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Forever Yours #3
The Viscount and I
After jilting first a fortune hunter, then a lying libertine, Lady Fanny Dashwood has given up on marrying for love. This time it will be strictly business – a man who’ll agree to her terms, give her the children she craves, but will not trouble her heart. Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw, has desired Lady Fanny from afar for years. However, he is a factory owner with a new title – not nearly good enough for an earl’s daughter. Until a dream opportunity a marriage of convenience with the woman of his dreams. Even as their growing passion unleashes in the bedchamber, his new wife remains at arm’s length. Could a wellborn lady ever fall for an unconventional lord?
238 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 13, 2018
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Stacy Reid
84 books3,452 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 28, 2026
There’s magic in the name Sebastian. 🧎🏼♀️🧎🏼♀️🧎🏼♀️🧎🏼♀️🧎🏼♀️🧎🏼♀️🧎🏼♀️🧎🏼♀️🧎🏼♀️
Sebastian in this book.
Sebastian in Devil in Winter.
Sebastian in Anything but a Gentleman.
They all understood the assignment ✅
Sebastian in King of Gluttony: verdict pending
You better not shame the name… but we’ll find out tomorrow 😭
Sebastian in this book.
Sebastian in Devil in Winter.
Sebastian in Anything but a Gentleman.
They all understood the assignment ✅
Sebastian in King of Gluttony: verdict pending
You better not shame the name… but we’ll find out tomorrow 😭
May 6, 2026
I can’t believe there’s a couple who communicated their insecurities and vulnerabilities in a historical romance 😮
Safety:
OM - Fanny had been engaged twice, the latest one she thought she “love” until she saw him with a mistress.
OW - Sebastian has been in love with Fanny since he saw her, he did not give me the impression he’s a rake rake. Though I appreciate that he was celibate since he saw Fanny. See below quote:
Safety:
OM - Fanny had been engaged twice, the latest one she thought she “love” until she saw him with a mistress.
OW - Sebastian has been in love with Fanny since he saw her, he did not give me the impression he’s a rake rake. Though I appreciate that he was celibate since he saw Fanny. See below quote:
but Sebastian had been unable to confide he had been without a woman for over two years. Because of her—Lady Fanny Dashwood, a woman who didn't even notice his existence beyond the barest of polite social conversation. He was a damned fool.
October 10, 2020
Refusing to let the certainty of scandal trap her in a marriage which would break her heart/dreams, Lady Fanny Dashwood, after giving her groom a much deserved slap walks away, to the dismay and shock of her family and polite society (I know wouldn't have happened in reality but I don't care). Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw, has desired Lady Fanny from afar 2 long years, having been . However, he is a factory owner with a new title – considered by many, including her brother, beneath Fanny, but when he has the opportunity to have the woman he hungers for as his wife he grabs it with both hands.
I liked how society's idea of true lady's not having desires, not being sensual was problematised in the book. That type of bull in one way or another can pop up today as well, and it was nice seeing it addressed.
The heat between Fanny and Sebastian was fab. A read that had me smiling and where I enjoyed each interaction between the main characters.
Another lovely little read. So far I'm really liking the hero's in this series of novellas.
Acquired via KU. I can see myself re-reading this.
I liked how society's idea of true lady's not having desires, not being sensual was problematised in the book. That type of bull in one way or another can pop up today as well, and it was nice seeing it addressed.
The heat between Fanny and Sebastian was fab. A read that had me smiling and where I enjoyed each interaction between the main characters.
Another lovely little read. So far I'm really liking the hero's in this series of novellas.
Acquired via KU. I can see myself re-reading this.
October 3, 2019
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The Viscount and I is the introductory volume of the Forever Yours series written by Stacy Reid.
This is a novella for ** MATURE AUDIENCES **
After jilting first a fortune hunter, then a lying libertine, Lady Fanny Dashwood has given up on marrying for love. This time it will be strictly business – a man who’ll agree to her terms, give her the children she craves, but will not trouble her heart.
The heroine was crushed after witnessing a tete-a-tete between her fiancee and his pregnant mistress, having an intimate discussion involving not only their own lives but hers as well. Yet, her brother is upset that she walks away The men o that era was very controlling and cared not a wit about the feelings of a woman. They were mere pieces of property and easily disposable when their family wanted something they considered more valuable than their own loved one's emotional well being. Personally, I applaud the difficult decision the heroine made when she walked out of the church without marrying such a deceiving scammer.
Yet, his hero seems to instantly feel a pang in his heart at the sight of the woman he loved and was crushed by so long ago. He rushes to her side to aid her to stumble . . . and the race was on. His heart would not listen to his head. Which one will win?
Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw, has desired Lady Fanny from afar for years. However, he is a factory owner with a new title – not nearly good enough for an earl’s daughter.
Although this novella is shorter than I usually prefer, it seemed to cover all the highlights of the storyline adequately. This author is certainly able to express how her characters engage their hearts.
Until a dream opportunity arises: a marriage of convenience with the woman of his dreams. Even as their growing passion unleashes in the bedchamber, his new wife remains at arm’s length. Could a wellborn lady ever fall for an unconventional lord?
I was delighted and impressed with the contents of the epilogue, which reveals a H.E.A. filled with all her dreams come true.
Those that prefer a clean read should SKIP this series. It definitely does not fit in that category. Be warned so that you don't deduct points on your reviews. The authors do dedicate their time and effort to research their topics and surroundings, then pour their imagination into their works. I just wish the author's promotions would work together with Amazon and/or Goodreads to provide notification of a category that clarifies sexually explicit content, to better inform the entire reading audience.
