BLURB:
Can a beautiful
Worthington widow find love again? Depends on who’s asking . . .
Before he died,
Patience was the Earl of Worthington’s second wife. So why shouldn’t Patience
be allowed a second chance at marriage, too? Of course, finding a new husband
was not something the mother of four had ever planned on. But a surprise
encounter with her first love has suddenly made the impossible seem possible all
over again . . .
It seems like a
lifetime ago that Richard, Viscount Wolverton, was halfway around the world,
looking for adventure . . . while Patience, at her coming-out, was left with no
choice but to take old Worthington’s hand. Richard never forgot the woman whose
heart he yearned for—and now that he’s back, he’s not going to let her slip
away again . . .
Excerpt:
Patience gasped. Not loudly, she was much too self-contained
to draw attention to herself. But Richard could feel her pulse jump, and he was
pleased that he still had the ability to shake her calm, to make her react to
him. He wondered if her old husband had been able to command her attention in
the same way. The corners of his lips twitched. Probably not. Whether she knew
it or not, she was his and always had been.
If only he hadn’t been such an idiot. Who forgets the year
of his beloved’s come out? A young man who had traveled halfway across the
world looking for adventure, that was who. By the time he had returned home, it
was just days before her marriage to Lord Worthington. He had argued with her
father to be able to see her, but it was as if her parents had locked her in
the house. When they’d traveled to Town for the wedding, he had followed.
However, his pains had been to no avail. Neither her mother nor father was going
to let him ruin their plans for Pae. After all, an earl outranked the heir to a
viscount. There was also the scandal that would ensue if she broke the
betrothal just days before the nuptials. He would not have cared, but he was
the only one. Even his parents would have been appalled if Pae jilted
Worthington for Richard.
Too late. That is what everyone had told him. But he wasn’t
too late now.
Review:
This book is part of The Worthingtons Series, 2.5 to be exact. After reading just this book, although I always recommend reading a series from the beginning, this could be considered a stand-a-lone. However, I do think it's best to read the series because by this book the characters are well developed (unless you don't mind).
This story though, Patience has been through a lot. There are also the kids to consider. The kids that Matt (son from prior marriage) is guardian over. If she remarries, those kids would not go with her. So, remarry and lose them or fall in love again? I did really enjoy this novella, although I would really like to read the two previous books as well. However, I do wish there was a slower buildup to Richard's and Patience' relationship. It felt bit rushed and way too fast to be realistic. I think it is fascinating and so much fun how she not only incorporated real historical facts into her fictional book(s) as well as adding all the historical information into her book. Thank God that is not how it is now!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Bestselling
author Ella Quinn’s studies and other jobs have always been on the serious
side. Reading historical romances, especially Regencies, were her escape.
Eventually her love of historical novels led her to start writing them. She has
just finished her first series, The Marriage Game, and her new series, The
Worthingtons, began in April 2016.
She is married to her wonderful husband of
over thirty years. They have a son and two beautiful granddaughters, and a dog.
After living in the South Pacific, Central America, North Africa, England and
Europe, she and her husband decided to make their dreams come true and are now
living on a sailboat cruising the Caribbean and North America. Europe is next!
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