Love Practically, Nichole Van
Love Practically, Nichole Van
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Love Practically

Author: Nichole Van

Narrator: Mhairi Morrison

Unabridged: 11 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/08/2022


Synopsis

As a young woman, Leah Penn-Leith fell hopelessly in love with Captain Fox Carnegie—the only irrational mark on her decidedly sensible life. Fox, unfortunately, did not return her regard.

Their story should have ended there—Fox left for India and Leah returned home to Scotland to rear her much younger brothers.

Twenty years later, Fox appears on Leah's doorstep—older, scarred, and world-weary—proposing a marriage of convenience between them. He needs a mother for his young ward, and Leah, with her capable good sense, comes highly recommended. What woman could say no to such a proposal? Not Leah. Fox has always wreaked havoc on her ability to think rationally.

After their marriage, Leah confronts the chaotic reality of Fox's life. His castle, ten miles up a rugged Highland glen, is shambolic. His ward, Madeline, is a precocious handful. Fox's time in India is shrouded in rumor and mystery. Worst of all, Fox himself is distant and broken, his personality as altered as his scarred body.

Leah is left with two questions: What happens to a woman after her most-cherished fantasy comes true? And can a marriage, begun in practicality, transform into something deeper? Something like . . . love.

About Nichole Van

Nichole Van is a writer, photographer, designer, and generally disorganized crazy person. Though originally from Utah, she currently lives on the coast of Scotland with three similarly crazy children and one sane, very patient husband who puts up with all of them. In her free time, she enjoys long walks along the Scottish lochs and braes. She does not, however, enjoy haggis.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dab on March 08, 2024

Ehh not much love unfortunately. The heroine was amazing and she deserved better than that lazy, always drunk bum of a hero. She married him because she wanted him but he married her because he needed a servant who couldn’t quit. It was not romantic, it was pathetic. She was so good at housekeeping t......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on March 22, 2022

I just started reading Nichole Van books this year after putting them off for far too long, and I am here to tell you that I have since repented of my ways and plan to read more soon. Love Practically is the story of a woman who has been cast as a "spinster" when she refuses to marry for convenience......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on May 26, 2022

I am thrilled for a new series from this author, and was immediately swept away with the setting and characters in Love Practically. Leah and her brothers are close, and I loved how protective they are of her when she decides to take the opportunity to marry Fox, even though it's a marriage of conve......more

Goodreads review by Crystal's Bookish Life on December 17, 2023

This was beautifully done, a deeply emotional historical romance that I loved. Though at times I was so frustrated with the hero. He takes quite a while to realize what a treasure he has in Leah, but once he did, it was beautiful. Loved the flow of the story and the gradual building pace. Characters......more