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The Viscount and I (Forever Yours Book 3) Kindle Edition
by Stacy Reid (Author)
Length: 198 pages
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The Viscount and I is the introductory volume of the Forever Yours series written by Stacy Reid.
This is a novella for ** MATURE AUDIENCES **
After jilting first a fortune hunter, then a lying libertine, Lady Fanny Dashwood has given up on marrying for love. This time it will be strictly business – a man who’ll agree to her terms, give her the children she craves, but will not trouble her heart.
The heroine was crushed after witnessing a tete-a-tete between her fiancee and his pregnant mistress, having an intimate discussion involving not only their own lives but hers as well. Yet, her brother is upset that she walks away The men o that era was very controlling and cared not a wit about the feelings of a woman. They were mere pieces of property and easily disposable when their family wanted something they considered more valuable than their own loved one's emotional well being. Personally, I applaud the difficult decision the heroine made when she walked out of the church without marrying such a deceiving scammer.
Yet, his hero seems to instantly feel a pang in his heart at the sight of the woman he loved and was crushed by so long ago. He rushes to her side to aid her to stumble . . . and the race was on. His heart would not listen to his head. Which one will win?
Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw, has desired Lady Fanny from afar for years. However, he is a factory owner with a new title – not nearly good enough for an earl’s daughter.
Although this novella is shorter than I usually prefer, it seemed to cover all the highlights of the storyline adequately. This author is certainly able to express how her characters engage their hearts.
Until a dream opportunity arises: a marriage of convenience with the woman of his dreams. Even as their growing passion unleashes in the bedchamber, his new wife remains at arm’s length. Could a wellborn lady ever fall for an unconventional lord?
I was delighted and impressed with the contents of the epilogue, which reveals a H.E.A. filled with all her dreams come true.
Those that prefer a clean read should SKIP this series. It definitely does not fit in that category. Be warned so that you don't deduct points on your reviews. The authors do dedicate their time and effort to research their topics and surroundings, then pour their imagination into their works. I just wish the author's promotions would work together with Amazon and/or Goodreads to provide notification of a category that clarifies sexually explicit content, to better inform the entire reading audience.
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The Viscount and I (Forever Yours Book 3) Kindle Edition
by Stacy Reid (Author)
Length: 198 pages
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February 8, 2026
3 cute but lackluster ⭐️
I AM A STACY REID STAN! This one wasn’t amazing though 😭 Cute and sweet, but… meh.
A very prudish, impetuous Fanny has dodged two weddings in the nick of time and is now thoroughly disgraced in the eyes of the ton. Her brother Colin, who was despicable 🔪 and got off way too easily, decides she must marry anyone who will have her ASAP. Mostly, he just wants her out of the house.
With the prospect of a much older Earl as her husband, Fanny is frustrated and angry. She wants to be left alone.
Sebastian, a newly minted Earl, has had his eyes on Fanny for years. He was never quite “good enough,” despite being filthy rich. He seizes the opportunity to ask for her hand… and here we go!
The whole book is really about how prudish she is with him. She is falling in love, and it was sweet, but her upbringing weighs heavily on her behavior and attitude toward married life. She was a little annoying, to be honest. No let’s be real: seriously annoying.
All in all, it was short and sweet, but it didn’t hit my Stacy Reid spot. There wasn’t much plot.
Should you read it? Sure a quick palate cleanser.
3/5 does the plot support the romance
1/5 spice
0/5 angst or tension
I AM A STACY REID STAN! This one wasn’t amazing though 😭 Cute and sweet, but… meh.
A very prudish, impetuous Fanny has dodged two weddings in the nick of time and is now thoroughly disgraced in the eyes of the ton. Her brother Colin, who was despicable 🔪 and got off way too easily, decides she must marry anyone who will have her ASAP. Mostly, he just wants her out of the house.
With the prospect of a much older Earl as her husband, Fanny is frustrated and angry. She wants to be left alone.
Sebastian, a newly minted Earl, has had his eyes on Fanny for years. He was never quite “good enough,” despite being filthy rich. He seizes the opportunity to ask for her hand… and here we go!
The whole book is really about how prudish she is with him. She is falling in love, and it was sweet, but her upbringing weighs heavily on her behavior and attitude toward married life. She was a little annoying, to be honest. No let’s be real: seriously annoying.
All in all, it was short and sweet, but it didn’t hit my Stacy Reid spot. There wasn’t much plot.
Should you read it? Sure a quick palate cleanser.
3/5 does the plot support the romance
1/5 spice
0/5 angst or tension
May 21, 2026
Two things are true about me: one, I have been a historical romance whore since I stole my mother's paperbacks when I was way too fucking young to be reading about cravats and longing glances 😏 Two, I have absolutely zero goddamn patience for heroes who only pretend to be decent while hiding a rotten core. Give me a gruff, self made bastard of a viscount who actually communicates, who looks at his wife like she hung the moon, and who isn't afraid to be vulnerable. Sebastian Rutledge is exactly that man! 😏 And Fanny is a goddamn fan-fucking-tastic-are-you-kidding-me-with-this-woman-absolutely-sensational delight! 💖💀 After jilting a faithless marquess at the altar (as she should), she takes her reputation, looks her overbearing family in the eye, and decides to marry the so called Iron King because, well, why the hell not? 😌 The old saying goes, "marry in haste, repent at leisure," but Fanny and Sebastian prove that sometimes a little haste and a whole lot of honesty can build something spectacular!!
