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Forever Yours #8
Sins of Viscount Worsley
Miss Marianne Ashbrook is left with little choice but to knock on Viscount Worsley’s door and demand he supports her sister’s child. After all, he is the father. She has little patience for rakes or men who leave their seed all over England without a by-your-leave. And even when his lordship allows her to care for his child under his scandalous roof, she is wary of his wicked reputation.
Viscount Worsley knows the child is not his. He’s not shared a bed with a woman in months, and yet, something about Miss Ashbrook’s gumption makes him relent. Soon, the prim and proper miss is taking over the house! Despite his vow to reform his dissolute ways of the past, Worsley finds it torturous to resist her. A few kisses and one wicked night at his notorious gambling den entices Worsley into rethinking his position on love and family. Except Miss Ashbrook is not so easy to persuade and it will take all his seductive wiles and perhaps his heart, to court her into submission.
Viscount Worsley knows the child is not his. He’s not shared a bed with a woman in months, and yet, something about Miss Ashbrook’s gumption makes him relent. Soon, the prim and proper miss is taking over the house! Despite his vow to reform his dissolute ways of the past, Worsley finds it torturous to resist her. A few kisses and one wicked night at his notorious gambling den entices Worsley into rethinking his position on love and family. Except Miss Ashbrook is not so easy to persuade and it will take all his seductive wiles and perhaps his heart, to court her into submission.
204 pages, ebook
Published December 17, 2019
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Stacy Reid
89 books3,425 followersI am an unapologetic romance lover. I read it. I write it. Enough said. Well..I also have a warrior way "Never give up on my dreams." I spend a copious amount of time drooling over Rick Grimes from Walking Dead, watching Japanese anime and playing video games with my love, Dusean.
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April 2, 2022
A sign of a great book is the need to reread it and 4 days later I'm ready to pick up The Sins of Viscount Worsley again. Marianne's heart and her love for her family made her a stand out heroine. Viscount Worsley was a surprise. After reading so many historical romance novels many of the heroes blend together but Stacy Reid really made Worsley a breath of fresh air. The books pacing was perfect and the balance of sweet and sexy moments have moved this book to my favorites shelves.
September 24, 2019
Dear readers,
I am so excited to say SINS OF VISCOUNT WORSLEY is now live! I hope you will love Michael’s and Marianne’s story to happy ever after as much as I loved writing about it.
That said, my release day excitement was dimmed drastically when my pre-ordered copy hit my kindle around 11 pm yesterday. I opened my book and it was the wrong file! I cannot express my distress because I now assume that everyone who pre-ordered also got the incorrect file.
You will know it is the incorrect file because several chapters at the end are missing from the book. I contacted Amazon, and I was told that they will send an email to everyone who pre-ordered with instructions on how to get the correct file IF you did get the incorrect one.
I profoundly apologize for this and hope it does not mar your reading pleasure.
Reminder: The Amazon team will be sending out an email to everyone who has pre-ordered with instructions on how to download the correct file to your device. Please look out for this email from Amazon if you got the incorrect file! In the meantime, you could also log into Your ACCOUNT via a web browser, go to MANAGE YOUR KINDLE CONTENT AND DEVICES, go to PREFERENCES and then scroll down to AUTOMATIC BOOK UPDATE.
"With automatic book updates ON you will receive the most up to date and fully-featured version of the Books you own"-Amazon.
Once again I sincerely apologize and I do hope Michael's and Marianne's journey to happy ever after will make up for this snag!
Please note that this issue is only affecting some of the pre-ordered copies. If you desire to read now through Kindle Unlimited or to purchase a copy, the proper file will be delivered!
I am so excited to say SINS OF VISCOUNT WORSLEY is now live! I hope you will love Michael’s and Marianne’s story to happy ever after as much as I loved writing about it.
That said, my release day excitement was dimmed drastically when my pre-ordered copy hit my kindle around 11 pm yesterday. I opened my book and it was the wrong file! I cannot express my distress because I now assume that everyone who pre-ordered also got the incorrect file.
You will know it is the incorrect file because several chapters at the end are missing from the book. I contacted Amazon, and I was told that they will send an email to everyone who pre-ordered with instructions on how to get the correct file IF you did get the incorrect one.
I profoundly apologize for this and hope it does not mar your reading pleasure.
Reminder: The Amazon team will be sending out an email to everyone who has pre-ordered with instructions on how to download the correct file to your device. Please look out for this email from Amazon if you got the incorrect file! In the meantime, you could also log into Your ACCOUNT via a web browser, go to MANAGE YOUR KINDLE CONTENT AND DEVICES, go to PREFERENCES and then scroll down to AUTOMATIC BOOK UPDATE.
"With automatic book updates ON you will receive the most up to date and fully-featured version of the Books you own"-Amazon.
Once again I sincerely apologize and I do hope Michael's and Marianne's journey to happy ever after will make up for this snag!
Please note that this issue is only affecting some of the pre-ordered copies. If you desire to read now through Kindle Unlimited or to purchase a copy, the proper file will be delivered!
March 26, 2022
4.5 stars ✰
don’t touch me. I'm in my feelings right now. 😭
don’t touch me. I'm in my feelings right now. 😭
October 24, 2025
3.5 sweet and delightful ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It does the trick if you need pure sweetness and just want to experience love unfold. Was it my favorite Stacy Reid? No, but it was still so soothing.
Marianne is the daughter of a vicar, she and her 5 sisters has a strict moral upbringing and the pressure of being good is a big part of Marianne. Her sister falls in love with whom she thinks is Viscount Worsley, he wants to marry her, but when she falls pregnant he disappears. She now faces the consequences and religious condemnation of her father and society. She gives birth to a lovely girl, and falls into depression as the father demands the child to be given to an orphanage.
Marianne volunteers to bring the child there, she of course has no intention of doing that, but to bring the child to Lord Worsley and ask for his help in insuring the child will have a future.
That’s what I can say without spoiling anything.
The build up was amazing, and the romance and friendship that grew between them was literally soothing.
Why I did I not rate this higher? Because it was a little too safe, the fathers redemption, Michael’s redemption and Thomas’ redemption. It cut a few corners. I didn’t mind it was still lovely, but lacked a little courage in the conflicts.
Should you read it? Absolutely it a wonderful story.
Ps. Bingo square 29 title has 4 words
It does the trick if you need pure sweetness and just want to experience love unfold. Was it my favorite Stacy Reid? No, but it was still so soothing.
Marianne is the daughter of a vicar, she and her 5 sisters has a strict moral upbringing and the pressure of being good is a big part of Marianne. Her sister falls in love with whom she thinks is Viscount Worsley, he wants to marry her, but when she falls pregnant he disappears. She now faces the consequences and religious condemnation of her father and society. She gives birth to a lovely girl, and falls into depression as the father demands the child to be given to an orphanage.
Marianne volunteers to bring the child there, she of course has no intention of doing that, but to bring the child to Lord Worsley and ask for his help in insuring the child will have a future.
That’s what I can say without spoiling anything.
The build up was amazing, and the romance and friendship that grew between them was literally soothing.
