Married By Morning: Number 4 in series (Hathaways)
He is everything she wants to avoid For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters - a pleasant position, with one caveat. Her charges older brother, Leo Hathaway, is thoroughly exasperating. Cat can hardly believe that their constant arguing could mask a mutual attraction. But when one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response - and even more so when Leo proposes a dangerous liaison. She is not at all what she seems Leo must marry and produce an heir within a year to save his family home. Catherine s respectable demeanour hides a secret that would utterly destroy her.
But to Leo, Cat is intriguing and infernally tempting, even to a man resolved never to love again. The danger Cat tried to outrun is about to separate them forever - unless two wary lovers can find a way to banish the shadows and give in to their desires Someone to Watch Over Me: Number 1 in series. Number 2 in series. Number 3 in series. Number 5 in series. Secrets Of A Summer Night: It Happened One Autumn: The Devil In Winter: Too bad you were still a rake, but you were a charming one and I started to fall for you.
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Then came Tempt Me at Twilight and I was a goner. That epilogue was fantastic and I almost died from anticipation while I waited for your book, Married By Morning , to be released. Now that I read it, what can I say that has not been said yet? I absolutely loved it and you, Leo, have become one of my favorite heroes ever. You have truly redeemed yourself and Cat, whom you so endearingly call 'Marks', is a very lucky woman, if I may say so. Speaking of your darling Cat, I was very sad when I learned about her past. Based on what I had read in Tempt Me at Twilight , I had my suspicions and I was not particularly surprised when I saw them confirmed, but it broke my heart anyway.
Seeing how she became to trust you enough to tell you what had happened and how you were so supportive of her was wonderful. Forgive me for saying this, but I was a little annoyed with her for taking so long to acknowledge that you belonged together, but I knew she would not be able to resist your playful charm forever - especially after the lovely spectacles you had made specifically for her.
That was so lovely and thoughtful! They say that reformed rakes make the best husbands and I am sure you will prove this saying right, but I was enchanted to see that although reformed, you were still wicked enough to keep Cat on her toes. Your marriage will never be boring and your children will be true hellions, I can tell. Congratulations on breaking the Ramsay curse, by the way. Sadly, I must finish this letter now. I will not say goodbye, only farewell, as we will meet again soon in Love in the Afternoon. I cannot wait to see Beatrix finding the one man brave enough to embrace her eccentricity.
Please send my best regards to all your family, as I love all of you and think of you as the best friends I would have had if I lived in your time. With love, Dina P. If you happen to run into Lord St. Vincent by any chance, would you please be so kind to tell him that the St. Vinny's Ninnies Club is still going strong and growing every day? I hope you become good friends with him - reformed rakes should have a club of their own - so I get to see him in Love in the Afternoon.
That would be just perfect! View all comments. Jul 03, Auntee rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: I knew I would, since I'm a sucker for the colorful Hathaway family. I didn't have high hopes for him while reading the first in the series Mine Till Midnight , but with each succeeding book, he kept growing on me, and growing on me No plot summary this time, because there's some truly awesome reviews at GR for this one.
This was only brother Leo H Loved it. This was only brother Leo Hathaway's story, who needed to get married and produce a male heir within a year, or the family would lose Ramsay house. He finds he's attracted to his recent adversary, the Hathaway sisters' young governess Catherine Marks. But is Catherine who has a secret about her past attracted to him?
I loved the bickering that went on between Leo and Catherine Marks, even when it got a little nasty. I love how Catherine could dish it out as well as take it! At first I worried that LK would prolong Catherine's prickly attitude towards Leo and that I wouldn't be able to connect with her, but what was I worried about? LK softened her up just in time, and my heart broke for her when her sad past was revealed.
So that's what she was hiding. And I thought Harry had it rough Loved the racy love scenes! This one may have been the hottest of the series so far. And it surprised me a bit. I'm glad LK had Cat keep rejecting Leo's proposals. Not only did it keep Leo determined to convince her in the most delicious ways , but it also kept the book interesting. Although how Cat could resist Leo is beyond me I loved that little weasel! And when he was involved in that little bit of suspense at the end How LK got me to adore a ferret I'll never know.
