Mistakes happen, to be sure. Rarely are those mistakes as unfortunate as the one made by Nathanael Meadows, Viscount Fotherby, when he abducted the now Lady Merton to save his friend from marriage. Nate has been trying to make amends ever since, leaving behind his self-centred, dandified ways to fulfill his duties. One woman sparks his interest above all others--a lady he helped when she was rescuing a child. Alas, there is a devilish complication Miss Henrietta Stern is Lady Merton's younger sister but is intrigued by the stranger who comes to her aid. Henrietta has plenty of admirers. Yet no other suitor quickens her pulse quite like Nate does.
Whilst this is the third book in the series it’s also connected to the Worthington series so earlier characters do feature heavily. Nate was the villain in Merton & Dotty's story & I wondered how he could be redeemed but over four years have passed & his banishment to the country have certainly changed him. I loved the intelligent, Henrietta & I also really liked Nate, which I didn’t see happening but he's matured into a caring man. There’s no great drama just two people being instantly attracted to each other. I loved how they were thrown together by a bevy of friends & relatives, which played into their hands as they wanted to be together. A delightful read & I look forward to more books in the Worthingtons’ world
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I finished this one, but more (unfortunately) out of hope that I would start to enjoy it more the longer it went on.

I didn't. I was never able to really feel like the characters were real people, which is an issue in a story in which I am supposed to like and relate to them.

There were parts that I found amusing and interesting, but they were not enough for me to be able to say I was particularly engaged with the story as a whole.

I am unable to recommend this title.

The Most Eligible Bride in London is the third book in The Lords of London series by Ella Quinn. It is a fun and entertaining, happily ever after story with just enough mystery and excitement to keep it engaging. It could be read as a standalone.

The Most Eligible Bride in London.by Ella Quinn (Lords of London #3). 3. Stars

This is the return of a secondary character from Book #2 of the Worthington series: When a Marquis Choses A Bride, Nate, Viscount Fotherby, was a well meaning villain in that book. By after that debacle he was exiled into the country to mature and assume his responsibilities. He is now in London helping one of his tenants when he encounters Miss Henrietta Stern. It is almost instant attraction. Unfortunately for him, Miss Stern is the younger sister of Dotty, the Marchioness of Merton - she who was the victim of his well meaning kidnapping. There are numerous complications, but the path of true love is never easy, even with many assisting hands.

This was a fun entry in the Lords of London series; a bit slow at times with a bit of action at the end. I look forward to the next book in this series.

Thank you Netgalley and Kensington Books for this ARC.

A heartwarming story of redemption and acceptance that will turn you into a thorough believer in love at first sight. I loved that there weren’t any ‘grand epiphany’ moments, just a steady movement from an exciting first meeting through a most delightful HEA. When I learned who the male lead was, I wondered how the author was going to redeem him. You see, he was the villain in When a Marquis Chooses a Bride from the Worthingtons series. He was a misguided villain, but a villain nonetheless. However, he’s spent the last four years changing himself from the useless fribble he was to a caring, honorable man who is absolutely nothing like the man who existed four years ago. All of that has occurred off-page between the previous book and this one. So, redemption has already occurred – we are only dealing with forgiveness and making amends – and falling in love.

Nathanael (Nate), Viscount Fotherby, has spent the last four years living on his country estate because of a vile thing he did. He has used those years to learn and grow as a human. He has spent the time learning to manage his estates, learning to appreciate and care for those who are dependent on him – especially his tenants and neighbors, and learning that he really wasn’t who he thought he was. He was who his father had made him into and now that he’s been on his own all this time, he’s realized what it is to actually appreciate others – no matter their rank – to be useful, and to help others whenever he can. Helping a neighbor is what has brought him back to London and it is how he came to be in the time and place to help rescue a young woman who was being threatened by thugs. She was the most arresting woman he’s ever seen and he’d surely like to see her again. He doesn’t even learn her name.

Miss Henrietta Stern is very much a forward-thinking young lady. She is about to begin her second season but hasn’t seen anyone at all who piques her interest. Well, she hadn’t until that handsome man came to her aid as she was trying to rescue a baby. There was just something about him and she just really wishes she had learned his name.

Nate and Henrietta meet and are attracted before they learn that she is the sister of the woman he had abducted. Henrietta has heard all of the tales and descriptions of that dandified fribble and the man she met seems nothing like that at all. They can work out their differences, but can they get her family – especially her sister – to forgive?

