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    Someone to Wed
    Someone to Wed
    Someone to Wed
    Audiobook11 hours

    Someone to Wed

    Written by Mary Balogh

    Narrated by Rosalyn Landor

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    About this audiobook

    A very practical marriage makes Alexander Westcott question his heart in the latest Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Someone to Hold. When Alexander Westcott becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he can't afford. But he fully intends to do everything in his power to undo years of neglect and give the people who depend on him a better life. . . . A recluse for more than twenty years, Wren Heyden wants one thing out of life: marriage. With her vast fortune, she sets her sights on buying a husband. But when she makes the desperate-and oh-so-dashing-earl a startlingly unexpected proposal, Alex will only agree to a proper courtship, hoping for at least friendship and respect to develop between them. He is totally unprepared for the desire that overwhelms him when Wren finally lifts the veils that hide the secrets of her past. . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 27, 2017
    ISBN9781501992315
    Someone to Wed
    Author

    Mary Balogh

    New York Times bestselling, multi-award-winning author Mary Balogh grew up in Wales, land of sea and mountains, song and legend. She brought music and a vivid imagination with her when she came to Canada to teach. There she began a second career as a writer of books that always end happily and always celebrate the power of love.

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    • 4/5
      Delight story. It's nice to see a non traditional romantic leading lady. Warm story of love, found family and strenght in love
    • 5/5
      Loved it!!! No slow and overly drawn out periods. Nice flow.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful love story. Interesting premise. Delightful development of characters and their feelings toward each other.
    • 4/5
      Oh, I'm really enjoying the Westcotts, and their emphasis on family -- in so many of these books it seems like the family part is just as important to the characters as the love affair. This one is Alexander and Wren's story. Looking forward to future developments with all the siblings/cousins.
    • 3/5
      I didn't care much for the first two books in this series, but this one was more believable and actually showed their feelings developing for each other (and some character growth). The first two thirds were quite good and I planned to give it four stars, but the last third dragged for me and wasn't as engaging. Regardless, it renewed my hope in the series as I continue on!
    • 5/5
      Loved this so much, and it will definitely be a reread in the future. Wren went on a huge journey throughout the book to overcome trauma, and Alexander was a wonderful hero in his caring and support. I hope to see more of them in later books in the series.
    • 3/5
      I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

      Wren has hidden herself away from the world but without her aunt and uncle, she has grown lonely. Deciding that her inheritance should be good for something, she decides to buy herself a husband.
      Alexander was happy in his life but now finding himself an earl of an impoverished estate, his life has been turned upside down.
      What starts off as a business proposition could end up being a fairy tale.

      "I am twenty-nine years old, very nearly thirty, and I would like…someone to wed."

      Third in the Wescott series we come to Alexander's story. The previous two books set the storyline of the previous Earl of Riverdale dying and exposing that his second marriage was bigamist. His three children are declared bastards while a daughter from the first marriage is found in an orphanage and suddenly legitimate. I did not read the previous two books and appreciated how Balogh smoothly and organically explained how Alexander became the Earl. Balogh relayed important information and characters but didn't info dump and in fact integrated all those previous characters into this story, creating a believable and familial world. You could feasibly start the series here.

      Her instinct was to hide behind veils within veils, and she had done it for so long that she did not know how to cast those veils aside.

      The star of this story and where most of the heavy emotional lifting comes from is our heroine Wren. She was born with a large birthmark covering half of her face and a mother who puts vanity above all else. When she is ten, her aunt takes her from her home and eventually she and her husband adopt Wren. Unfortunately, those important formative years with her cruel mother keep Wren from having any self-worth. Wren always wears a veil to cover her face unless around her aunt and uncle. When they die she becomes incredibly lonely and decides to buy a husband. Her new neighbor, the Earl of Riverdale, is third on her list for potential husbands but he may be just too good looking.

      You'll feel awful for Wren as she uses an ice queen persona to keep her pain and self shielded. Balogh masterfully created a perfect hero for Wren in Alexander. He perfectly complements the situation by being wary of the heroine's pain but also acknowledges it; there are no quick simple solutions in this story. This wasn't even a slow burn but a slow thawing; you'll need to wait until around the half-way mark before our couple starts to really get moving.

      I appreciated this building and forming of their relationship but I also thought the second half dragged on a bit. This is definitely not a "modern" historical, characters and mannerisms stay true to the time period, emotions and actions are a bit more constrained. While the larger cast of characters helped create a full world, it also stole away from my lead's romance more than I would have liked, the story had a tendency to slowly meander.

      Alexander's sister and mother and how they engaged and tried to understand Wren brought such a wonderful warmth to the story; I love when women characters kindly engage with each other. Alexander and Wren were such intelligent characters but I did think Wren’s internal declaration of love felt a bit quick as I don't think the "special" connection with Alexander had been quite made yet, he was the first and only man to show her attention in her life.