Enjoyed all the scenes where Cat's spectacles either went flying off her face, got misplaced, or were removed by Leo hot. And the scene where Leo took her to pick out new glasses Loved how Leo convinced himself that he would never put himself through love again, since he "loved like a madman". Who wouldn't want to be loved like a madman, if the madman was Leo Hathaway? Loved the witty repartee and double entendres that Leo and Catherine engaged in throughout the book even though at times Cat was slow to follow Leo's way of thinking After a nighttime rendezvous between Cat and an injured Leo almost led to lovemaking But the devil knows it wouldn't take much to start up again.
Should we put a poultice on it? We're talking about my shoulder? I'd like to do more than sketch you naked. I want to draw directly on you with feather and ink Loved this lead in to a marriage proposal from Leo: But when I put those things together with the rest of you, it makes you into the most perfectly imperfect woman I've ever known.
You are kind, amusing, and passionate. You also have a keen intellect, but I'm willing to overlook that.. He turned into great husband material. I loved Catherine, and I especially loved how she could exasperate Leo one minute, and the next minute turn him on so much that he couldn't think straight. They threw off some major, major sparks, and as a reader you just knew from way back in the series that something was destined to happen between them.
I loved how LK kept the antagonism between them building and building until Leo finally did what he was aching to do for some time. If I had one small complaint about the book, it was the epilogue, which jumped forward one year. I wished Win giving birth would have occurred during the main part of the story, since Kev was so worried about the whole pregnancy. I would have liked to have seen that played out a bit, rather than just a sentence in the epilogue. But that was just a minor quibble. I enjoyed this whole story, and loved Leo and Cat as a couple.
Cat was a wonderful addition to the eccentric and always amusing Hathaway family. How is Beatrix ever going to find someone who could compete with her menagerie? View all 64 comments. Nov 21, Shawna rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Recommended to Shawna by: This is Kleypas at her most brilliant best Leo is infectiously funny, amusing, and arousing, and I swear, it seemed like almost everything he says is quotable. Lisa Kleypas writes the most splendid, compelling, and lusciously sensual romances that always steal my heart and leave me breathless with pure rapture over the sheer wonderment of falling in love, and Married By Morning is another treasure for my keeper shelf!
Big, exuberant 5 stars! View all 30 comments. Leo Hathaway, Lord Ramsay and Catherine Marks, Governess, made this book impossible to put down with their constant banter and obvious, though not to each other, affection for one another. He wanted to die. But as is often the case, I believe the overwhelming grief of the loss of his beloved Laura had left him forever changed. Although death was no longer something he wished for, he spent too much time and money in gambling halls and just as much time and money on women. He was bitter, cynical and immoral — all the things that Catherine despised in a man.
She stood on the outside watching the love between the siblings and their spouses knowing that this was as close as she would come to ever having a family of her own. Prim, proper, secretive and unyielding, she was all the things Leo hated in a woman. That is, until they got their own story and, in the heat of an argument found such passion in one kiss that all the animosity, all the bitterness fell away, laying the foundation for a truce that should at least keep them from wanting to throttle each other.
Or so you'd think. Finding humor in the direst of circumstances, Leo constantly caught me off guard with his comments, making me laugh out loud. I loved his realization that he could love someone besides Laura, and that he himself could be loved. And Catherine, coming to trust Leo, and seeing past the armor of indifference he had sheltering his heart, was just incredibly uplifting.
And very few authors can pull this off, but Lisa Kleypas does it with consistency, giving us characters that we see as real people with needs. Married by Morning has become one of my all time favorite books and Leo and Catherine one of my all time favorite couples. View all 60 comments. Married by Morning was such a delightful book.
It fully exceeded my high expectations. Kleypas managed to draw on deep wells of emotion and passion in writing this story, that made it even fuller than I expected. I had the feeling that Catherine would prove to be fairly tortured for a Kleypas heroine, and it turned out I was right. She had some deeply buried Married by Morning was such a delightful book. She had some deeply buried issues, related to her abandonment by her father to the dubious care of her grandmother and aunt, and the heinous future they had planned for her.
I was quite surprised at the terrible fate that Catherine barely avoided, and glad that her brother, Harry Rutledge, came to her rescue in time. But, his saving her wasn't soon enough for her to avoid the deep emotional trauma of what she suffered. Since that point, she has buried herself within the prim disguise of a spinster governess, although she isn't that much older than her charges, the younger Hathaway sisters, Poppy and Beatrix.
