Title: The Welsh Lord’s Convenient Bride
Author: Lissa Morgan
Published: May 2022
Genre: Medieval Romance, Historical Romance, Harlequin Historical, Mills & Boon Historical, Arranged Marriage, Marriage of Convenience

Blurb:

Enjoy the drama that unfolds in this medieval marriage of convenience…A wedding between enemies

A Marriage to heal their scars 

Wales, 1294. Hiding a disfigurement, Eleanor de Vraille already lacks confidence when she arrives at her future husband’s cheerless Welsh castle. And Rhun ab Owain’s cold welcome does nothing to make her feel at ease. As revolt turns to war between Wales and England, Eleanor’s heart rebels too – is she a fool to hope for affection from this strong-willed nobleman, who is hiding scars of his own? 

From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.

My Review:

What a breathtaking and emotional story! Eleanor and Rhun wholly captivated me with their painful and redeemed states but I loved how they attempt to endure and accept what befall upon them. Lissa Morgan must be a very talented storyteller as I thought that Eleanor and Rhun might be real!

Leaving the responsible and a promise after his death, Rhun’s father insists him on fulfilling the promise to marry an English bride hence their enemy despite Rhun’s resentment towards both himself and his bride’s family. Eleanor doesn’t know that Rhun’s resentment is not merely from the arranged marriage and a war between Welsh and English but there are more unrevealed secrets beneath. From the beginning, I felt so sorry for Eleanor and faintly annoyed by Rhun’s cold and brooding features towards Eleanor but thankfully, Eleanor isn’t the only English in the Castell y Lleuad, she has her loyal and more-than-like-sister maid. 

I didn’t understand why Rhun beats himself up yet by the time I kept turning the pages I couldn’t blame him for it. Meanwhile Eleanor appears less confident because of the hidden something on her body even though she has remarkable beautiful eyes and hair and she is completely innocent. My mind annoyingly let me think that their arranged marriage won’t be working because the more they attempt to endure the marriage the more they think they have to annul it especially when Eleanor’s father demands Rhun to be a traitor but I knew their happily-ever-after would be worth it.

Lissa Morgan’s story telling is absolutely outstanding. I was really taken into the history between Welsh and English, and its war especially when Rhun and Eleanor have to choose which side they will have to opt as their feeling is compellingly and inevitably tangible. Additionally I might have mispronounced Rhun's name over and over! It’s a powerfully evocative, emotionally heart-breaking and uplifting story. It’s the first but won’t be the last Welsh story I’ve ever read. Thank you, Lissa Morgan, for the ARC which I voluntary reviewed.

Rate: 5 of 5

About the author

Lissa Morgan hails from Wales but has travelled far and wide over the years, usually in pursuit of the next new job, but always pursuing her passion for the past along the way too. She once worked as tour guide at Hampton Court Palace where she donned her sumptuous Tudor gowns – replicas of course – in Catherine of Aragon’s chambers! Now a part-time web designer, Lissa lives in rugged north-west Wales surrounded by medieval castles that provide the perfect inspiration for her writing. Follow Lissa on her website: https://lissamorgan.com/, facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lissamorganhistoricalromance or Twitter: https://twitter.com/LissaMorganAuth