Orion Worthington is determined to be a renowned and
respected scientist. To accomplish this, he needs to
distance himself from his unorthodox family, and their
somewhat shaky reputation. When he receives an offer to
apprentice with Sir Geoffrey Blayne, a well known
scholar, it seems like the answer to his prayers. If
this working relationship is successful, Orion will be
well on his way to the future he's dreamed about. In
addition, Blayne has hinted that his beautiful daughter,
Judith, is a possible match for Orion.
While Judith is, indeed, beautiful and courteous, she
leaves Orion cold. There is another guest in the house,
Francesca, Judith's orphaned cousin, and she leaves Orion
very, very hot. Francesca also has scientific interests,
and this means that she and Orion spend much time
together in the lab. They snipe and jab at each other,
but that's just a cover-up for the desire they're both
feeling. Soon, they decide that if they just indulge
their inconvenient passion, it will quickly burn itself
out. Rather than fizzling, their desire only increases.
Neither Orion nor Francesca has much sexual experience,
yet they quickly become adept at setting each other
ablaze in fine fashion. Their chemistry outside the
bedroom blossoms as well, and soon inconvenient emotions
are involved.
Both Francesca and Orion are endearing characters. She
never intends to marry, yet the thought of a future with
Orion sounds very appealing. Francesca meets and
actually loves his quirky family, who loves her in
return. She is, at heart, a comfort giver, enjoying
cooking and making people happy. Orion is the typical
hunky geek. He never believed in love, and now that he
found it, his heart is breaking because he can't have it.
Since Orion is all but promised to Judith, and can't back
out without causing a vindictive Blayne to ruin Orion and
further tarnish his family's already dubious standing,
he's resigned to a loveless marriage, and a future
without Francesca.
I really enjoyed the variety of this book. There is
steamy passion, romance, intrigue, danger, an odious
villain, humor, and a wonderful cast of secondary
characters. I love Orion's analytical mind, and how he
turns heroic when there is a threat to his family. His
little sister, Atalanta, is a hoot, and the ongoing
Shakespeare quotes from the siblings are smileworthy. If
you enjoy levity along with steam in your historical
romance, this Book 4 of the Wicked Worthington series
fits the bill. I THEE WED is pure entertainment.
From the New York Times bestselling author of
With This Ring comes a Wicked Worthington novel of
love that defies reason...
Intelligent and
driven, Orion Worthington aspired to be like his mentor, the
acclaimed scientist Sir Geoffrey Blayne. Logically, Sir
Geoffrey’s daughter would be Orion’s perfect match. So why
can’t he keep his mind off the unruly girl who works in Sir
Geoffrey’s lab?
Orphaned fire-cracker Francesca
Penrose hopes that London is modern enough to accept her
brilliant mind despite her womanhood. But she can’t help
noticing Orion’s mind...or his body.
So they decide
to run an experiment: if they give in to their passions,
their attraction will simply fizzle out, with no impact on
their hearts...right?
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