Leo Hathway was her Achilles' Heel, almost from the beginning. A strong, vital man who made her feel things she didn't want to feel. He represented what she thought she despised, but Leo proves to be the man for her. They trade insults freely, but underneath is a sizzling attraction that is more than obvious to the Hathaways. I simply adored Leo in this book. He was the consummate hero in pursuit, in all the best ways. He is determined to woo Catherine and give her exactly what she needs: Because he realizes that she's the one woman for him, even though he vowed not to fall in love again after losing Laura.
Catherine brings him to life, making him want her more than is prudent and convenient. And, in true form for him, he barely skirts society's rules chasing his reluctant heroine. I could see why Catherine was hesitant to accept Leo's proposal, with her past and what she suffered--even though I hoped she'd say yes to his proposal. Although Leo was frustrated that she continued to hold herself back, he didn't give up.
I really admired him for that. I think Catherine needed a man who really focused on her, wooing her powerfully. Leo was a dark horse in this series, although it shouldn't have been a surprise at how well he turned out as a hero. He went from the darkest depths of despair after the loss of his first love, turning into a dissolute rake bent on self-destruction.
His sojourn in France gives him the time and space he needs to heal his broken heart and shattered soul. When he comes back, he's still a bit of a rake, completely irreverent and wicked in the things he says, but he finds a sense of purpose in taking care of his properties as Lord Ramsay, and occasionally doing architectural commissions, spending time with his family. Marks shows up as the governess for his younger, unmarried sisters, he wonders why they hired such a buttoned-up, bitter hag. Yet, he finds himself unwittingly attracted to her.
In fact, she becomes an obsession he cannot deny himself. When he finds out that he must marry to keep Ramsay house, he isn't eager to find a bride at first. But soon, his heart tells him that only one bride will do, Miss Marks. And Leo moves mountains and does the sweetest little things to prove his love. It made me sigh to see such a good woman who had been forsaken in many ways find a man who loved her so very much, and she loved in return.
This was a simple book, but rich in content. It has the characteristic, beautiful writing that makes Lisa Kleypas one of my favorite authors. It is very sensual, with the compelling attraction between Leo and Catherine. Stolen kisses that will melt your socks off, moments of intimacy full of passion, and a love that conquers both Leo and Catherine's reluctant hearts.
I could not help but root for this couple. And of course, it's always lovely to catch up with the Hathaways, and their spouses. It feels like coming home. View all 47 comments. Aug 31, Alp rated it really liked it Shelves: It was way better than my expectations! Good thing I did, because somehow she was able to redeem herself in the remaining story.
The better I got to know her, the more adorable she became. I started to see her soft side and how vulnerable she really was. Leo is so endearing and funny. It was so damn annoying, so much so that I secretly rooted for him to give up on her. And she was too stubborn! By the way, this was a sweet, funny, and emotional read. I enjoyed this book for the most part. The readers who love reading historical romance stories with enemies-to-lovers theme will definitely love it. View all 38 comments.
Momentos de una ternura exquisita. Quiero que construyamos una vida juntos. Reto 18 PopSugar Did i mention that i love this family??? But you have to tolerate me for once more!!! And the most strange thing is that i love also Leo Hathaway!!! I have to admit that in the first book Leo was my least favorite from all of them He was self-destructed and the worst thing was that he didn't care for anybody else, so he put in many troubles his loving family But the best of all was that the Hathaways sisters never stopped loving him unconditional even though he Did i mention that i love this family???
But the best of all was that the Hathaways sisters never stopped loving him unconditional even though he wasn't worth it at that time From the second book Leo already had started to change According to her sisters, he manage to earn some pieces from his old shelf back!!! And at this point, i started to change my opinion for him You see, you have to be from stone to not adore him!!! He is witty, funny, clever, charming and beautiful. How can you resist him??? Okay, he is a little bit cocky and arrogant also, but that's fine with me!!!
The thing is that Leo doesn't take life serious anymore and he just want to enjoy everything he can. He doesn't want to get married and he doesn't want to fall in love again Because all his self-destruction came because he lost the girl that he had once loved. And as he said by himself I love like a madman. Because I was only a boy then. And now who I am, what I need Catherine Marks is a stiff and strick young woman Leo from the first time that he mets her, he enjoyed to provoke her and to interact in lectic battles with her And I have to admit that i enjoyed too much those interactions between Leo and Marks.
