February 15, 2016
Quinn (Lady Beresford’s Lover) opens a Regency series with this unexceptional installment. Lady Grace Carpenter doesn’t expect she’ll ever wed. With seven brothers and sisters entirely under her care and a tenuous grasp on their guardianship, even if she could find a man willing to take on her responsibilities, she would never be able to trust him. When an unexpected rain storm waylays her for a night at an inn with Lord Worthington, her expectations are overturned. What she intended to be a single night of passion, the memories of which would carry her through a life of spinsterhood, turns into a whirlwind courtship. The two lovers struggle to avoid drawing the attention of scandalmongers during the London season. Worthington has four sisters of his own to care for, heaping a pile of practical concerns atop the lovers’ very real struggle to stop making out long enough to get anything done. This light, cheery romance coasts comfortably toward its awkwardly fumbled ending. Agent: Elizabeth Pomada, Larsen-Pomada Literary Agency.
March 1, 2016
The first in what may be a long series, Three Weeks to Wed begins with Grace offering herself to longtime crush Matt Worthington when both are stranded at an inn. She thinks that marriage is not an option for her because she is the guardian of her seven siblings, so she only wants this one night together. But determined Matt finds her during the social season and convinces her that he, his stepmother, and four sisters can certainly make a family with her eight. While one relative schemes against them, most people join the effort to get the happy couple wed, while keeping scandal away from the two sisters making their debut. Quinn's equation of a household filled with chaos and love, matched with the sexy sparring of the engaged couple, produces truly joyous reading. Minor characters stand out even in a large cast in scenes that clearly set up following books. This reads like a sexier Marion Chesney, full of humor and surprises. Recommend this to readers who want a few hours of contented romantic escape.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)