* 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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