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To Marry the Devil: A Fake Engagement Regency Romance (Finders Keepers) Kindle Edition

by Terri Mackenzie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 422 ratings
“I ruin everything I touch. That has been my curse since the day I was born.”

Lady Annabelle Beaumont prefers books to ballrooms. With her elder sister married, she intends to avoid men until she’s old enough to be put on the shelf along with her favourite novels. Unfortunately, when she’s inadvertently discovered alone with notorious rake Jacob Barrington, she has two choices: enter an engagement with a man she loathes or be ruined forever.

Jacob Barrington, newly minted Marquess of Sunderland and the “Devil of St James”, plans to destroy his family’s reputation in the most licentious way possible. An engagement is not on the agenda, especially to someone he detests. Instead, he offers to spend their fake engagement finding Annabelle a husband she prefers. But as their desire deepens into something more, she ends their deal and leaves London entirely. Alone, Jacob comes to a realisation: the devil does possess a heart.

And she’s just run away with it.
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  4. Publication date
    November 22, 2023
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"I think Jacob was one of my favorite scoundrels."


"I highly recommend this story filled with regret, trauma, sadness, grief, but so much passion, hope, and love."


"The writing was lush, the descriptions gorgeous, the character arcs natural, the dynamic between the characters both witty and intense."


"Redeeming the rake is one of my favourite historical romance tropes, especially when combined with a wallflower heroine, and Terri Mackenzie's To Marry the Devil delivers in spades."


"Jacob Barrington. Dark, bitter, brutal...wickedly handsome. Yes please! He is an excellent rake and watching his character arc as he learns to let go of his hatred and love again was just perfection."


"Mackenzie has a delightful easy prose style, and I gobbled up this book in two days. The steam scenes were wonderful and natural, and the HEA made me smile with glee."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CLL1TMLY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Copperplate Books (November 22, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 422 ratings

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Terri Mackenzie

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Despite the less-than-warm reception of Terri's early stories about cannibal dwarves and talking wolves, she has been writing almost as long as she has been talking. Regency romance is her passion, fed on a diet of Georgette Heyer and Julia Quinn, and she especially loves an irredeemable rake. By day, she's a ghostwriter, but don't ask her about it because 1) she's not allowed to tell you, and 2) she'll freeze up and forget how to form full sentences.

She lives in England with her sadly redeemable husband and the love of her life (her dog). When she's not writing, she's probably wishing she was.

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  • brad ford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Expert writing that goes from warm to hot
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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    If I had known that reading Amber Night and Terri Mackenzie back to back would make me this horny, I would have gotten an extended warranty on my vibrator. The boxing scene alone got me hot and bothered and there wasn't even any sex involved. I could smell the sweat, hear the noise, and feel the anguish that the heroine felt.
    The storyline overall felt familiar as did Jacob's reason for not jumping into the marriage with Annabelle. But something about the writing made me want to read every single word. I agree with Becky's earlier review that there are gems hidden in the story that I was picking out gladly and putting in my treasure box. The introspections weren't overdone and the language was just poetic enough that it gave me a pause without boring me to death. The writing was expert, seamless, and flowed like a calm stream without any jagged rocks. This lady was born to write.
    And that is obvious not only in the quality of her writing but a side love story between Annabelle and books/library, which I loved. I imagine the author has infused her love of books into the story. If her husband is anything like Jacob, life is really unfair.
    IMO, this is a quiet, warm-breeze-on-a-spring-day kind of love story to be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or a glass of champagne. It's not the chugging-vodka-to-dampen-the-anguish kind of book.
    Except during the boxing and sex scenes. Feel free to go crazy with a drink of your choice. Annabelle is bold for a newbie and I love the things Jacob says during sex. It's not too much or too little. It's just right. Everything in this book is just right.
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  • CathyAnn
    4.0 out of 5 stars Could not put this down.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2025
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    This hooked me almost instantly. I loved how it went right into action without spending chapters to set up the plot and characters. The dialogue was often amusing, but authentic. The flawed heroine and hero were believable and it was impossible not to root for them. The only reason this is a four and not a five is that it started to feel a bit long and the sex scenes were more explicit than I like, but that's just personal preference. Other readers probably prefer the sexual action.
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  • Lauren
    5.0 out of 5 stars my opinion
    Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2024
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    This was a wonderful story. The 2 main characters were irresistible. It was a fun read that proves true love conquers all. Read it you’ll enjoy e I promised se.
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  • Justafan
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not my kind of hero
    Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2025
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    Not my kind of hero. Now the heroine, Annabelle? She’s a delight. Sweet and kind and shy. I find I must truly suspend my disbelief. This reader can envision little hope for his redemption.
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  • Marsi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love Found
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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    Annabel knew what she did and didn’t want that one way she had to convince Jacob what he really wanted, her. The telling of the story was delightful, well written and a good pace.
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  • Mom days are great days
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, love!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2025
    This was my first book by this author, and it won’t be my last. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey of Annabelle and Jacob’s relationship. I think Jacob was one of my favorite scoundrels. By actions in the story, you can see how callous and awful he was as a man and brother. He was totally cringeworthy. He comes across Annabelle by mistake and their adventure begins. His progress and growth throughout the story is gradual and believable. I appreciate the time and effort in writing the change.

