Noble Intentions 
Noble Britton had suffered greatly at the hands of his first wife, and he refused to fall into the same trap again. This time he intended to marry a quiet, biddable woman who would not draw attention to herself or cause scandal. Gillian Leigh's honest manner and spontaneous laughter attracted him immediately. It mattered little that she was accident-prone; he could provide the structure necessary to guide her. But unconventional to the tips of her half-American toes--toes that one of them was constantly tripping over--his new bride turned the tables on him, wreaking havoc on his orderly life. And worse, demanding he surrender his heart. Perpetually one step behind his beguiling spouse, Noble suffered a banged up head, a black eye, and a broken nose before he realized Gillian had healed his soul and proved that their union was no heedless tumble, but the swoon of true love.
Reviews
I read romance novels because I expect the characters to capture me and take me to romantic heights. I prefer a historical romantica (erotic romance) over a regular romance with almost no sex, but an intense romance would have sufficed. Despite some fun scenes and witty dialogue, Noble Intentions does not capture me the way I had wanted it to. I realize that MacAlister writes comic novels, but she sometimes tries too hard to be funny. Gillian is a twit and she annoyed me at times. Noble was also irritating, but I was able to understand where he was coming from when he explained what had happened with his former wife. I suppose that the biggest letdown for me was that the author concentrated more on banters and quips than on the romance aspect of the book. The novel is not bad per se, which is why I give three stars -- it simply failed to give me what I wanted. Read this if you are in the bargain for a regency romance that centers on comedy. Skip it if you want a historical romance that is intense and riveting.