The Merry Viscount

Now that's what I call a very different Christmas story! I loved the humor throughout, as well as the Christmas traditions and oh yes, the steamy scenes:) Caro and Nick knew each other slightly as children but hadn't seen each other since and now, many years later, she's in his home with an assortment of characters who had been in the broken down stagecoach with her....interrupting the Christmas "orgy" that Nick was hosting!!! Caro and Nick each have their own stories to reveal and my heart truly ached for them. They decide to help each other, although falling in love was not supposed to be part of the plan! I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

When his neighbor’s dog threw his dinner up (that’s putting it nicely) all over Nick, Viscount Oakland’s, townhouse, he moved his Christmas orgy to his country estate. When the party was abruptly interrupted by the passengers of a stagecoach run into a ditch, the event took a decided turn. It wasn’t long before the unusual assortment of guests began to put together a festive celebration of the holiday. Among the passengers was Caroline Anderson, the sister of an old friend. Nick and Caro had not seen each other for thirteen years. Nick, who had been a neglected and unhappy child, had become a consummate rake. Caroline, after a traumatic experience at her first job, had become part of the Benevolent Home for the Maintenance and Support of Spinsters, Widows and Abandoned Women and their Unfortunate Children. She is the brew master for the ale the home produces - Widow’s Brew. It seems they have nothing in common, but as they spent time together, they learned that they were alike in many ways. They are both missing something in their lives. Is it possible that fate has brought them together? Is there a Christmas miracle for them? The Merry Viscount is a wonderful story full of fun and humor, a happy holiday tale. Watching the group work together to have a festive, traditional Christmas celebration was delightfully entertaining. Much is learned about our hero and heroine, their lives and hopes, through their ‘soul searching,’ in turns funny, poignant, and sad. I really enjoyed this story. I happily recommend it and the Widow’s Brew series. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

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