Why I did I not rate this higher? Because it was a little too safe, the fathers redemption, Michael’s redemption and Thomas’ redemption. It cut a few corners. I didn’t mind it was still lovely, but lacked a little courage in the conflicts.
Should you read it? Absolutely it a wonderful story.
Ps. Bingo square 29 title has 4 words
February 19, 2020
When her sister gives birth out of wedlock and their father decides to send the babe to an orphanage, Miss Marianne Ashbrook is left with little choice but to knock on Viscount Worsley’s door and demand he supports her sister’s child, since as far as she knows he is the father. Wary of the wicked reputation the Viscount has she still finds herself drawn to him.
Michael Alexander aka Viscount Worsley knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that the child isn't his, but he is unable to turn Marianne away drawn to her in a way that he cannot example, and quickly realises who fathered the babe.
There were some sweet moments in this but I didn't find myself drawn in as I have been with Reid's other HR reads.
Worsley's brother I didn't like at all, he needed to develop a spine and honestly didn't grovel anywhere near enough for me.
Acquired via KU.
Michael Alexander aka Viscount Worsley knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that the child isn't his, but he is unable to turn Marianne away drawn to her in a way that he cannot example, and quickly realises who fathered the babe.
There were some sweet moments in this but I didn't find myself drawn in as I have been with Reid's other HR reads.
Worsley's brother I didn't like at all, he needed to develop a spine and honestly didn't grovel anywhere near enough for me.
Acquired via KU.
October 29, 2019
H thought he knew her worth and made sure h also knew it.
October 17, 2021
GAD!!!! THIS BOOK
I don't what to say. I loved the whole thing. EVERY.SINGLE.THING.
It is an enemies to friends to lovers story. Not really enemy-enemies. More like they do not see eye to eye. Both hero and heroine are not forthcoming (not that they need to) but they keep information close to the vest that has you shouting at your kindle "But if you told her/him..."
There is longing and pining.
There is a strong female lead.
There is a hero with so many sides.
When they hit the sheets - OH MY GOODNESS - in flames. I burst.
Then when they FINALLY recognize they love each other - the swoons.
And he does grand gesture in the BEST way.
There is a side story with family and judgment of society.
Just read this book. Trust me.
Note: This is part of the Forever Yours series. All the books can be read as a standalone. Characters may appear in other books but only for a brief appearance in a scene. Not necessary to read in order.
I don't what to say. I loved the whole thing. EVERY.SINGLE.THING.
It is an enemies to friends to lovers story. Not really enemy-enemies. More like they do not see eye to eye. Both hero and heroine are not forthcoming (not that they need to) but they keep information close to the vest that has you shouting at your kindle "But if you told her/him..."
There is longing and pining.
There is a strong female lead.
There is a hero with so many sides.
When they hit the sheets - OH MY GOODNESS - in flames. I burst.
Then when they FINALLY recognize they love each other - the swoons.
And he does grand gesture in the BEST way.
There is a side story with family and judgment of society.
Just read this book. Trust me.
Note: This is part of the Forever Yours series. All the books can be read as a standalone. Characters may appear in other books but only for a brief appearance in a scene. Not necessary to read in order.
September 23, 2024
3.5 stars Marianne and Michael as well as Lucy and Thomas. Michael is the owner of a gambling den and seems to have naked woman with him in his study/library. However has not had sex for over eleven months so he knows he is not the father of Lucy's child. However, he is a stand up guy and takes responsibility for Marianne's niece. (Lucy's and Thomas daughter). The story goes on from there. A lot of things are packed into this one. Complete with two hea's. I come from relatives that on one side of my family at least 4- perhaps 5 brothers- married the daughters of a neighboring farmer. So, to me, only two brothers marrying sister is not unlikely. HA!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 15, 2025
3.5 sweet and delightful ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It does the trick if you need pure sweetness and just want to experience love unfold. Was it my favorite Stacy Reid? No, but it was still so soothing.
Marianne is the daughter of a vicar, she and her 5 sisters has a strict moral upbringing and the pressure of being good is a big part of Marianne. Her sister falls in love with whom she thinks is Viscount Worsley, he wants to marry her, but when she falls pregnant he disappears. She now faces the consequences and religious condemnation of her father and society. She gives birth to a lovely girl, and falls into depression as the father demands the child to be given to an orphanage.
Marianne volunteers to bring the child there, she of course has no intention of doing that, but to bring the child to Lord Worsley and ask for his help in insuring the child will have a future.
That’s what I can say without spoiling anything.
The build up was amazing, and the romance and friendship that grew between them was literally soothing.
Why I did I not rate this higher? Because it was a little too safe, the fathers redemption, Michael’s redemption and Thomas’ redemption. It cut a few corners. I didn’t mind it was still lovely, but lacked a little courage in the conflicts.
Should you read it? Absolutely it a wonderful story.
Ps. Bingo square 29 title has 4 words
It does the trick if you need pure sweetness and just want to experience love unfold. Was it my favorite Stacy Reid? No, but it was still so soothing.
Marianne is the daughter of a vicar, she and her 5 sisters has a strict moral upbringing and the pressure of being good is a big part of Marianne. Her sister falls in love with whom she thinks is Viscount Worsley, he wants to marry her, but when she falls pregnant he disappears. She now faces the consequences and religious condemnation of her father and society. She gives birth to a lovely girl, and falls into depression as the father demands the child to be given to an orphanage.
Marianne volunteers to bring the child there, she of course has no intention of doing that, but to bring the child to Lord Worsley and ask for his help in insuring the child will have a future.
That’s what I can say without spoiling anything.
The build up was amazing, and the romance and friendship that grew between them was literally soothing.
Why I did I not rate this higher? Because it was a little too safe, the fathers redemption, Michael’s redemption and Thomas’ redemption. It cut a few corners. I didn’t mind it was still lovely, but lacked a little courage in the conflicts.
Should you read it? Absolutely it a wonderful story.
Ps. Bingo square 29 title has 4 words
July 11, 2021
Ms. Marianne Ashbrook’s sister - Lucy - came back home, pregnant and heartbroken. Several months later, she gave birth to a baby girl named Lizzie, and under Marianne’s questioning, revealed the name of the man whom she fell in love with and who got her pregnant, which was Lord Worsley. Marianne decided to bring Lizzie to Lord Worsley and confronted the man she thought was the cause of her sister’s tragedy.
Michael - Lord Worsley - was the owner of a gambling den, and also a notorious rake of the first order. However, he hadn’t had a lover in almost a year; love affairs with women of the ton didn’t excite him anymore. So when Marianne entered his residence with a baby that she claimed was his, Michael was shocked, but then decided to keep the baby, since it turned out to him that it was his brother Thomas who fathered this child, and therefore Lizzie was his niece. He also proposed Marianne to stay as a governess to baby Lizzie, living under his roof, to which she accepted due to her love and devotion for her niece.
This novella in the “Forever Yours” series by Stacy Reid followed the same old and almost too common trope in historical romance: a prim-and-proper young woman, daughter of a vicar no less, who had been raised to be decent and to follow the safe path, suddenly found herself drawn to the man that was deemed improper and a libertine by Society, who also didn’t have marriage in his mind. However, with her own unique way of crafting a captivating historical romance story, Stacy Reid still managed to charm and enthrall me even with this cliché trope.
