Everything that i love about historical romance! A touch of scandal, secrets, romance and so much more. Loved the character March and how she tried so hard to keep the food on the table for her three siblings and care for them after the death of her parents at such a young age. I will admit to having wet eyes here and there. If you enjoy historical romance, I will certainly recommend this book to you. A well deserved 5 stars!

My thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers.

March Lawson has been down on her luck her whole life. Since the sudden passing of her parents when she was 16, right before her first season, she’s had to take care of her siblings as best she could. After years struggling to keep the estate and her family together, March is becoming desperate for funds and does the unthinkable by posing as the man in charge of their trusts.
The Marquess of McCalpin has a lot of responsibilities and the last thing he needs is the 4 orphans whose trusts are now under his control. Upon he summons the eldest Lawson to London and he learns how desperate their real situation is, he’ll ensure to change their circumstances and give them the future March has been aiming to achieve.
Secrets, intrigue and misunderstandings fuel this lovely story of a proud guardian and the woman who becomes his charge.
This was my first read by this author and I was pleasantly surprised. Ms. MacGregor’s writing is accurate and has a great flow. Her characters are relatable and believable in the most charming way.
I really loved most of this book, but I felt it started dragging after 75% when the conflict got a little too complicated for my taste. The pace seemed to slow down and I wasn’t as enthralled as I’d been most of the book, but it still makes for a good, entertaining read and I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.

3.5 stars

I enjoyed this book. The main character, March Lawson, to me it seems as if; to quote my father "if it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all". Her parents send her and her 3 siblings away when their mother falls ill. The illness leaves March, 17, and her young siblings orphans. They have each other, two faithful servants, and a guardian who could care less.... Eight years later, dire times befall the Lawson family and March is forced to do something that could land her in jail. She's embezzling funds from her own trust under the guise of their newest guardian. ... Then she is called to London to face the new guardian. Is all lost? Will March go to jail and leave her siblings to a fate worse than death? Enter the Marquess of McCalpin, the newest guardian of the Lawson family. Just what will he make of this family? Will he press charges against March and send her siblings scattered across England? Wonderfully written, poignant at times; my emotions were involved and ran the gamut while reading this story.

This book held my interest from beginning to end. She had me laughing and had me grabbing for my tissues. I was completely enthralled.
The heroine, March, was the oldest of 4 siblings, when their parents died of influenza. March at 17, took responsibility for her family, giving up her dreams to support them. She is a very strong and courageous young woman, to which life had not been kind.
8years later.
Micheal, the Marquess of McCalprin, finds out that he is responsible for the Trusts of the Lawson siblings. How he inherited this responsibility he doesn't know. But some interesting reports are coming in on that account and he decides to investigate. What he finds is a family barely holding on. He forms an instant bond with March, recognizing her beauty, her courage and her sacrifice for her family.
March is so relieved to finally get help. She looks to Micheal to help bring her family to the position in society they should be.
As the story goes on, upt ar the relationship grow and develop. They both have issues from the past that have to be dealt with. It's not easy for either of them.
This is the 3rd book in the series and I have loved each and every one of them. I can't wait for the next in the series.

This was a highly entertaining historical romance ....

Alice Hubbard , granddaughter of a Duke , was a 'little' unlucky - she had lost not one, not two but three betrothed ......luckily she didn't love any of them.........unluckily she could not take the humiliation and retreated from Society .
Henderson Southwell , her deceased brother's best friend , has returned after 4 years way
He finds her even more beautiful than he remembered BUT she is just as forbidden... ...he had made a promise to her brother that he would never , ever , ever pursue her .
He wants to put the light back in her eyes ,to convince her that she need not spend life as a spinster , that someone would love her .......it just couldn't be him ....Promises must be kept .

Alice has always been infatuated with Henderson and now on his return she begins to hope that perhaps she need not be a Spinster after all .

I loved the journey that these two characters take us on - I was able to laugh at their woes even whilst feeling for them at every obstacle in the way .

I will be looking for other books by the Author .......she is just what I need to take me away from the trials of everyday modern life .

First I would like to thank St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for a copy of this book.

