I was thrilled to receive an advanced copy of this book because I have loved the others in this series and this did not disappoint. I have been waiting for Sophie and West's story and it was a good one. A great second chance romance with just the right amount of pining and backstories.

Loved that James and Violet got to have such a main part in the plot. Overall, very pleased with this book!

This was a really satisfying end to a series that I've really loved. I've been waiting for West and Sophie's story and I was not disappointed. There was so much great pining and I loved their mature relationship and how clearly they knew each other and how much their history kept them apart while also pulling them together. This book was sexy, sweet, and kept me wanting more. My only critique would be some of the flashbacks felt unnecessary—regurgitating information I already knew. But I also enjoyed getting to see a lot of the other characters from the earlier books, especially the epilogue with all the babies. I'll miss this world, and I can't wait to see what Martha Waters writes next.

Readers of the Regency Vows romance series have long awaited West and Sophie's reunion. These two characters have been hovering at the edges of the other stories, tragic figures whose fledgling romance was cut short by an accident that seriously injured West and killed his best friend. Although the series begins after the accident, that tragedy has shaped the lives of this group of family and friends, so learning more about it - and giving some of the characters involved their happy ending - felt like a fitting end to the series.

Of course, To Woo and To Wed contains all the usual hijinks - a fake engagement, some steamy love scenes, lots of tea and pastries - as well as the appearances by several characters from previous novels in the series. Sophie and West are both likeable protagonists, and it is easy to root for their reunion. Perhaps a little bit too easy - there is really no obstacle to their being together, which at least one of the characters (West) seems to realize two-thirds of the way through the book. Every time a new issue is raised, he simply asserts the he cares only about being with Sophie - a noble sentiment, but not a very interesting one. I would have liked to see more character development around Sophie to give her concerns about their relationship more heft, and/or more deliberation from West's side.

4.5 stars, rounded up. Somewhat more serious than its predecessors, but still a humorous and entertaining read. I can't wait to see what the author does next.

The plot moves slowly in this story as it winds through the present and the past telling the love story of West and Sophie. It has a cast of fun characters that get up to many adventures. The couple is fighting for a second chance at a happy life together. This calls for grand schemes and the help of good friends and family members. It is a good story worth meandering through and getting to know the characters.

The final book in the Regency Vows series, follows the story of the Sophie, Lady Fitzwilliam Bridewell and West, the Marquess of Weston. Sophie and West were once in love until an unfortunate accident and a meddling father changed the course of their lives. Years later, Sophie finds herself as a young widow. Her sister Alexandra has been dropping hints of her own interest in an earl as a possible suitor for herself. Fearing she is holding her sister back at the chance of finding love, Sophie fakes an engagement to her old love, West. They plan to announce their engagement and call it off once Sophie’s sister is happily married. Of course, this should be an easy plan to execute and there is no chance of the two falling back in love with each other.

Full of favorite romance tropes, To Woo and to Wed is the perfect conclusion to this series. Fans of the first four books will not be disappointed with the final book.

thanks to NetGalley for the eARC

⭐️=4.25 | 😘=5 | 🤬=2 | 😭=0.25 | 18+

summary: second chance historical romance. fake engagement. yearning. they’re in love your honor!!!!!

thoughts:
- 1-65%: teehee swoony second chance fake engagement romance yes my fav tropes we love her slay it’s giving
- 66-85%: oh ok so they’re both literally dumb and the conflict is feeling fake?????
- 86-92%: act five of every Shakespeare comedy ever
- 93-100%: well-written romcom resolution!

anyway. from my exploration of the Regency Vows canon—I’ve read four of her five published works—I conclude that Martha Waters is very good at writing romance (seriously) and especially at using the social boundaries of Regency society to create romcomedy shenanigans. it’s great. it’s fun. this felt slightly slow for a bit during the middle, but by the end it was a really sweet and sentimental conclusion to the series. banter. yearning. second chances. I eat that up for every meal in a borderline unhealthy manner, and Martha delivers!

I absolutely love this entire series but this is by far my favorite of all of the books! I adore a swoony second chance romance and this book delivers a heart wrenching back story that makes you physically ache for the characters. After four books of wondering what happened in their past, we finally get answers and it’s heartbreaking.

