Worthy in Every Way

The Montford Cousins, Book 5

De: L.L. Diamond

Narrado por: Deborah Balm

Georgiana Darcy wants nothing more than to fall in love, yet her innate reserve as well as a traumatic event in her past makes her uneasy in company—particularly in the company of gentlemen. She desires a husband and family, but how is she to manage such a feat when she will not even consider partaking of a London Season? She cannot so much as hold a meaningful conversation with most men, which does not bode well for falling in love.

Charles Granville, the Earl of Bath, never expected to find himself without his hearing, but the unexpected became his truth. Now, his life is different; it has been altered and his options are not what they once were. No lady of worth desires one who cannot hear. After all, most believe those who are deaf are also dullards. Who is he to change their mind?

When Georgiana’s sister-in-law Elizabeth and Charles’s sister-in-law Jane, the Duchess of Albemarle conspire to throw her into the company of Lord Bath, Georgiana finds herself suddenly staying with the duke and duchess who are caring for the recovering earl. She is caught unawares by their matchmaking, yet, unlike others of his sex, Lord Bath has a way that does not make her ill-at-ease. In fact, she is drawn to him. She wishes to learn to speak to him and enjoys his company. However, he is vehement he is not seeking a wife—that he will never marry. The barriers to her heart are crumbling with every moment spent in his company, but how is she to convince him he is worthy of love—that he is worthy in every way?

Contains scenes with adult content.

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Georgiana all grown up.

The happily ever after best suited to her. But hard won. Loved this series ending episode, great finale.

Final installment of an excellent series.

In book four of L.L. Diamond’s ‘The Montford Cousins’ series, readers were introduced to Henry Granville, Earl of Albemarle, who marries Jane Bennet. In that book, we also learned how Henry’s younger brother, Charles, loses his hearing. I loved Charles and was thrilled to learn that his character would be reprised in this book five, which focuses on his and Georgiana Darcy’s story. She has been made an honorary Montford cousin through her brother’s marriage to Elizabeth Bennet, a Montford granddaughter.

As with all previous books in the series, the author includes all the Montford cousins and their spouses, and the Montford grandparents. In this book, Jane and Henry, take the most prominent supporting roles. Georgiana is staying at their estate after Jane and Elizabeth hatch a matchmaking scheme to attach their younger sister to Charles, both feeling they would perfectly suit one another.

Losing the ability to hear becomes a crushing blow to Charles, making him a slightly broken man and undermining his confidence and self-worth. Georgiana comes to love him, but he is insistent that his new circumstances make him less worthy of being a good husband, feeling he is unable to adequately protect her.

Once again, I cannot express enough how much I have enjoyed this entire series. Each volume has been a thoroughly engaging and delightful listen with the talented and fabulous Deborah Balm as narrator/performer. While each book can stand alone, it’s best that all the previous books be read first. I highly recommend Worthy in Every Way and the entire binge-worthy series!

Adult content.

Georgiana and Charles’ story

It will really help enjoy this story more if you have read the previous books in this series. Each book takes you through each cousin and their future spouse starting with Darcy and Elizabeth. This was a nice book to bring two characters, we got to know more in the previous books, together. I liked getting get a glimpse into the future with all the characters.