The Belle of Winchester, Christina Dudley
The Belle of Winchester, Christina Dudley
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The Belle of Winchester
A Traditional Regency Romance

Author: Christina Dudley

Narrator: Vicki-Jo Eva

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/26/2025


Synopsis

The only thing standing in the way of her winning Mr. Wright was Mr. Entirely Wrong. Out of all the swains she collected, Miss Lily Ellsworth knew Mr. Gilbert Wright was the one she would choose in the end. Rich, well-connected, dashing, daring, he was exactly the sort of man to turn heads, even if he hadn’t much of one himself. Lily didn’t mind—a dim husband would be more easily controlled than a clever one. And after seeing how her father chose his several wives, Lily sometimes doubted clever men even existed. There was the new curate of St. Eadburh’s, of course, but Mr. Simon Kenner might be altogether too clever for comfort. Where every other gentleman of Lily’s acquaintance thinks her an angel, Mr. Kenner shows an alarming tendency to catch her out. And where every other gentleman envies Mr. Wright’s favor with her, Mr. Kenner thinks his cousin is making a colossal mistake. Between these two opponents, will either gain the whip hand, or will love defeat them both? ◆◆◆The Belle of Winchester is a clean Regency romance and second of The Ellsworth Assortment.◆◆◆

About Christina Dudley

Christina Dudley is the author of multiple series of sweet Regency romances, including The Hapgoods of Bramleigh and The Ellsworth Assortment, as well as contemporary Austen adaptation Pride and Preston Lin. Her novels have been called “sparkling,” “swoon-worthy,” and “compulsively readable” (Publishers Weekly). Pride and Preston Lin was the February 2024 Fiction Editor’s Pick for Kirkus Reviews (starred review) and chosen as a 2024 Top 10 Romance by Booklist (starred review).


Reviews

Goodreads review by ingrid ₊ on April 17, 2025

made me remember why i love reading bro omg #neverforgetyourroots......more

Goodreads review by Pauline on January 21, 2023

The only thing better than a Christina Dudley book is another Christina Dudley book, and for the first time in my life, I marked the release date of this book in my calendar so I’d remember to download it straight away. I thought Tempted By Folly was superb, but this second book in the series is jus......more

Goodreads review by Anne-Mammy on January 07, 2023

At the start of the book, you can't but admire the author's writing style, careful, descriptive and learned without ever being esoteric or convoluted. However, as the story began to develop, I found it impossible to warm to Lily as the main female character. She is both naïve, manipulative and very......more

Goodreads review by Valancy on February 01, 2024

3.5, rounded up for the repartee. I previously put this book down when I found myself increasingly intolerant of Lily‘s character and my own secondhand embarrassment. And now, to be capricious, I’ve decided to try it again! Honestly, after finishing A Scholarly Pursuit, I thought I should give this in......more

Goodreads review by Rosie on December 28, 2022

I love losing myself in these fun novels. Thanks for another great read.......more