Seven years ago when they are super young, West and Sophie meet at a musicale and immediately hit it off. They court throughout the season and are madly in love. West is heir to a Dukedom and his father is a real prick. His father the Duke threatens to ruin Sophie’s sister’s reputation if she agrees to marry his son. Being an eldest daughter of 5 she can’t ruin her sister’s future prospects so she takes his threat seriously. West gets wind of his father’s machinations and is PISSED! He does what any reasonable 24 year old gentleman would do and gets foxed and challenges his best friend, The Marquess of Willingham to a curicle race. The race ends in tragedy. His best friend dies, West is left with a broken leg and while he is convalescing, Sophie marries one of his childhood friends leaving him with a shattered heart. Not only is he grieving his best friend but the woman he loves. I mean…this story is physically painful! Sophie is now widowed and lonely. Her also widowed sister is in love again but hesitant to remarry without seeing that her sister is happy and settled too. Sophie obviously wants her sister to get her HEA and asks West to pose as her betrothed so her sister won’t worry over her and there are SO MANY FEELINGS!

Two people with a tragic past embark on a fake betrothal while they are still desperately in love?! How are they going to work this out!? Martha Waters injects loads of witty dialogue, a meddling valet and butler, unhinged siblings and clever jokes that will have you laughing through all the heartache. If you want to see how this story plays out, you will have to get the book. It’s a wonderful read!

Martha Waters does it again! Loved every minute of West and Sophie’s story! Very sad to see this series end but excited to see what Martha Waters bring us next.

West and Sophie’s relationship is wonderfully dramatic, filled with tension and classic misinterpretation, I loved the way their feelings evolved! The ending felt especially well done to me, a great end to the series.

We finally get Sophie and West's story! I liked getting to learn more about their relationship in the past while also watching them fake-date in the present. I liked seeing the hijinks we've enjoyed throughout the series play out with both the original friend group as well as with Sophie's sisters. This book was a great way to tie off a sweet and funny romance series, and I'm looking forward to reading more from this author in the future. I'm grateful to have been able to read this ARC on NetGalley.

To Woo and to Wed is the last in The Regency Vows series and I feel like I’ve been anticipating Sophie and West’s story since the very beginning.

West was the adoring, cinnamon roll that I can’t resist. He fell for Sophie hard seven years ago and has never recovered. Sophie…was harder to love. She was stubborn, obstinate, and uncommunicative. She blatantly made choices that affected West’s life as well as hers without his opinion or input. I truly wanted to jump into the book and shake some sense into her.

Overall, To Woo and to Wed was an emotional journey with a lot of lighthearted moments. Sophie’s twin sisters were hilarious and I couldn’t help but laugh at her antics. And Sophie’s parents? #couplesgoals

A good ending to a wonderful series.

Thank you to Atria Books for the review copy.

To Woo and to Wed is a second chance romance and it delivers. This is the fifth in the Recency Vows series and will conclude the series. You don't need to read these in order to enjoy any of them. Start anywhere you like, but if you are like me you'll want to read them all.

Thank you to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

I received an ARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I've read several of the books in this series, and they're enjoyable. This one is no exception. It's not earth shattering in anyway but it's a good choice for a light, dessert read when you need it.

This whole series has been a delight. To Woo and to Wed is Sophie and West's book. The series has been building to this point over the last four books and now their story is finally here. This is second-chance romance at its finest. The heartache, the longing, the romance. Too Woo and to Wed delivered the story I've have been waiting for.

While mainly about Sophia and West, there were short call backs to the other four couples in the series that were added in. It was done in a really satisfying way that didn't subtract from the main story. And I think this might have been the spiciest of all the book too.

I would recommend this book - and this series - to anyone looking for a Regency romance that doesn't take itself too seriously. These books are truly a delight.

A fun, historical romance filled with fake dating, a second-chance romance, and sisterly hijinks. This book was the perfect wrap up to this series and I loved the relation in between Sophie and West, as well as their relationship with all their friends. I can’t wait to see what Martha Waters writes next.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of To Woo and to Wed in exchange for an honest review. The much anticipated story of Sophie and West was well worth the wait and a perfect way to end the series. There was the usual witty banter and quirky cast of characters. And we finally got to the bottom of Sophie and West's relationship. The only downside is that this cast's adventures are over.