I am mostly a mystery reader but every once in a while I enjoy reading a nice romance to cleanse my reading palate. I am so happy I received this book, I smiled, chuckled out loud and became very angry and distressed when forces starting stacking up against March, and Michael needed a good shaking.

The romance between the 2 main characters was lovely and I finished this book feeling very happy with life. I now need to go back and read the other books in this series since I enjoyed this one so much.

The Luck of the Bride (The Cavensham Heiresses #3)
by Janna MacGregor

BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY!
I can never say that enough. If any book this month deserves the five star rating it is definitely this one. ( I do not write spoilers on reviews ) ..... So... I love this authors writing style. I like the portrayal of story lines that have meat as well as different elements and levels. This is one that serves the reader all they can ask for an more! I loved it loved it loved it! I like her characters, the way it unfolds, the way my emotions are touched. I was captivated by the story and just did not put it down! I have only one down side... it ended! This is one for keeping and rereading over again. The author is gifted beyond words, and it is no way to describe how reading portrays into watching movies and being involved in them in your mind. She has that touch. So for a wonderful read that will sweep you away and keep you totally captivated, buy this book! I received an ARC of this book, from the publisher, via NetGalley
Regards, Anna Swedenmom

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and I am voluntarily reviewing it.

What a delightful story! Once I started, I couldn't put it down. I loved the dual POV that the book was written in. It was charming to see the male protagonist having some issues and not the perfect alpha male. It really made for a more humanizing character. I could have fallen for McCalpin myself!!!! As for March, oh my word. That poor girl. She just had such a hard life and it seemed like everything that could go wrong did for her. Yes, Ms. MacGregor really out did herself. The plot was such that you can't put the book down because there was so much going on that one has to keep reading. This is the first book in the series that I have read. Now I have to go back and read the prior stories. The characters from other books make many appearances here and I am so interested in reading their stories now.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a great historical romance that is FULL of action!!!!

Bring your tissues - this one's gonna hit you right in the feels!

The prologue was just heartbreaking. It perfectly set up the situation March finds herself in with her younger siblings, so when the story picks up years later we're anxious to see how things are going for them. The Lawson family is in dire straits, not due to lack of money in the estate's bank, but lack of proper access to that money. March is forced to take drastic measures just to keep her family fed.

Michael, the Marquess of McCalpin, has been hiding a terrible secret: He suffers from dyscalculia, though it wasn't called that in that time period. He believes he'll bring shame on his family and his future as his father's heir to the duchy if his secret is revealed, but keeping the secret - and not being able to fluently discuss matters that relate to numbers in any way - takes a real toll on his self-confidence and he's constantly afraid of being publicly humiliated if his secret is discovered.

When he learns that his guardianship over the Lawson family - a responsibility he inherited from the previous Marquess, who was a dear friend of March's late father - has been usurped by Miss Lawson's attempts to forge his signature, he recognizes that he's partially to blame and sets out to make things right for the family. In the process, he and his family are completely charmed by the Lawson siblings even as he struggles with his wholly inappropriate feelings for the eldest sister.

March is only interested in seeing her sisters happily settled and her brother well on his way to manhood. She's given up hopes of ever finding happiness with a family of her own. She's determined not to find herself beholden to the Cavensham family, regardless of their generosity. She certainly doesn't expect the feelings and attraction she has for the Marquess to be returned in kind, but she tries to keep her heart intact while she convinces herself nothing could ever come of such an alliance.

The romance builds slowly from their friendship, so slowly it almost sneaks right on past them both. They each have their insecurities, their belief that the other couldn't possibly have any interest in a romance. When the inevitable finally becomes real, it's beautifully handled and joyous to behold. Theirs is a love story for the ages, made especially rewarding by the deep love shared between all the members of both families.

This story was extremely well-written, sensitive about the disability and respectful of the integrity of the characters, even in difficult circumstances. I was hooked right from the start by that poignant prologue, and fell in love with Michael quickly, even when I wanted to Gibbs-slap him upside the head. It's the best kind of Regency romance, perfectly done with memorable characters. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book through NetGalley.

March is an orphan and doing what she must to raise her siblings for the past eight years on little money. Michael is the man that controls March’s purse strings, when he finds out what she has been up to he decides to visit. What will happen with sparks fly. This is a fun, entertaining read with plenty of emotion, the characters really drew me into the story. A great historical read.

