Her Baseborn Bridegroom

**This review is for the eBook, not the audiobook.** Linnet Caldwallader has been told her entire life she is an invalid and any exertion on her part would lead to her early demise. Thus, she has remained in her tower room while her maternal uncle and aunt run her village. They have decided she still needs to marry and have negotiated a by proxy marriage for her with Roland Vawdrey. However, Roland has decided he is no longer interested in the ugly invalid that lives in a tower and has sent his older brothers, Oswald and Mason, to dissolve the contract. Upon hearing the news of her rejection before the marriage and seeing the headstrong Mason, Linnet decides to take charge of her life and destiny. Mason Vawdrey, born on the wrong side of the blanket, but the general of the King’s army, is disgusted with doing the dirty work of his verbally abusive father and spoiled younger brother. When he looks upon Linnet and she makes him a deal of the lifetime, he decides he wants to be more than a soldier. This is my first novel by this author. I am not much for medieval novels; it is a subgenre in the romance/erotica area that I read rarely. This novel was beautifully written and surprisingly entertaining. I enjoyed the story so much I read it in one sitting. This is a full-length eBook that is almost 300 pages. The development of the romantic and loving relationship between Linnet and Mason was interesting to read. Although Mason was “worldly” and Linnet was “naïve and sheltered”, both were not prepared or had the language to describe what they were feeling as their relationship developed. As Linnet became strong in body, Mason became strong emotionally. This novel is more about the romance than historical accuracy, of course I did not Google everything. I hope the following novels in the series is as entertaining and interesting as this novel.