Book Description 

West, the Marquess of Weston, and Sophie, Lady Fitzwilliam Bridewell, have lately been spending a considerable amount of time together. But West and Sophie are not new acquaintances. In fact, years ago, they had once been nearly engaged until West’s almost fatal curricle accident and his meddling father threw them off course.

Now recently widowed, Sophie has put aside all thoughts of romance. But when her widowed sister, Alexandra, mentions a fondness for an earl, Sophie realizes that she may be holding her sister back. Alexandra won’t move forward with an engagement until Sophie, too, settles down again, and so Sophie approaches West with a plan. They will announce their engagement and break things off once Alexandra is happily married. It’ll be simple. After all, it’s not like she is going to fall for West a second time, not when Sophie has sworn not to risk her heart again.

My Review 

I’ve read the previous books in the series, so I was very excited about the opportunity to read this final installment. Everyone else in the group has paired up so it was finally West and Sophie’s turn. 

Actually, it’s their second chance at love because they formed an attachment years ago but were forced apart by West’s mean father. Sophie is widowed and not looking for love, but she puts together a fake engagement scheme to help her sister’s prospects and enlists West’s help 

Overall, the book is a bit of a letdown because of the build-up over the first four books in the series. The two protagonists spend too much time maintaining the farce of the fake relationship and not realizing that maybe, just maybe, they should take a chance on something real. The big denouement was satisfying, albeit a bit predictable.   

I would recommend To Woo and To Wed. Although it’s missing some of the spark that made the first book in the series stand out in the world of historical romance, it’s still a fun little book. After so many “will they won’t they” moments over the course of the series, it was satisfying to see West and Sophie get their happily ever after. 

I received a digital ARC of this book from Atria Books/NetGalley