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Love Beyond Expectations #3
The Notorious Dashing Viscount: A Clean Historical Regency Romance Book
"If risking my heart means winning yours, then it is a wager I am willing to take."
Lady Isolde Belford, known throughout the ton as the "Ice Queen," has built an impenetrable wall around her heart. Haunted by the secrets of her past and determined to protect her heart, Isolde has resigned herself to a life of solitude. But when a chance encounter with a charming rake sparks an unexpected connection, Isolde begins to question everything she thought she knew about love and happiness.
Lord Clayton Henley, a bold Viscount, has spent years perfecting the art of the rake. With a string of broken hearts and scandalous liaisons to his name, Clayton has sworn off the idea of love, content to indulge in the fleeting pleasures of the ton. But when a scandalous wager challenges him to melt the heart of the infamous “Ice Queen”, Clayton finds himself drawn to the enigmatic beauty who hides a world of pain behind her icy facade.
As the wager propels Clayton and Isolde closer together, they find themselves caught in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions. Isolde struggles to reconcile her growing feelings for Clayton with her fear of vulnerability, while Clayton grapples with the realization that his pursuit of Isolde has become more than just a game. With each passing day, the stakes of the wager grow higher, forcing them to confront their deepest desires and the consequences of falling in love. In a world where reputations are fragile and hearts are easily broken, Isolde and Clayton must decide if the chance at true happiness is worth risking everything they've ever known.
''The Notorious Dashing Viscount'' is the perfect read for you if you enjoy strong characters set against the rich backdrop of the Regency and Victorian era. This captivating Regency romance spans 60,000 words, delivering a heartfelt story with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a sweet happily ever after.
Pick up this amazing new story today!
Lady Isolde Belford, known throughout the ton as the "Ice Queen," has built an impenetrable wall around her heart. Haunted by the secrets of her past and determined to protect her heart, Isolde has resigned herself to a life of solitude. But when a chance encounter with a charming rake sparks an unexpected connection, Isolde begins to question everything she thought she knew about love and happiness.
Lord Clayton Henley, a bold Viscount, has spent years perfecting the art of the rake. With a string of broken hearts and scandalous liaisons to his name, Clayton has sworn off the idea of love, content to indulge in the fleeting pleasures of the ton. But when a scandalous wager challenges him to melt the heart of the infamous “Ice Queen”, Clayton finds himself drawn to the enigmatic beauty who hides a world of pain behind her icy facade.
As the wager propels Clayton and Isolde closer together, they find themselves caught in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions. Isolde struggles to reconcile her growing feelings for Clayton with her fear of vulnerability, while Clayton grapples with the realization that his pursuit of Isolde has become more than just a game. With each passing day, the stakes of the wager grow higher, forcing them to confront their deepest desires and the consequences of falling in love. In a world where reputations are fragile and hearts are easily broken, Isolde and Clayton must decide if the chance at true happiness is worth risking everything they've ever known.
''The Notorious Dashing Viscount'' is the perfect read for you if you enjoy strong characters set against the rich backdrop of the Regency and Victorian era. This captivating Regency romance spans 60,000 words, delivering a heartfelt story with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a sweet happily ever after.
Pick up this amazing new story today!
183 pages, Paperback
Published August 16, 2024
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August 12, 2024
Extremely well written story by this author. Full of drama, expected romance, suspense, society, secrets, anger, emotions, abuse and so many different twists. This book starts with a wager to break the heart of the Ice Queen. Isolde is in the start of her fourth season and has refused many men in the past ones. So a newspaper has given her the name of Ice Queen. It's so unfair that she only wants to read and be happy, looking foe love to complete her. She has a secret about her past that wold change everything that she is. Clayton is a Lord who has some secrets of his own. His father is an abusive person who likes to hit men, boys, women and girls. He is known to abuse his second wife. Clayton has offered his stepmother a chance to get away from his father but she knows that he would take the children. Clayton is pushed to take the wager when he was drinking. Once meeting Isolde, things change and he wants out of the wager. Add in the raisin to the issues and what a great story to read. Keeps you reading and wanting more. Would recommend to everyone.
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September 23, 2024
Title : “The Notorious Dashing Viscount”
Author: #DorothySheldon
September 9, 2024
This book had an interesting premise, but ultimately, it fell a bit flat for me. Lady Isolde Belford, the “Ice Queen,” and Lord Clayton Henley, the charming rake, follow a predictable storyline of a wager leading to love. While their romance had its moments, it felt like a familiar plot without many surprises along the way. Isolde’s icy exterior softens as expected, and Clayton’s rakish ways inevitably transform once he starts to develop real feelings for her. It’s an enjoyable enough read, but nothing really stood out.
The characters were likable, and there were a few heartfelt moments, but the story felt a little too predictable, and the emotional stakes weren’t as high as I hoped. The wager trope has been done many times, and there wasn’t much to set this one apart from others in the genre. Overall, it was an easy read, but I didn’t feel especially impressed by the plot or the character development. A solid 3 stars for a pleasant, if somewhat forgettable, romance.
