Erica does a great job at taking Romantic tropes and breathing fresh and exciting life into them. A runaway bride gets pursued by the grooms go to fix it guy and a wild chase and unexpected romance begins. Erica does a great job getting us into the heads of both of the characters as well as giving us some heart stopping romance.

Thanks to Netgalley and WebMotion for the ARC of this!

This had some of my favorite tropes and the characters were super fun! I was so annoyed at her Dad for betrothing her to an adult man when she was just a baby (ew). The story was cute and quick, with a little bit of steam.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. This was a quick, entertaining book. The characters were great.

Another Classic Erica Ridley book. With as much skipping as I do, the books are quick reads for me. Somehow I keep reading them though.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A very quick read - predictable, but sweet and charming. I enjoyed it, especially a fan of the marshmallow interior MMC.

This was a short sweet read if a tad predictable. I think I'm getting burnout with historical romance. there is a lack of new ideas and even my favourite authors like Ms Ridley are starting to lose my interest. There was nothing wrong with this book and its a quick read so holds your attention but there is nothing exciting about it.
I received an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review

Tabitha's father is dying and his dying wish is for her to marry his old friend and heal a long family fued between the families, tabitha is not ready to marry a man three times her age, but with her fathers health declining she feels she has no choice.

Hudson is the Duke of Oakfield's man of business and is aware that the Duke is only interested in Tabithas dowry to clear his gambling debts and is also aware the the family fued is no longer in place.

When Tabitha abscond from the wedding she runs away to Marrywell, the festival might be over but she could think of nowhere also to go.

Hudson is sent to find her and bring her back to be married but Tabitha convinces him to allow her one more week of freedom before consigning her to her fate.

The only problem is the more time he spends with her the more he wants to keep him for himself.

As the mutual attraction grows they both know they only have a week but what happens when the both want forever.

A really good book, as I have come to expect from the author, story clipped on at a pace and I was sorry when it ended.

Just a good one.
Read it in one sitting. Four stars read.
I deeply enjoyed it.
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Really enjoyed this exciting and engaging romantic adventure. Highly entertaining, fun filled, emotional journey filled with witty banter, heart racing twists and so many fun and intriguing charters.

Ooh this was a fun read! You can't help but empathize with Tabitha, betrothed as a infant to a terrible old man but afraid of going against her family duty. And then you have Hudson, who has the employer-employee loyalty for that same old man, but can't bear the thought of seeing Tabitha's spirit crushed in such a marriage. Of course they're a batter match for each themselves, but how to make it work? This was a fun read with the right amount of tension, hijinks, romance and drama. I enjoyed it.

Erica Ridley is my favorite comfort romance reader. For the most part I can enjoy a simple, lovely, happy story without much trauma or complication. Chasing the Bridge is a fluffy romance with a little darkness at its heart: Lady Tabitha Kerr's father promised her to a much older man before she was born as a way to mend a rift between two families. But Lady Tabitha's intended is a real creep who will absolutely exploit and abuse her if the marriage comes to pass. Thankfully his man of business, Hudson, has a soft spot for Lady Tabitha and is sent to retrieve the runaway bride. There is no on-page violence, but there's a foreboding vibe that might not be for everyone.

Kept wondering until the end! Page turner! Lady Tabitha Kerr has been betrothed to the Viscount Oldfield since she was born. Her father promised his daughter in exchange for saving his life during the war.Oldfield has a servant, Hudson Frampton who is his longtime right hand man, businessman, fixer, and attack dog. So when Lady Tabitha leaves the Viscount jilted at the alter, Hudson is tasked with finding her and bringing her back same time and place in one week. Things go nothing as Frampton had planned. It is up to you to see how it turns out. Thanks to the following for giving me an early copy. Opinions are my own honest opinions..
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Publication Date: June 9, 2023

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This was an engaging read, telling the story of Lady Tabitha Kerr who had been promised at birth by her father to try and ease tension between their family and the family of Viscount Oldfield. Sadly, Viscount Oldfield and his reputation go before him and are not quite the sort of man that she would like to marry.

As Lady Tabitha comes to terms with what she has to face up to in order to please her father who is not in the best of health, she decides that she can't go through with it and jilts the Viscount at the altar.

As the Viscount is keen to find her, step in one of his employees Mr Hudson Frampton. However, things don't go to plan and it's not long before things take a turn between Tabitha and Hudson that were most certainly not supposed to happen.

What will they do as they both realise that things between them are not what should be happening?

It was a quick read, that kept me reading when I should have been doing other things as I wanted to find out what was going to happen to them all.

Already number six in the Lords in Love series. This time the story doesn’t take place during the annual Merriwell fair, but mostly after the event.

Lady Tabitha has been ‘given’ as a bethroted to one of her father’s fiends as a gift to end the feud between the families. But marrying a man, who is older than your father isn’t exactly the love match Tabitha would have wanted. But, being the dutiful daughter, she agrees to speed up the wedding, since her father is ill. However, when arriving at the altar, she gets cold feet and she flees the scene.

Only to be caught in the town of Merriwell by her fiance’s watchdog. The ever Stoic Hudson. Hudson has been pining for his employers bethroted. As his man of business, Hudson is very aware of Viscount Oldfield’s indiscretions. So, when he is tasked with retrieving Tabitha before the (next) marriage date, he agrees to let her enjoy her last days of freedom in Merriwell.

