A WORTHINGTON WEDDING
Historical Romance
AUTHOR:
Ella Quinn
RELEASE DATE:
November 26, 2024
PUBLISHER:
Kensington Publishing / Zebra
ISBN/ ASIN NUMBER :
9781420156959
RATING:
3.5
AUTHOR LINK:
https://www.ellaquinnauthor.com/
Charlie Carpenter, Earl of Stanwood, disapproves of any
gentlemen willing to gamble away their dependents’ home. He enters a particular
card game with plans of signing the property over to the man’s family. Charlie
discovers the place does not really belong to the gentleman but to the man’s
cousin. Miss Ognon is everything Charlie wants in a wife. First, he needs to
win the wary lady’s trust before he can properly court her. What other trials
stand in Charlie’s way?
Miss Oriana Ognon comes from a family of gamblers, a fact
that she despises. She inherits property from her maternal grandmother that is
not a part of her late father’s estate. That does not stop her cousin from
attempting to gamble it away. When yet another gentleman comes to collect,
Oriana promptly shows ownership and sends him on his way. Charlie proves to be
different from the other men. Can Oriana trust Charlie with both her heart and
her property?
Charlie came off as “too perfect”. I understand, being
raised and surrounded by sisters, he would understand a woman’s likes, dislikes
and worries. Sometimes what he did, like the hair and picking colors best
suited for Oriana, felt too much. What I admire the most about Charlie is how
he insisted Oriana maintain her belongings, even after marriage.
Oriana often got on my nerves. She played hot and cold. I
get that she has trust issues with men. Who wouldn’t be in her situation, aka
her gambling father and cousin. Oriana got hurt or angry at the smallest mishap
or opposition. I would think she would give Charlie the benefit of the doubt,
especially how she surmised “how different he was to other gentleman.” No, she
instantly thought the worst.
A WORTHINGTON WEDDING is book one of Ella Quinn’s new
historical romance series, HERE COMES THE GROOMS. It is a spinoff from her THE
WORTHINGTONS and WORTHINGTON BRIDE series. This is my second jaunt into this
author’s works. I only read the last book (THE GROOM LIST) from the latter
series (WB). The story can standalone. It felt like all the couples from the
prior books made an appearance. It bogged down the story’s pacing, especially
when their titles are constantly mentioned.
I like to give new-to-me authors two or three chances. There
is always one or two books in a series that just does not appeal. I understand
that. However, I just could not get into Ella Quinn’s writing style. It did not
click with me.
The first half of the book I moderately enjoyed, enough
to continue reading. The second half, however, lost my interest completely. I
had a lot of nitpicks that kept me from liking the story or the characters.
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