In Want of a Viscount

Final Novel in the Chessman series –NOW AVAILABLE

by Lorraine Heath

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Publisher’s Synopsis:

“American Leonora Garrison has come to England in desperate search of investors to keep her family business afloat but instead finds surprising pleasure when she visits an exclusive ladies’ club and dares to kiss a stranger, who leaves her yearning for more.

With a libertine for a father, Viscount Wyeth, more commonly known as Rook, vowed to live his life above reproach, with nary a hint of disgrace. Until one night, he takes a mysterious beauty into his arms, a lady who tempts him to cast his sterling reputation aside in favor of more wicked pursuits.

When fate reunites the couple, they are torn between desire and duty. Leonora may want the viscount, but she needs a stakeholder not a lover. When caught in a compromising situation that places everything they hold dear at risk, they must determine how best to win. However, in this scandalous game, nothing except love takes all.”

REVIEW:

The Chessmen series as a whole is a fantastic historical romance adventure, but I especially loved In Want of a Viscount.

Our MC Lenora is inventive and secretly adventurous. She is on a mission to save the family business, a beloved memory of her late father. Her brother and mother could care less, but she’s bound and determined to save her father’s legacy. While visiting a club for women, she is offered an opportunity to kiss a stranger. She decides to take a chance and gets more than she bargained for when she ends up kissing Rook, who is filling in for an employee at his brother’s club. Sparks fly, but they part–never thinking they’ll see one another again.

We know where this goes. Of course they see one another again, and that spark of passion is still intense. It leads to lots of spice and plenty of tension, which–wow. I truly loved the plot and the characters were very well thought out, but I wouldn’t expect less from Heath.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Harper Voyager for the free copy in exchange for an honest review!