She attends a house party to become engaged to the host. She doesn’t anticpate falling for another guest…Eleanor Wheeler is a widow, and marrying again is the only way to save her sister and herself from their brother’s drunken temper. Mr. Bancroft offers her such an escape if she can gain his mother’s approval at the family’s house party.But matters grow complicated when she stumbles across a … complicated when she stumbles across a fellow guest in the middle of the night. Despite fear of scandal, Eleanor cannot resist the Marquess’s conversation, which appeals to her heart in a way Mr. Bancroft never could.
However, losing Mr. Bancroft would be disastrous to her sister’s future. As the house party draws to a close, she must choose between a safe bet or following her heart.
A clean and wholesome Regency romance, Love at the House Party is the third book in the Women of Worth series. It can be read apart from the series or enjoyed in proper order.
Book One: Love in the Bargain
Book Two: Love for the Spinster
Book Three: Love at the House Party
Book Four: Love in the Wager
Book Five: Love in the Ballroom
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Rating: 4.5 stars
I will not summarize this story because that information is already given in the description of this book and I do not want to give more of the plot away.
What I liked:
• The author caught my attention right from the beginning and drew me into the story’s inner workings.
• Lord Stallsbury and Eleanor were very likeable characters and thoroughly developed.
• Eleanor was at the house party to secure a marriage with Mr. Bancroft. So who will Eleanor choose to give her heart to? Lord Stallsbury or Mr. Bancroft?
• Eleanor’s and Lord Stallsbury romance developed slowly and was believable. It grew out of their interactions at the Bancroft house party as they tried to navigate the matchmaking scene.
• The supporting cast of characters added dimension to the story. They were very well fleshed out and they played active roles in this book.
• The pacing of this story was good. Not too fast nor too slow. There was a smooth, coherent flow to this book.
• There was a lot of social action in this story. Some of the action was predictable and some not.
• There was drama and twists and turns to the plot.
• The description of locations and emotions were well done and easy to visualize and to feel. I felt a part of the scenes.
• The story was well edited
• This was a clean read and I appreciate that. I believe it is harder to write a good, clean story than it is to write one full of swearing and sex.
If you like Regency romance, you will enjoy this one.
I was given a free copy of this book. My review was voluntary and my opinions were my own.