The Reluctant Bride Collection - Box Set by Megan Bryce

Author:Megan Bryce [Bryce, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781310664373
Goodreads: 22407028
Published: 2014-02-10T13:00:00+00:00

The brothers of Miss Underwood could only be described as fops.

Jameson wondered briefly where she had learned that little move, as he doubted it was from them. But perhaps they’d been wilder and less inclined to giggle when they were younger.

They came sooner than Jameson had expected and he’d not got around to informing the butler to keep them out. Thankfully, Robin was still around, but after the first cries of horror and dismay he’d realized they were more upset with him for disturbing their breakfast than with jilting their sister.

Brother one said, “I say, man, do you know what havoc a sister can create?”

And brother two. “I shouldn’t think we’ll be back for breakfast anytime this week.”

Brother three chimed in with, “My head’s still pounding from the screams.”

Brother four was clearly the most upset. And Jameson had to agree he had good reason.

“And look at my cravat! Just look at it!”

There were an ungodly number of them, and all so similar in dress and manner Jameson had never figured out who was who.

Robin poured glasses for them all.

Brother one said, “I did like you, you know. Excellent fashion sense.”

He nodded to brother two, who nodded back. “Excellent. Remember the new knot his man taught ours?”

“Not much more you can ask for in the blighter who’s taking your sister off your hands.”

“Too true. We won’t be getting any better for her now.”

Robin topped up Jameson’s glass. “She’s a sweet girl. I’m sure there’ll be dozens lined up for her, now that she’s available again.”

Four snorts echoed his statement.

Brother three said, “Fat lot you know. She’s a silly little twit.”

Brother four concurred. “Not much in the purse or the upstairs.”

Jameson laid his head back down on the pillow, unable to care any longer just who was saying what.

They soldiered on without him.

“And she’s not getting any younger.”

“She had a brief surge in popularity once his lordship here snagged her but that’ll be gone before you can say the engagement’s off.”

“Not that we blame you, man.”

“No, no. Understand completely.”

“Still, would’ve been nice having a lord in the family.”

“Too right.”

Jameson realized he’d escaped more than a marriage with his hasty exit that morning. The brothers had been fine fun during the engagement but Jameson knew the party would have ended much too quickly. In his opinion there could only be one glorified dandy in a family and this one was blessed with four already.

Robin obviously concurred with that opinion; he sipped his drink with a look that said all too clearly that five dandies in a room was four too many.

Jameson would have been forced to give up his fashionable ways simply to keep himself fresh and separate from the brothers Underwood. He suppressed a shudder and took a steadying drink to fortify himself.

He felt a momentary twinge of real regret for Miss Underwood. Neither her brothers nor her fiancé cared more for her well-being than for his own. He sent a silent prayer that Amelia could indeed find Miss Underwood a better-suited match.

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