Book review - To Win Her Hand

 


A big thank you to Rachel for inviting me on this book tour, and to Melissa Addey for sending me her book in exchange for an honest review.

To Win Her Hand

Synopsis 

They’ve been engaged since they were children, so he sees no need to woo her. She wants a love match and is determined to find an alternative suitor. Perhaps a Christmas trapped together in snowy London will change both their minds.

Lord Comerford has returned from the navy to claim his title, but ton life appears shallow after active service and the woman he has been promised to since birth seems a frivolous child, only interested in parties and clothes.

Lady Celia is hoping her betrothed will make her heart skip a beat - but dour Lord Comerford hardly fits the bill, so she’s planning to call off the wedding just as soon as she can find a better suitor.

Trapped in snow-covered London, the two patch together Christmas celebrations and in so doing find that actions speak louder than words and that an arranged marriage may turn out to contain a spark of romance.

A seasonal Regency romance, full of historical detail and festive fun, as a couple find out that a dutiful promise might be joyful after all. The Season has begun, the ton is gathered… will Christmas work its magic for Alexander and Celia?

My thoughts

I previously read and reviewed The Viscount's Pearl by Melissa Addey and thoroughly enjoyed it, so I was excited to have the opportunity to read and share my thoughts on her new book, To Win Her Hand, a Christmas Regency romance. This is the third book in Addey’s Regency Outsiders series.

Lady Celia has a deformity of the hand, a secret known only to her family, a few trusted servants, and her glove maker. Believing no one else would want to marry their daughter, her parents arranged an engagement to Alexander when she was a child. The two haven’t seen each other in years, but now that Alexander has become Lord Comerford, he knows it’s time to marry.

Neither of our main characters is especially thrilled about the arrangement. Alexander, formerly in the navy, finds life in London stifling and he would rather avoid encounters with the Ton. Meanwhile, free-spirited Celia is experiencing her first season before the expected marriage. She finds Alexander tedious and ill-mannered and is determined to find a way out of the engagement. She just needs to find herself a better match first... However, the weather has other ideas, forcing our reluctant couple together at Christmas in London. But will it make them or break them?!

I really enjoyed and appreciated the historical research and care Addey has put into creating Celia and Alexander’s world. It’s thoroughly convincing, and, as with The Viscount's Pearl, I found myself getting attached to the characters and rooting for them the whole way through! If you love historical romance, forced proximity, and enemies-to-lovers tropes, you’re sure to enjoy To Win Her Hand.

I can’t wait to re-read my copy at Christmas time!

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Meet the author


Author Bio – Melissa Addey writes richly researched historical fiction inspired by what she calls “the footnotes of history” – forgotten stories and intriguing lives from the past. Her novels span Ancient Rome, medieval Morocco, 18th-century China, and Regency England. She has a PhD in Creative Writing, was Writer in Residence at the British Library, and lives in London with her family. Discover her books (and get a free novella) at www.melissaaddey.com.

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