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A Perfect Match (The Merry Romances Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rachel Knowles (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 178 ratings

Three men compete for her hand—but only one holds her heart

Amidst the glamour of the London season, Alicia Westlake must find a husband before she’s swept into a match of her mother’s making. Two of the season’s most eligible bachelors vie for her hand, but she’s more interested in character than wealth, and dreams of marrying for love.

Welcomed into the bluestocking circle, Alicia is drawn to the witty Mr Merry, who shares her love of history—but not her faith. A younger son, Christopher Merry is the black sheep of his family. Haunted by painful memories, which he struggles to suppress, he refuses to take life seriously.

Mrs Westlake’s plans for Alicia leave no room for such a man. Desperate for her daughter to marry into the nobility, she will go to any lengths to achieve a brilliant match.

Christopher must confront his past, and seek forgiveness, to become the man Alicia needs to save her from being sacrificed to her mother’s ambitions. But time is running out…

Set in London and the seaside town of Weymouth, in 1788–9, this novel by the co-author of the popular Regency History blog is rich in historical detail. A glossary is included.

Written in a traditional style, inspired by Georgette Heyer, A Perfect Match is a clean and wholesome faith-based romance, full of witty banter and understated humour.

This is the first in The Merry Romances series, but can be read as a standalone romance with its own happily ever after.

Get your copy now to join Alicia and Christopher on their journey to find a perfect match.

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Rachel Knowles writes clean Regency romance with some Christian characters and themes. She first read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice at the age of thirteen and fell in love, not only with Mr Darcy, but with the entire Regency period. Since 2011, she has been blogging about her research on the Regency History blog. She writes historical non-fiction based on this research. Rachel lives in the beautiful Georgian seaside town of Weymouth, Dorset, with her husband, Andrew. They have four grown-up daughters and a growing number of grandchildren.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00XY63SD8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sandsfoot Publishing
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 19, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9.9 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1910883013
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Merry Romances
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Rachel Knowles writes faith-based Regency romance.

She first read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice at the age of 13 and fell in love, not only with Mr Darcy, but with the entire Regency period.

Immersed in the world of Jane Austen, Rachel’s stories are rich in historical detail. She's been sharing her research on the popular Regency History blog since 2011.

Rachel lives in the beautiful Georgian seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset, on the south coast of England, with her husband, Andrew. They have four grown-up daughters and a growing number of grandchildren.

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Customers enjoy this clean historical fiction romance for its intriguing plot with unexpected twists. The book features delightful characters, with one customer particularly appreciating the banter between the main characters. Customers find the writing well-crafted and the historical content accurate, making it a great standalone read.

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15 customers mention "Romance"11 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in this book, describing it as clean historical fiction with intrigue, and one customer notes its surprising number of plot twists.

"...There is romance, danger, intrigue and the happy ending. Entertaining read." Read more

"...having great sympathy for her and the Duke , and the outcome of their story is charming!...." Read more

"I had trouble getting into the story and set t aside for a more enjoyable quick read...." Read more

"A Perfect Match is a very enjoyable and clean Christian-based historical fiction romance!..." Read more

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Customers find the book enjoyable, with one mentioning it reads like a historical love story and another noting it's interesting to learn more about the period.

"II love this book. It's hard to explain what's so wonderful about it...." Read more

"A Perfect Match is a very enjoyable and clean Christian-based historical fiction romance!..." Read more

"...It also has a lot of descriptive imagery, some interesting and others I could have done without...." Read more

"...Overall, I really enjoyed reading this novel...." Read more

7 customers mention "Character development"7 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, particularly the hero and heroine, with one customer specifically appreciating the banter between the main characters.

"...The characters are well developed and the world described well enough for me to see in my imagination...." Read more

"Delightful characters, I really enjoyed the slow unfolding the story with its unexpected turns in the plot. It is a sweet romance." Read more

"...Lovely heroine and a charming hero." Read more

"...I loved the hero and heroine, who were both thoughtful and mature, despite their mothers, who were meddlesome in their own ways...." Read more

4 customers mention "Writing quality"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book, with one noting it is well edited.

"This book is well written, and I enjoyed being able to fully immerse myself in the Georgian culture...." Read more

"This is a clean, standalone read which is well edited and historically accurate...." Read more

"...The story has love, murder, lies and deceit, oh my! All written with a clean hand." Read more

"A very enjoyable historical novel, well written. Good characters, a good plot. A page turner. I look forward to more books by the same author." Read more

3 customers mention "Historical accuracy"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the historical accuracy of the book, with one mentioning the inclusion of many historical figures.

"This is a clean, standalone read which is well edited and historically accurate...." Read more

"A well researched piece with so many historical figures that you truly felt you were there. Lovely heroine and a charming hero." Read more

"...and Georgette Heyer it was nice this author kept to being historically accurate. It was worth the purchase." Read more

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Customers find the book readable, with one mentioning it's a standalone read and another noting the author writes multiple books.

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  • Winterdark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romance and History, too!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2025
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    II love this book. It's hard to explain what's so wonderful about it. I think it's that it reads like a historical love story instead of like a Regencyland romance. It has politics and other issues of the time that makes you feel like you're in the real 1780s rather than in a magical wonderland that only romance characters ever inhabit.

    The story is sweet. The characters have stuck with me in the years since I read the book, and I still think about them. I think the main character's mother and her story is one of the most interesting parts of the book. She is not the sort of character we usually see treated sympathetically, and.yet, one cannot help having great sympathy for her and the Duke , and the outcome of their story is charming!.

    I recommend this book to all lovers of both romance and history.
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  • Ami A.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Clean historical fiction romance!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2024
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    A Perfect Match is a very enjoyable and clean Christian-based historical fiction romance! The characters are well developed and the world described well enough for me to see in my imagination. There are a surprising number of twists that I was not expecting which always keeps me interested. I am looking forward to reading book 2 of this series.