I really enjoyed the small and tiny details that the author made use of to show the personalities and virtues of the two main characters. For example, the determination and devotion of Marianne towards her sister and niece, how she loved and appreciated life, while still yearning for bigger, bolder things. Or how a man with a bad reputation like Michael turned out to have a soft spot for his niece, who could spend a lot of time in his busy life to create a beautiful nursery for baby Lizzie. The scene in which Michael and Marianne took a stroll in the rain, conversing and bantering with each other was so beautiful; it marked the turning point in their relationship. To be honest, I would love to take a stroll like that with my significant other some day, in the rain.
When it comes to historical romance stories by Stacy Reid, of course heat and sex cannot be counted out. The sexual attraction between Michael and Marianne was evident from the start, but I loved how the author didn’t rely on it to move the story forward. It was magnificent to see how the two main characters formed some kind of friendship and emotional connection first before finally consummated their sexual attraction. This way of relationship development showed the real angst and torment each of them had to face regarding the possible consequences if they chose to indulge in carnal pleasures together.
Michael wanted Marianne so badly from the first moment he saw her standing in front of his gambling den, but chose to act as a gentleman because didn’t want to ruin a virginal woman. Marianne - shaped by the rigid familial education that stressed virtues and orders - desired Michael, but also couldn’t fully go with what her heart wanted at some point, especially after hearing that Michael was not into marriage. When they couldn’t deny their sexual attraction anymore and finally made love to each other, it was so gorgeous, hot, and passionate. But then, the author made me cry so hard and nearly broke my heart when she let Marianne choose the hard way out of this tangled mess by walking away because she couldn’t choose being Michael’s mistress and couldn't face living under the same roof with him anymore. This decision once again showed the dignity of Marianne, even when it hurt her so much to leave Michael - the man that she finally came to love.
Thankfully, like in any other historical romance stories that I’ve read, a happy ending was guaranteed in this one, when Michael finally came to his senses and realized that he couldn’t live without Marianne. She was the light who filled the void in his monotonous and boring life, who brought colors, laughter, music, and liveliness to a man who was living unhappily for so long since his father’s suicide. Even Thomas - Michael’s brother and father of baby Lizzie - also realized he couldn’t live without Lucy - Marianne’s sister, and decided to do the right thing by coming back to her. So we have not one, but TWO happy endings here in this novella. I couldn’t ask for a better closure to a story that may start out as not very exciting, but got really really emotional and captivating towards the end.
Michael - Lord Worsley - was the owner of a gambling den, and also a notorious rake of the first order. However, he hadn’t had a lover in almost a year; love affairs with women of the ton didn’t excite him anymore. So when Marianne entered his residence with a baby that she claimed was his, Michael was shocked, but then decided to keep the baby, since it turned out to him that it was his brother Thomas who fathered this child, and therefore Lizzie was his niece. He also proposed Marianne to stay as a governess to baby Lizzie, living under his roof, to which she accepted due to her love and devotion for her niece.
This novella in the “Forever Yours” series by Stacy Reid followed the same old and almost too common trope in historical romance: a prim-and-proper young woman, daughter of a vicar no less, who had been raised to be decent and to follow the safe path, suddenly found herself drawn to the man that was deemed improper and a libertine by Society, who also didn’t have marriage in his mind. However, with her own unique way of crafting a captivating historical romance story, Stacy Reid still managed to charm and enthrall me even with this cliché trope.
I really enjoyed the small and tiny details that the author made use of to show the personalities and virtues of the two main characters. For example, the determination and devotion of Marianne towards her sister and niece, how she loved and appreciated life, while still yearning for bigger, bolder things. Or how a man with a bad reputation like Michael turned out to have a soft spot for his niece, who could spend a lot of time in his busy life to create a beautiful nursery for baby Lizzie. The scene in which Michael and Marianne took a stroll in the rain, conversing and bantering with each other was so beautiful; it marked the turning point in their relationship. To be honest, I would love to take a stroll like that with my significant other some day, in the rain.
When it comes to historical romance stories by Stacy Reid, of course heat and sex cannot be counted out. The sexual attraction between Michael and Marianne was evident from the start, but I loved how the author didn’t rely on it to move the story forward. It was magnificent to see how the two main characters formed some kind of friendship and emotional connection first before finally consummated their sexual attraction. This way of relationship development showed the real angst and torment each of them had to face regarding the possible consequences if they chose to indulge in carnal pleasures together.
Michael wanted Marianne so badly from the first moment he saw her standing in front of his gambling den, but chose to act as a gentleman because didn’t want to ruin a virginal woman. Marianne - shaped by the rigid familial education that stressed virtues and orders - desired Michael, but also couldn’t fully go with what her heart wanted at some point, especially after hearing that Michael was not into marriage. When they couldn’t deny their sexual attraction anymore and finally made love to each other, it was so gorgeous, hot, and passionate. But then, the author made me cry so hard and nearly broke my heart when she let Marianne choose the hard way out of this tangled mess by walking away because she couldn’t choose being Michael’s mistress and couldn't face living under the same roof with him anymore. This decision once again showed the dignity of Marianne, even when it hurt her so much to leave Michael - the man that she finally came to love.
Thankfully, like in any other historical romance stories that I’ve read, a happy ending was guaranteed in this one, when Michael finally came to his senses and realized that he couldn’t live without Marianne. She was the light who filled the void in his monotonous and boring life, who brought colors, laughter, music, and liveliness to a man who was living unhappily for so long since his father’s suicide. Even Thomas - Michael’s brother and father of baby Lizzie - also realized he couldn’t live without Lucy - Marianne’s sister, and decided to do the right thing by coming back to her. So we have not one, but TWO happy endings here in this novella. I couldn’t ask for a better closure to a story that may start out as not very exciting, but got really really emotional and captivating towards the end.
September 24, 2019
Sins of Viscount Worsley
Forever Yours Series #8
Stacy Reid
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Release date 9/23/2019
Blurb :
Miss Marianne Ashbrook is left with little choice but to knock on Viscount Worsley’s door and demand he supports her sister’s child. After all, he is the father. She has little patience for rakes or men who leave their seed all over England without a by-your-leave. And even when his lordship allows her to care for his child under his scandalous roof, she is wary of his wicked reputation.
Viscount Worsley knows the child is not his. He’s not shared a bed with a woman in months, and yet, something about Miss Ashbrook’s gumption makes him relent. Soon, the prim and proper miss is taking over the house! Despite his vow to reform his dissolute ways of the past, Worsley finds it torturous to resist her. A few kisses and one wicked night at his notorious gambling den entices Worsley into rethinking his position on love and family. Except Miss Ashbrook is not so easy to persuade and it will take all his seductive wiles and perhaps his heart, to court her into submission.
My review
She is the angel to his devil own self. But will it be enough...
Mrs Stacy Reid is an auto-buy author for me. A new release and it is automatically added to my shelves.
I just adored this new one.
I thought at first Marianne Too prim and proper but in her own way, she defied convention and her father when she refused to drop out her niece to the care of strangers. Sure, she gambled her own reputation when going to a man’s home, known for his wicked way. But in close contact, she came to discover the second face of the rake who soon own her heart.
