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Reviewed for marysuedies.com

Mary Balogh is the queen of regency romance. Her Bedwyn series, in my opinion, is the standard for modern day historical romance. Balogh manages to write romances without evil villains, a bunch of misunderstandings, or unbelievable circumstances. She just writes beautiful loves stories.

Balogh’s new Westcott series is going to be fabulous. The premise is intriguing and original. The late Earl of Riverdale has died and his solicitor has unearthed a secret marriage and a single legitimate daughter, Anna. Anna has grown up in an orphanage where she later became a teacher. At first Anna is thrilled to learn that she has a family, but when confronted with the Earl’s now illegitimate children and wife, Anna quickly realizes that she is once again, alone.

Avery, the Duke of Netherby, is the appointed guardian of the new Earl of Riverdale and decides he should also be responsible for helping Anna assimilate into the London ton. Avery is composed, detached, and a little aloof. Avery admires Anna’s strength and fortitude against her new “family” and Anna comes to see him as her savior in a turbulent new world.

There has been some disagreement and healthy discussion over a scene in Someone to Love involving a “Chinese gentleman” without a name. Before continuing with my review I wanted to just say that while I understand other readers’ reactions, I personally found nothing wrong with the scene. It shouldn’t matter but I guess it does, my family is bi-racial Asian/Caucasian, although not Chinese, and I found nothing offensive. I ran it by my sister as well and she agreed with my thoughts, you may feel differently.

Someone to Love is beautifully written and the love story between Avery and Anna is slow and sweet and everything that you would expect from a Mary Balogh romance. I highly recommend that you pick it up because I have high hopes for the series.

The reason that this isn’t an A+ review is two fold. First, there is a lot of set up. It is the first book in the Westcott series and set up is necessary, but the story drags at parts and the romance often seems to take a back seat to the various character introductions. Everything involving Avery and Anna is lovely but we don’t get quite enough of them.

Secondly, Anna spends a lot of the book (which is already too much set up and not enough romance) writing letters back to her friend, Joel. These letters, for the most part, don’t give the reader any new information, they just rehash everything that has already happened. They felt a little like filler to me and I mostly skimmed them.

Overall Someone to Love is a nice read. look forward to the upcoming books in the series.


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Someone To Love A Westcott Novel Mary Balogh 9780451477798 Books Reviews

