Love in the Ballroom

Women of Worth, Book 5

By: Kasey Stockton

Narrated by: Diana Croft

He cannot obtain his fortune without first obtaining a bride.

Charlotte Clarke wants nothing more than to experience a London Season. But when she finds out she has to wait another year due to her sister's recent pregnancy, she is crushed. All is not lost as a letter arrives soon after summoning Charlotte to Danbury Hall to meet her new guardian, John Wilkins. With little choice but to go, she determines to contrive a way to convince her new guardian to take her to London in her sister's stead.

John Wilkins spent the last four years running his family's plantation in the Caribbean. When he returns to England after his father's death, he learns that not only is he the guardian of his estranged cousin, but his father amended his will: John will not inherit anything until he marries or turns thirty. Eager to attend the Season and obtain a bride, he agrees to take Charlotte with him.

Charlotte takes on the Season, searching for love while assisting Mr. Wilkins in finding a suitable bride. But what she doesn't count on is falling in love with him herself.

A clean and wholesome Regency romance, Love in the Ballroom is the fifth book in the Women of Worth series. It can be listened to as a stand-alone romance, but is best enjoyed in proper order.

©2020 Kasey Stockton (P)2023 Golden Owl Press

Just right

Kasey Stockton always brings unique situations to her stories. The historical aspect of this was very interesting, and the dilemma the main characters faced was entertaining. Sweet, romantic, feel-good story with a great connection to previous characters.

I was disappointed that the narrator made the characters sound older than they were supposed to be. A 19-20 year old sounded thirty, a 29 year old sounded 40 or 50, and an around 50 year old mother sounded 80+. This is completely incongruent with the characters and storyline. Since these are not characters we can see, an audible portrayal is imperative. She also made the characters sound a bit silly. Otherwise her acting was fairly good.

Sweet Story

I thought this was a sweet story of a friendship that blossoms into love. I can’t stand stories where the heroine has some sort of a ridiculous, combative relationship with the hero. I can’t imagine those kind of relationships really work out for long in real life.  This story had believable characters that were likable and interesting and the plot was a fun one. The narrator, though different than in the other stories in the series, was still very good. I didn’t find Charlotte to be whiny, or the men to sound like old men.

Enjoyed returning characters' stories

A well-done story in its own right, but I really enjoyed the return of several characters from the first four books also. Well read in performance and the story is true to the time period.
The women of worth weren't as I expected, not being already strong women but rather women who developed and grew within society's bounds.
This author has created yet another enjoyable series in these five books, so I shall look for more. Enjoy these regency era stories.

Charlotte is a whiner

The narrator makes all the men sound like old men. Hard to feel like romance was in the air. Charlotte came across as a selfish brat. All the other characters in the other books were quality women. I wanted to slap her. It was a waste of my credit.