Michael, such a name for a fallen angel, is the living image of the rogues, cads and rakes residing in every gambling den. He is no bad man but dire circumstances forced him to take matter in hands and years of living among everybody’s sins, have made him weary of these excesses but also wary of engaging his heart.
Why he fights his attraction too his very properly new employee.
It was so enjoyable to watch him fall irrevocably for his opposite. When he is shadow, Marianne is light, with her simple view of life, her laugh and care for the others, she shocks his heart back to life, she fills the empty place in his bust with hope, pushing away his dark thoughts.
But it is not a one sided quest, Michael rouses to the passion Marianne has buried in her soul by years of Christian training as a vicar’s daughter.
Together they will reveal their inner self, up to them to find a way to tie them together.
Marianne will never have a trained dog in Michael, he will always be a wolf, but hers as she won’t be a sheep waiting to be devoured, she too can bite.
5 stars
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Forever Yours Series #8
Stacy Reid
https://www.facebook.com/stacyreid/
Release date 9/23/2019
Blurb :
Miss Marianne Ashbrook is left with little choice but to knock on Viscount Worsley’s door and demand he supports her sister’s child. After all, he is the father. She has little patience for rakes or men who leave their seed all over England without a by-your-leave. And even when his lordship allows her to care for his child under his scandalous roof, she is wary of his wicked reputation.
Viscount Worsley knows the child is not his. He’s not shared a bed with a woman in months, and yet, something about Miss Ashbrook’s gumption makes him relent. Soon, the prim and proper miss is taking over the house! Despite his vow to reform his dissolute ways of the past, Worsley finds it torturous to resist her. A few kisses and one wicked night at his notorious gambling den entices Worsley into rethinking his position on love and family. Except Miss Ashbrook is not so easy to persuade and it will take all his seductive wiles and perhaps his heart, to court her into submission.
My review
She is the angel to his devil own self. But will it be enough...
Mrs Stacy Reid is an auto-buy author for me. A new release and it is automatically added to my shelves.
I just adored this new one.
I thought at first Marianne Too prim and proper but in her own way, she defied convention and her father when she refused to drop out her niece to the care of strangers. Sure, she gambled her own reputation when going to a man’s home, known for his wicked way. But in close contact, she came to discover the second face of the rake who soon own her heart.
Michael, such a name for a fallen angel, is the living image of the rogues, cads and rakes residing in every gambling den. He is no bad man but dire circumstances forced him to take matter in hands and years of living among everybody’s sins, have made him weary of these excesses but also wary of engaging his heart.
Why he fights his attraction too his very properly new employee.
It was so enjoyable to watch him fall irrevocably for his opposite. When he is shadow, Marianne is light, with her simple view of life, her laugh and care for the others, she shocks his heart back to life, she fills the empty place in his bust with hope, pushing away his dark thoughts.
But it is not a one sided quest, Michael rouses to the passion Marianne has buried in her soul by years of Christian training as a vicar’s daughter.
Together they will reveal their inner self, up to them to find a way to tie them together.
Marianne will never have a trained dog in Michael, he will always be a wolf, but hers as she won’t be a sheep waiting to be devoured, she too can bite.
5 stars
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March 30, 2023
Wow short but amazing
This book was amazing. I loved the wicked Worley and Marianne was awesome. I am also glad his brother came to his senses about Lucy and Lizzie. I really love sweet and strong heroines. She defied her Father and kept her niece away from the orphanage and found love in one fell swoop. I was a little worried when I started the book but it turned out really really good. And you could feel their love. There is only one intimate scene but I felt passion all through the book. I love this author!
This book was amazing. I loved the wicked Worley and Marianne was awesome. I am also glad his brother came to his senses about Lucy and Lizzie. I really love sweet and strong heroines. She defied her Father and kept her niece away from the orphanage and found love in one fell swoop. I was a little worried when I started the book but it turned out really really good. And you could feel their love. There is only one intimate scene but I felt passion all through the book. I love this author!
September 23, 2019
Michael Alexander St. Ives, Viscount Worsley, had been feeling bored until Miss Marianne Ashbrook arrived on his doorstep with "his daughter". Michael might be Viscount Wicked and owner of a gambling hell, he knows little Lizzie is not his, but he will take care of her. Michael sees how much Marianne cares about her sister and her niece, as he will need someone to tend to the needs of the little one, why not her aunt Marianne? Michael does not believe in love, he thinks it's just another sort of vice, but Marianne, a vicar's daughter, is a lovely distraction to have about the house...
THE SINS OF VISCOUNT WORSLEY is a delightful take on the governess theme. The situation is interesting and realistic; the fact that Marianne stayed on as governess was perfectly logical and the best solution for everyone. I loved that THE SINS OF VISCOUNT WORSLEY has no real villain but features people who have made mistakes and wish to be happy. The Victorian era was not kind to unwed mothers, but Marianne fought for her sister in a convincing manner, and I feel Stacy Reid handled the subject matter deftly. In spite of her attraction to Michael, Marianne stays true to her principles, and it's not always easy. There are quite a few very clever twists and nothing felt contrived or forced. The relationship progressed organically, and how they started to connect more intimately was utterly charming. One particular scene in the rain will remain etched in my memory because it is very cinematic and absolutely lovely! It might sound like a strange thing to say, but Michael and Marianne behaved like normal people, which was most refreshing.
I give 4.5 stars
THE SINS OF VISCOUNT WORSLEY is a delightful take on the governess theme. The situation is interesting and realistic; the fact that Marianne stayed on as governess was perfectly logical and the best solution for everyone. I loved that THE SINS OF VISCOUNT WORSLEY has no real villain but features people who have made mistakes and wish to be happy. The Victorian era was not kind to unwed mothers, but Marianne fought for her sister in a convincing manner, and I feel Stacy Reid handled the subject matter deftly. In spite of her attraction to Michael, Marianne stays true to her principles, and it's not always easy. There are quite a few very clever twists and nothing felt contrived or forced. The relationship progressed organically, and how they started to connect more intimately was utterly charming. One particular scene in the rain will remain etched in my memory because it is very cinematic and absolutely lovely! It might sound like a strange thing to say, but Michael and Marianne behaved like normal people, which was most refreshing.
I give 4.5 stars
October 15, 2020
I don't wanna completely trash it with 2 stars so I will go for something between 2 and 3.
This story is not solid at all.I don't quite understand why Worsley fell for Marianne?She is completely boring and uninteresting.Also Lizzie is not playing any big part as she is supposed.She is just randomly mentioned now and then.I don't feel the connection with her from both Heroes.
The whole plot doesn't make sense ... 😑 Love at first sight?Brothers falling for sisters? Gnarrrrr.Not a good one.Thankfully it was a short one thus not loads of time got wasted on it.
This story is not solid at all.I don't quite understand why Worsley fell for Marianne?She is completely boring and uninteresting.Also Lizzie is not playing any big part as she is supposed.She is just randomly mentioned now and then.I don't feel the connection with her from both Heroes.
The whole plot doesn't make sense ... 😑 Love at first sight?Brothers falling for sisters? Gnarrrrr.Not a good one.Thankfully it was a short one thus not loads of time got wasted on it.