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing these two come to care for each other and work together to bring about their own HEA. The story is well-written, well-plotted, and excellently delivered. I hope you will give it a try and that you will love it as much as I did.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Most Eligible Bride in London is sweet and fun and I enjoyed it a lot. It wasn’t my favorite one in the series, but it still holds an honorable place in my ranking.

I started this book and from the cover information it seemed interesting. It started well but then I lost interest. I just found out this is a series of books, so maybe that’s the reason l felt lost in reading it.

The Most Eligible Bride In London is the third book of the series, but my first. I find that it is easily a stand-alone read. Viscount Nathanael (Nate) Fotherby has made some mistakes in his past, which ended up having him being exiled to the country.

He finds himself returning to London, before the Season, helping a neighbor locate a young woman and her child and possibly in hopes of finding a wife. His interest is sparked by a lady he helped when she was rescuing a baby from undesirable characters, Miss Henrietta Stern.

Nate will learn that she is the sister of the woman he abducted in the past, to save his best friend from marriage. And the family has never forgiven him…

Time will tell if he can show he has changed from a Dandy to a man who cares about others by helping them.

This was a sweet story that started quickly and then slowed to build the relationship between the main characters. I liked the characters: but I would have like a little more focus on the charity because it was what brought these two together.

Nate and Henrietta’s story is a lovely addition to this series. I must admit to being a bit dubious initially, as Nate was a rather unpleasant dandy in Dottie’s story. However, the author did a great job of showing how he’d learned his lesson and redeemed himself in this book. It was fun to see how previous characters were getting on with married life as well as getting glimpses of characters from future stories. There seems to be a bit of a trend for ‘woke’ male characters, which I’m not keen on, but I enjoyed how, in this book, the author balanced Nate’s progressive views on women with enough traditional masculinity to keep him attractive and interesting!

I think my brain is melting from TMI. This is the third book in the Lords of London series I've read and, although usually, in this trope each book is a stand-alone here this was not the case. One really should have read, not only the previous two books in the series, but also the previous series of the same author since characters from other series made their presence in abundance.
I cannot say I enjoyed the book. The editing needed work ("he", "she" and all the other pronouns were used without it being clear who "he" or "she" is), there were people being mentioned without any real information only to disappear and never being mentioned again, names changed, and overall it was really hard to keep track of all those mentioned.
The story also evolved extremely slow. It went on and on and on about how sorry and remorseful Nate was about his past actions and he did nothing whatsoever about meeting his former friend Merton and his wife (Nate's "victim") in order to apologise and re- enter their good graces.
Some things needed to be addressed early on in the book. I could för instance not understand how a duke's daughter (Henrietta's mother) could marry a mere vicar, the second son of a baron. Not until after half of the book was there a relevant explanation.
I could go on and on about several other issues that disturbed me (e.g. both Georgie's and Henrietta's horses are named Lilly) but bottom line is that I have read better books (the two previous books in the Lords if London among them), in both their writing and their plot and that this one left much to be wanted.
I want to give it a 3star, which I will, but I'm not entirely sure it's worth it.
I received an ARC by NetGalley, for my honest review and I am thankful.

I read the first book in this series, The Most Eligible Lord in London, because I really loved the first few books from The Worthington series. However, it has become clear that the series has dragged on for too long and Quinn needs to turn over a new leaf. My first indication that the books were declining in quality was Believe in Me, which I reviewed very negatively, and the first book in The Lords of London was not much better.

Miss Henrietta Stern, younger sister of the Marchioness of Merton, Dotty, is the last of her circle to be single. All of her friends are married, and either adding to their nurseries or traveling abroad. Henrietta is starting to feel a little left behind, and as she enters her second season she is determined to find her match.

Nate, the Viscount Fotherby, has also decided to find a spouse, and when he meets Henrietta by chance, both feel a spark. There are two main problems: 1) They haven’t been introduced, and 2) Nate is a persona non grata, having attempted to stop Dotty and Merton’s wedding years earlier. Since there have been like eight books since then, I’ll remind you that Fotherby kidnapped Dotty to try to stop the wedding. He did this because he had a very dubious lead that Merton didn’t desire the marriage. Still, wow.

It does occur to me that there is precedent for a rogue redeemed in this way- Romancelandia darling Devil in Winter comes to mind. Nate is exiled to the country where he must remain until his mother deems him to be reformed. I don’t really have an issue with Nate being reformed and introduced as a love interest. Frankly, his character is one of the strongest parts of the novel, and really the only thing I enjoyed. I just found it to be ridiculous that everyone came around to him so quickly, and expected everything to just work out. Dotty doesn’t react well, but what can you expect? People can change, but that doesn’t mean they have to marry your little sister.

