A Matter of Convenience

Rating:
Summary: Great characters make this story sing
Review: Fast paced, entertaining and satisfying, this author has a gift for bringing a romantic tale to life. Characters and events in A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE sizzle across the pages, making the reader sorry the story has to end. I can hardly wait for the next book in the Destiny Coin series.

Rating:
Summary: Great characters make this story sing
Review: Fast paced, entertaining and satisfying, this author has a gift for bringing a romantic tale to life. Characters and events in A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE sizzle across the pages, making the reader sorry the story has to end. I can hardly wait for the next book in the Destiny Coin series.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Review: Gabriella Anderson has the gift. After helping her cousin leave her intended at the altar to run off and marry the man she really loves. Corinna makes an arrangement to marry a man she hardly knows and doesn't really like (Stuart). Stuart and Corinna agree to make this a "Matter of Convenience" for her to get away from her controlling and mean Aunt, and for him to fend off the mothers that are trying to get him to marry their daughters (he is very rich and handsome too). Then there are the scheming relatives and the long lost friend, the constant friction between them, not to mention the Destiny coin. This is a quick moving story that will keep you entertained from start to finish. You will laugh, and cry what more could you ask for in a book? Buy it, read it, and enjoy it! I certainly did!

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Review: Gabriella Anderson has the gift. After helping her cousin leave her intended at the altar to run off and marry the man she really loves. Corinna makes an arrangement to marry a man she hardly knows and doesn't really like (Stuart). Stuart and Corinna agree to make this a "Matter of Convenience" for her to get away from her controlling and mean Aunt, and for him to fend off the mothers that are trying to get him to marry their daughters (he is very rich and handsome too). Then there are the scheming relatives and the long lost friend, the constant friction between them, not to mention the Destiny coin. This is a quick moving story that will keep you entertained from start to finish. You will laugh, and cry what more could you ask for in a book? Buy it, read it, and enjoy it! I certainly did!

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Summary: Great book while stuck on an airplane!
Review: I Read "A Matter of Convenience" on a long overseas flight. I though it was a great way to spend 4 hours. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Rating:
Summary: Great book while stuck on an airplane!
Review: I Read "A Matter of Convenience" on a long overseas flight. I though it was a great way to spend 4 hours. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Rating:
Summary: Great book while stuck on an airplane!
Review: When Corinna Towers was still a child, her mother gave her the Destiny Coin and told her to learn what the coin said: Numquam tuas spes dedisce--never forget your dreams. Her mother died soon after, and Corinna was left with nothing of her mother but the coin. Many years later, Corinna lives with her aunt and cousin in Boston as a Cinderella-type drudge. Her cousin, however, is no wicked stepsister, and they are planning a daring escape-at-the-altar plan for cousin Katie. Katie is to marry Edward Grant, a loathsome man with a loathsome father--and a handsome half-brother, Stuart. Since Stuart nearly runs Corinna over with his carriage, they have shared a relationship sparked with antagonism--and attraction. When Corinna is instrumental in Katie's elopement, an event humiliating to both of the families involved--Stuart finds himself helping Corinna while helping himself, first in an engagement of convenience, then a marriage of convenience. While they both fall in love, lack of communication prevents them from sharing their feelings. Also, someone is trying to kill Stuart and doesn't care who gets in the way. Sometimes it feels like the plot and the subplot don't quite mesh, but this is a pleasant way to while away an evening.

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Summary: Cinderella type story doesn't quite mesh.
Review: When Corinna Towers was still a child, her mother gave her the Destiny Coin and told her to learn what the coin said: Numquam tuas spes dedisce--never forget your dreams. Her mother died soon after, and Corinna was left with nothing of her mother but the coin. Many years later, Corinna lives with her aunt and cousin in Boston as a Cinderella-type drudge. Her cousin, however, is no wicked stepsister, and they are planning a daring escape-at-the-altar plan for cousin Katie. Katie is to marry Edward Grant, a loathsome man with a loathsome father--and a handsome half-brother, Stuart. Since Stuart nearly runs Corinna over with his carriage, they have shared a relationship sparked with antagonism--and attraction. When Corinna is instrumental in Katie's elopement, an event humiliating to both of the families involved--Stuart finds himself helping Corinna while helping himself, first in an engagement of convenience, then a marriage of convenience. While they both fall in love, lack of communication prevents them from sharing their feelings. Also, someone is trying to kill Stuart and doesn't care who gets in the way. Sometimes it feels like the plot and the subplot don't quite mesh, but this is a pleasant way to while away an evening.

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Summary: Never forget your dreams
Review: Yes, Gabriella is my real name, and I write romance. How could I not write romance with a name like that? Now, I like the occasional cry, but I love the happy ending. You know, the kind that makes you shout for joy when you finish a particularly satisfying book.

About THE DESTINY COIN: Imagine an ancient silver coin, tarnished with age, but still able to glitter where the silver shines through. On the front stands Venus, the goddess of love; on the reverse, a swan, and the words, numquam tuas spes dedisce-translation: never forget your dreams.

But the coin isn't a mere good luck token. You see, it's The Destiny Coin, a token that finds its way into the possession of two people destined to share a great love.

Is it magic or mere coincidence? You decide, but the three couples in the Destiny Coin series find there is often truth in ancient legends.

A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE is the tale of the first couple. After saving her cousin from a disastrous marriage, Corinna Towers faces her raging aunt. She decides she needs her own escape from the house of her uncaring relatives. Escape arrives in the form of a feigned betrothal to Stuart Grant. His riches have made him the target of every unwed girl in Boston. When emotions overcome his remoteness and her independence, they marry as a matter of convenience. But will the threat of murder teach Corinna and Stuart to trust each other and their feelings?

A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE is the first book I ever wrote. It was a story I kept in my head until I realized I needed to put it on paper. It is a story of dreams, and the strength they can give you. I hope you enjoy the story of Corinna and Stuart as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Numquam tuas spes dedisce, Gabriella Anderson

Watch for the next two books in THE DESTINY COIN series: A MATTER OF PRIDE and A MATTER OF HONOR, coming soon.