frantic need of a husband. Only desperation could bring Duncan Pennethorne, the infamous Earl of Sheringford, back home after the spectacular scandal that had shocked even the jaded ton. Margaret, the eldest, embarks on the most risqué adventure of her life and agrees to marry the most notorious man in London.…

Step into a world of scandal, intrigue, and enthralling passion as New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us into the lives of an extraordinary family: the Huxtables.

At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh