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!
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