Their love story is the kind that reminds me why I keep coming back to this genre 🫠 There is no grand, sweeping nonsense here. Just two people learning to undress each other's fears as much as their clothes!💀He wants her to see him, rough edges and all. She wants to be more than a proper lady locked in the dark. Watching them stumble, bicker, and finally burn for one another is equal parts tender and scorching 😏💖 Stacy Reid writes with such warmth and wit that you feel like you are sitting in their drawing room, sipping tea and grinning like a fool 😌 If you love a marriage of convenience that turns into something real, if you enjoy heroes who actually listen and heroines who grow a backbone, pick this one up! I devoured it in one sitting and walked away with the biggest, sappiest smile on my face 😭🤭 Bloody brilliant! 💖
“I daresay you’ve bewitched me, and I want you.”
“I also find I do not wish for you to slip through my fingers again and I must act with more haste than what is considered proper.”
“I should count myself happy, Lady Fanny, to be able to call you my wife. I will stipulate I will not wait. There will be no courtship or long engagement. I want you.”
“You have been interred in my mind and heart for over two years. I assure you, wife, no one can replace you.”
“But you were imprinted in my heart, your smile, the sweet way you laughed, the habit you have of tucking your hair behind your ear when you are nervous.”
“I’ve wanted you since I met you... For two years you’ve haunted my sleep, and now you’re my wife."
“Never did he make my heart race from a stare, or made my lips tingle or my stomach ache with the need to be kissed. You do that to me, Sebastian.”
“I am falling in love with you, Sebastian. Please, let me rephrase. I am hopelessly in love with you.”
“You need to know that you own my heart. I love you, Fanny, desperately.”
(The deep, painfully proper voice my disaster of a brain assigned to Sebastian while I was reading this book? That voice did wildly, blasphemously, fucking illegally improper things to my already fragile sanity 😭🙈💀. Like, sir, do not lecture me on the virtues of the ton when your tone is single-handedly compromising my virtue. I am but a weak woman with a functioning imagination😏💖)
Their love story is the kind that reminds me why I keep coming back to this genre 🫠 There is no grand, sweeping nonsense here. Just two people learning to undress each other's fears as much as their clothes!💀He wants her to see him, rough edges and all. She wants to be more than a proper lady locked in the dark. Watching them stumble, bicker, and finally burn for one another is equal parts tender and scorching 😏💖 Stacy Reid writes with such warmth and wit that you feel like you are sitting in their drawing room, sipping tea and grinning like a fool 😌 If you love a marriage of convenience that turns into something real, if you enjoy heroes who actually listen and heroines who grow a backbone, pick this one up! I devoured it in one sitting and walked away with the biggest, sappiest smile on my face 😭🤭 Bloody brilliant! 💖
“I daresay you’ve bewitched me, and I want you.”
“I also find I do not wish for you to slip through my fingers again and I must act with more haste than what is considered proper.”
“I should count myself happy, Lady Fanny, to be able to call you my wife. I will stipulate I will not wait. There will be no courtship or long engagement. I want you.”
“You have been interred in my mind and heart for over two years. I assure you, wife, no one can replace you.”
“But you were imprinted in my heart, your smile, the sweet way you laughed, the habit you have of tucking your hair behind your ear when you are nervous.”
“I’ve wanted you since I met you... For two years you’ve haunted my sleep, and now you’re my wife."
“Never did he make my heart race from a stare, or made my lips tingle or my stomach ache with the need to be kissed. You do that to me, Sebastian.”
“I am falling in love with you, Sebastian. Please, let me rephrase. I am hopelessly in love with you.”
“You need to know that you own my heart. I love you, Fanny, desperately.”
(The deep, painfully proper voice my disaster of a brain assigned to Sebastian while I was reading this book? That voice did wildly, blasphemously, fucking illegally improper things to my already fragile sanity 😭🙈💀. Like, sir, do not lecture me on the virtues of the ton when your tone is single-handedly compromising my virtue. I am but a weak woman with a functioning imagination😏💖)
April 8, 2020
3,5 stars
May 25, 2026
Marvelous. Marvelous. Marvelous book. ✨️✨️✨️
You bewitched me. I want you.
Now this is how you write a man! Ah dear Lord, Sebastian Rutledge if only you were a non-fictional man. I'd happily invent a time machine and snatch you up myself before Fanny did.
I loved everything about this book! However, I will make this review pretty short. Tackling the subject depicted in this book might have many ramifications and endless points of view. So I am just settling with how much I really enjoyed it.
Sebastian Rutledge is a true man of his word and a truer man of his actions. He's been fascinated with Fanny for two years, but she is a titled lady and he only just inherited a viscountcy after a very distant cousin died with no heirs. He was raised as a low born but proved himself as a business man and became pretty wealthy. However, money alone would not give you status in society and so he thought he'd never get his shot with Fanny. But fate is a wonderous thing, and soon Sebastian would realise that.
“And you thought so little of my character you never thought to speak
with me about the things you find lacking,” she said hoarsely.
He flinched. “You are a lady, Fanny, I...I...I am rough in my ways and
coarse in my needs.” A rough groan of frustration issued from him. “And
we are giving it more weight than it needs. I was not born a lord with
genteel ways, but I am not a goddamn animal. I can control my needs.”
He was celibate for these two years, because a self made man like Sebastian has a will of steel and does not succumb to life's frivolities that easily. His devotion and emotions run deep and that’s what helps his control and values. And I was here for it, all of it. What a man!
Beautiful book. Beautiful romance.
You bewitched me. I want you.
Now this is how you write a man! Ah dear Lord, Sebastian Rutledge if only you were a non-fictional man. I'd happily invent a time machine and snatch you up myself before Fanny did.
I loved everything about this book! However, I will make this review pretty short. Tackling the subject depicted in this book might have many ramifications and endless points of view. So I am just settling with how much I really enjoyed it.