    As for Annabelle, she is attracted to Jacob from the start, but she hates his reputation and tactics. I like how she struggles with these two feelings as things progress.

    I highly recommend this story filled with regret, trauma, sadness, grief, but so much passion, hope, and love.
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  • Becky
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite reads of the year!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023
    Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Readability: 📖📖📖📖📖
    Feels: 🦋🦋🦋🦋
    Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
    Tension: ⚡⚡⚡⚡
    Romance: 💞💞💞💞
    Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
    Intimate Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
    Steam Scale (Number of Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥
    Humor: A bit
    Perspective: Third person from both the hero and heroine
    When mains are first on page together: Not too far in, about 11%
    More character focused or plot focused? Lots of character focus
    Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
    Epilogue: With a newsletter grab

    Should I read in order?
    You could because Theo and Nathanial are the mains from book 1 and they have a bit of page time here (Theo is Annabelle’s sister) but I do think this one is okay to pick up alone if you’d like to.

    Basic plot:
    Lady Annabelle is determined not to marry, but when rumors swirl about what she was doing in the garden during a ball, she finds herself engaged to a notorious rake.

    Give this a try if you want:
    - Regency (1814)
    - London setting
    - wallflower and the rake vibes
    - hero is a boxer and brother to a Marquess
    - bit of bargain feel – Jacob will teach Annabelle how to flirt and get her married to someone else to break their engagement
    - fake engagement
    - compromised heroine
    - angsty
    - character focused and without a mystery/villain
    - medium steam – 3 full scenes

    Ages:
    - Heroine is 19, hero is around 26

    My thoughts:
    OH how much I adored this book! I just loved it so, so much. It had so many little romance things I adore reading and I had such a grin on my face while reading it. And it gave me butterflies and made me feel giddy. This is absolutely a new favorite of mine.

    We get to meet our heroine hiding behind some potted plants, reading, at her own ball. She’s absolutely adorable but relatable, at least to a book loving, shy, introvert like me. I loved Annabelle’s character. She’s young and uncertain, but also strong and determined. Annabelle gets some anxiety about social activities and balls. She’s rather shy and quiet. She doesn’t have a problem learning to parry with our hero’s sass though.

    Let’s be clear, this hero is a bottom of the barrel mess when we first meet him. Jacob grew up knowing nothing he did would be good enough and that made him go the opposite route and try to keep lowering the expectations. I loved how we got a decent amount of time in his head to really feel his growth as a character. Share his feelings he keeps inside that show us as readers what he’s hiding from the world. We see his longing, his angst, and his desperate desire for approval and love.

    This book had SO many scenes that I just adored. So many little things that I chase in romance. Things that might not even get a mention they seem to inconsequential to note but are everything to me. Watching one another across a room. The dark longing unfurling and the almost kisses, the almost touches, almost….almost. Ugh it’s just the best to me!

    I was taking so many quotes with this one. I found Mackenzie’s writing style in this one to be so lovely. So many lines had me sighing in the best way and rereading passages. I will absolutely be following Mackenzie’s future releases.
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  • Kelsey Epler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Regency at its finest!
    Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2024
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    This is the second novel I've read by Terri Mackenzie and I am absolutely in love with this book!! The TENSION, the romance, the LI who is to DIE FOR. Only pick it up if you have time to read it all, because you will DEVOUR this in one sitting!
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  • Researcher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down - the writing was riveting.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2024
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    You know the story will have a particular ending but you still want to see how the story unfolds and the ups and downs along the way. Escapist and enjoyable.
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  • Phoenix
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2024
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    This was really sweet, Annabelle wasn’t the usual type of heroine seeing Jacob through the lense of hating men like many heroines in this genre. It was nice to see two struggling people coming together.
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  • Katie R
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Quick Read
    Reviewed in Australia on January 25, 2025
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    A quick read easily finished in an hour. It was fine, but not really for me.
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  • RachelR123
    5.0 out of 5 stars Steamy with depth
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2023
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    Redeeming the rake is one of my favourite historical romance tropes, especially when combined with a wallflower heroine, and Terri Mackenzie’s To Marry the Devil delivers in spades. Our hero Jacob is a dark, bitter soul dedicated to ruining his family's name - and having a fair bit of debauched fun in the meantime. But Terri gives us an insight into what has made Jacob the way he is. And my heart ACHED. I fell so hard for this gorgeous, hurting man. Our heroine Annabelle at first seems like the typical shy, bookish wallflower. But Terri writes her with such depth and skill that we quickly realise there is more to her than meets the eye. She has an inner steel and emotional awareness that was refreshing to read. I LOVED watching this unlikely couple come together and seeing all the ways that they were exactly what the other needed. And the chemistry was intense! Their draw to each other was so strong and believable. And the spice totally delivered - scorching, raw, emotional and very, very hot. Read it!
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