Marry Me by Midnight
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Entertainment Weekly Best Romances of 2023
Kirkus Best Romances of 2023
New York Public Library Best Romances of 2023
Fated Mates Podcast Best Romances of 2023
Hey Alma Best Jewish Fiction of 5783
From an author known for her “powerful and passionate” work comes a story with an enchanting twist on Cinderella (Eva Leigh, bestselling author): a charming heiress must marry to save her family’s business, but the man she dreams of is the one she can’t have.
London, 1832: Isabelle Lira may be in distress, but she's no damsel. Since her father’s death, his former partners have sought to oust her from their joint equity business. Her only choice is to marry—and fast—to a powerful ally outside the respected Berab family’s sphere of influence. Only finding the right spouse will require casting a wide net. So she’ll host a series of festivals, to which every eligible Jewish man is invited.
Once, Aaron Ellenberg longed to have a family of his own. But as the synagogue custodian, he is too poor for wishes and not foolish enough for dreams. Until the bold, beautiful Isabelle Lira presents him with an irresistible offer . . . if he ensures her favored suitors have no hidden loyalties to the Berabs, she will provide him with money for a new life.
Yet the transaction provides surprising temptation, as Aaron and Isabelle find caring and passion in the last person they each expected. Only a future for them is impossible—for heiresses don’t marry orphans, and love only conquers in children’s tales. But if Isabelle can find the courage to trust her heart, she'll discover anything is possible, if only she says yes.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Grossman (Dalliances & Devotion) spotlights Victorian London's Jewish community in the enchanting romance that opens her Once upon the East End series. After Isabelle Lira's father dies, she inherits his surety company, much to the chagrin of his greedy partners, the Berab brothers, who question her business acumen. To keep her position, Isabelle must find a husband fast, ideally one approved by the Duke of Sussex, whose patronage her family seeks, and who the Berabs cannot control. Unfortunately, the man she's most attracted to is penniless synagogue custodian Aaron Ellenberg, who agrees to help her vet possible candidates. A more viable suitor emerges in Solomon Weiss, but Isabelle can't shake her growing feelings for Aaron. Which will win out, her head or her heart? Grossman brings an air of authenticity to the prejudices and obstacles faced by the Jewish community in 1830s England. This unique focus, combined with the sweet forbidden romance—a gender-swapped Cinderella story—at the novel's center, makes this a charmer. Historical romance fans should snap it up.
