Publication Day Promo Review: One Week to Wed by Laurie Benson

One Week to Wed by Laurie Benson

Published: 1st July 2018

Publisher: Harlequin/ Mills & Boon Historical

Pages: 278

Available on Kindle

Order now from Amazon

Rating: 4/5

Blurb

One stolen night…
…leads to unexpected wedding vows!

Part of The Sommersby Brides: widowed Lady Charlotte Gregory believes she’ll never marry again after losing her husband—until meeting dashing Lord Andrew Pearce brings her respectable lonely world back to vibrant life! Left alone one night, they give in to their desires—only to find their secret passion leads to shock, scandal…and a sudden marriage of convenience!

Review

Laurie Benson is a new to me author, so I wasn’t sure what to expect with this regency romance. I knew pretty much straight away though I was going to enjoy reading One Week to Wed as the writing flows easily and the story progresses at a good pace.

Charlotte has been a widow for four years and never expected to feel an attraction to anyone again, but then she bumps into a handsome stranger at her sister’s husband’s funeral in London and something inside her is awoken. Back home in Cheshire at her friend’s home she meets the handsome stranger again and learns he is Lord Andrew Pearce. Andrew has been sent to Cheshire to take a break from his secretive and demanding job, the last thing he expects to meet is a woman he’s attracted to, as that area of his life has been a no go for so long. Although neither Andrew nor Charlotte are looking for romance, the easy flirtatious banter between them leads soon leads to passion and life changing circumstances for both of them.

I loved the flirtation and the teasing between Andrew and Charlotte but felt there was too much of jump from this to their night of passion. I would have liked some more build-up and development of the chemistry between them and a little restraint, given that Charlotte was a widow for four years I think she could have waited just a bit longer to surrender to her urges.

I liked all the supporting characters in this novel too and am looking forward to the next two books in the trilogy to find out what is in store for Charlotte’s sisters Elizabeth and Julia. Especially Elizabeth as she seems very headstrong and determined that her second marriage will be one based on love.

One Week to Wed is a delightful regency romance between two characters with obvious chemistry, it’s a little predictable but still an enjoyable read.

Thank you to the author and Rachel’s Random Resources for sending me a copy to review in exchange for my honest opinions.