The Wrong Marquess

Vivienne Lorret

Jun 2021 · The Mating Habits of Scoundrels Book 3 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret continues the Mating Habits of Scoundrels series with a debutante who believes she is destined to marry the lord next door until a fateful encounter with a rogue makes her wonder… if she might be falling for the wrong marquess!

The wrong place…

Elodie Parrish can feel spinsterhood breathing down her neck. That’s the trouble with waiting for the marquess next door her entire life. But Ellie knows if she gives him one last Season, he’ll finally propose. The only problem is, her path keeps crossing with the arrogant Lord Hullworth, who is convinced she has designs on him.

The wrong time…

Brandon, Marquess of Hullworth, never wanted to be “London’s Most Elusive Bachelor,” or have a horde of hopeful debutantes and their scheming mamas follow him around. His past has left him too jaded to consider marrying any of them. At least, that’s what he thinks... until he meets Ellie. She’s quirky, opinionated, blushes easily, and drives him absolutely wild. The only problem is, she believes she’s in love with someone else.

Ellie never imagined that one sultry summer could change everything. But the more time she spends with Brandon researching her book on the mating habits of scoundrels, the more she starts to fall for…

The Wrong Marquess

Ratings and reviews

*** CAPTIVATING *** Loved, loved, loved it. Ellie's character is one I will not forget anytime soon. It amazed me how open and honest she was despite whatever propriety dictated. Her relationship with George was so different than with Brandon. Brandon was 100 percent male and ever the gentleman. At the beginning one would not guess that to be so. But later he is tender, understanding, thoughtful, gentle and just amazing. It surprised me that Ellie was incredible naive in area of relationships, romance and marriage. It was beyond me that she could not comprehend the feelings and emotions that sparked to life when around Brandon. It was like she never had girlfriends who spoke of these things. I mean she was a complete blank slate. She reminded me of child in the body of a woman who was alien to the feelings of attraction, desire, passion and love. It was amusing though how Brandon adored her simple childlike view of what attraction and desire was. Ellie had a fear of death after her father died and was buried. That turned into fear of 99 percent of things people in life face without a thought. It was emotional the Ellie from the beginning of the book to the end of the book and how the changes took place. A hopeful read and I highly recommend it. Reasons I enjoyed this book: Entertaining Page-turner Romantic Steamy Unpredictable

I feel so hard for this book. The storyline was fun, the feels plentiful and the swoon heart melting. I thought bot characters were amazing and I adored them individually and as a couple. If I am honest I will tell you that I felt a very personal connection to Elodie and could truly understand the struggles & challenges she endured because of my own. She was kind and very sweet. I know some readers have found her level of naivety to be off-putting but if you consider her history, I felt it made perfect sense. Anyway I loved her, quirks and all. Brandon was a delicious and delectable cinnamon roll hero that started out a bit crusty on the outside but once you reached that warm and gooey center, you realized just how amazing he was and your heart was a goner! I felt that there was a real underlying cuteness to this romance that somehow managed to only emphasize the richness of the emotions and the raw beauty of the romance. All thoughts and opinions in this review are entirely my own and freely given.

Ellie has been planning to marry George since they were children. But she’s 25 now, and he still hasn’t proposed in earnest. When she meets Brandon, she instantly feels things. Like maybe she’s having a heart seizure. The more time she spends with Brandon, the more she feels undone. But is she prepared to choose passion over the comfortable life she thought she wanted? I LOVED this book. It’s a bit of a slow burn, with the characters actually taking time to get to know each other as friends before they embark on something more. I wish more Regency romances focused on the characters like this, rather than a contrived plot. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series! 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.