This is the first book in a new Regency series, and the premise is excellent the family of an Earl discovers that he was a bigamist and they are all illegitimate, while an orphan discovers she's a titled heiress with a huge family. However, the execution of this story is practically lethargic. As the shocked sisters and brother find themselves penniless and refuse to acknowledge this upstart, they all decamp. Anna Snow - actually Lady Anastasia Westcott - offers to share her fortune, which they all indignantly reject. Anna only wants love, and is more than willing to embrace her half-siblings (while apparently not dwelling upon the quarter century of disenfranchisement from society). While a pile of disapproving paternal relatives try to prepare her for a debut, the Duke of Netherby, an apparent fop, stands by with his quizzing glass and the occasional comment. There is no chemistry between Anna and Avery, and their marriage is practically an aside. Some of the story is repeated, unnecessarily, through letters Anna writes to her friend back at the orphanage. Since this is primarily supposed to be a romance, and the romance is largely lacking, it's hard to recommend this book. On the other hand, Ms. Balogh is a very good writer, and this book sets up the background for the rest of the series, so it may be worth reading just for that.
Mary Balogh has a way with words - and with characters. Her hero in this instance is so NOT what you would expect. Avery Archer, the Duke of Netherby isn't tall, dark and handsome, he doesn't have broad, wide shoulders, narrow waist or thighs like tree trunks. Instead, he is described as beautiful. he is "barely of average height and slight of build" he carries a jeweled snuff box nad jeweled quizzing glass that he uses frequently to intimidate. He had a reputation for "effete indolence". Yet somehow, you imagine there is more to him than meets the eye. He reminds me of the Scarlet Pimpernel in that respect.
On the other hand, the heroine Anna Snow/Anastasia Wescott is a plainly dressed orphan who at the elderly age of 25 is found to be the real heir to the Earl of Riverdale. It seems that he had married her mother before marrying the mother of the presumed earl and his 2 sisters. When there is no will to be read, everything is inherited by the Earl's son Harry. The current Countess
asks the Duke to help her find the natural-born (aka bastard) daughter of the Earl who was raised in an Orphanage in Bath and supported by the Earl all these years. She wanted to make a one-time settlement. Her generosity comes back to bite her when it is discovered that the natural daughter is actually the true daughter of the Earl and he had left a will in Bath leaving everything to her. She isn't really interested in the money but is excited to finally have a family - only they don't want to accept the one person who has ruined their life.
The Duke is involved because his stepmother is the sister of the late Earl and he has been named as the guardian of the new earl (a responsibility that he inherited from his father). The Duke rarely does anything himself (he has a secretary who handles all his business for him) but for some reason he takes an interest in this orphan heiress - at first to get her away from all the relatives who are trying to make her into the member of the ton that she now is. But later, there seems to be something that sparks between them and when the new Earl offers to marry her (he is a cousin and needs her money to restore the earl's estate) the Duke steps in a d offers for her himself.
Outside of London the Duke's true nature comes out and he is able to show the man who is hidden under the Duke costume. This is truly a new love story. Mary has a way of bringing out the hidden character traits that people don't take the time to see. Anna/ Anastasia is a strong woman who is able to navigate her way through the ton without losing herself to the glamour and rigidity of the lifestyle. Together, they make a formidable couple.
Reviewed for marysuedies.com

Mary Balogh is the queen of regency romance. Her Bedwyn series, in my opinion, is the standard for modern day historical romance. Balogh manages to write romances without evil villains, a bunch of misunderstandings, or unbelievable circumstances. She just writes beautiful loves stories.

Balogh’s new Westcott series is going to be fabulous. The premise is intriguing and original. The late Earl of Riverdale has died and his solicitor has unearthed a secret marriage and a single legitimate daughter, Anna. Anna has grown up in an orphanage where she later became a teacher. At first Anna is thrilled to learn that she has a family, but when confronted with the Earl’s now illegitimate children and wife, Anna quickly realizes that she is once again, alone.

Avery, the Duke of Netherby, is the appointed guardian of the new Earl of Riverdale and decides he should also be responsible for helping Anna assimilate into the London ton. Avery is composed, detached, and a little aloof. Avery admires Anna’s strength and fortitude against her new “family” and Anna comes to see him as her savior in a turbulent new world.

There has been some disagreement and healthy discussion over a scene in Someone to Love involving a “Chinese gentleman” without a name. Before continuing with my review I wanted to just say that while I understand other readers’ reactions, I personally found nothing wrong with the scene. It shouldn’t matter but I guess it does, my family is bi-racial Asian/Caucasian, although not Chinese, and I found nothing offensive. I ran it by my sister as well and she agreed with my thoughts, you may feel differently.

Someone to Love is beautifully written and the love story between Avery and Anna is slow and sweet and everything that you would expect from a Mary Balogh romance. I highly recommend that you pick it up because I have high hopes for the series.

The reason that this isn’t an A+ review is two fold. First, there is a lot of set up. It is the first book in the Westcott series and set up is necessary, but the story drags at parts and the romance often seems to take a back seat to the various character introductions. Everything involving Avery and Anna is lovely but we don’t get quite enough of them.

Secondly, Anna spends a lot of the book (which is already too much set up and not enough romance) writing letters back to her friend, Joel. These letters, for the most part, don’t give the reader any new information, they just rehash everything that has already happened. They felt a little like filler to me and I mostly skimmed them.

Overall Someone to Love is a nice read. look forward to the upcoming books in the series.