Historical Romance published by Zebra Books 30 May 21
Even a regency lady longs for love and has the right to reject her suitor who thinks of marriage as a business proposal, even if she is madly in love with the gentleman and has been waiting for the proposal. No sooner does Georgie decline the honor than a heartbroken Gavin is trying to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it, because he can’t imagine anyone else as his wife. With a beginning like that, this story is set to be a sparkling fun regency romp aided and abetted by Georgie’s friends and family, but…
After such an awesome beginning, the story fell flat and became bland with daily visits, parties, and just life in the countryside in that time period. Gavin is earnest and determined to redeem himself but scared about the concept of love and losing his heart. Georgie’s grandmother and her friends plot to bring Gavin up to scratch, while figuring out the the working of his heart. Gavin’s friend takes his role of chaperone very seriously and is definitely not on Gavin’s side. Georgie herself is determined to make Gavin sweat and work for each inch he gains with her.
There are some cute funny moments, but for the most part the story is bland and the pace is a bit slow for me.
Grade: C
Summary:
In bestselling author Ella Quinn’s intriguing new Regency trilogy, a dashing suitor must decide if love and marriage are mutually exclusive . . .
Viscount Gavin Turley is convinced that love matches cause nothing but trouble. Still, after months of courting, he’s fallen for Miss Georgie Featherton. He’s passionate about her, in fact. But words of love are not an indulgence he will allow himself. When he presents Georgie with his marriage proposal, he will lead with his head—not his heart. His qualifications as a husband are excellent, after all. What could go wrong?No sooner does Gavin kneel on one knee than Georgie’s heart goes aflutter with joy. Finally, the proposal she longed for had arrived. Yet Gavin seemed to be listing his credentials for a business partnership, not a romantic union. Without a declaration of love, Georgie can only reject his offer—unless the ladies of the ton, and Georgie’s grandmamma, have anything to do with it. For sometimes it takes a wiser eye to see the love behind a guarded heart—and a clever scheme to bring it out of hiding . . .
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