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Say Yes to the Marquess: Castles Ever After: 2

Say Yes to the Marquess: Castles Ever After: 2

byTessa Dare
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Kailia Sage
4.0 out of 5 stars A light, cute read
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 12 May 2016
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This book was everything I was hoping it would be and more. I read this within hours of buying the book and had a huge book hangover afterwards. Romancing the Duke is still my favorite (hello, Ransom <3 <3 <3 <3) but Say Yes to the Marquess came pretty close. Unlike the first book where the castle represented an escape for the main character, the castle given to Clio was her independence. This castle was Clio's way of breaking away from all of the things that tied her down and her way of finding love. It was also the way she put herself first.

So as I said above, I loved Clio. She's head strong and independent and quite frankly, she's had enough. For eight years she's been waiting for Piers Brandon to come back from India and marry her but she's done by the beginning of the book. Once she learns that she's been given a castle, she realizes that this is her chance to do something for her. She's trying to find her place in a world without a husband in a time when women needed men to be considered important. She decides to start another business and make something for herself. Seeing her change throughout the book--she grows so much and really begins to stand up for herself--was so wonderful. Basically, this entire book had me fist bumbling the air because she's strong and independent and doesn't need a man. This quote is basically the epitome of this novel:
Rafe to Clio:"I demand to know the truth. Is there someone else?"

Clio to Rafe:"Yes. There is someone else. There's me."

His eyes flashed with surprise.

“There’s me,” she repeated. “I’ve spent a great deal of time alone these past eight years. I’ve come to know myself and my own capabilities. I’m resilient. I can withstand a little gossip. Or even a lot of it. I can inherit an estate and devote myself not only to its preservation, but its improvement. Because I’ve taken all those lessons and accomplishments that were supposed to make me the ideal diplomat’s wife—and I’ve made them my own. At some point, while you were roaming the globe, making treaties and dividing the spoils of war, I quietly declared my own independence. I am the sovereign nation of Clio now, and there will be no terms of surrender.”(page 271, ebook)

Does that not make you super happy to read? I loved the feminist aspect of this novel and Clio was the shining star of this novel. That's one thing adult romances do well: they can have incredible feminist women leading the stories.

Rafe, y'all, what can I say about him? He's exactly the kind of man I love reading about in adult historical romance novels: he's tall, dark, and sexy. He's the bad boy with a heart of gold and he stays as far away from any kind of romance as he can. But he's not a jerk, y'all, even though he's a bad boy so don't worry about that. He doesn't really care about his title and would rather fight for the reasons he's known for. I really loved seeing him open up and fall in love. Even if he didn't want to at first:

“I'm not going to touch her," he said [Rafe] "She's not mine. She never will be."

"Indeed." Bruiser rolled his eyes and dusted off his hat. "Definitely no years of pent-up lusting there. Glad we have that sorted.”

But it's fair to point out that he's not really as original as I'd like but because I don't read a lot of adult romance, I was okay with the unoriginality. So, overall, I really enjoyed Say Yes to the Marquess. It's not my favorite read but still incredibly enjoyable and I can't wait for the next book in this series. But unlike other romance series, the only thing these books have in common is the castles the women receive SO you don't have to worry about reading them out of order! But if you like swoon worthy leading heroes, independent (feminist!) women, humor, and an adorable dog, this is the book for you!
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Reese
4.0 out of 5 stars Okay!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 18 July 2022
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Continuing on with this series because I originally wanted to read the third book. I'm still not 100% sure how these books are connected; honestly I don't think they are. Seems like this is a literally a book series that can be read out of order and you wouldn't be confused at all. This book is what I consider a typical Tessa Dare (at least all of the books I've read by Tessa Dare); we've got a grumpy hero, a sunshine herione who is positive that she doesn't need to marry, an interesting mix of secondary characters. It is steamy, and has some sweet and funny moments. Overall I liked this story. I would say it is my favorite of the two books I've read in this series, but not my favorite Tessa Dare. I'm looking forward to the third book, and hoping it is all I want it to be.
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Sheila M
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Ulitimately Sweetly Romantic Story
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 17 October 2015
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"Mark my words, I'll see you married to my brother within the month -- even if I have to plan the wedding myself."

FINAL DECISION: Funny and sweet, I loved the ultimate romance between Rafe and Clio. The only problem I had was that the plot device of Rafe trying to convince Clio to marry his brother didn't work for me and made it difficult for me to get into the story. Once I did, however, the romance was great.

