Society's
Most Scandalous Viscount
Regency Charms #3
Regency Charms #3
By: Anabelle Bryant
Released
November 3, 2015
Carina
Carina
When rules are made to be broken…
Viscount Kellaway may sound like a gentleman, but he
doesn’t act like one. As far as Kell is concerned, drink, women and the wrong
side of the law are much more attractive indulgences than could be found in
polite society – much to the scandal of the ton.
With all of Brighton’s women to choose from, Kell
has never settled for one – and his devilish good looks have meant he’s never
had to. But when he spies Angelica Curtis walking on the beach by moonlight,
the living vision of a familiar dream, all that changes.
Suddenly, Kell finds himself craving the touch of a
single woman…and it just so happens that the woman in question won’t have him!
But if Kell’s bad ways have taught him anything, it’s that nothing is truly out
of bounds…
Angelica
Curtis has fled from her religious zealot father for a week; to take sanctuary
with her Grandmother in Brighton, before her father marries her off to one of
his cronies. While in this safe haven; Angelica plans to experience a little
life, before she is thrust in to religious servitude, starting with a moonlight
walk in the waves.
Viscount
Kellaway (aka Kell) is yet again embroiled in another scandal of his and his father’s
making, so he is back in his safe haven of his Brighton home, when he spots mermaid
on the beach in the moonlight, but he is unsure if she was real. So in the
morning, when he has a clear mind, he searches for the specter he saw in the
moonlight, but what he finds is much more real.
Now
these two broken souls have found each other and plan to spend every moment of
their fleeting freedom together (as much as they can get away with anyway). But
when their time comes to an end, will they just give in, as they always have
done or go against everything they have known and fight for each other?
This
is a very nice regency romance, I haven’t read anything by this author before, and
so I don’t know if that is what made the book a little confusing in the beginning?
Some parts (to me) were written a little too flowery, but I like my books to be
a little cut and dried. My favorite part of the whole book was the ending, NOT
because the story was ending, but because that’s when it got a little more
gripping.
With
all that being said, I give Society’s Most Scandalous Viscount 3 out of 5
stars.
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He was tall, strikingly handsome,
and absolutely forbidden. Virility rolled off him in waves. She should have a
care. She knew better. Still that ever-present undercurrent of wild curiosity
suffocated any suggestions made by common sense.
While she contemplated her reckless not restless behavior, he lit the
lantern on the hook by the door and bathed them in the soft glow of the lamp.
“We need to dry off.” He said the
words as if they were an edict to be obeyed, and she nodded her agreement
although how they were to accomplish the task remained unknown.
He wriggled the knob on the door and
patted his pocket, although she couldn’t imagine why. Only the groundskeeper
and the owner of the manor would retain a key. Then he raised his boot and
before she could summon an objection, kicked in the cottage door with a dull
thud. He grabbed the lantern from the hook and preceded her, glancing over his
shoulder and offering a winsome smile to imply she should follow inside.
She swallowed audibly. What was she
doing? This was insane, yet she’d never felt so enthralled. Some unspoken
sensation she couldn’t explain assured she was in no peril, but still how could
one be certain? If he desired, this stranger would overpower her with ease
proving only a fool should enter the cottage. A rumble of thunder concurred,
underscoring her decision to depart. She managed one step backward before his
hand shot through the doorframe, captured her wrist, and tugged her into the
dry shelter of the room.
Anabelle began reading at age three and never
stopped. Her passion for reading soon turned into a passion for writing
and an author was born. Happy to grab a suitcase if it ensures a new
adventure, Anabelle finds endless inspiration in travel, especially imaginary
jaunts into Regency England, a far cry from her home in New Jersey.
Instead, her clever characters live out her daydreams because really, who
wouldn't want to dance with a handsome duke or kiss a wicked earl?
Though teaching keeps her grounded, photography,
running and writing, counterbalance her wanderlust. Often found with her
nose in a book, Anabelle earned her Master's Degree and is completing her
Doctorate Degree in education. Thrilled to be an author for Harlequin's
Carina line, Anabelle's historical romances are character driven. She
strives to provide a heartfelt connection between her hero, heroine, and the
reader, believing the emotional journey on the path to true love is the most
important bond. Clever secondary characters and lively conversation keep
the pages turning.
Anabelle knows sometimes life doesn't provide a
happily ever after, but her novels always do. She enjoys talking with her
fans. Follow her on Facebook for the latest news concerning her upcoming
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