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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Ministry of Marriage
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'The Ministry of Marriage is the nickname of a cabal in which the leaders of the most prominent families in Britain negotiate, facilitate and approve dynastic marriages. Each family represented in the organization has a rich history full of rivalries, allegiances, legends and secrets. Their fortunes have risen and fallen for hundreds of years depending on their success in war, their religious leanings, or which heir to the throne they support. But now their battles have moved to the ballroom. In the relative stability of Regency England, strategic marriages are the surest way to increase stature, wealth and power. A handful of noble families rule the nation while their king descends to madness and an indolent, pleasure-loving prince takes his place. Absent a strong monarch, the Ministry of Marriage was formed secretly for the regulation of marital alliances, to ensure that power is not abused or centered in one family. The founder of the Ministry is the Duke of Montford. He is head of the extensive Westruther dynasty and the guardian of six assorted Westruther orphans—three boys and three girls—who have grown up together under his roof. He has arranged brilliant marriages for each of them via the Ministry of Marriage. The Ministry’s work is now under threat from a new wave of romanticism among contemporary youth. Can the organization’s members hold back the tide and persuade their young relatives to do their duty, or will these cold-hearted aristocrats be obliged to play Cupid?' (Author's website)

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y separately published work icon Heiress in Love Christina Brooke , Camberwell : Michael Joseph , 2011 Z1825831 2011 single work novel historical fiction romance 'Jane, Lady Roxdale, has endured one marriage of convenience decreed by the Ministry of Marriage. While she deeply regrets her late husband’s death, she is relieved to be free at last. But when a dissolute rake threatens everything Jane holds dear, she must contemplate marrying a second time...' Source: www.christina-brooke.com/ (Sighted 21/11/2011).
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y separately published work icon Mad About the Earl Christina Brooke , Camberwell : Michael Joseph , 2012 Z1840229 2012 single work novel historical fiction romance 'Lady Rosamund Westruther has no objection to the match arranged for her by the Ministry–until she meets her intended. Gruff, stubborn Griffin, Earl of Tregarth, is hardly the charming nobleman the classic beauty has dreamed of for so long...' (Author's website)
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y separately published work icon A Duchess to Remember Christina Brooke , Melbourne : Penguin , 2012 Z1935173 2012 single work novel romance historical fiction 'Lady Cecily Westruther is nothing if not practical. By agreeing to marry an older duke who already has an heir and a mistress, she can assume a wifely role - without the wifely duties. Only one thing stands in her way - a letter that could destroy her betrothal. Desperate to retrieve that letter, Cecily must match wits with the most dangerously seductive man she's ever known. Disguised as a footman, Cecily gains entry to her adversary's house - only to be unmasked by London's most powerful man. Rand, Duke of Ashburn, is accustomed to getting any woman he wants - and he wants Cecily. He will stop at nothing, including seduction, to make her his. But Rand holds a secret more shocking and destructive than that letter could ever be.' (Publisher's blurb)

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First known date: 2011
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