{"product_id":"marrying-the-major-a-poor-relation-a-penniless-prospect-by-joanna-maitland","title":"3 Stories in 1 Book: Marrying The Major\/A Poor Relation\/A Penniless Prospect by Joanna Maitland","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarrying The Major\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scarred man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack from the Peninsular Wars Major Hugo Stratton is scarred and embittered, much altered from the laughing young man Emma Fitzwilliam has fantasised about for years. Now the toast of London society, beautiful Emma enflames Hugo's blood like no other woman and she is tantalised by glimpses of the man she once knew. But it's patently obvious that Hugo considers himself to be far from the eligible catch she deserves. So how will they fare when a situation arises which forces a marriage between them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Poor Relation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDual identity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn impoverished gentlewoman or a sophisticated lady? Lord Amburley was curious to know why the shabbily dressed woman he'd met on the road was passing herself off in London as a lady of fortune and position. Was it to catch herself a rich husband? Miss Isabella Winstanley, with her manifest joy of life, was utterly captivating. But resist her he must, because Amburley had set himself the challenge of unmasking her double identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Penniless Prospect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisguised as a boy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no dowry and unremarkable looks, Jessamyne Calderwood sees herself as a penniless country mouse. But her spirit is strong and this stands her in good stead when her grasping family attempt to marry her off. Determined to escape, Jessamyne takes on the guise of a simple gardener's boy working on the private estate of Richard, Earl Hardinge. She remains undetected until Richard has to rescue her and, to his astonishment, finds he's not holding a boy but the soft body of a delectable young woman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43459441262666,"sku":"6468f","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6468f.jpg?v=1774834767","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/marrying-the-major-a-poor-relation-a-penniless-prospect-by-joanna-maitland","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}