Sebastian Rutledge is a true man of his word and a truer man of his actions. He's been fascinated with Fanny for two years, but she is a titled lady and he only just inherited a viscountcy after a very distant cousin died with no heirs. He was raised as a low born but proved himself as a business man and became pretty wealthy. However, money alone would not give you status in society and so he thought he'd never get his shot with Fanny. But fate is a wonderous thing, and soon Sebastian would realise that.
“And you thought so little of my character you never thought to speak
with me about the things you find lacking,” she said hoarsely.
He flinched. “You are a lady, Fanny, I...I...I am rough in my ways and
coarse in my needs.” A rough groan of frustration issued from him. “And
we are giving it more weight than it needs. I was not born a lord with
genteel ways, but I am not a goddamn animal. I can control my needs.”
He was celibate for these two years, because a self made man like Sebastian has a will of steel and does not succumb to life's frivolities that easily. His devotion and emotions run deep and that’s what helps his control and values. And I was here for it, all of it. What a man!
Beautiful book. Beautiful romance.
May 19, 2024
4.25 stars
I can always rely on Stacy Reid to deliver a steamy historical romance that also gives me heart eyes!
Here we’ve got a pining hero, a marriage of convenience with his heart’s desire (cue steamy times, because a MOC in a historical romance still equals sex), and a surprising amount of couple-y time for a novella.
All in all, I highly enjoyed this one.
I can always rely on Stacy Reid to deliver a steamy historical romance that also gives me heart eyes!
Here we’ve got a pining hero, a marriage of convenience with his heart’s desire (cue steamy times, because a MOC in a historical romance still equals sex), and a surprising amount of couple-y time for a novella.
All in all, I highly enjoyed this one.
July 25, 2019
I am uber stingy with giving five star reviews and especially in the romance genre. Therefore, I am delighted to have found a historical novel that is of the gold-standard quality in writing, plot, pacing and character development. This book was written with one of my favorite themes, a MOC. However, unlike most books of this genre, the writer didn't bog down the story with a bunch of manufactured drama/separation or create tension with some stupid Seekrit waiting to drop like lead into the plot.
Thankfully, the heroine was intelligent, kind, compassionate, and curious enough to speak up for herself and step outside of the restrictive boundaries of her social class to try to get to know her tradesman and recently titled husband. I cheered when Fanny slapped her disgusting betrothed in the church as she made her exit, I knew that this innocent and sheltered society lady had steel when it came to what she would not settle for.
I loved that the hero, Sebastien, had acquired his vast wealth through hard work, like his father before him, before inheriting a title and that he continued to work. He also respected and encouraged Fanny's input in handling business affairs. Sebastien was a hero in every sense, when it was revealed that he never took a lover in the two years after meeting Fanny. He waited for her despite her becoming engaged twice in those two years; he proved that he was more a man of quality than titled men who had inherited their wealth.
Though there were a few typos and I was a bit disappointed that we never met Sebastian mother to know whether she regrets not appreciating her husband, these tiny quibble took nothing away from this exquisite reading experience.
Highly recommended.
Thankfully, the heroine was intelligent, kind, compassionate, and curious enough to speak up for herself and step outside of the restrictive boundaries of her social class to try to get to know her tradesman and recently titled husband. I cheered when Fanny slapped her disgusting betrothed in the church as she made her exit, I knew that this innocent and sheltered society lady had steel when it came to what she would not settle for.
I loved that the hero, Sebastien, had acquired his vast wealth through hard work, like his father before him, before inheriting a title and that he continued to work. He also respected and encouraged Fanny's input in handling business affairs. Sebastien was a hero in every sense, when it was revealed that he never took a lover in the two years after meeting Fanny. He waited for her despite her becoming engaged twice in those two years; he proved that he was more a man of quality than titled men who had inherited their wealth.
Though there were a few typos and I was a bit disappointed that we never met Sebastian mother to know whether she regrets not appreciating her husband, these tiny quibble took nothing away from this exquisite reading experience.
Highly recommended.
May 12, 2026
I didn't like it
I really was disappointed in the whole book. Men have mistresses because they want blow jobs? Her brother cheated on his wife for that. He kept a.mistress for that. So the heroine who was enjoying sex, was leaving her husband unfulfilled because she didn't do blowjobs!?!? I hated that. It revolted me. I really did.not.like it. I normally love Stacy Reid except for one book about a husband who kept his mistress too. In this book the hero does not.
The hero had been celibate since he met her even though she was engaged twice but he still loved her and her non sucking lips I guess. I don't know. They seemed to enjoy the sex but I guess he was left wanting. Just didn't expect all that crap. I liked the hero until that point. Kind of ruined the book for me. Just my personal opinion. I want romance. Real love and no unfulfilled penises. At least she learned to put her lips together and blow! They had an hea!
I really was disappointed in the whole book. Men have mistresses because they want blow jobs? Her brother cheated on his wife for that. He kept a.mistress for that. So the heroine who was enjoying sex, was leaving her husband unfulfilled because she didn't do blowjobs!?!? I hated that. It revolted me. I really did.not.like it. I normally love Stacy Reid except for one book about a husband who kept his mistress too. In this book the hero does not.
The hero had been celibate since he met her even though she was engaged twice but he still loved her and her non sucking lips I guess. I don't know. They seemed to enjoy the sex but I guess he was left wanting. Just didn't expect all that crap. I liked the hero until that point. Kind of ruined the book for me. Just my personal opinion. I want romance. Real love and no unfulfilled penises. At least she learned to put her lips together and blow! They had an hea!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 6, 2023
A very hot and steamy one from the rest of the series but it's cute. Marriage of convenience and a hero who is ready to teach his wife the ways of the bedroom.
