Kate Hewitt ‘s Willoughby Close Series always makes me feel as if I have taken a mini-vacation to the British Isles. Marry Me at Willoughby Close has us at the big manor. Oh, boy! Lady Stokeley was a major supporting character in the first book of this series so I was thrilled to see more about her and her nephew in this story.

Alice James and Henry Trent are well matched in this story. As always, the characters find that if they dig deep inside they will find a way not to just survive but to live graciously. That is how I think of Lady Stokeley, her legacy so to speak. The cottages at Willoughby Close seem to have a bit of magic as people find direction, strength and love in them. So it is time for the magic to be at the manor too. It is a wonderful story to savor.

This book is a very sweet romance. A very sweet romance. With a heroine that is sweet. And a heroine whose hard outer shell hides his sweetness. It was... a lot of sweet.
Alice James has just aged out of the foster care system. She has nowhere to go. Until she's hired to be the companion for a dying woman, Lady Dorothy Stokely. Too bad her nephew isn't as charmed by Alice.
I didn't feel like I needed to have read another book in this series. There weren't giant swathes that I felt like I was missing. This book was just a little too ... sweet. There wasn't a lot of depth to either the story or any of the characters. I have a feeling this will be a book that will appear to readers who like stories with young heroines and treacly romance.

Three stars
This book came out July 18

Cinderella, eat your heart out because Alice James has taken centre stage at Willoughby Close and what a rags to riches story she has lived! It is hard to imagine a more unlikely couple than timid Alice James and Lady Stokeley's nephew the aloof and stand-offish Henry Trent. Despite a clear attraction between these two, a happy ever after appears impossible at times.
Kate Hewitt's characters are always beautifully rounded and tat is certainly the case with Marry Me At Willoughby Close. It's not just Alice and Henry but the whole cast, characters whom I have come to know and love throughout this series. I couldn't help but care about how this story panned out. I was totally invested, and when I came to the end I was both utterly satisfied and utterly devastated that I wouldn't be popping into Willoughby Close for any more stories. I have loved them all and will look back very fondly on this series.