The biggest problem with the book is a familiar one: too much self-referential back patting. Half of the book is wasted on going to visit other characters from previous books for no discernible reason, mostly just to remind you that these people exist in this universe. The constant flashing to different characters who really don’t matter to the story is just exhausting. I think the book would have been a lot stronger if the focus had been kept on the relationship between Dotty and Henrietta, but Dotty is basically written off as a crazy, exhausted pregnant woman and no one seems to be adequately supervising Henrietta. An other weakness lies in the characterization of Nate- we know that he esteems his mother and has older sisters, but we know next to nothing about his father except his political party, and we don’t know how his older brother died. His redemption could have hit a lot harder if there had been a deeper reason for his actions, which could have been explained through some backstory. I’m also just tired of the characters conspiring to throw people together. You would think that the gentry did nothing but match-make with their spare time.

It is also telling that basically none of the female characters have anything to discuss other than children, either kids they are saving from poverty or their own families. I’m not anti-child, and I think happily ever afters are sometimes more satisfying with kids, if that’s what the characters want. But the kids Henrietta and her sister advocate for in their charity aren’t actually characters, they’re just placeholders, cardboard cut-outs to show you that these are good people. Once the children are retrieved from danger, they are promptly sent away to Richmond, never to be seen again. Do they get adopted? Are they raised there by nursemaids? How are they provided for as adults? These details aren’t important, it’s just essential that we see how much integrity these women have, to want to rescue kids from mistreatment. Who cares what happens to them after? This is just a really shallow attempt to establish characterization, and it falls apart upon any analysis.

I thought I would give Ella Quinn one more chance to win me back, but I think I’m done for good. I’ll probably reread the first Worthington book sometime, but I won’t be picking up any of her new work.

This is an interesting twist on the “Forbidden Love” romance trope. Nate and Henrietta are obviously made for each other. They know it almost immediately; their friends know it; and almost all of their family members know it. But Henrietta’s sister has history with Nate, and its very bad. Has Nate really changed? Can Henrietta’s sister be brought around to see how Nate has matured? Will the matchmaking grandmothers succeed?

A nice addition to the Lords of London series.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A rare pass from me. I hadn't read the earlier books and felt a bit at sea with the characters. I usually enjoy this genre but for some reason, this one did not engage. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. Over to others, who I am sure will like it.

So this is my first book by Ella Quinn, and despite the fact that it's the third in a series, generally the order you read doesn't matter much in historical fiction novels. But in this book, I actually felt pretty lost. There were a ton of references to events that happened in previous books that I wasn't aware of, which is very unusual for this genre.

The book starts off with a surprise encounter between Nate and Henrietta, and from that one moment they both decide that they will marry the other person. Sometimes insta-love works for a story, sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, I felt like it just made these two characters seem very robotic. I felt like I was reading a list of steps that each character had to take in order to get to the end goal of marriage, rather than a flowing story. And there were a ton of conversations thrown into the book that didn't further the plot at all, and left me wondering why they had been included at all.

There were some men who sold children, and in the very beginning of the book, Henrietta shoots one of them. It made it seem like this would end up playing a large part of the book, but it ended up being hardly mentioned at all. Perhaps if that had played a larger part in the story, tis book would have been more interesting. Unfortunately, it just didn't work for me.

There is also a very short sex scene which honestly felt like the characters just wanted to check an item off a list. I didn't feel any passion between these two. Overall, while the book had some moments that were sweet, there just wasn't enough to make in memorable or interesting. Of course, this is just my opinion and you're welcome to give it a try! But I do recommend reading the series in order as this doesn't seem like a series that can be read out of order.
*2.5 stars*

Beautiful eye catching cover. In this release we get to see a new and very much improved Nathanael, Viscount Fotherby. For those of you that are new to the series and familiar with Nathanael there are enough references to the unfortunate incident that this makes a fine enough read without having read the other books. However, I’m of the opinion that it reads best if one has read the book leading to his banishment.

Ella Quinn, as always, has a good ear for comfort-food Regencies.  The Most Eligible Bride in London isn’t my favorite of her books, but it does a good job of redeeming a previous rogue from her gallery of characters.  It’s definitely a fun ride, if not a perfect one.

