The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins by Melanie Dickerson

 

The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins by Melanie Dickerson is delightful Regency novel with all the feels. Charlotte Robins grew up as an orphan in a school and is now the governess for the Earl of Brookhaven’s siblings. She has very few expectations for her life and is hoping to marry a gardener, vicar or steward. Earl of Brookhaven has been publicly humiliated with his last fiancé. He trusts no one, but he does like Charlotte. Charlotte when she inherits a fortune does that change the game?

I was enraptured by this delightful Regency novel. Charlotte and Earl of Brookhaven had wonderful chemistry, a tender love, and were simply delightful people I wanted to befriend. I loved watching Charlotte mature, fall in love and grow wiser with her new fortune. The side characters were perfect for the story and made the time period come alive. The author does an amazing job writing in all of the nuances of the time period. I felt I had entered an enchanting world that I did not want to leave.

The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins was a delightful book with engaging characters, the perfect Regency setting, and a sweet happily ever after. I was so sad the story had to end. I highly recommend and this will be a 2026 favorite for me.

I was gifted a copy and not required to write a positive review.

Melanie Dickerson is the New York Times bestselling author of happily-ever-after romance. She grew up in rural South Alabama dreaming of a career as a novelist. She wrote stories in notebooks for her friends from the time she was twelve years old and finished her first full-length romance novel when she was fourteen. She’s come a long way since then, but she still believes in love and the power of story.

With over 1M books sold, Melanie’s work has been awarded two Christy Awards, a Carol Award, a Maggie Award, a Golden Quill Award, a National Readers Choice Award, and a Book Buyers’ Best Award, has been named to Christian Retailing’s Best, and hit #1 in her category on the New York Times bestseller list.

When she’s not writing, Melanie can be found watching While You Were Sleeping for the hundredth time with her handsome hero husband, and shaking her head at her slightly unhinged Jack Russell terrier. She lives in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachians near Huntsville, Alabama.

The Shippers by Katherine Center is all that and a bag of chips. JoJo Burton feels stuck in her relationships, and is hoping to solve her problems on her sister’s wedding cruise. Her best friend from childhood, Cooper Watts, agrees to help. But they have had their ups and downs and what if he could be the one?

I adored this novel! It was funny, romantic, and engaging. I was so invested in the main characters JoJo and Cooper with their delightful banter, chemistry and sweet friendship! This novel was filled with so much humor, delight, and I appreciated the depth of the story and characters. The cruise setting was wonderful and I loved the subplots with other family members. This story reminds you that you really never know people quite as much as you think you do. It is always good to look a little deeper in their lives before passing judgement.

 

I was able to listen to the story narrated by Patti Murin. The narrator made the story very engaging and I listened as I drove. The voices were very distinct and I was sometimes surprised she was the only narrator. Amazing job.

I adored The Shippers by Katherine Center and read by Narrated by Patti Murin. It had all the feels and brought me so much joy! I highly recommend and this will be a 2026 favorite for me.

I was gifted an ALC and book and not required to write a positive review.   

BookPage calls Katherine Center “the reigning queen of comfort reads.” She’s the New York Times bestselling author of over half a dozen books, including How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and What You Wish For. Katherine writes laugh-and-cry books about how life knocks us down—and how we get back up. She’s been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron, and the Dallas Morning News calls her stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way.” Her books have made countless Best-Of lists, including RealSimple’s Best Books of 2020, Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2019, Goodreads' Best Books of the Year, and many more. Bestselling author Emily Henry calls her summer 2022 book, The Bodyguard, “a shot of pure joy.” The movie adaptation of Katherine’s novel The Lost Husband (starring Josh Duhamel) hit #1 on Netflix, and her novel Happiness for Beginners is now a Netflix original starring Ellie Kemper. Katherine lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with her husband, two kids, and their fluffy-but-fierce dog