Someone to Cherish, Mary Balogh
Someone to Cherish, Mary Balogh
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Someone to Cherish

Author: Mary Balogh

Series: Wescott #8

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Unabridged: 11 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/29/2021


Synopsis

Is love worth the loss of one's freedom and independence? This is what Mrs. Tavernor must decide in the new novel in the Westcott series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh.

When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father's bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where he was near-fatally wounded. After a harrowing recovery, the once cheery, light-hearted boy has become a reclusive, somber man. Though Harry insists he enjoys the solitude, he does wonder sometimes if he is lonely.

Lydia Tavernor, recently widowed, dreams of taking a lover. Her marriage to Reverend Isaiah Tavernor was one of service and obedience, and she has secretly enjoyed her freedom since his death. She doesn't want to shackle herself to another man in marriage, but sometimes, she wonders if she is lonely.

Both are unwilling to face the truth until they find themselves alone together one night, and Lydia surprises even herself with a simple question: "Are you ever lonely?" Harry's answer leads them down a path neither could ever have imagined...

About Mary Balogh

Mary Balogh is the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Slightly novels: Slightly Married, Slightly Wicked, Slightly Scandalous, Slightly Tempted, Slightly Sinful, and Slightly Dangerous, as well as the romances No Man's Mistress, More than a Mistress, and One Night for Love. She is also the author of Simply Love, Simply Unforgettable, Simply Magic, and Simply Perfect, her dazzling quartet of novels set at Miss Martin's School for Girls. A former teacher herself, she grew up in Wales and now lives in Canada.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vintage on November 11, 2021

This had all the explosive passion of a tepid cup of weak tea. The heroine is a widow who stood in the shadow of her charismatic, zealous Vicar of a husband who died saving a boy. The H is the son of the Westcott family who lost his title and fortune when they found out his worthless father was a bi......more

Goodreads review by Dab on June 25, 2024

I know, we all love a man who falls first. However there’s something admirable in an endearing kind of way in a woman who notices a man first and goes for it. It required a lot of courage of Lydia to let Harry know that she was interested in him and I loved that she did it. She was a little awkward......more

Goodreads review by Jan on July 12, 2021

3 to 3.5 stars. I liked this one at first, but the later part of the book unfortunately dragged a little for me, and my potential four-star read dropped down in star values in the end. There were some ideas and tropes I've seen used before in some of Ms Balogh's older books. I don't mind that, if it'......more

Goodreads review by Jenn on June 29, 2021

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.* I have loved the Wescott series from its very beginning, and it was such a pleasure to now be a book reviewer and be able to share my great love for this family and all the books included in their saga. Though my......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on January 02, 2022

This is eighth in a series with overlapping characters. It's actually fairly well self-contained, but there is lots of depth that you'll miss if you've skipped until this one. I recommend reading in order. Aaaaaigh! I totally thought I had reviewed this!!! And no, this isn't a GoodReads screw up eati......more