Of course they end up falling in love, because Erica always has stories with happy endings. In all a very warm, cute and coy story. Four out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

Tabitha and Hudson's story was absolutely lovely. Watching them grow close--first at the Marrywell festival, and then after Tabitha takes a runner at Viscount Oldfield's first attempt to marry her--was just delightful. She starts out resenting him for the job he has, but he's always had a bit of a crush on her...and of course, given how close he is to the viscount, he knows exactly how much the old lecher *doesn't* deserve her. But she's made her dying father a promise, and he has a job to do...

I really liked that even though Tabitha and Hudson clearly had amazing chemistry (and might have accidentally acted on it--oops!--because there was only one bed) they both had a great deal of respect for each other's position and the problems they would encounter if they simply acted on their feelings. Ms Ridley lets us all just begin to flirt with the idea of real angst before delivering the HEA--so deserved, and oh so lovely!

As with the other books in the series, Chasing the Bride absolutely works as a standalone, but if you have read any of the other books, you will recognize some familiar faces and places.

Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Lady Tabitha is the perfect heroine and I was cheering for her on every page. It was so fun following her story. I can't wait for Erica Ridley's next story.

I received an advanced reader’s copy of Chasing the Bride by Erica Ridley.

I liked the two main characters: Lady Tabitha Kerr and Mr. Hudson Frampton. I liked how the romance was built between them. I thought the resolution with her father happened fast but due to her father’s condition perhaps a change of mind on his part could happen quickly.

Thank you Netgalley and WebMotion for the ARC!

- I was so excited when I realized this book is about Lady Tabitha, and then when I realized that it’s also got some of my favorite tropes (fake dating, there’s only one bed) I was sold!
- I loved the way she wrote Hudson’s pov! She does such an incredible job really creating tension with a dual POV.
- this one felt a bit more dramatic, which is why this isn’t a 5 star read for me. I loved it, but at times it started to get hard to suspend my disbelief.
- the last few chapters were better than I thought they would be! I want more with Hudson and Tabitha!

This is Book 6 of the Lords in Love series. Ms. Ridley is a very talented author and I always enjoy reading her books. She does an excellent job of bringing the story and the characters to life and this was no exception. Since birth, Tabitha has been promised as a bride to Viscount Oldfield, who is several years her senior. But she has no desire to marry him, obviously for his age, and he is a terrible rake and gambles too much, and quite simply just gives her the creeps. However, their families have been feuding and being the loyal daughter that she is, she knows she must marry him in order to bring peace between the families. Hudson is employed by the viscount and has been admiring Tabitha for years. He feels bad for the position she is in, but not being part of her world, he has to keep his thoughts to himself. But when Tabitha goes off to enjoy a few last moments peace before settling into a lifetime of misery, Oldfield sends Hudson off to find her and bring her back. With his deep feelings for her and the close proximity they share for days, he can no longer keep his feelings hidden. Both fall deeply in love in the short time they are alone, but can they have a future together?
This was a sweet and heartwarming read, and I was completely swept up into the story. Ms. Ridley does a lovely job of creating vivid scenes that completely bring the story and the characters to life. The story was very entertaining and kept my interest from start to finish. The storyline had a nice combination of romance and drama and flowed smoothly and the plot twists kept me turning the pages. The relationship that developed between Hudson and Tabitha was sweet and I enjoyed their dialogue. A very enjoyable story I am glad to have had the opportunity to read.
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Lady Tabitha Kerr valued her freedom and really didn’t want to give it up despite being unwillingly betrothed to Viscount Oldfield. Tabitha doesn’t even like him nor his right-hand man, Mr. Hudson Frampton. Luckily, Tabitha’s father grants her one month to enjoy her time being single and Tabitha even gets to spend the time at the matchmaking festival in Marrywell. Tabitha even enjoys herself a little bit and finds out Hudson isn’t as bad as she thought he was. Hudson does hide a closely guarded secret that he must never tell a soul. Hudson is actually deeply in love with Tabitha. Still, at the appointed time he brings her back to get married to the viscount. Before the viscount and Tabitha say the vows Tabitha runs away to Marrywell with Hudson hot on her trail. Hudson is able to track her down, but she talks him into spending time with her as her pretend husband. Hudson knows that this isn’t a good idea because if Tabitha or worse the viscount finds out truly how he feels he could lose everything anyway.
What a delightfully funny Regency historical romance that was just a joy to read! The story moves well, and the many plot twists just kept me turning pages. This isn’t dark or Gothic either even with some a forced marriage, society marrying beneath their station and some unsavory side characters. Still the book was still light and a feel-good tale. There seemed to be some things that were left out it didn’t hurt the long-standing history between the Tabitha and Hudson or maybe it’s just me wanting a bit more into their lives. Tabitha the marriage shy heroine might have her faults but isn’t a bad person. Her sense of honor and respect for her father is commendable even though no one really listens to her except Hudson. Hudson the stoic droll unflappable hero isn’t a bad guy but obviously has some very strong feelings for Tabitha when he should have told her how he feels instead of waiting so long. Ms. Erica Ridley just knows how to tell a great story with wonderful characters that I just can’t wait to read more of her books!