      A little slow and meandering towards the end but Wren will have you emotional and incredibly happy that she found the handsome Alexander.
    • 4/5
      An excellent installment in this series. I liked the how the problems of each of the lead individuals were shown and how they were resolved. Balogh always seems to zero in the psychological issues that her characters have. This series, Someone to ..., seems to have a lot of psychological issues.
    • 4/5
      I loved the premise of this novel - Wren has been completely secluded because of childhood trauma and a disfiguring birth mark. But she has the courage to seek for something better. I thought Alex's impressions of her were particularly realistic - he isn't the typical "ride in on a white horse" type of hero who can make everything better by loving Wren. Because of this, I thought the development of love between the two was particularly rewarding and I admired Wren's courage over and over again.
    • 4/5
      As I was growing up one of our neighbours had a port-wine stain on her skin and one of my class-mates had one too, I only found out about the classmate much later in my acquaintance, she had it almost always covered by makeup. I know how stressed she was if her makeup wasn't covering it. But my neighbour never covered hers, she was a shy woman and I don't believe she ever married, this story was what I wished could have happened to her, a nice marriage to a man who stopped seeing her difference and a lot of compassion shown by people to her. Wealth hath it's privelidges. I saw the stares and comments by people during the 20th Century, they were not good. Wren Hayden knows what it's like to be rejected by people. Her parents gave her to her aunt who provided her with a loving household to grow in. Her uncle gave her purpose in the glass-works and she now wants something more, she realises that her face will not induce anyone to propose, but her fortune might. She approaches Alexander Westcott with an idea, he marry her and she gives him the funds to help his failing country estate, but Alexander wants more than a business arrangement.I liked the story and the characters and how he supported her. Charming and fun read.
    • 4/5
      A very satisfying romantic read!
    • 5/5
      Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh is a 2017 Berkley publication. A tender, but redemptive love story, that gave me so many feels!While this series has been quality reading up to this point, as is most anything Mary Bologh pens, I was still suffering a bit of a book hangover from the ‘Survivor’ series, which was absolutely amazing. Up to this point the first two books in the Wescott series have failed to really grab me in the same way. However, this third installment was the perfect remedy for my previous lethargic response to the Wescott saga. Alexander has been a wonderful character in this series and I am so happy he got his own story. With an inherited title, came a country estate in dire need of repair. With limited funds, his only choice is to marry for money. It was therefore quite fortuitous when he is summoned to the home of Wren Heyden, a wealthy businesswoman who is looking for a husband. Her marriage proposal, which would simply be an a marriage of convenience,but one Wren hopes will quell her soul deep loneliness, and provide her with children, is very tempting to Alexander, and he can’t dismiss it out of hand. The couple agrees to see how well they might get along before making any decisions, but this task is more difficult than it should be, due to Wren’s extreme social anxiety and awkwardness around other people.Can the couple find a way around their differences or will Wren's insecurities prevent her from making a commitment? Wren’s years in seclusion has made her appear aloof, or cold, when nothing could be further from the truth. She has endured so much, most of it needlessly, but with Alexander’s openness and willingness to draw her out, to encourage her to step out into the open more often, Wren flourishes. Alexander may need to marry for money, something his family is very sad about, but every day he spends with Wren, the deeper he falls in love with her. He admires her unconventionality, her lack of pretentiousness, her intelligence, and incredible courage and inner strength, and so did I!! She is a most remarkable character, one that is both vulnerable and inspirational. This story touched my heart! I loved this couple and their journey together!! The characters are front and center, there is no childish, immature angst, but the emotions and feelings of these richly drawn characters pulled at my heart, and, moved me deeply, evoking sincere empathy and compassion, which is Mary Bologh’s signature touch. This is, quite simply, a beautiful love story, the kind we ALL need a lot more of!
    • 5/5
      Wren Heyden has been a recluse for years as a result of a birthmark on her face and childhood trauma. When she inherits a fortune, she decides the time has come for marriage. She's a business woman, the owner of a glassworks, so naturally she chooses to 'buy' a husband, thinking no man would want her otherwise.Her third choice is Alexander Wescott, the new and impoverished Earl of Riverdale. Alexander knows he has no choice but to marry a rich woman in order to restore the fortunes of the estates he inherited. He's an honorable man and puts duty first, even while he recoils at the idea. Wren is not his idea of a wife at all as he feels she is too damaged from her years of isolation. He doesn't mind her birthmark and he admires her intelligence, but he can see her pain and doesn't want to deal with it.This is a slow-burning romance. Wren is both intrigued by Alexander and his good looks, and repelled by his rank, not willing to expose herself as his Countess must. And Alexander can't forget Wren even as he tries to find a wife among the rich heiresses of the Ton. The is the third book in the Wescott series and I liked it best of all (so far). Ms. Balogh has the ability to show the inner feelings of her characters very clearly, so the reader empathizes with them. It's quite lovely and something not all romance authors choose to portray as well. Her characters stay with me as a result. In some ways, this book reminded me of her book Simply Love although the roles are reversed where Sydnam is the damaged one. Simply Love is my favorite book of hers, and maybe my favorite romance book of all time. I'm enjoying the Wescott series. There are a lot of Wescotts so hopefully many more books to come. I'm intrigued by the chapter included for the next book. The heroine is not a character I expected to get her own book, but I can't wait.
    • 4/5
      Wren Heyden has spent twenty years as a recluse, hiding from the world because of a birthmark on her face. With her loving aunt and uncle dead, she is lonely and wants to marry. The first two men on her list are impossible. But the third, the new Earl of Riverdale just might do, despite being much too handsome for her taste.Alexander Westcott never wanted to become an earl. Now he is saddled with a badly managed estate, with no money to bring it to rights. He needs a wealthy wife--is Wren the one? Or is she too strange after being isolated for so long? His wife would need to enter the wider world; Wren may not have the courage to do that.A tender romance, but also a tale of a damaged woman finding herself and beginning to come to terms with her horrible beginnings. Recommended.