I received an ARC of this book in trade of an honest review.

This is the first in the Cavensham Heiresses series that I have read and the first book by Janna MacGregor and I really enjoyed this book. Characters from previous books are present but they are not so involved in the story that you need to read them before this one.

I absolutely loved the heroine March. When her parents died right before her entry into society, she became responsible for her three younger siblings and the management of their family estate. Her love and devotion to them and her caring nature to everyone makes her quickly and easily likable. The hero, Michael, is not perfect and the struggles that the reader sees him face makes him endearing and relatable. March and Michael's attraction and growing love for one another had good pacing and did not feel rushed and I enjoyed reading them all in love with each other.

The plot of the story was able to keep my interest even though I felt that some points were trivial and could easily be rectified. I really enjoyed and did not expect the twist that occurs towards the climax of the story and how that affected March. Towards the end of the book I became very frustrated with Michael with his actions towards March and felt that the things were wrapped up too quickly and tidily.

The supporting characters were fun and interesting to learn about. Michael's family and their closeness and how much March and her siblings loved each other was refreshing to see when many authors in this genre write families as strangers who can barely tolerate each other. I hope that March's sisters get their own stories with heroes of their own <spoiler>I really do not want them to end up with the men who avoided them when March's alleged illegitimacy became public and miraculously reappeared when it turned out to be false. Janna explained that away in the epilogue but I hope that her sisters are smarter than that and at the very least make it a little difficult for the men if that is who they are going to end up with</spoiler>

All in all I enjoyed this book and i give it four stars.

I very much enjoyed this book.
I found it to be well written and I read it so fast because I was so into the story.

I highly recommend

I loved this book! I laughed. I cried. I couldn't put it down.
Well written. Strong female lead doing anything for her family comes up against a future duke with his own hubris. In addition to the leads, there were colorful, secondary characters.
March Lawson is the eldest child, who at age 17, assumes the role of head of household after the death of her parents from flu. After many years with no help from their appointed guardian, March is desperate for funds to support her little family. In this desperation, she embezzles funds from her own trust. This leads to her meeting her newest guardian, the Marquess of McCalpin. By the end of the book, they have realized just how perfectly matched they are.
I enjoyed reading this book and learning about all of the characters that I can't wait for the rest of The Cavensham Heiresses books.

Outstanding regency/historical romance. March has done everything in her power to try to care for her three siblings. At age 16 her parents died and she was left to care for her infant brother as well as her sisters. She worked the estate doing not just the book work but physically shearing sheep to keep food on their table. She got desperate since no one came forward to help. Unfortunately, her cousin did everything go make life difficult in order to force her to allow her youngest sister to marry him. Eventually, the family was assisted by the Dukes heir Michael. Sadly, even he had personal issues and was unsure if she was trustworthy in spite of their attraction. There is intrigue, suspense, life changing accusations and so much more. As you begin to think all is well then another issue occurs. This book keeps the reader interested from beginning to the last page. Well worth reading. I received a complementary copy via Net Galley and chose to write a review. I look forward to reading future books by Ms. MacGregor.

Oh my goodness! The Luck of the Bride by Janna MacGrego is the first of her books that I have read. It was amazing. I am so happy there are more books to read. The book made me so emotional, from being angry for the heroine and her family for their situation, to balling my eyes out. There were so many twists and turns, it was a great story. You will fall in love will March Lawson and Michael Cavensham, the Marquess of McCalpine

I was received an advance readers copy and am voluntarily reviewing the book. I highly recommend the book and would give it 10 stars if I could

Wow! This book is fabulous! A wonderfully strong heroine, March, loves and sacrifices for her family with little concern for how much things affect her. Wealthy, loyal and accomplished, Michael, the Marques of Langford, has a secret shame that he forever lives in fear of its discovery. How they enter into each other's lives and the tale that follows is captivating and marveling in its depth and expert storytelling. This author might just be my new favorite.

The Luck of the Bride is fantastic from start to finish, read it and I'm positive you'll agree. I can’t recommend this one highly enough.