4.5 stars

I have been a fan of this series since To Have and to Hoax came out during 2020 - a bright spot in the early days of the pandemic. I have certainly enjoyed each installment that followed but to say I was anxiously awaiting Sophie and West's book would be an understatement. And by and large, this book did not disappoint. If you are a fan of longing, pining, and tension, then this book will certainly work for you. I really loved how this story was told with flashbacks so that the reader (and the characters themselves) finally understands the breadth of just went wrong with these two, and I thought this device especially helped build the tension through the first 2/3 of the book. I did feel like the book lost its way a bit in the back 1/3 as I didn't find some of the character motivation compelling and I have some nits to pick about the plotting, but at that point, nearly 5 books into their journey, I was so invested in Sophie and West that I can't really complain that the journey to their HEA didn't entirely work for me when their romance as a whole really did.

Ultimately, this is a very emotionally satisfying conclusion not just to Sophie and West's story but to this entire series. I loved what we got of each of our other couples, and particularly enjoyed that we got more of James and Violet in this book - it feels very poetic to start and end this series with these two brothers, and I enjoyed the full circle moments we got from them. I also really loved the new characters we got, especially Sophie's sisters - it's too bad they are all married and we can't get another series from Waters about them, but the way that they were woven into this story and the main friend group was seamless.

And I just have to say - is it my lot in life to just utterly adore all historical romance heroes named West (see also: West Ravenal)? Because oh boy, how I just loved brooding, tortured, desperately in love West. He and his love for Sophie are the stars of this book and I'll be thinking about him and reading all my highlights of his best moments (of which there are a lot!) for a long time to come.

Thank you so much to Atria for an e-arc. All opinions are my own.

Everyone needs this book in their life. To Woo and to Wed is pure fun. Martha Waters has a unique ability to craft a story that radiates joy. This book is a historical rom-com, and it’s exactly what I needed. The cherry on top is this is a second chance romance, which I’m an absolute sucker for. I never stood a chance.

I dare you to read this book and not fall in love with Sophie and West. Go on. Do it.
What’s that?
Oh yeah, you can’t do it.

Every scene with Sophie and West was magic. Their chemistry was palpable-- the longing stares, the hand twitching to push the hair out of their face, wanting to comfort the other but restraining themselves. I mean, COME ON. Waters really pulled out all the stops.

I could go on and on about how much fun this book is, how fantastic the romance is, and how wonderfully witty all of the characters are—main and side characters. If you’re looking for a fun, heartfelt, swoon-worthy historical romance with elements of a rom-com, second- chance romance, and hilarious dialogue, this is your book! This is the last book in the Regency Vows series, but you don’t have to have read the others to read this book.

Thanks to the publisher for sending me an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

West and Sophie’s story was highly anticipated throughout the whole series. I loveee a second chance because the story tends to be more layered, tension filled and genuine based on the characters’ history. Let me inform you that this book is no different. Both the main characters made me frustrated at many points but in the end it was worth it. This is story about forgiveness and redemption at true love. I believe it might be my 2nd favorite in the series.

Thank you to the publishers for approving this advanced copy via NetGalley!

I have so many positive things to say about this one that it's hard to know where to start. I've been riding along the Regency Vows series since the beginning and honestly I think this last one may be my favorite (though I'll need to do a re-read to be sure).

As is probably known, this is West/Sophie's book and I have wanted this one since book one, but she was right to hold it for last. Waters's skill with pining is _so_strong and the fact that she's been sowing seeds for West/Sophie since book one really helps here. There is no introduction required, readers who have been coming along for the ride are so very ready and Waters delivers. There are some lines that West thinks and says that cause physical pain and/or swooning. I was reading this poolside on vacation and had to stop myself from gasping out loud.

Being inside of Sophie and West's respective minds is a delight. Both of them have made choices that you want to throttle them for, even while understanding why and how. In this book more than maybe any other in the series I felt like I really understood both characters' motivations and situations. The new side characters in Sophie's sisters are fun, though perhaps a bit surface level which makes sense as the main side dish is the cast of characters we've come to love over the past years. The fact that this series starts with James and ends with West is a lovely bookend of the Audley brothers, and being able to see how happy and friendly all the couples are, this is such a sweet and wonderful ending to a series I never expected to love this much.

One caveat is that if you haven't read the previous books in the series, I'm not sure the story will hit as hard. Sophie and West have been building up in the background for all four of the previous books and without that context I'm not sure a reader will swoon quite so much as I did. That said, the plot is standard regency fare and there is nothing you _need_ to know in order to understand the main story that is not contained in this novel.

My only pain point for this is that it's the last in the series. I'm so glad Waters was able to wrap everyone up in perfectly fit bows, but I will miss this crew of shenanigan-having Regency loves. Truly can't wait to see what Waters does next.