Beautiful Things (Second Sons #1)
Emily Rath
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
4.13
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 71 ratings · 492 pages · Published: 25 Mar 2022
At twenty-two, Rosalie Harrow is unmarried and near-destitute. She has only two choices: snag a wealthy gentleman, or take work as a governess. Neither option appeals to headstrong Rosalie, who sees both futures as a kind of cage.
When Rosalie gets an invitation to Alcott Hall, she believes she’s only there to meet the dowager Duchess, her late mother’s mysterious childhood friend. But as soon as she arrives, Rosalie is thrust into the middle of a house party full of eligible high society ladies who have one goal: win the hand of the new (conveniently single) Duke. Hilarity ensues as Rosalie dodges the attention of the officious Duke and weathers the censure of the other guests, all while trying to unravel the mystery of her invitation.
And then there’s the gentlemen…
The more Rosalie tries to avoid the high society husband hunt, the more she finds herself charmed by three very different men. There’s Lord James, the Duke’s younger brother, who is the true Duke in all but name. Lieutenant Renley, recently returned from the West Indies, and begrudgingly searching for a wife of his own. And the tempestuous Mr. Burke, who irks Rosalie to no end.
The clock ticks down the days until the Michaelmas ball, when the Duke is set to announce his choice of bride. Marriage is a trap and Rosalie will not be easily snared…but that doesn’t mean she can’t enjoy the chase while it lasts.
BEAUTIFUL THINGS is a steamy, slow burn reverse harem romance set in the Regency era. The female main character has multiple suitors and she won't settle for just one in the end. All the main characters are in their twenties. This is book one of two.
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Tagged as:
- regency 15
- poly (3+ people) 13
- reverse harem 13
- historical 12
- slow burn 10
- competent heroine 9
- poor heroine 9
- possessive hero 9
- forced proximity 8
- independent heroine 8
- rich hero 7
- mfm 6
- forbidden love 6
- grumpy/cold hero 5
- sweet/gentle hero 5
- class difference 5
- men in uniform 3
- love triangle 3
- arranged/forced marriage 3
- betrayal 2
- royal hero 2
- sassy heroine 1
- m-f romance 1
- new adult 1
- friends to lovers 1
- friends with benefits 1
- secret relationship 1
- exhibitionism 1
- menage 1
- praise kink 1
- found family 1
- political/court intrigue 1
- christian 1
- female rake 1
- aristo/royal heroine 1
- working class heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 5
- slut shaming 5
- no hea 4
- death / grief 2
- nontraditional hea 1
- past child abuse 1
- geography
- united kingdom 3
- europe 3
- england 2
- british isles 1
- western & central europe 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 8
- male pov 4
- third person pov 3
romance tags
The 'Second Sons' series
4.12 · 205 ratings
friends to lovers · historical · length-long · reverse harem · menage · poly · audiobook · found-family · regency · forbidden love · british-isles · united-kingdom · possessive hero · third-person-pov · dual-pov · class difference · m-m-f · independent heroine · male-pov · m-f
Second Sons reading order and complete book list ❯