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  • Cachito Lindo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just the right amount of conflict, mystery, and romance
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2025
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    Delightful characters, I really enjoyed the slow unfolding the story with its unexpected turns in the plot. It is a sweet romance.
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  • MelodyTregear
    3.0 out of 5 stars Hang in there!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024
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    This is a clean, standalone read which is well edited and historically accurate. It also has a lot of descriptive imagery, some interesting and others I could have done without. It is a long story, which is no problem if it holds your attention. Unfortunately, I often wondered, 'when is it going to end!'. For me, this story took a long time, a long time indeed, to get to the interesting part. The constant backwards and forwards of the same situations and misunderstandings, was tedious. Once it did start moving, so to say, there was enough action to hold my attention to the end, which was ok. It kind of wrapped everything up, though the outcome regarding the villain was not satisfying. Regardless of whether it was realistic to the times, that is not the outcome I want in a novel. Overall, this was high on historical accuracy and low on overall feeling or romance.
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  • Mom
    4.0 out of 5 stars Clever and historical
    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
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    A well researched piece with so many historical figures that you truly felt you were there. Lovely heroine and a charming hero.
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  • Judjmc0
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022
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    This book is well written, and I enjoyed being able to fully immerse myself in the Georgian culture. I loved the hero and heroine, who were both thoughtful and mature, despite their mothers, who were meddlesome in their own ways.

    I struggled with whether to give this book 4 or 5 stars, and in the end, I went with 5 because I couldn't fault the writing, which I thought was wonderful. I would have taken a star off for things that were matters of my own preference, and I don't like to ding an author for subjective issues. One thing was that I thought it was a little long. The other thing was the pivotal scene at the end. I don't want to give any spoilers, but I was literally angry with the hero over some dumb decisions he made, which did not seem to be in keeping with his past actions.

    Overall, I really enjoyed reading this novel. It was interesting to learn more about the period and the way the upper echelons of society interacted with each other. I loved the banter between the main characters, and I loved the few swoony moments that were sprinkled here and there. It was a clean read and had some Christian elements, which I appreciated as well. I'll definitely read more by this author in the future.
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  • MrsC
    5.0 out of 5 stars A slow start but enjoyable after the scene was set
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2024
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    I had trouble getting into the story and set t aside for a more enjoyable quick read. However, when I came back to it, it soon became interesting and held a bit of intrigue. It is different from the style of writing that I am accustomed to but in the end the story was enjoyable.
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  • Teresa
    4.0 out of 5 stars A sweet couple!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2023
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    I really liked this story. There were good characters, who were easy to become attached to, despicable characters, who were easy to dislike, and, as should be expected, wishy washy characters, just as there are in life.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A perfect regency...or maybe I should say "pre regency" novel! :)
    Reviewed in Italy on March 10, 2016
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    I really loved this novel. Descriptions are accurate, characters and plot well built. I'm fond of Georgette Heyer's books, and there are not many modern regency novels I love. I can recommend "A Perfect Match" of Rachel Knowles. She has a blog too, rich of informations about Regency Era:
    [...]

    Non si trovano molti romanzi dell'epoca Regency (l'epoca dei romanzi di Jane Austen!) tradotti in italiano. Per questo motivo ho iniziato a leggerli in lingua originale. A perfect Match di Rachel Knowles l'ho trovato carino e ricco di dettagli storici accurati. Amo molto i romanzi regency di Georgette Heyer, e sono pochi i romanzi moderni di questo genere che mi soddisfano... di solito mi sembran tutti delle brutte copie di quelli della Heyer! Rachel Knowles è riuscita a realizzare un romanzo gradevole in "The perfect Match" e se volete approfondire le note storiche di quel periodo, vi consiglio anche il suo blog: [...]
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  • Jill pickham
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love is never easy
    Reviewed in Australia on November 15, 2024
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    Two people both having to live with ambitious mothers. Alicia finds her self affected by the machinations of others whereas she wants to marry for love. Three men pursue her- one for love, one for money and one pressured by his mother. How Alicia navigates these issues to achieve her goal makes for an interesting and readable story. ARC copy provided.
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  • Mrs J
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2021
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    A good storyline written in a style that is very much of the period. Some good characters too.
    Looking forward to reading the next book.
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  • Shelby R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable characters balance each other well in fascinating historical setting
    Reviewed in Canada on April 25, 2016
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    The characters made this novel shine. Each balanced off the other: the hilarious mother would have been over-the-top if not for the relatively level yet enjoyable cast that surrounded her. The mystery around the villain kept me guessing his identity as I thought I knew, then second-guessed myself over and over. As a romance, doubt held the hero and heroine apart while the reader knows how perfect they are for each other, adding some enjoyable tension throughout, followed by pleasant relief once HEA is achieved. The Christian themes didn't sound preachy to non-Christian-romance readers; they fit the novel. The content is appropriate for teens.

    Editing was well done, and the language, scenarios, and locations pull the reader into the time period. Rachel Knowles writes a fun history blog and used that knowledge to set the scene better than many other similar novels. She gave us the "feel" of the locations and historical characters. I read mostly steamy Regency romance, and the earlier time setting was fascinating. There's a chance for a Regency sequel with these characters' children!

    No matter which time period Rachel Knowles prefers, I hope she considers writing more novels of this style.
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  • Agatha Raisin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun but sedate read till breathtaking gallop two thirds of way through to end
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2025
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    I enjoyed the characters and their machinations for advancement in society in true Austen/Heyer style. I found the middle section rather slow but then towards the end everything happened - mystery, intrigue, hairbreadth escapes, revelation and rescue - right up till the end of the book!
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