THE STORY: MIss Clio Whitmore was engaged to marry England's most promising young diplomat, Lord Piers Brandon, at the age of seventeen. Piers was also the oldest son and heir to a Marquess. After their engagement, however, Piers has been gone for eight years and Clio is tired of being Miss Wait-More and intends on breaking the engagement and living her own life. Rafe Brandon is the second son, a scandalous prizefighter, and currently in charge of Piers' business affairs in England. Clio comes to Rafe to ask him to let her break the engagement. Rafe has no intention of allowing her to do so and instead intends to convincing Clio to wait for his brother who is coming home soon. Thus begins a hilarious attempt to get Clio to agree to marry Piers when Rafe wants nothing less than to have Clio for himself.

OPINION: There was a lot I liked about this book. I loved the romance between Clio and Rafe. These two were on the verge of love for years but her expected match with Rafe's brother and the expectations of their parents put them on hold for a long time. I love how the two talk together and work through their problems in an adult fashion. The story was also funny with a fractured wedding being the organizing principle (the wedding dress, the cake, the kiss all being present but twisted and out of order). Their story is very romantic and sweet and I rooted for their happy ending. That being said, I found this book dragged -- especially in the beginning. I think it is because the external conflict -- Clio's engagement to Rafe's brother and Rafe's determination to see the wedding happen despite his own feelings toward Clio never felt real to me. It felt more like an excuse to keep them apart rather than an honest conflict.

WORTH MENTIONING: This book was difficult for me to get some momentum in reading. I ultimately liked it but I started and stopped it and restarted it at least 3 times before I could push through the beginning.

CONNECTED BOOKS: SAY YES TO THE MARQUESS is the second book in the Castles Ever After series. These books are only loosely connected by the theme and thus can be read as a standalone. In fact, I read the third book in this series before this one and it made no difference.

STAR RATING: I give this book 4 stars.
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Judge Tabor
4.0 out of 5 stars Not My Favorite Of Tessa Dare's - Still Good
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 7 February 2015
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This wasn't quite what I expected. I have truly enjoyed many of Tessa Dare's books but this one wasn't close to what I've come to expect. Yes, the foundation of the storyline was interesting - Clio Whitmore has waited 8 long years for her fiance, Piers Brandon, Marquess of Granville, to come home and marry her to the point she's become the "joke" of the ton, the lady about whom wagers are made in the clubs and she's had enough.

When Clio approaches Piers' brother, Rafe, about aiding her in the dissolution of her betrothal to Piers, the large muscled prize fighter tells her, "No way." Although he's the black sheep of the family in part because of his long years of rebellious behavior and in part because he's turned to prize fighting, still and all - he has charge of Piers' financial and legal affairs and he could dissolve the betrothal with the stroke of a pen.

What happens is that Rafe and Clio decide to take 7 days to try and persuade one another - Rafe will persuade her to continue on with the betrothal and Clio will attempt to persuade Rafe that she will not, under any circumstances marry Piers. What follows is an awakening for both Clio and Rafe of long held feelings for one another.

Although I was rooting for Rafe and Clio, in part because I felt they had been dealt some pretty harsh emotional bruises in their respective lives - Rafe with feeling the disapproval of his father and Clio having been brought up under a harsh and unsympathetic mother, I was also rooting against Piers pretty much 100% for leaving Clio dangling all those years. I wanted Clio to have a, "Take That, Piers!"

What we get in this story is a lot of fun in some ways, but unfortunately, we also get a little too much silliness and parts of the storyline just didn't come together in quite the fashion that I had hoped. I won't spoil the story, but we get a lot of build up only to have a bit of a let down here and there. Also, I felt that Piers' explanation of how and why he had been neglectful of Clio's feelings during those 8 years wasn't nearly complete enough and fell very flat on my ears. I'm sure Piers will have his book at some point and we'll hear all the details of why he made the choices he did - yes, I know it had to do with work for the Crown and so on, but if and when his book comes out, one can only hope the explanation suffices.