November 14, 2020
Stacy Reid once again strikes gold with this novella. I love to read her steamy, sexy and heartwarming historical romance stories, and I wasn’t disappointed reading this one. The attraction between Fanny and Sebastian was definitely undeniable. The main theme of this story is how Fanny - a lady of the genteel class - could overcome what she was taught about regarding the sexual relationship between a husband and a wife, in which the wife shouldn’t be wanton with her sexual activities - to freely embrace her sexual nature and have an amazing sex life with the man she had come to love. And Sebastian was definitely the ideal hero of any historical romance stories: ever since he fell in love with Fanny, which was two years before the events in this novella took place, he had been practicing abstinence and committed himself only to the love he had for her, although she didn’t know that or return his feelings up until he proposed to her and they got married. That’s my man!
There is one thing I didn’t really like about this story, which make me deduct 1 star from the rating, and which I have to point out: the fact that Fanny’s brother kept a mistress to sexually satisfy what he couldn’t do with his wife, and used that to excuse his cheating behavior is absurd. So you marry someone just to satisfy your sexual desires, and when she didn’t know how to do so, because she was brought up as a genteel woman with no idea of your sexual needs, then you cheated on her by finding a mistress? Wow. You need to be more like Sebastian, who had sexual needs, but didn’t push that or require his wife to meet his sexual demands, and also didn’t find a mistress for that, because he loved his wife for who she was, not for sex part. Women aren’t born with a sole purpose to satisfy men’s sexual desires, you know?
There is one thing I didn’t really like about this story, which make me deduct 1 star from the rating, and which I have to point out: the fact that Fanny’s brother kept a mistress to sexually satisfy what he couldn’t do with his wife, and used that to excuse his cheating behavior is absurd. So you marry someone just to satisfy your sexual desires, and when she didn’t know how to do so, because she was brought up as a genteel woman with no idea of your sexual needs, then you cheated on her by finding a mistress? Wow. You need to be more like Sebastian, who had sexual needs, but didn’t push that or require his wife to meet his sexual demands, and also didn’t find a mistress for that, because he loved his wife for who she was, not for sex part. Women aren’t born with a sole purpose to satisfy men’s sexual desires, you know?
May 1, 2025
KU. Novella.HR. Trope: Victorian Romance. Scandal. Love at First Sight ( Sebastian only).
MC’s h Fanny Dashwood, Runaway bride (Scandal) & Sebastian Rutledge Viscount Shaw wealthy business mogul ( Iron King)?
Sebastian fell in love at first sight with Fanny. He was friends with her brother Colin. Colin thought Sebastian too rough around the edges for Such a genteel lady as his sister. Sebastian just longed for her from afar. Fanny had rejected her last lord at the alter when Sebastian seized the opportunity to offer for her. She didn’t accept immediately but after a week she approached him and accepted his offer. After a month of being married she found out she was too shy in the bedroom to satisfy his deepest sexual longings. She chose to please her husband in all the ways he wanted. Being a lady and so sheltered as all ladies in Society were reared, Fanny wrote a book under a pseudonym about pleasing your husband between the sheets. Fanny and Sebastian have a son and are expecting a second.
MC’s h Fanny Dashwood, Runaway bride (Scandal) & Sebastian Rutledge Viscount Shaw wealthy business mogul ( Iron King)?
Sebastian fell in love at first sight with Fanny. He was friends with her brother Colin. Colin thought Sebastian too rough around the edges for Such a genteel lady as his sister. Sebastian just longed for her from afar. Fanny had rejected her last lord at the alter when Sebastian seized the opportunity to offer for her. She didn’t accept immediately but after a week she approached him and accepted his offer. After a month of being married she found out she was too shy in the bedroom to satisfy his deepest sexual longings. She chose to please her husband in all the ways he wanted. Being a lady and so sheltered as all ladies in Society were reared, Fanny wrote a book under a pseudonym about pleasing your husband between the sheets. Fanny and Sebastian have a son and are expecting a second.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 4, 2022
This is a fantastic series and Stacy Reid is a dynamic author, unfortunately this missed the mark for me. Oh well, on to the next!
April 21, 2025
Fanny desea un matrimonio por amor luego de dos compromisos fallidos (el segundo, incluso, a punto de llegar al altar). Pero tras enfrentarse una vez más al escándalo, su hermano mayor decide casarla con un hombre lo bastante mayor como para ser su padre. Por su parte, Sebastian —enamorado de Fanny desde siempre— duda en acercarse, temiendo que ella lo vea como inferior por no ser noble de nacimiento. Aun así, al ver el escándalo al que ella se enfrenta, decide proponerle matrimonio.
Durante una discusión entre Fanny y su hermano Colín, ella le deja claro que no piensa casarse con un hombre que tenga una amante. Colín, con toda la condescendencia del mundo, responde que todos los nobles tienen una. Fanny, indignada, le pregunta si él también tiene una, y Colín deja entrever que sí. Lo peor es que esa conversación la escucha su esposa, Darcy.
Más adelante, Darcy le confiesa a Fanny que estuvo a punto de marcharse, pero que Colín le rogó que se quedara. ¿Y la razón? Porque, aparentemente, Colín tenía deseos sexuales demasiado perversos como para compartirlos con su esposa. Así que, en lugar de comunicarse como un adulto, decidió tener una amante. Pero no se preocupen, el libro nos tranquiliza con la idea de que ahora, gracias a un milagro narrativo, ambos disfrutan juntos de esos actos “prohibidos”. Porque eso es amor, ¿verdad?
