A Bride for the Betrayed Earl by Bridget Barton

Here's the summary from Goodreads

When Hunter Bentley, the Earl of Addison, returns from Scotland, it is to find that the love of his life has married another. On a mission of mercy to see his beloved father through his final days in the country he loved, Hunter is unaware that the woman he was set to marry, feeling neglected by his absence, has accepted a proposal of marriage from the Duke of Galcross. Still, Lady Felicity Morgan was always a little spoiled and a little ambitious.

Weeks later, Emmeline Fitzgerald suffers the worst humiliation of her life. Just months after the death of her beloved father, the man she is set to marry publicly announces his engagement to another. Feeling all eyes on her, Emmeline almost turns to run, but her dignity is saved by none other than the Earl of Addison. Within days the Earl, a man she barely knows, makes her a most unusual proposal; a marriage of convenience. He is looking for a wife so that he might produce an heir to his title and estate. She needs a husband of means to save her, her mother, and sister from financial ruin when her second cousin, Kent Fitzgerald, finally inherits her father’s estate some months after his passing.

Finding they have more in common than they could have imagined, can Hunter and Emmeline find the path to true love? Or will the constant interference from Felicity and Kent Fitzgerald drive a wedge between them?

So, I wasn't very excited about reading this book at first because of how horrid A Lady for the Brazen Earl was for me, but I was pleasantly surprised. This book is good, simple, if a bit predictable, but certainly enjoyable. Both Emmeline and Hunter have been betrayed, are hurting, and find the solution for their individual problems in each other. The thing is, they promise each other to not involve feelings in their deal. Also, there's people that aren't happy with their arrangement and would rather see them apart. And, as the author promises, there's a guaranteed happy ever after, so you kinda know where the book is headed but that doesn't make it bad.

The characters (all of them!) have dimensions, which is one of the things that annoyed me the most with A Lady For The Brazen Earl, as most of the characters were flat and one dimenional. It still seems a bit like the lords do nothing but socialize all year round, which it can (kind of) be forgiven as a little annoyance, but not a turn off from this book. 

It won't win any prizes, but it was certainly enjoyable and WAY better than the previous read by Barton. More of a book for relaxation than excitement, but if that's what you're looking for, go ahead and get it.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book