I can't in all honesty give this book more than 3 1/2 stars. Oh yes - I cannot wait for Phoebe to have her book. She was the best character in the book. Obviously has a bit of Asperger's - loved the girl.
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Pamela
4.0 out of 5 stars but I have read and thoroughly enjoyed her entire Spindle Cove series
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 2 February 2015
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I am a Tessa Dare fan, and I thought that this was one of my favorites of hers. I have not read the first book in this series, but I have read and thoroughly enjoyed her entire Spindle Cove series. There are plenty of summaries available in the reviews and description of the book, so I won't bother with that again. The gist of it is that a young woman, betrothed to an absentee marquess, falls in love with his brother instead. In the meantime, she has inherited a castle, and has finally come to realize that she wants a future without marriage to the marquess, which requires that she turn to the brother to sign papers dissolving the engagement and freeing up her dowry for her own use. Her dream is to open a brewery on the castle property. Now, whether the legalities of that hold up, I have no idea. Would a woman at that time get to just keep her dowry upon breaking a long-standing engagement? Whatever the case, I really enjoyed the heroine as she has taken a very long time to get to where she is emotionally - she has had to overcome a lot, including a mother who pushed her towards starvation out of a belief that she needed to be skinnier to be appealing to her husband, a sister who quickly picked up the mantle, another sister who it appears has a form of Asperger's, the gossip of the ton concerning her long engagement, and all of her own ensuing insecurities.
The hero was also very interesting and likeable, with plenty of his own issues to overcome, including a bad relationship with father, an overly competitive relationship with his brother, a love for fighting illegal fights, and what was probably a reading disorder and/or ADHD, undiagnosed and untreated. Despite being a "prizefighter", the hero had a real tender streak, that a series of meaningless affairs never allowed him to express. Finally, with the heroine, despite her engagement to the brother, he can be himself.
I enjoyed many aspects of the story, but like many romances, the ending came about all too quickly, in which numerous issues and challenges were all neatly tied up and resolved in just a few pages. Partly, this is an issue with the genre, but I thought that the conflict with the brother just seemed to get resolved a little too easily. It would have been more believable if the brother had come home and broke the engagement himself before she even got a chance to talk. Spoiler alert - that did not happen.
One aspect of this story I enjoyed was that the hero was actually very romantic. This is sometimes missing in romance novels, which seem to do well with the big, brooding hero, but rarely does he turn out to be an actual romantic.
I enjoyed many of the supporting characters, as well, and this is definitely perfectly fine to read as a stand alone book. I do, however, plan to read the first book in the series now.
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Lori
4.0 out of 5 stars Romântico e sexy
Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on 24 January 2015
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Quem me conhece sabe que eu adoro romances de época. Mesmo aqueles em que a linguagem usada e os costumes proferidos não são exatamente o que eu chamaria de precisos para aquele período. Mas, quem se importa? Ás vezes tudo o que eu preciso é um lindo e sexy romance. Nesse sentido, Tessa Dare está definitivamente entre uma das minhas autoras favoritas deste gênero.

Say Yes to the Marquess é o segundo livro da série Castles Ever After e conta a estória de Clio Whitmore. Ela teoricamente tinha tudo o que uma garota da sua posição poderia querer: estava noiva de Piers Brandon, marquês de Granville e solteiro mais cobiçado de sua cidade. O problema é que por conta da carreira diplomática de seu futuro marido, o noivado já durava oito anos. Oito longos e excruciantes anos nos quais ela se tornou chacota entre os membros da nobreza.

Assim, cansada não só da espera como das piadas a seu respeito ela decide que chegou a hora de por um fim em seu compromisso. Seu dote e uma inesperada herança são o suficiente para lhe proporcionar a independência financeira da qual ela necessita... Agora, tudo o que ela precisa é arrumar um jeito de quebrar a promessa de noivado com seu ausente nubente.

Essa chance vem na forma do alto, grande, forte, intimidador e sexy para caramba Rafe Brandon, irmão e procurador de Piers.

Rafe é a ovelha negra da família, há muito tempo ele deixou a aristocracia inglesa e se tornou lutador em ringues ilegais. E apesar da sua fama de insensível e leviano, ele não quer ser o responsável pela quebra do noivado de seu irmão, principalmente a vista do iminente retorno de Piers. De fato, Rafe quer que o casamento aconteça a qualquer custo, já que ele teme que, uma vez desfeito o noivado, o seu irmão decida viajar novamente, deixando-o de novo como procurador dos negócios da família, responsabilidade esta que ele não deseja. Tudo o que ele anseia é se dedicar aos seus treinos. Ao seu ver, este casamento precisa ocorrer, nem que ele tenha que organiza-lo ele mesmo...

E é exatamente isto que ele pretende fazer quando decide se dirigir ao castelo de Clio para tentar mudar a sua opinião. Afinal, qual a mulher que resistiria ao casamento dos seus sonhos?

Mas, Clio é muito mais cabeça-dura do que ele esperava e para sua total consternação ele rapidamente descobre que irá precisar de muito mais que um belo casamento para convencê-la de que Piers é o homem da sua vida...

E para piorar a situação, os sentimentos que Rafe outrora sentira por Clio, quando criança, parecem ter voltado com força total. Ou talvez eles nunca realmente tenham desparecido...

Rafe está tentando fazer a coisa certa. Mesmo quando seu coração diz que a coisa certa é muito, muito errada. Ninguém pode dizer que Rafe não tentou...
Meu coração se derreteu com cada "grande gesto" que ele se comprometia em fazer em seu esforço para proporcionar Clio o casamento perfeito ... com seu irmão. Mas, ao mesmo tempo eu queria gritar com ele por ser tão cabeça-dura!