(La historia de Fanny y Sebastian es lo mismo pero sin la infidelidad)
Como si eso no fuera suficiente, después de esa conversación, Fanny escucha una charla entre Sebastian y su amigo Percy. Percy —muy consciente de que Fanny está escuchando— le dice a Sebastian que, si su esposa no logra “satisfacerlo”, puede buscar una amante. Sebastian le responde claramente que nunca haría eso, pero Percy sigue insistiendo. Luego se descubre que lo hizo a propósito, para forzarlos para que hablaran del tema.
Y, claro, al final de todo esto, tenemos una escena de sexo que parece insertada sin una conversación emocional previa, como si la historia estuviera buscando resolverlo todo de golpe, sin dar espacio al crecimiento real de la relación entre los personajes.
La historia entre Fanny y Sebastian tiene potencial, pero se ve arrastrada por subtramas mal manejadas y justificaciones pobres que no hacen más que diluir la trama. Lo que podría haber sido una historia sobre el amor y la confianza termina siendo una excusa mal escrita para justificar la infidelidad y la falta de comunicación. Un tema tan complejo como la intimidad y la honestidad en una relación se queda corto, sin explorar realmente las emociones y los dilemas de los personajes.
Durante una discusión entre Fanny y su hermano Colín, ella le deja claro que no piensa casarse con un hombre que tenga una amante. Colín, con toda la condescendencia del mundo, responde que todos los nobles tienen una. Fanny, indignada, le pregunta si él también tiene una, y Colín deja entrever que sí. Lo peor es que esa conversación la escucha su esposa, Darcy.
Más adelante, Darcy le confiesa a Fanny que estuvo a punto de marcharse, pero que Colín le rogó que se quedara. ¿Y la razón? Porque, aparentemente, Colín tenía deseos sexuales demasiado perversos como para compartirlos con su esposa. Así que, en lugar de comunicarse como un adulto, decidió tener una amante. Pero no se preocupen, el libro nos tranquiliza con la idea de que ahora, gracias a un milagro narrativo, ambos disfrutan juntos de esos actos “prohibidos”. Porque eso es amor, ¿verdad?
(La historia de Fanny y Sebastian es lo mismo pero sin la infidelidad)
Como si eso no fuera suficiente, después de esa conversación, Fanny escucha una charla entre Sebastian y su amigo Percy. Percy —muy consciente de que Fanny está escuchando— le dice a Sebastian que, si su esposa no logra “satisfacerlo”, puede buscar una amante. Sebastian le responde claramente que nunca haría eso, pero Percy sigue insistiendo. Luego se descubre que lo hizo a propósito, para forzarlos para que hablaran del tema.
Y, claro, al final de todo esto, tenemos una escena de sexo que parece insertada sin una conversación emocional previa, como si la historia estuviera buscando resolverlo todo de golpe, sin dar espacio al crecimiento real de la relación entre los personajes.
La historia entre Fanny y Sebastian tiene potencial, pero se ve arrastrada por subtramas mal manejadas y justificaciones pobres que no hacen más que diluir la trama. Lo que podría haber sido una historia sobre el amor y la confianza termina siendo una excusa mal escrita para justificar la infidelidad y la falta de comunicación. Un tema tan complejo como la intimidad y la honestidad en una relación se queda corto, sin explorar realmente las emociones y los dilemas de los personajes.
July 14, 2022
Spicy historical romance with an experienced H and an innocent, naive h. Written in third person, dual POV narrative. No ow/om drama, H is not a virgin (he's been celibate since he first saw the h 2 years ago, although he does recollect vaguely how he's usually with women contrasting with how he'll need to be more circumspect with h), h is a virgin and barely knows about sex, no bc.
This is a lighter story focused on the romance between the main characters. The writing style didn't quite work for me and the tone of the story felt more formal which made it harder for me to connect I think. The h is nobility and the H is a successful businessman who recently inherited a title. He was in lust with her at first sight and takes an opportunity of a recent scandal she was involved in (having jilted two men - the most recent at the altar) to finally have her. A lot of the focus of the story was on their bedroom activities, the actual acts but also expectations and adjustments because of how sheltered she was. Sweet epilogue several years down the road.
This is a lighter story focused on the romance between the main characters. The writing style didn't quite work for me and the tone of the story felt more formal which made it harder for me to connect I think. The h is nobility and the H is a successful businessman who recently inherited a title. He was in lust with her at first sight and takes an opportunity of a recent scandal she was involved in (having jilted two men - the most recent at the altar) to finally have her. A lot of the focus of the story was on their bedroom activities, the actual acts but also expectations and adjustments because of how sheltered she was. Sweet epilogue several years down the road.
April 16, 2022
The couple and their issues were frustratingly real.
It made me annoyed I couldn’t even be mad at them because they were so … sensible in their insecurities considering the time period!
That however doesn’t mean I can’t resent them for being completely stupid all the time 😉. Like: I totally get it but also… no thanks.
While the brothers in the other stories were overbearing… Colin was a piece of crap.
Lowest of all contenders not only he cheated on his wife he was more than willing to sell Fanny to the highest bidder (something everyone was willing to forget).
I think worse was when Darcy forgave him… I understand ladies at that time had little choice but fingerprints were not a thing yet.. accidents happen… just saying 🙅🏼♀️.
Especially when the whole claim that he loved her but his needs were not being meet by his wife hence why he had to cheat 😐. How about you teach her sir? Instead of being a complete ass.