#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #Romance #Regency #RegencyRomance
Author: #DorothySheldon
September 9, 2024
This book had an interesting premise, but ultimately, it fell a bit flat for me. Lady Isolde Belford, the “Ice Queen,” and Lord Clayton Henley, the charming rake, follow a predictable storyline of a wager leading to love. While their romance had its moments, it felt like a familiar plot without many surprises along the way. Isolde’s icy exterior softens as expected, and Clayton’s rakish ways inevitably transform once he starts to develop real feelings for her. It’s an enjoyable enough read, but nothing really stood out.
The characters were likable, and there were a few heartfelt moments, but the story felt a little too predictable, and the emotional stakes weren’t as high as I hoped. The wager trope has been done many times, and there wasn’t much to set this one apart from others in the genre. Overall, it was an easy read, but I didn’t feel especially impressed by the plot or the character development. A solid 3 stars for a pleasant, if somewhat forgettable, romance.
#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #Romance #Regency #RegencyRomance
August 12, 2024
It's about Viscount Henley making a wager w another man that he could make the ice queen fall in love w him. Isolde, the ice queen, knew nothing of the wager. As they kept seeing each other at different places, he became fascinated w her. He had never known an intelligent woman who loved to read, who was beautiful, didn't want to marry, and stood up for herself. Their feelings grew. I didnt like the way her parents kept trying to make her marry a man she couldnt stand. I was worried Mr Raisin might force himself on her. Nevertheless, the book has a great ending.
August 11, 2024
This author has become my favorite for historical romance novels. All of her books are so well written with great characters. In this story, we have a very independent beautiful lady, Isolde, who doesn’t want to get married but her parents want her to. She also has a secret that only her family knows. Meanwhile, Viscount Clayton Henley is a well known rake and has made a wager that he could defrost and get the Ice Queen, none other than Lady Isolde, to fall in love with him. Only things don’t turn out the way Clayton thought they would. I loved the story and highly recommend it as it is a good, sweet, clean, romantic read.
August 16, 2024
The two main characters both have secrets. The heroine hinds behind an icy wall, but she does have a suitor who won’t give up. The hero is a rake and when drunk takes a bet that he can unfreeze the heroine. He also is dealing with a very abusive father and trying to protect his stepmother and siblings. As they get to know each other, they have some obstacles to overcome before the HEA. It was well written with engaging characters.
September 11, 2024
This book could have been so much better if there weren’t such dramatic grammatical errors on every page. Missing words, wrong tense of a word, double periods or missing periods in general, sentences that had started to be reconstructed and then never finished…. It was a mess. I liked the premise of the story, though. Very 10 things I hate about you kind of vibes.
October 5, 2024
The Club & A Wager Like None Other!!!
A very difficult father & then a stiff wager with an unlikable person that seems harmless. Except everyone is watching via of the scandal sheets. And another despicable person is involved with a wager of his own. But the truth be known LOVE is in the works!!!
A very difficult father & then a stiff wager with an unlikable person that seems harmless. Except everyone is watching via of the scandal sheets. And another despicable person is involved with a wager of his own. But the truth be known LOVE is in the works!!!
August 12, 2024
Never say "Never."
This is one of Dorothy Sheldon's better stories. Both protagonists are well fleshed out and interesting. The story line is different and filled with the usual misundertandings. If you love "clean" Regency romance, this is a book to enjoy.
This is one of Dorothy Sheldon's better stories. Both protagonists are well fleshed out and interesting. The story line is different and filled with the usual misundertandings. If you love "clean" Regency romance, this is a book to enjoy.
August 19, 2024
The Notorious Dashing Viscount
Dorothy has delivered another great story of regency romance with a dashing but rakish hero and beautiful but stubbornly different heroine. I hated for the book to end.
Dorothy has delivered another great story of regency romance with a dashing but rakish hero and beautiful but stubbornly different heroine. I hated for the book to end.
October 13, 2025
Very sweet story!
Lady Isolde has not found a suitable groom yet and this is her last chance. One suitor is persistent but she isn't interested. Another accepts a wager to melt her Icy heart. Can she find true love or will she be left a lonely spinster?
Lady Isolde has not found a suitable groom yet and this is her last chance. One suitor is persistent but she isn't interested. Another accepts a wager to melt her Icy heart. Can she find true love or will she be left a lonely spinster?
August 17, 2024
I absolutely loved Clayton and Isolde's story, and so will you. A wager and two hearts find love and love while reading. Thanks, Dorothy, for writing a wonderful story.
August 20, 2024
A story you will thoroughly enjoy. The characters are so well written you can feel the emotions in this story. Kindness and love can make a difference.
September 23, 2024
Isolde and Clayton's love story was an enjoyable read. This book had a little bit of everything to make it a sweet, clean romance with a bit of humor and deceit woven in.
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