Book Review: Marry Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt

One of the sweetest Beauty & the Beast stories I have read, “Marry Me at Willoughby Close” is a fitting finale to the series about the Cotswolds. Author Kate Hewitt really did herself proud creating the series, writing about unforgettable characters and most of introducing the enchanting Cotswolds to her readers.

If you have been following the series, then you have met Henry Trent. He is not Prince Charming. He is actually The Beast to Alice James’s Beauty. Don’t get me wrong, he is actually very good looking. What makes Henry beastly is his attitude.

This is his story and we discover why he is like that. Hewitt, instead of making Henry Trent apologetic for his behavior actually made him own up to his shortcomings. Because of this, Alice and Henry truly earned their happily ever after.

If you like this book, then you will enjoy the whole Willoughby Close Series.

Marry Me at Willoughby Close” is Rated T for Teens. There are no sex scenes in this book.

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Description

Welcome to Willoughby Close… a charming cluster of cozy cottages, each with a story to tell and a happy ending to deliver…

Alice James has been a drifter her whole life, working her way through several foster homes before ending up in Wychwood-on-Lea, feeling anchorless and invisible. When a chance encounter leads to Alice accepting a position as a caretaker and companion to Lady Stokeley, she starts to feel as if she might finally be able to put down some roots and live the way other people do.

Then, Lady Stokeley’s nephew, city banker Henry Trent, storms into Willoughby Manor, seeming to find fault with everything, including Alice. As the next in line to the manor and title, he threatens to upturn everything she’s started to build. But Henry is hiding his own secret fears and weaknesses, ones he’s desperate for no one to discover. A surprising and inconvenient attraction that simmers between them leaves Alice feeling more confused than ever, and Henry torn between duty and desire, fear and love.

When circumstances become even more difficult, both Alice and Henry must decide who they really are, and what they are willing to fight for. Could Alice possibly be the next Lady of Willoughby Manor?