Genevieve: A Sweet Regency Romance Series

Women of Worcester #3

by Julie Matern

A feisty, young gentlewoman on a quest to serve the poor in her community. A handsome, young curate whose sights are set on Africa. Can they make peace to serve together?Feisty Genevieve Deverell is an enthusiastic humanitarian who has had little time for romance…until now. St John Vaughn is a young, handsome curate, biding his time until he can raise funds to go on a mission to Africa.

When the recently arrived cleric belittles Genevieve’s attempts at charity as parochial, her ego is wounded and in retaliation, she criticizes his foreign missionary ambitions for ignoring the plight of the downtrodden in his own country. Their conversation becomes heated with the pair finding no common ground and they determine to avoid each other at all costs—an unpractical decision in a small, country community.

However, when a visit from the curate’s sister pulls back the curtain on the motives for his lofty ambitions, Genevieve’s heart begins to soften, in spite of St John’s loud declarations that he is not in the market for marriage.

Can she succeed in changing his mind? Can he forgive her former condemnation?

This is novella three in the Women of Worcester Series.

Genres: Regency

103 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 3, 2022

Reviews

[Maria Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't quite get over the gorgeous hair on the cover of this book. I know that it is common to update covers periodically but I hope Ms. Matern never changes this series. All of them are beautiful but this auburn hair is so entirely gorgeous. Since I can't think of a stronger word than gorgeous I had to use it twice.

This book is an enemy to love storyline. That isn't my favorite trope but I enjoyed it in this. There wasn't too much conflict between them since they spent a good portion of the book avoiding each other. But as all good romances do, they get their happily ever after. It would have been interesting to continue the story to see how their life plays out in their endeavors. But that would be a completely different story.

Enjoyable quick read. Perfect for when you don't have a lot of time.

No sex, language or violence

[Katie (hiding in the pages) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genevieve is a spirited woman whose life is dedicated to service. She comes head-to-head with St. John, a young curate who is trying to save enough to go to Africa.

I'm a fan of enemies-to-love and I really enjoy watching the changes of heart. I've said it before and I know I'll say it again--the emotions of love and hate are closely related. The switch was a little too sudden for my taste and I would have liked to see it happen more gradually and naturally, as I feel that would have connected me to the characters better.

I loved the setting and the familiar feeling of being with the women of Worcester once again. This is a sweet and very gentle romance.

Content: very mild romance small kiss at the very end; moderate religion

[Heather Green · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as the first two

Started out well, but then there was no basis for their love. They hardly spent any time together to develop a relationship. Really short. Ending felt abrupt.