02541nam 2200541Ka 450 991016406040332120240912110142.19781492641261149264126X97814926412541492641251(CKB)3710000001056089(BIP)055776154(ODN)ODN0003024025(MiAaPQ)EBC30203777(Au-PeEL)EBL30203777(OCoLC)972957047(EXLCZ)99371000000105608920161215d2017 uy 1engurcn|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe five-minute marriage /Joan Aiken1st ed.20171 online resource1-4926-4124-3 Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- One -- Two -- Three -- Four -- Five -- Six -- Seven -- Eight -- Nine -- Ten -- Eleven -- Twelve -- Thirteen -- Fourteen -- Fifteen -- Sixteen -- About the Author -- Back Cover.First comes marriage. Then comes love. Then things start to get really complicated. Desperate to help her ailing mother, Delphie Carteret agrees to a sham wedding ceremony to her cousin, Gareth. Her mother will be guaranteed annuity for life, and Gareth's obligation to marry before his sick uncle passes is fulfilled. The plan is perfect. But perfect plans usually go awry. Not only is the marriage ceremony valid, but Gareth's dying uncle makes a miraculous recovery. An imposter is threatening Delphie's identity and her life, and the whole family is on the brink of scandal. As Gareth and Delphie try to mastermind a way out of this mess, they begin to discover that what's between them may be surprisingly real... Praise for Joan Aiken: "Ingenious...a country-dance in high style, twirled to the tune of a proven virtuoso." —Kirkus Reviews for The Five-Minute Marriage "Delightful and humorous." —Historical Novels Review for Eliza's DaughterFictionOverDriveHistorical FictionOverDriveRomanceOverDriveFictionFiction.Historical Fiction.Romance.823/.9/1FIC027070bisacshAiken Joan1776053MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164060403321The five-minute marriage4291642UNINA