I received an ARC of this book, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This book really pulls at your heart and left me in tears during one scene. You can't help but admire March who keeps her family together after the death of her parents and struggles to keep food on the table.

Watching Michael (McCalpin) and March grow closer and fall in love was great but along the way there is tons of drama and obstacles that need to be resolved before they get to their HEA.

One thing that really bothered me was that March was so quick to forgive Michael when he didn't believe her innocence and had to get proof that she did not steal from him. I think that if the same thing happened to me, I would need time to recover from the betrayal and not give my forgiveness so quickly. I also didn't like the coincidence that the two suitors were really called away by emergencies when the Lawson women needed their support, that was just a little too much bad luck piled on bad luck.

Another part that I was not sure about was the purpose of Jameson trying to discredit March as a rightful heir, that had nothing to do with his scheme to steal money and was just down right cruel. I also understand that they had sympathy towards his circumstances that he needed the money for a crippled child but they really let him off too easily for his crime.

After reading many, many books, it takes a really good scene for me to be moved to tears and when March was saying good bye to her siblings, I felt their sorrow and it did move me to tears and anger at Michael! I loved that Michael's mother showed him this scene and was so instrumental in opening his eyes.

I have not read any of the other books in this brides series but it really was not necessary to enjoy or understand this book. I enjoyed the book and now want to know more about the previous books.

This is the first book I have read by Janna MacGregor. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me the book for an honest review. As a young girl, March was thrown into a position as mother and father to her three siblings after the death of her parents to influenza. She handled the affairs of the estate that included sheep, until things got very bad. Working a scheme to get part of her trust to keep the estate going and food on the table, March gets caught up in quite a predicament. When Michael, the person in charge of the money for the estate, gets word that money is being withdrawn with his permission, even though he did not provide permission, he begins to investigate. Michael has his own disability to content with and now he has to learn to handle affairs that make him deal with that disability. March's sisters need to be presented to society, Bennett needs to learn to be a man, and can Michael be that person to help with those tasks? Very nicely written, romantic, with some sleuthing, family honor, and love. This book has it all and cannot wait to read the rest of the series.

Miss March Lawson is trying to survive with her brother and sisters. Her guardians are ignoring their needs and she is desperate. March decides to get money from her trust to feed her family. The problem is she is forging her guardian’s signature on the documents. When the Marquess of MacCalpin finds out he confronts her.
This story is one of the most emotional I have ever read. You have Miss March Lawson who is trying her best to keep her family fed. Her brother the Viscount Lawson is too young to take up his title. He is nine going on thirty. The people who are suppose to help her are not, she also has to deal with a cousin trying to marry her sister to get his hands on the estate.
MacCalpin finds out that March has been stealing from the estate. Yet there is someone stealing from his own estate also. The issue is that MacCalpin can’t understand numbers. He now has to find out who is stealing from the Dukedom.
March and MacCalpin come together and learn to trust each other and themselves. I really recommend this book.

The book seemed very promising at the start. After her parents died due to an influenza outbreak, March at the young age of 17, even feeling devastated and overwhelmed herself assumes all responsibility for her young siblings and the estate. When their appointed guardian ignores them, including pleas for funds, it is up to March to figure out ways to survive. In desperation when they are near penniless, she resorts to forgery to enable monies from her trust fund to be released to her.

The guardianship of the Lawson family falls to Michael after their previous guardian dies. He’d initially passed it on to his solicitor to manage their affairs but when March’s forgery is discovered he is shocked to discover the state they have fallen into & immediately makes reparation by taking the whole family to London under the sponsorship and care of his parents.

Several things didn’t sit right with me in the writing which marred my enjoyment of the book.
Both characters were uneven at times. Michael is portrayed as a man of integrity yet even from the first seemed to behave rather uncharacteristically recklessly around March – kisses on the lips “to distract her” when she has an accident? With someone else in the room but whose back is turned? Incidences that were just too jarring.

Another thing that I did not like in the storytelling was the all too frequent references to March’s physical attributes:
“She rose from the chair with an inborn grace that enhanced the lush lines of her body”. I lost count of the number of times the word “lush” or luscious was used to describe her. Which didn’t go with her supposedly character, one of intelligence, independence and determination.

The writing seemed to go even more florid as the story continued.