02380cam a2200301 4500 555620237 TxAuBib 20220609120000.0 210910s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021044272 9781982190484 PAP 16.99 1982190485 PAP 16.99 TxAuBib Waters, Martha, 1988- To marry and to meddle [BOOK] : a novel / Martha Waters. First Atria Paperback edition. New York : Atria Paperback, 2022. 326 pages ; 21 cm. Regency vows ; 3 "Lady Emily Turner has been a debutante for six seasons now and should have long settled into a suitable marriage. However, due to her father's large debts, her only suitor is the persistent and odious owner of her father's favorite gambling house. Meanwhile, Lord Julian Belfry, the second son of a marquess, has scandalized society as an actor and owner of a theater-the kind of establishment where men take their mistresses, but not their wives. When their lives intersect at a house party, Lord Julian hatches a plan to benefit them both. With a marriage of convenience, Emily will use her society connections to promote the theater to a more respectable clientele and Julian will take her out from under the shadows of her father's unsavory associates. But they soon realize they have very different plans for their marriage-Julian wants Emily to remain a society wife, while Emily discovers an interest in the theater. But when a fleeing actress, murderous kitten, and meddlesome friends enter the fray, Emily andJulian will have to confront the fact that their marriage of convenience comes with rather inconvenient feelings. With "an arch sense of humor and a marvelously witty voice that rivals the best of the Regency authors" (Entertainment Weekly), Martha Waterscrafts another fresh romantic comedy that for fans of Julia Quinn and Evie Dunmore"-- Provided by publisher. 20220609. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Theater Fiction. London (England) Social life and customs 19th century Fiction. Romance fiction. Historical fiction. Regency vows ; 3.