Let me tell you I was ready to barge into that book and got those oblivious women in order to make than wake up that excuses such as that did not mean anything. Collin definitely did not respect nor love his wife. 19th century morals were completely wack, whomever started them should get their nails removed with a sledgehammer everyday for a couple thousand years. Maybe a bit more, after all we still have to contend with the vestiges of it.
2 stars ⭐️⭐️ and straight to the limbo!
It made me annoyed I couldn’t even be mad at them because they were so … sensible in their insecurities considering the time period!
That however doesn’t mean I can’t resent them for being completely stupid all the time 😉. Like: I totally get it but also… no thanks.
While the brothers in the other stories were overbearing… Colin was a piece of crap.
Lowest of all contenders not only he cheated on his wife he was more than willing to sell Fanny to the highest bidder (something everyone was willing to forget).
I think worse was when Darcy forgave him… I understand ladies at that time had little choice but fingerprints were not a thing yet.. accidents happen… just saying 🙅🏼♀️.
Especially when the whole claim that he loved her but his needs were not being meet by his wife hence why he had to cheat 😐. How about you teach her sir? Instead of being a complete ass.
Let me tell you I was ready to barge into that book and got those oblivious women in order to make than wake up that excuses such as that did not mean anything. Collin definitely did not respect nor love his wife. 19th century morals were completely wack, whomever started them should get their nails removed with a sledgehammer everyday for a couple thousand years. Maybe a bit more, after all we still have to contend with the vestiges of it.
2 stars ⭐️⭐️ and straight to the limbo!
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December 27, 2018
4.5
I absolutely love a self made man as a hero. It must be the American in me rubbing off. But this quick read was enjoyable.
Fanny has jilted 2 men at the alter, she is in love, with love. Sebastian has been in business with her brother for 2 years, he’s very wealthy, and is a new Viscount but he certainly doesn’t embrace it. He’s a made man, thru and thru. But he’s been watching, hopeful, and suddenly she falls right into his plans, he doesn’t waste a moment. He marries her before her brother can sell her off again. Except, she’s always wanted to know him better, there, finally, she feels a connection to a man.
But she’s very, very sheltered.
Our heroine was a little repetitive and yet.....it seemed realistic to the time period that no one helped her out on the birds and bees, so I quite enjoyed watching her fumble around, try to discover the whole marriage bed & 10 huge stars for Sebastian and his amazing patience and love.
At no point in this story did I feel like he wasn’t 100% in love with her. It’s a sweet and Spicey quick read and I enjoyed it. Loved the epilogue. Stacy Reid is always great at giving me that epilogue I crave.
I absolutely love a self made man as a hero. It must be the American in me rubbing off. But this quick read was enjoyable.
Fanny has jilted 2 men at the alter, she is in love, with love. Sebastian has been in business with her brother for 2 years, he’s very wealthy, and is a new Viscount but he certainly doesn’t embrace it. He’s a made man, thru and thru. But he’s been watching, hopeful, and suddenly she falls right into his plans, he doesn’t waste a moment. He marries her before her brother can sell her off again. Except, she’s always wanted to know him better, there, finally, she feels a connection to a man.
But she’s very, very sheltered.
Our heroine was a little repetitive and yet.....it seemed realistic to the time period that no one helped her out on the birds and bees, so I quite enjoyed watching her fumble around, try to discover the whole marriage bed & 10 huge stars for Sebastian and his amazing patience and love.
At no point in this story did I feel like he wasn’t 100% in love with her. It’s a sweet and Spicey quick read and I enjoyed it. Loved the epilogue. Stacy Reid is always great at giving me that epilogue I crave.
February 7, 2021
*4.25stars*
March 11, 2019
The Viscount and I is the third novella in the Forever Yours bundle. London, 1838. I enjoyed it just as much as the second novella but the first is my favorite.
The Marquess and I: 5 stars
The Duke and I: 3 stars
The Viscount and I: 3+ stars
Lady Fanny Dashwood has given up marrying for love. After first jilting a fortune hunter, then a lying libertine, this time it will be strictly business...a marriage of convenience.
Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw, has desired Lady Fanny from afar for years. However, he is a factory owner with a new title - not nearly good enough for an Earl’s daughter. Until a dream opportunity arises...a marriage of convenience.
It was an interesting read because the Heroine is the most naive genteel Lady I have ever read in a historical romance story. That’s not a bad thing, as it was indicative of the era, but I suppose I was taken aback at how meticulously she was portrayed as being inexperienced. She had never heard the word cock. She insisted on wearing clothes in darkness during intimacy. She clamped a hand over her mouth to stop herself making any noises. She didn’t understand that sexy times could be had daily or even during daylight hours. Intriguing.
Sebastian’s devotion to Fanny is admirable. His patience and willingness to wait for her shyness to abate is powerfully chivalrous. At least Fanny changes her opinions and changes as she learns about carnal relations in marriage. Their sexy times are intense and the undeniable chemistry between them is great.
I love their names because they are unique and not over-used in this genre.
I recommend this novella. I highly recommend all three novellas in the Forever Yours bundle.
The Marquess and I: 5 stars
The Duke and I: 3 stars
The Viscount and I: 3+ stars
Lady Fanny Dashwood has given up marrying for love. After first jilting a fortune hunter, then a lying libertine, this time it will be strictly business...a marriage of convenience.
Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw, has desired Lady Fanny from afar for years. However, he is a factory owner with a new title - not nearly good enough for an Earl’s daughter. Until a dream opportunity arises...a marriage of convenience.
