By Martha Waters
Regency Vows Series Book 5
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️
Blurb
The final installment in the Regency Vows series follows the heir to a dukedom and a young widow, once very much in love, as they reunite years later to fake an engagement for the benefit of her sister.
West, the Marquess of Weston, and Sophie, Lady Fitzwilliam Bridewell, have lately been spending a considerable amount of time together. But West and Sophie are not new acquaintances. In fact, years ago, they had once been nearly engaged until West’s almost fatal curricle accident and his meddling father threw them off course.
Now recently widowed, Sophie has put aside all thoughts of romance. But when her widowed sister, Alexandra, mentions a fondness for an earl, Sophie realizes that she may be holding her sister back. Alexandra won’t move forward with an engagement until Sophie, too, settles down again, and so Sophie approaches West with a plan. They will announce their engagement and break things off once Alexandra is happily married. It’ll be simple. After all, it’s not like she is going to fall for West a second time, not when Sophie has sworn not to risk her heart again.
Genre: Historical Romance
Read if you Like:
💜 Second chance
💜 Romcom
💜 Fake engagement
💜 Interfering family
💜 Widowed heroine
My Thoughts:
I have been looking forward to West and Sophie's story since book one! I think fans of the rest of the series will adore its conclusion.
In real life, I think it's pretty uncommon for people to not end up together and stay in love for years but boy am I a sucker for it in a romance book. I really enjoyed seeing things from their perspectives and it felt like a good way to end the series, with James having the first book and West the last. I also liked that some of the hijinx that make this series fun were included in this one.
I have always loved the comedic aspects of this series as well as the witty banter and friendships. However, I have never quite gotten the swoony romantic feeling from any of these books I like in a romance. In this case, I felt like West and Sophie could have been together years earlier and they were just being stubborn. The conflict felt a bit contrived. However, if you have loved all the other books in the series I think you will love this one!
🌶️🌶️ - There are one or two steamy scenes in this book, but all but one fade to black or not super detailed.
Thanks to Netgalley and Atria books for providing me with this eARC. All opinions are my own.
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