October 3, 2019
This was such a good read, it really gripped me from the first page. Marianne was such a likeable character, she really cared for her siblings and wanted to help them in anyway she could. This included facing the notorious rake Michael Alexander, Viscount Worsley. I loved the interaction between the two and the way Michael’s true character showed through as the story progressed, rather than his public persona. Other characters from previous stories make an enjoyable appearance but this can be read as a standalone. I absolutely loved this story! I received a copy via Booksprout and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
November 16, 2021
3.5 stars Marianne and Michael and Lucy and Thomas. Michael is the owner of a gambling den and seems to have naked woman with him in his study/library. However has not had sex for over elven months so he knows he is not the father of Lucy's child. However, he is a stand up guy and takes responsibility for Marianne's niece. (Lucy's and Thomas daughter). The story goes on from there. A lot of things are packed into this one. Complete with two hea's. I come from relatives that on one side of my family at least 4 perhaps 5 brothers married the daughters of a neighboring farmer. So, to me, only two brothers marrying sister is not unlikely. HA!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 19, 2024
I might be in a little slump because I didn’t have much patience for the erratic pace here. What felt like a nicely building story shifted into high gear in a way that felt forced and rushed.
July 2, 2020
I loved this book so much that I read it twice between April and June.
October 1, 2019
This was such a delightful story as only Stacy Reid can write! You can always count on her to write such delicious Regency romances.
This one involves a young innocent lady, Marianne, who is a vicar's daughter and a wicked rake, Michael, Viscount Worsley. I loved both characters and I loved how gentle and caring Michael really was with her. They have such a hot and sensual attraction to each other and it's a slow burn until both give in to their passion. It's the kind of story that makes you smile big time when they finally find their HEA:)
I was given an ARC of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
This one involves a young innocent lady, Marianne, who is a vicar's daughter and a wicked rake, Michael, Viscount Worsley. I loved both characters and I loved how gentle and caring Michael really was with her. They have such a hot and sensual attraction to each other and it's a slow burn until both give in to their passion. It's the kind of story that makes you smile big time when they finally find their HEA:)
I was given an ARC of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
October 26, 2019
Oh my, this is wonderful. Brilliant HEA. Loved both Marianne and Michael. 5☆
April 13, 2020
4.5 stars
Viscount Michael Worsley’s past wicked reputation and persona are so larger than life many are quick to peg him as the Devil himself. Yeah, they are quick to pass judgement based on his gambllng hall/fight club business, not that he has lived the life of a saint. It’s just the past year or so he’s become increasingly bored with it all, especially brazen women who are always throwing themselves at his feet. No one is more surprised than himself a beautiful, feisty vicar’s daughter would turn his head and have him questioning his reluctant to marry heart. His months of self imposed celibacy is about to come to an end because this roguish viscount rebel can’t keep his thoughts, lips, and hands to himself whenever Marianne, the heroine, is around.
Marianne has made it her mission to make the best out of an unfair situation. Stepping in when others would not, she’s trying to establish a better life for her sister’s out of wedlock baby. This plan puts her in the path and eventually arms of an unlikely hero, Michael, as they dance around each other trading barbs, kisses, and passion packed simmering glances. Yes, it leads to a whole lot more, folks. But you’’ll have to read it yourself to see how it all works out.
Overall, I enjoyed this very steamy at times romantic tale, knucklehead stubborn thinking/actions aside. As a sucker for relationship angst and a hero having to fight for love, I can let go of questionable actions/words when I know a great reckoning and realization will undoubtedly occur by the ending.
Title: Sins of Viscount Worsley, Series: Forever Yours (Book 8), Author: Stacy Reid, Pages: 240, stand-alone but part of a series, former rake hero whose been celibate awhile, feisty vicar daugther’s virgin heroine, very graphic smexy scenes, relationship angst, unlikely hero who steps up, lots of OW want him, no OM drama, no cheating, romance safe enough for me, things aren't what they seem.
(These comments are based on a Kindle Unlimited version. This is not a detailed ARC review. I was not compensated in any form for this review. There is no relation before this reviewer and the author/publisher/or PR firm.)
Viscount Michael Worsley’s past wicked reputation and persona are so larger than life many are quick to peg him as the Devil himself. Yeah, they are quick to pass judgement based on his gambllng hall/fight club business, not that he has lived the life of a saint. It’s just the past year or so he’s become increasingly bored with it all, especially brazen women who are always throwing themselves at his feet. No one is more surprised than himself a beautiful, feisty vicar’s daughter would turn his head and have him questioning his reluctant to marry heart. His months of self imposed celibacy is about to come to an end because this roguish viscount rebel can’t keep his thoughts, lips, and hands to himself whenever Marianne, the heroine, is around.
Marianne has made it her mission to make the best out of an unfair situation. Stepping in when others would not, she’s trying to establish a better life for her sister’s out of wedlock baby. This plan puts her in the path and eventually arms of an unlikely hero, Michael, as they dance around each other trading barbs, kisses, and passion packed simmering glances. Yes, it leads to a whole lot more, folks. But you’’ll have to read it yourself to see how it all works out.
Overall, I enjoyed this very steamy at times romantic tale, knucklehead stubborn thinking/actions aside. As a sucker for relationship angst and a hero having to fight for love, I can let go of questionable actions/words when I know a great reckoning and realization will undoubtedly occur by the ending.
Title: Sins of Viscount Worsley, Series: Forever Yours (Book 8), Author: Stacy Reid, Pages: 240, stand-alone but part of a series, former rake hero whose been celibate awhile, feisty vicar daugther’s virgin heroine, very graphic smexy scenes, relationship angst, unlikely hero who steps up, lots of OW want him, no OM drama, no cheating, romance safe enough for me, things aren't what they seem.
(These comments are based on a Kindle Unlimited version. This is not a detailed ARC review. I was not compensated in any form for this review. There is no relation before this reviewer and the author/publisher/or PR firm.)
April 30, 2022
It was a decent thing what Michael did for the child- I have to give it to him. He was already sort of a reformed rake, maybe not consciously, but unconsciously he was incapable of pursuing his more scandalous hobbies. Ironically, the worse libertine was his brother! For all that Michael was wicked he at least owned up to his actions and never seduced innocents…. Until Marianne of course!
“‘You love Lucy Ashbrook.’”
His brother was silent for a long time. ‘Yes, I do.’
‘You are a damn coward for not doing anything about it.’”
(The moment I fell in love, caught in 4K and HD available in the nearest Goodreads soon.)
Michael was a rake but he was also a sensible person who was not afraid of bashing his brainless brother with the heavy rock of reality when he needed to.
He falls for Marianne who is the daughter of reverend and very set on her beliefs about morality… until he smiles and those things go out of the window in this tale as old as time.
Except the lady in this one knows her worth and refuses to be the hero’s mistress or little secret:
“I knew you were a rake of the first order when I gave myself to you, but it does not mean I will live as your mistress, for I know my worth.”