Nathanael, Viscount Fotherby (villain of When a Marquis Chooses a Bride) has been a social pariah since kidnapping Dorothea Stern from her wedding, mistakenly believing  that country girl Dotty had tricked his friend Dominic, Marquis of Merton, into walking down the aisle. As Dominic later proved to him, Nate was quite wrong.  Dotty is now Lady Merton, and Nate lives in the country with his family and Irish wolfhound. But he cannot avoid his responsibilities forever, and he knows he must marry in order to produce an heir.  On a trip to London, he rescues a young lady trying to protect a baby from a gang and falls in love at first sight. Now, he has to track her down.

Unfortunately for Nate, that woman happens to be Dorothea’s little sister, Miss Henrietta Stern, who does charity work for a children’s orphanage.  Henrietta is devoted to her family and her work, but that handsome stranger who helped her is so very intriguing.  Unfortunately, when she finds out who Nate is the last thing she wants to do is be courted by him.

Naturally, he doesn’t give up that easily. Cue a slow-burn romance.  But once Henrietta is won over, can Nate charm his prospective sister-in-law and family to let him in?

It’s the journey that makes this one fun.  Nate is roguish and determined and everything a hero should be.  Henrietta pushes back and is smart and knows how to handle herself.  The romance is enacted with playful courtship, and each forward motion feels like quite the victory.  The story has Quinn’s usual sense of humor, and there is definitely a sense of liveliness to it even though it’s a little wallpapery (ahh, yet more pre-marital sex without thought of social consequences!).

The book does perhaps suffer a bit from drawing out Nate and Henrietta’s courtship.  It takes a long time for them to get together, and I mean a loooong time.  But that mostly makes sense considering how many hurdles they have to cross to get there.

Either way, The Most Eligible Bride in London is a good read that falls just short of the keeper shelf.

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This is the third book of The Lords of London series. Ms. Quinn is a new-to-me author, so I haven't read the two previous books, but that did not take away from the story and I was able to follow it with no trouble. Viscount Nathanael (Nate) has quite a checkered past, which resulted in him being exiled to the country. He has since changed his ways and wishes to do better and be a better man. He returns to London and wishes to find a wife and Ms. Henrietta Stern peaks his interest. The only problem is that her family was one of the ones he had wronged in the past when he had abducted her sister. When Henrietta finds out that Nate was the one who kidnapped her sister, she of course wants nothing to do with him. But she can't deny the strong attraction between them. Henrietta realizes that Nate has changed and is trying to be a better man. But will her family be able to forgive him and accept him after what he has done?
I found this to be a well crafted story which flowed very nicely. The characters were well-developed and it was nice to see Nate's growth and development. He started out being a first-class rake, but became such a kind and honorable man. Henrietta is strong, opinionated, and independent and was exactly the right woman for Nate. This was an entertaining story, with an interesting plot that held my interest the whole time. A fun romance that I enjoyed reading!

I received a complimentary copy from Kensington Books via Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

CHARMING AT IT’S BEST! The Most Eligible Bride in London by Ella Quinn is book 3 in The Lords of London series and I found this story to be quit quaint. Though in a series this book can be read as a standalone. This original regency story has the most wonderful characters and was easy to read. Once I started this book I could not put it down. The descriptions were vivid and I found it to be so very well written. Ella has a true gift of story telling. This story has a gentleman that needs to mature, an abduction that can’t be forgiven, rescue, helping children and mothers, going on dangerous missions, injury, some very scheming mothers and grandmother, good friends, acceptance, wanting to apologize to an old friend, new friends, interested in 3 men, wanting to marry and falling in love. I am highly recommending you read this book. It was Fantastic!!!

***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.

The Most Eligible Bride in London by Ella Quinn is the third book in the Lords of London Series. Nathanael, Viscount Fotherby was young and stupid once. He kidnapped a woman that a friend was marrying. He thought he was helping, but he made a serious error. His mother sent him back to live at the family estates and to “grow up”. After many years, he has returned to London with a better understanding of himself. So what happens… he meets Henrietta Stern.

Henrietta Stern is the younger sister of the woman Viscount Fotherby kidnapped. She and her sister work to help save women and children from being sold and abused. While on a case, Nathanael helps her and a fascination is started. ONLY neither knows who the other is!

It is going to take a lot of work for the mothers and families of both Nathanael and Henrietta to help these two souls find their path to each other despite the past. The story is a great one with redemption and caring and lots of love! The Most Eligible Bride in London by Ella Quinn is a great read.

Ella Quinn does not know how to write a bad book. Readers will love her writing! Nate meets Henrietta by accident while helping one of his tenants. What he soon discovers is that romance between the two of them is not without issue. You see, three years earlier Nate had abducted Henriett'as sister to save his best friend from marriage and has been trying to make amends ever since.

This book has everything you want in a story and true love really can conquer all.