The Trouble with Inventing a Viscount: A Novel

Vivienne Lorret

Sep 2024 · The Liars’ Club Book 2 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret returns with the second book in her Liars’ Club series with a sparkling romance about the spirited middle sister, a dashing rogue, and a very real engagement…except he’s not the viscount he’s pretending to be.

Honoria Hartley enjoys flirting far too much to consider marrying. And besides, she’s been betrothed since birth to the long-lost Viscount Vandemere. But no one has actually ever met the viscount and, without an heir, the title will soon become extinct. So she’s willing to do anything to keep her viscount alive, even if she has to invent him herself.

Oscar Flint is a first-rate gambler. Estranged from his father’s side of the family his entire life, he grew up beneath the tutelage of a legendary con artist. There isn’t anyone who could pull the wool over his eyes. Not until he crosses paths with Honoria. Losing to her puts him in a bind… Until he remembers her story about a lost heir to a viscountcy. An heir that no one has ever met. Not yet, anyway.

When Oscar arrives on Honoria’s doorstep, claiming to be Vandemere, she is thrown for a loop. This rogue is not her viscount. The only problem is, he’s quite convincing, and when he kisses her, the line between the lie and the truth becomes hazy in all the steam they create. Honoria refuses to gamble with her heart. But Oscar has never played by the rules and he’s determined to win, no matter the cost.

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed the internal thoughts changing from how to get rid of a person to how amazing a person is. Both main characters got to know each other beyond the initial attraction and the desire to best each other had me smiling throughout the book! I also loved the hidden identity that revealed a truth. The truth created a happy ending of course however it was a well-deserved happy ending for someone was put into a situation which led to a morally grey life.

This book is so much fun. I love Honoria and Oscar, and the banter between them. They’re both reluctant when it comes to romance at first, but soon they can’t resist the intense feelings that grow between them. Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret writes fun and steamy Regency historical romances. She lives in the Midwest where she coaxes words out of giant mugs of tea and attempts to jot them down before they can escape.