It was an interesting read because the Heroine is the most naive genteel Lady I have ever read in a historical romance story. That’s not a bad thing, as it was indicative of the era, but I suppose I was taken aback at how meticulously she was portrayed as being inexperienced. She had never heard the word cock. She insisted on wearing clothes in darkness during intimacy. She clamped a hand over her mouth to stop herself making any noises. She didn’t understand that sexy times could be had daily or even during daylight hours. Intriguing.
Sebastian’s devotion to Fanny is admirable. His patience and willingness to wait for her shyness to abate is powerfully chivalrous. At least Fanny changes her opinions and changes as she learns about carnal relations in marriage. Their sexy times are intense and the undeniable chemistry between them is great.
I love their names because they are unique and not over-used in this genre.
I recommend this novella. I highly recommend all three novellas in the Forever Yours bundle.
May 15, 2018
As I turned the last page at 2:00 in the morning, I could not help but smile and know I might dream about this novella. I loved the premise of this story, with the heroine, Lady Fanny Dashwood determined not to marry for strictly money reasons. That is, her money, their reasons! The opening begins with Fanny going to the church to attend her wedding to a man she thinks has true affection for her. But she overhears him talking to his mistress and being excited about the baby they will have! Okay, that definitely pulled me in and at that moment I knew I loved Fanny for leaving him at the alter! But her brother is pushing her to marry and she comes up with a solution. Sebastian (yes one of my favorite names, sigh) Rutledge, Viscount Shaw is considered a commoner. He works for his living and does not have the manners of growing up privileged. But he has desired Fanny since he first saw her a couple of years ago, but feels he is far beneath her notice. Until, Fanny comes up with a scheme for them to be married as a convenience. But as they spend time together, their explosive chemistry ignites and it cannot be contained. This story is so typical of Stacy Reid's magical writing. A beautiful love story that will engage the heart..
May 8, 2018
As I turned the last page and read the last line I could not help but sigh.This is another charming story by Stacy Reid. The Viscount and I is book 3 in the Forever Yours series. Even though this book is in a series it can be a standalone and just a tad steamy. How I just love reading one of Stacy’s story for she is truly a talented writer. She has a true talent in her writing that draws you in from the first page to the last and the descriptions are so vivid that you will have not problem visualizing them in your mind with a true old English feel. This story has deception, 2 broken engagements, ruination, scandal, a marriage between two different stations, family disappointment, bad advise, hard work, respect, kindness, understanding, mistresses and of course love. I highly recommend this book and I hold my breath for the next Stacy Reid book to come out.
Travel back in time with Lady Fanny Dashwood and Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw as they discover if they can find love.
***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.
Travel back in time with Lady Fanny Dashwood and Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw as they discover if they can find love.
***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.
May 16, 2018
I loved Sebastian and Fanny's story!!
After 2 failed attempts at finding her true love, Fanny has given up on marrying for love. So when Sebastian approaches her about a marriage of convenience, she accepts his offer, and resigns herself to a loveless marriage.
Sebastian has loved Fanny from afar for years, but never thought he was good enough for her. After she jilts her second betrothed, her reputation is in tatters. This might be his only chance at securing Fanny as a wife and he is ecstatic when she excepts his proposal.
Sebastian married for love, but for Fanny, this is a marriage of convenience. Can Sebastian turn their growing passion into the loving marriage he craves to have with Fanny?
This was a great addition to Reid's Forever Yours series. I was so enthralled, it had me reading until the early morning hours when I should have been sleeping.
After 2 failed attempts at finding her true love, Fanny has given up on marrying for love. So when Sebastian approaches her about a marriage of convenience, she accepts his offer, and resigns herself to a loveless marriage.
Sebastian has loved Fanny from afar for years, but never thought he was good enough for her. After she jilts her second betrothed, her reputation is in tatters. This might be his only chance at securing Fanny as a wife and he is ecstatic when she excepts his proposal.
Sebastian married for love, but for Fanny, this is a marriage of convenience. Can Sebastian turn their growing passion into the loving marriage he craves to have with Fanny?
This was a great addition to Reid's Forever Yours series. I was so enthralled, it had me reading until the early morning hours when I should have been sleeping.
September 29, 2020
4.5 stars. Fanny and Sebastian. Steamy. The main plot was how this couple worked on getting Fanny over Sebastian's shocking ideas (to her) about what goes on in the bedroom. Hero was kind and patient in that regard as they fell in love. Also, Fanny and Sebastian both worked together on their social class differences to make their marriage work.
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July 28, 2019
Great
I found this a really good book. Fanny is a great character. She wants love, companionship and respect in her marriage. Sebastian can give her this but he teaches her something else which is desire in their marriage.
I found this a really good book. Fanny is a great character. She wants love, companionship and respect in her marriage. Sebastian can give her this but he teaches her something else which is desire in their marriage.
August 6, 2018
Loved it! 5☆
September 7, 2020
What a fucking sleeper. This is everything I want from a romance novel. It's sweet, the sex scenes are steamy, and I like all the characters. I need the full Stacy Reid back catalog.
August 25, 2023
I read it a while ago, and I remember liking it somewhat, but there was a lot of "I am not good enough for her drama". Meh!
June 12, 2024
This one started off with a bang. Bride to be catches her betrothed kissing and getting hot & heavy with his mistress and finds out she’s pregnant!!? Needless to say that at the altar the heroine says no and becomes a stain in her family. She gets an interesting proposal though from a self made hero that has secretly wanted her for two years. The song by Jace Everett - Bad Things kept coming to my mind while reading because Sebastian Rutledge wanted to turn Fanny out!! Fanny is the heroine’s name we are not talking British slang for female anatomy. I love when a Virgin gets deflowered and learns how to tap into that baser nature. Okay Fanny, I see you.
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