From the second book, we could take glimpses from Leo's lust for this mysterious creature that was certain that she was hiding something from her past As the books were passing we discovered that Miss Marks was disguised herself to be unrecognisible and she was having nightmares about her past. What was her secrets??? In this book, Leo received a letter that informed him that he will lose the Ramsey house, that the family built from the beginning with so much love and work, if he don't get married and have a heir in the time of a year But Leo didn't take it too serious Others was the reasons that he got obsessed with Miss Marks But Cat had her own nightmares to fight, nightmares that got back to hunt her with flesh and bones But Leo was stubborn and insisted So you know what kind of things happened I have to say that i really enjoyed and this book in the series Leo's character was amazing.
He was so funny and charming My objections were in Cat. She was also funny but i was a little bit tired from her reactions She was having a man like Leo in her feet and she was being difficult Yeah, i know that she was having her reasons, but still i can't accepted it!!! And why the hell this book was named "Married by morning" since there were so many rejections He was a very strong and determined man. Nothing could stop him to have what he wanted And now, i won't hide you the fact that i already started the final book and i can say that i am already in love View all 4 comments.
Jun 10, Rachel Reads Ravenously rated it really liked it Shelves: Historical romance isn't normally my go to, but sometimes you just need that escape from reality. A true story of hate to love, Leo and Cat have spent most of this series squabbling unti 3. A true story of hate to love, Leo and Cat have spent most of this series squabbling until they discovered a hidden attraction that shocks them both. That and a secret past, this book has all the tropes romance readers are looking for. I enjoyed this book but I think I am gonna take a break from HR for a little bit.
But I hope to read the last book in this series sooner rather than later. But I'm begging you to have me anyway. Because I want a chance to make you as happy as you make me. I want to build a life with you. You don't have to love me back. You don't have to be mine. Just let me be yours. Oct 26, Rane rated it it was amazing Shelves: At the same time I was curious at what LK planned for him.
Married By Morning
Slowly she reveled the Leo whom has faced his demons and is walking out of the shadows. This story was thankfully dead aim focus on Cat and Leo with the rest of the Hathaways well and truly in the background, not so much in the foreground like the first three books.
It was great to see glimpse of everyone and how much love the Hathaways had for one another, but I was happy that stayed in the background. The foreshadowing was hinted about Cat for awhile, but everything is finally reveled about her hard past. I really enjoyed the character Cat, and her no-nonsense ways, and how she always seem to put Leo in his place with a few choice words or a look. She also had a big heart which she hid for so long, and the need for love and family.
Both she finally found with Leo and the Hathaways and her brother. The one problem I did have with Cat is her always running away. Cat always came off as strong even in the face of danger, which she shows when she comes face to face with her past. This running away made me annoyed with her.
Thankfully Leo and Dodger are right behind her. Leo was dogmatic in his pursuit of Cat, and every hot and funny moment was pure bliss. Leo and Cat has a lot of things that caused them to run, but finding love in one another, they finally stopped running from one another, and running toward each other. I was so happy to see their HEA and by the end of this book, I was still in bliss. I could go on and on about how much I love this book, but will contain and say, it was a joy to read.
View all 15 comments. May 25, Juliana Philippa rated it it was amazing Shelves: Increased rating to 4. The long awaited romance of "Marks" and Leo! Many readers have been counting down the days till this book came out, and that same pressure and excitement also made me nervous - would it be able to live up to our expectations? I'm very conflicted on what my answer to that question is and cannot give a straight yes or no hence the middling rating of 3. One thing I will say is that I don't think this book should be read on its own, for two reasons: SUMMARY Catherine Marks 23 has been the governess and now-companion for the two youngest Hathaway girls for three years and during that time, the antagonistic relationship between Cat and her employer, Leo Hathaway, Viscount Ramsay, has only grown stronger.
Leo 30 has changed from the drunken wastrel that he became following the death of his fiancee, however he is still irreverent and enjoys nothing more than a good argument with the pinch-faced eyeglass-wearing "Marks" as he so "affectionately" calls her. They are like night and day: The normal routine of their relationship - one of constant fighting and teasing - changes drastically one afternoon when Leo finally gives in to the urge and kisses Cat There is no going back from the desire and attraction they have now been forced to admit they feel for one another, and each must face their own issues before any HEA can take place.
Leo struggles with his increasingly resolute decision to pursue their relationship, while nonetheless wanting to avoid falling in love at all cost, not willing to put himself at risk of suffering another heartbreak. Cat has really only ever known solitude and loneliness in her life, and she is hiding a mysterious past that has left her in doubt of her own worth and wary and mistrustful of men.