(Not that he asks her because he ALSO knew her worth… I’m looking at you Benedict Bridgerton! )
But Yes finally! What I want to see more of in historical romances. The heroines knows her worth. THE HEROINE KNOWS HER WORTH! THE SHELTERED, SWEET TEMPERED, BELOVED HEROINE WHO GUARDE HER HONOR AND REFUSED TO GIVE IT AWAY UNLESS FOR DEEP SENSIBLE, LOVABLE REASONS KNOWS SHE IS WORTH SOMETHING. Can I get some trumpets 🎺 and some drums 🥁 for the commemoration?
I am tired of seeing these incredible women out there getting shackled by rakes and getting less than they deserve! It is all about the true measure of strength that takes to acknowledge one’s strengths and weaknesses. To understand that there is no shame in understanding one’s value! I was incredibly glad to see this here.
Talking about people who should get less than they deserve- Thomas Is definitely one of those. The way he KNEW he compromised the girl he proclaimed to love but still left her to the wolves at the slight opposition.
I wanted to tell him to get over himself! He was a second son for heaven’s sake not the King of England and even then if a guy wants he will! Look at Henry the eight! The worse possible example imaginable because let’s be honest the guy was a cad but he did invent a whole new religion because he was horny and wanted a son! Thomas could have owned up to his dishonorable actions, he should have and if it were not for Lucy’s happiness I would wish whatever he broke would never be able to be repaired.
On another note… the highly detailed letter- which was never intended to be sent- from Marianne to her dad about her fantasies said daddy issues in 20 different dialects.
While she was writing I was just standing there like: 👹 MADAM WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
It was funny because I was appalled. But it was not funny because I was appalled.
Why your dad of all people!!?!
*Daddy Issues by The Neighborhood begins to play ominously in the background*
Weird? Anyways, sometimes in this book I just wanted to tell people to shut the heck up:
“Many in Biddleton had openly discussed how scandalous it had been for a vicar’s daughter to travel without a husband. Her father had been censured for allowing her to behave so recklessly and so brazenly.”
But mostly I wanted good decisions. I got a couple, not as many as I would want but the hero was an endearing person, I could not blame the heroine.
Through it all I found myself amused:
“But I shan’t be foolish”
(Pinky promise?)
And well…thinking about the biological traps of falling in love (since I know nothing about the other facets of it beyond what I read in books):
“No need for this heartache, she fiercely reminded herself. It was a deliberate choice she had made. To take a wonderful night of passion for herself and then to leave. So, oh why did she feel as if she were slowly dying inside?”
(Biology wise you can blame oxytocin… she is a little bish and rather discriminatory one at that! It doesn’t affect men and women the same way 🙄 but honestly it should! Maybe men would learn some manners lol).
Oh and how could I forget! Sarah! A minor character of two pages that not only got the men in her life bending to her wiles but masterfully organized a dowery AND a very successful political character for her beloved (who society would frown upon her marrying if she had not taken such actions):
“Very well, I shall count on your support for Neil…Mr. Stanton, in addition to the funds for my dowry. Imagine how distressed Miss Ashbrook would be if she learned otherwise.”
Amusement curled through him. He shook her hand. “Done.”
Cheers to her! Never have I liked a character so fast in my life. She was funny and very much my type of person.
4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Favorite quotes (SPOILERS AHEAD):
“ Love seemed like a vice to his way of thinking. He had known men on the continent who fought duels in the name of love and had gotten themselves killed. Had known a few who cried into their liquor because of unrequited love, and those who even rashly spoke of killing themselves. For love. That could be the worst sort of vice in which a man could manage to get trapped.”
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“A derisive laugh came from his brother. “Would you have given your blessing?”
“Do you really need it to marry a woman you said you loved…and one who carried your child?”
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“ He would not be a man ruled by any vice, even that of fornication. He was nothing like his father who had lost his fortune at the gambling tables and who had so despaired of living without wealth and his favorite estate, that he had killed himself without thought for his two young sons or his loving wife.”
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“This was the first time she had voluntarily touched him, and he felt like someone had handed him the keys to a kingdom.”
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“I do not deserve your compassion after the pain my family has caused yours,” he said gruffly.
Her eyes darkened, and her gaze lowered to his mouth momentarily, before she lifted her eyes to his. “I’ll not blame you for the action of another.”
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“Ah…so you like villains, do you?”
“I am walking with you now in the rain and living with you under your roof.”
He allowed himself a brief, hungry study of her animated features. “So, you like me?”
“Tolerably enough. ”
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“She gave him a smile of such breath-taking sweetness, he wondered for the first time in his life, if a part of falling in love was akin to the sensation of warmth and hunger suffusing throughout his entire body.”
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“Did he break your heart too?”
“No,” she whispered. “But it is empty, and the things it needs to be filled with will never happen.”
“‘You love Lucy Ashbrook.’”
His brother was silent for a long time. ‘Yes, I do.’
‘You are a damn coward for not doing anything about it.’”
(The moment I fell in love, caught in 4K and HD available in the nearest Goodreads soon.)
Michael was a rake but he was also a sensible person who was not afraid of bashing his brainless brother with the heavy rock of reality when he needed to.
He falls for Marianne who is the daughter of reverend and very set on her beliefs about morality… until he smiles and those things go out of the window in this tale as old as time.
Except the lady in this one knows her worth and refuses to be the hero’s mistress or little secret:
“I knew you were a rake of the first order when I gave myself to you, but it does not mean I will live as your mistress, for I know my worth.”
(Not that he asks her because he ALSO knew her worth… I’m looking at you Benedict Bridgerton! )
But Yes finally! What I want to see more of in historical romances. The heroines knows her worth. THE HEROINE KNOWS HER WORTH! THE SHELTERED, SWEET TEMPERED, BELOVED HEROINE WHO GUARDE HER HONOR AND REFUSED TO GIVE IT AWAY UNLESS FOR DEEP SENSIBLE, LOVABLE REASONS KNOWS SHE IS WORTH SOMETHING. Can I get some trumpets 🎺 and some drums 🥁 for the commemoration?
I am tired of seeing these incredible women out there getting shackled by rakes and getting less than they deserve! It is all about the true measure of strength that takes to acknowledge one’s strengths and weaknesses. To understand that there is no shame in understanding one’s value! I was incredibly glad to see this here.
Talking about people who should get less than they deserve- Thomas Is definitely one of those. The way he KNEW he compromised the girl he proclaimed to love but still left her to the wolves at the slight opposition.
I wanted to tell him to get over himself! He was a second son for heaven’s sake not the King of England and even then if a guy wants he will! Look at Henry the eight! The worse possible example imaginable because let’s be honest the guy was a cad but he did invent a whole new religion because he was horny and wanted a son! Thomas could have owned up to his dishonorable actions, he should have and if it were not for Lucy’s happiness I would wish whatever he broke would never be able to be repaired.
On another note… the highly detailed letter- which was never intended to be sent- from Marianne to her dad about her fantasies said daddy issues in 20 different dialects.
While she was writing I was just standing there like: 👹 MADAM WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
It was funny because I was appalled. But it was not funny because I was appalled.
Why your dad of all people!!?!
*Daddy Issues by The Neighborhood begins to play ominously in the background*
Weird? Anyways, sometimes in this book I just wanted to tell people to shut the heck up:
“Many in Biddleton had openly discussed how scandalous it had been for a vicar’s daughter to travel without a husband. Her father had been censured for allowing her to behave so recklessly and so brazenly.”
