Jacey Bedford's Journal

This was sweet enough. An arranged marriage. A misunderstanding that could have been resolved if the two protagonists had talked to each other. Grace is the eldest daughter of the Rev. Shackleford, whose good sense, if he ever had any, has evaporated. He sells Grace to a duke in need of a wife for a dowry to get himself out of a financial squeeze. Sadly the author doesn’t seem to know that a dowry is the opposite of a bride-price and usually comes with the bride from the bride’s father.