A review by una_macchia
Bething's Folly by Barbara Metzger

Did not finish book.
Skimmed the last bits.

The hero just really sucks. He has no redeeming qualities and he doesn't meaningfully change for the better by the end, so I feel bad for the heroine getting stuck with an abusive dumbass for the rest of her life. In another romance novel this would be the heroine's backstory that explains why she's so hesitant to marry again.