But mostly I wanted good decisions. I got a couple, not as many as I would want but the hero was an endearing person, I could not blame the heroine.
Through it all I found myself amused:
“But I shan’t be foolish”
(Pinky promise?)
And well…thinking about the biological traps of falling in love (since I know nothing about the other facets of it beyond what I read in books):
“No need for this heartache, she fiercely reminded herself. It was a deliberate choice she had made. To take a wonderful night of passion for herself and then to leave. So, oh why did she feel as if she were slowly dying inside?”
(Biology wise you can blame oxytocin… she is a little bish and rather discriminatory one at that! It doesn’t affect men and women the same way 🙄 but honestly it should! Maybe men would learn some manners lol).
Oh and how could I forget! Sarah! A minor character of two pages that not only got the men in her life bending to her wiles but masterfully organized a dowery AND a very successful political character for her beloved (who society would frown upon her marrying if she had not taken such actions):
“Very well, I shall count on your support for Neil…Mr. Stanton, in addition to the funds for my dowry. Imagine how distressed Miss Ashbrook would be if she learned otherwise.”
Amusement curled through him. He shook her hand. “Done.”
Cheers to her! Never have I liked a character so fast in my life. She was funny and very much my type of person.
4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Favorite quotes (SPOILERS AHEAD):
“ Love seemed like a vice to his way of thinking. He had known men on the continent who fought duels in the name of love and had gotten themselves killed. Had known a few who cried into their liquor because of unrequited love, and those who even rashly spoke of killing themselves. For love. That could be the worst sort of vice in which a man could manage to get trapped.”
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“A derisive laugh came from his brother. “Would you have given your blessing?”
“Do you really need it to marry a woman you said you loved…and one who carried your child?”
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“ He would not be a man ruled by any vice, even that of fornication. He was nothing like his father who had lost his fortune at the gambling tables and who had so despaired of living without wealth and his favorite estate, that he had killed himself without thought for his two young sons or his loving wife.”
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“This was the first time she had voluntarily touched him, and he felt like someone had handed him the keys to a kingdom.”
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“I do not deserve your compassion after the pain my family has caused yours,” he said gruffly.
Her eyes darkened, and her gaze lowered to his mouth momentarily, before she lifted her eyes to his. “I’ll not blame you for the action of another.”
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“Ah…so you like villains, do you?”
“I am walking with you now in the rain and living with you under your roof.”
He allowed himself a brief, hungry study of her animated features. “So, you like me?”
“Tolerably enough. ”
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“She gave him a smile of such breath-taking sweetness, he wondered for the first time in his life, if a part of falling in love was akin to the sensation of warmth and hunger suffusing throughout his entire body.”
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“Did he break your heart too?”
“No,” she whispered. “But it is empty, and the things it needs to be filled with will never happen.”
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 20, 2020
A Man🐺🍆⛲ For All Reasons
I love Stacy Reid's Regency Romances💕! They are interesting, with strong, adventurous young women, and the rakish bad boy noblemen🐺🍆⛲ who fall in 💘Love with them.
This book is no exception! I really appreciate that her books are also great stories, but not so long and drug out, as some Regency romances💕 can be. This book can be read and enjoyed in an evening or an afternoon.
Marianne💃💋 is the second of six daughters of a poor vicar. When her younger sister, Lucy, is beguiled by a nobleman and has the resulting baby👶, Marianne👶💃💋 takes the baby to her father, the Viscount Worsley🐺🍆⛲, and gets him to accept the baby👶 and he also installs Marianne💃💋 in his home as the baby's governess!
It all seems to tidy, too neat, and there is an underlying mystery!
Worsley🐺🍆⛲ is definitely a naaaasty baaaad boy, with more women chasing him than he can keep track of. His reputation as a rakehell🐺🍆⛲ is enhanced by the fact that he makes his living as the owner of a gambling🃏 and fighting💪👊 den .
ARC Received from Booksprout🌱
I also got the ebook with KU.
I love Stacy Reid's Regency Romances💕! They are interesting, with strong, adventurous young women, and the rakish bad boy noblemen🐺🍆⛲ who fall in 💘Love with them.
This book is no exception! I really appreciate that her books are also great stories, but not so long and drug out, as some Regency romances💕 can be. This book can be read and enjoyed in an evening or an afternoon.
Marianne💃💋 is the second of six daughters of a poor vicar. When her younger sister, Lucy, is beguiled by a nobleman and has the resulting baby👶, Marianne👶💃💋 takes the baby to her father, the Viscount Worsley🐺🍆⛲, and gets him to accept the baby👶 and he also installs Marianne💃💋 in his home as the baby's governess!
It all seems to tidy, too neat, and there is an underlying mystery!
Worsley🐺🍆⛲ is definitely a naaaasty baaaad boy, with more women chasing him than he can keep track of. His reputation as a rakehell🐺🍆⛲ is enhanced by the fact that he makes his living as the owner of a gambling🃏 and fighting💪👊 den .
ARC Received from Booksprout🌱
I also got the ebook with KU.
March 8, 2020
4 Stars
October 21, 2021
I don’t read regency romances very often but Stacy Reid’s name kept popping up in my various reading groups, and I thought I’d give The Sins of Viscount Worsley a try. I am so glad I did because I loved it. I loved the characters and how people are not always what they seem, and the growth of our hero and heroine throughout their journey.
As the description states, Miss Marianne Ashbrook journeys to London to confront Lord Michael Worsley and inform him of the birth of his daughter by her sister, whom she is hoping he will agree to raise. She is so genuine and witty without trying to be, and I loved her spirit and gumption. Loved her honesty and integrity as well as her willingness to be brave and try new things. She loved her family and was a fierce protector of her niece, and Lord Worsley could not help but notice not only how beautiful she was, but how she was in awe of the world. She completely beguiled him.
The author does a wonderful job giving the reader the background on the two and how he came to be a wealthy rake. He was a self-made successful business owner in a position of power, and for the first time ever, Marianne desired a man. I loved the longing they both felt and how he opened up to her little by little revealing secrets along the way. He trusted her completely and she felt safe in his care and trusted her intuition, even though he was known for his scandalous and womanizing ways.
He couldn’t be more opposite and I loved how comfortable she felt reaching out to him to help others in need. He had a big giant squishy and very generous heart and her happiness was his #1 priority.
I was truly engrossed in this story and read this book until the wee hours of the morning so that I could finish. The author is so well versed in writing for this time period and I found it so very interesting how they were raised with stations and expectations.
I especially loved the ending, how everything came full-circle, and Michael’s big grand gesture. He was so swoony and Marianne deserved every happiness. I hope there is more to come–I’d love perhaps a holiday novella featuring them in the future! I’m not ready to let go yet!
As the description states, Miss Marianne Ashbrook journeys to London to confront Lord Michael Worsley and inform him of the birth of his daughter by her sister, whom she is hoping he will agree to raise. She is so genuine and witty without trying to be, and I loved her spirit and gumption. Loved her honesty and integrity as well as her willingness to be brave and try new things. She loved her family and was a fierce protector of her niece, and Lord Worsley could not help but notice not only how beautiful she was, but how she was in awe of the world. She completely beguiled him.