A confusão originada por Rafe tentando fazer “a coisa certa” e Clio tentando lhe mostrar o que ela realmente quer me proporcionou uma engraçada, espirituosa e romântica aventura que me deixou suspirando e com o coração contente. Eu definitivamente recomendo Say Yes to the Marquess à todos os fãs de Tessa Dare.
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Andrea T
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Story, with an Unexpected Gift (for me)
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 22 August 2015
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"In that moment, Clio looked inside her heart. It was the clearest glimpse she’d ever had. She saw the entirety of her future. Their future. The castle, the brewery. Children. Christmases and Easters and summer rain. They’d always have rain."

Say Yes to the Marquess was such a fun book. Like the first book in the series, we have a young, unmarried woman in Regency England, inheriting a castle from "fairy godfather" Lord Lynforth. After inheriting her castle and newfound power that gives her, Clio Whitmore is a woman thoroughly finished with waiting. Finished with waiting (eight years!) on her erstwhile fiancé to finally come home and marry her; finished waiting on her life to begin; finished with letting her family and society hurt her; finished waiting on a first kiss. I appreciated the depth the author gave Clio, and the character growth that resulted in her moving away from family doormat to home owner, business owner, and decider of her own fate.

Rafe Brandon is a second son, revered prizefighter, Clio's would-be brother-in-law, and he's determined to see his brother finally marry her. He's also been in love with Clio his whole life. One again, I really dig his thoroughly Tessa Dare drew her leading characters. Rafe is tormented with guilt: never the type of son his father desired, a disappointment in his education, a fighter instead of a diplomat like his brother. Rafe carries a lot of self-loathing on his shoulders, and interestingly, it seemed he might have had ADHD, or something similar. I often find book heroes like Rafe to be tiring (you know, the dudes with Secret Pain), but not in this case.

I liked Rafe and Clio together. A lot. The chemistry was damn electric, was given time to develop and grow strong. Each brought so much love strength, and promise to the relationship. I believed.

Say Yes to the Marquess was fun, making mr giggle multiple times. Mr. Montague and Phoebe were particularly good for comic relief. Bless Phoebe for researching "marital relations" for her older sister. Bless Mr. Montague and his ridiculous monocle.

On a personal note, I couldn't have been more grateful for the laughs and love this book gave me. My family experienced an unexpected death today. After hours of tears and thoughts and questions, I decided to try and read a bit. I did not think it would go well because I had a horrible headache and could not concentrate. But, I found myself getting back into the story, losing my thoughts, and even smiling.

THAT is the power of a good book.
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Michelle
4.0 out of 5 stars The weakest of the trio of books, but still good!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 28 February 2022
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Cute, just cute. Yeah, the hero was being thickheaded for a lot of the book, but the story still had me rooting for the characters. Not as good as the "Castles Ever After" books 1 and 3, but it was still a decently fun read. However, if you're in a rush, you won't miss anything by skipping it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Say Yes to the Marquess
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 11 January 2015
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Not only a book filled with romance but lots of hilarity. Clio Whitmore, after waiting 8 yrs. for her betrothed, Lord Piers Brandon, to return home and marry her, has decided she doesn't want him anymore. She approaches Rafe Brandon, Pier's black sheep brother, with a request for him to sign papers stating the marriage is off. Rafe has been handling Pier's accounts and has authority to sign the papers but he refuses; he is tired of managing Pier's affairs and has had to put his prizefighting career on hold, so he knows he must not let Clio abandon the wedding. Rafe puts a plan in to action, that of making wedding plans for Clio, in order to dazzle her while waiting for Piers.. He shows up at her home with his manager, who decides to impersonate a wedding consultant, complete with quizzing glass. Also along is Pier's ancient dog that Rafe has been caring for all these yrs. Other house guests of Clio are her 2 sisters, Daphne, a shrewish type woman, along with her husband and Phoebe, a strange reclusive, but highly intelligent 16 Y/O. Rafe is pretty much a fish out of water and his manager/wedding consultant is a hoot. Ellingworth, the dog, has his moments also. Passion rises when Rafe and Clio get together since Rafe has always had "a thing" for Clio but feels he is nowhere near her realm. I highly recommend the book; fast reading, humor and a good love story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 1 June 2015
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Such a sweet story with troubles and love and realistic.

Clio has been waiting 8 years to marry Pierce who has been out of country since. Her mother settling for nothing less than perfection, forcing Clio to mold into a stiff, eloquent catch for a Marques. Her mother dies and she learns she had been gifted a castle and a small fortune.

Planning to finally break free, she plans her dreams, until her intended's brother denies her requests. Rafe is determined to give Clio the best life she could have by forcing her to marry his brother. They both deserve it. She is, after all, perfect in every way, and Pierce is always the well-behaved perfect man. Rafe, on the other hand, is a brutish prizefighter that only wants to get back to his championship training.

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Oh, this is beautifully written. Tessa Dare did well here. There is no villain, which I usually cannot bide without, but it works so well here.

It's not a beauty and the Beast theme, but it has that spark of loving someone fully, faults and all.
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