Throw in Cat's concerned brother who also happens to be Leo's sister's husband, this mysterious past coming back to haunt her in the form of a vile year-old lecher whose fixation borders on obsession, two people who wish our heroine ill, and a will that says Leo must marry within a year and produce a male heir or they will all have to leave Ramsay house, and you'll find yourself MARRIED BY MORNING! I've always loved that he calls Cat "Marks" and you can't help but smile when he's teasing her and trying to get a rise out of her.
We see a decent amount of all members of the Hathaway clan in this book, which fans of the family will enjoy, and the repartee among the Hathaway siblings and their respective partners is wonderful to read and often very humorous. Cat was intriguing and I'd been curious about her back story since we're first introduced to her; it doesn't disappoint, though how it plays into the book might see CONS. One of the strongest things about this book is that you really feel the characters of Cat and Leo belong together; you can see how they just fit right and actually picture them as a real-life couple.
They are both what the other one needs and are extremely strong individuals in their own right, but made all the stronger - because they're made vulnerable - with the other by their side. We see their growth - Leo, over the course of the series, and Cat, in this particular book. Leo is finally able to gain the peace and happiness he deserves and Cat is able to let herself be vulnerable and rely on another person.
It improved, but it really wasn't until the second half that the central relationship began to feel authentic. Part of the reason for this is that everything happens too quickly right at the beginning: If someone starts starts the series with MBM it will definitely be jarring, but even for me, who has read the other 3 books multiple times, I felt like we were thrown into the story headfirst and blind. Yes, it's been building up for a few books, but even so, those previous interactions and passages don't do enough to smooth the way. Although at times the chemistry between Marks and Cat was sizzling, for the first half of the book I did not feel it AT ALL - Kleypas' skill in writing the passages was evident, but it just wasn't believable to me which I think is a result of my criticism above.
I also felt - again, especially at the beginning - that much more of the story was told from Leo's POV than from Cat's, so although Leo was very accessible, Cat remains an elusive character for quite awhile. It drove me crazy that she kept on "my-lording" him so far into the book; even the second time they sleep together, Cat says "my lord" while they're in bed together! Finally, the mystery-villain subplot seemed contrived. Why would this man from Cat's past be obsessed for so long? Echoing another reviewer, Kleypas seems to have a penchant for certain evil subplots: The other side of Cat's past involving her family was interesting and unfortunately not too hard to imagine, though one thing that kept driving me nuts was that these family members were supposed to be of the lower class and not very sophisticated, yet they spoke perfect English and had an admirable vocabulary.
Two Kleypas books in two months: And although I wasn't looking forward to Beatrix's story because she's always seemed immature in previous books, reading the excerpt at the back of this book has me VERY intrigued. If you haven't read the other Hathaway books, I would definitely urge you to do so before approaching this one they're wonderful, so it's no hardship, I promise!
For those readers like myself who don't like the hero or heroine to have had someone whom they truly loved before their HEA-partner oh we're horrible! View all 14 comments. I love Leo Hathaway! He is stupid and he is funny, unlike other HR heroes.
Leo looking at his marriage proposals "Leo looked down at the list. I can't have a wife named Blossom. Every night I would feel as if I were calling It's a re-read. Every night I would feel as if I were calling in one of the cows. Why, I'd be better off with Marks. View all 9 comments. Feb 13, Kimberly Carrington-Fox rated it really liked it Shelves: View all 8 comments.
You, who bludgeon and cut me down to size at every opportunity? I only wish you would behave like a man of your station. All stern and disapproving.
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It makes me feel like a naughty schoolboy. I was really looking forward to Leo and Cat's story. After reading Leo suffering the lost of his love Laura. Go into self destruct mode, nearly kill himself in the first book. To really turn his life around starting with the second book I was dying for him to have his HEA and for it to be a great one. Cat and Leo's story has been building up since book two. Fighting like cats and dogs I figured this book would explode with passion. Sadly this book was just okay for me.
Something along the lines of liking me against your will. Your belly all swollen, your breasts heavy, the funny little way you would walk … I would worship you. I would take care of your every need. He was charming, sarcastic, funny, and super protective. He is the reason this book got 3 stars.
He and Dodger the ferret! He really shined in this book.