The author does a wonderful job giving the reader the background on the two and how he came to be a wealthy rake. He was a self-made successful business owner in a position of power, and for the first time ever, Marianne desired a man. I loved the longing they both felt and how he opened up to her little by little revealing secrets along the way. He trusted her completely and she felt safe in his care and trusted her intuition, even though he was known for his scandalous and womanizing ways.
He couldn’t be more opposite and I loved how comfortable she felt reaching out to him to help others in need. He had a big giant squishy and very generous heart and her happiness was his #1 priority.
I was truly engrossed in this story and read this book until the wee hours of the morning so that I could finish. The author is so well versed in writing for this time period and I found it so very interesting how they were raised with stations and expectations.
I especially loved the ending, how everything came full-circle, and Michael’s big grand gesture. He was so swoony and Marianne deserved every happiness. I hope there is more to come–I’d love perhaps a holiday novella featuring them in the future! I’m not ready to let go yet!
October 8, 2019
When Michael St Ives, Viscount Worsley first meets Miss Marianne Ashbrook outside his gambling den his tease to kiss her never thinking he would ever see her again. Marianne’s younger sister Lucy ends up pregnant and tells Marianne Lord Worsley got her pregnant. Marianne only recourse is to go to Michael’s house and demand he take care of his daughter. When Marianne arrives at his house with the baby in tow she asks to visit her niece on her off days. Michael knows the babe can’t be his because he hasn’t been with a woman in a while. Still Marianne is unrelenting and Michael bends to her concessions lastly making Marianne the baby’s governess. Of course as Michael gets to know Marianne he fights his attraction to her daily. Marianne knows her place and knows Michael is a rake so she also must keep her attraction secret. Marianne still falls hard for Michael but Michael never plans to marry. Can Marianne leave Michael with her heart intact despite the fact that she in love with him?
What a wonderfully written beautiful romantic regency story! Yes, the trope of the heroine being below the guy’s station has been used a lot but there was just something that felt almost new to it. The plot moves nicely along never getting bogged down even though it is a bit frustrating when both characters won’t tell each other how they feel. It was really sad when the story had to end too. There was one thing that was bothersome why did it take three weeks for Michael to try to get Marianne back especially considering his feelings for her? Marianne is just a vivacious intelligent heroine that not only is she easy to like she knows who she is and never tries to be someone she is not. Michael the harsh unmoving hero seems mean but underneath his rigid demeanor he really is kind, gentle and most of all has a sensitive heart willing to help anyone. So of course perfect fodder for a book boyfriend and of course he is added to the list. Ms. Reid really knows how to pen a really old trope with wit, charm, tension, fantastic verbal banter and just great lovable characters overall! This is definitely a keeper and one well worth a reread!
What a wonderfully written beautiful romantic regency story! Yes, the trope of the heroine being below the guy’s station has been used a lot but there was just something that felt almost new to it. The plot moves nicely along never getting bogged down even though it is a bit frustrating when both characters won’t tell each other how they feel. It was really sad when the story had to end too. There was one thing that was bothersome why did it take three weeks for Michael to try to get Marianne back especially considering his feelings for her? Marianne is just a vivacious intelligent heroine that not only is she easy to like she knows who she is and never tries to be someone she is not. Michael the harsh unmoving hero seems mean but underneath his rigid demeanor he really is kind, gentle and most of all has a sensitive heart willing to help anyone. So of course perfect fodder for a book boyfriend and of course he is added to the list. Ms. Reid really knows how to pen a really old trope with wit, charm, tension, fantastic verbal banter and just great lovable characters overall! This is definitely a keeper and one well worth a reread!
October 2, 2019
Miss Marianne Ashbrook is left with little choice but to knock on Viscount Worsley’s door and demand he supports her sister Lucy’s child. After all, he is the father. She’s been sent by her vicar father to take Lizzie to an orphanage but Marianne is loath to do so. Michael St Ives, Viscount Worsley owns a gambling den but he’s not the man everyone gossips about. Marianne is the strictly brought up vicar’s daughter who is also strong & determined Lizzie won't be 'thrown away' so she's amazed when Michael takes Lizzie in & hires her to be her niece's governess.
I loved both Michael & Marianne, he’s the jaded lord & she's the country miss. Their attraction is apparent from their first meeting but their stations in life are so different. There are misunderstandings & false assumptions in this well written lovely romance. I spent a lovely rainy afternoon engrossed in this book & read it in a sitting
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
I loved both Michael & Marianne, he’s the jaded lord & she's the country miss. Their attraction is apparent from their first meeting but their stations in life are so different. There are misunderstandings & false assumptions in this well written lovely romance. I spent a lovely rainy afternoon engrossed in this book & read it in a sitting
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
January 14, 2024
I really liked this one!
Romance tropes: secret child, governess, rake
Marianne’s sister gives birth to an illegitimate child and nervously names the no-good father as Lord Worsley, notorious rake and owner of a gaming hell. Told to leave the child in an orphanage to save the honor of the entire family, Marianne chooses instead to confront Lord Worsley and force him to care for his daughter. Only one problem—the baby isn’t actually his but his loser brother.
I couldn’t care less about men with babies—childfree 4 lyfeeee—but even so I was happy with the way that Michael took care of his brother’s bastard. He seemed like a lovely man, and I appreciated the way he treated Marianne as his employee.
Romance tropes: secret child, governess, rake
Marianne’s sister gives birth to an illegitimate child and nervously names the no-good father as Lord Worsley, notorious rake and owner of a gaming hell. Told to leave the child in an orphanage to save the honor of the entire family, Marianne chooses instead to confront Lord Worsley and force him to care for his daughter. Only one problem—the baby isn’t actually his but his loser brother.
I couldn’t care less about men with babies—childfree 4 lyfeeee—but even so I was happy with the way that Michael took care of his brother’s bastard. He seemed like a lovely man, and I appreciated the way he treated Marianne as his employee.
October 4, 2019
I liked this book but I felt reality walked out the door and never came back. I freely admit that I am no expert in these subjects but after reading many, many books I feel I have enough general knowledge to say that many of the things that occur in this book are not only implausable but would lead to catastrophic fallout for the characters. This greatly influenced my enjoyment of the book because it really made things feel off. If I take that out of the equation, I feel you're left with a fun if unrealistic romance. Of my own accord I am posting a candid review.
February 9, 2025
Another Stacy Reid historical!
This was just okay for me. Comparative to the last novel I read I felt this lacked some chemistry between the main characters.
I also found their siblings to be very annoying and in the interest of the baby Lizzie.. wtf? She deserves better parents, just sayin. Marianne and Michael were more devoted than bio parents. Didnt like that.
Anyway, decent...but not the best.
This was just okay for me. Comparative to the last novel I read I felt this lacked some chemistry between the main characters.
I also found their siblings to be very annoying and in the interest of the baby Lizzie.. wtf? She deserves better parents, just sayin. Marianne and Michael were more devoted than bio parents. Didnt like that.
Anyway, decent...but not the best.
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