The Viscount and The Vicar's Daughter

Meara Platt

Apr 2023 · The Farthingale Series Book 7 · Meara Platt

About this ebook

He needs to find a wife. She has agreed to help him. Neither of them expected his search to lead straight back to her.

Enjoy this hilarious, bestselling Regency series.

Wealthy, titled and handsome, Alexander Dayne, third Viscount Ardley, is much sought after among the ton. As heir to an earl, and widowed a few years now, he is pressured by his family to find himself a wife. But he detests London society and knows he will be set upon by all the hopeful young ladies the moment he enters the marriage mart. So why not remain at Ardley Hall, select a few prospects, and hold a weekend house party? He knows just the person to help him in his planning, the eminently sensible vicar’s daughter, Viola Ruskin. But now that the plans are set and the party is underway, he realizes it is Viola who has stolen his heart. How can he convince her they are meant for each other when scandal interferes, and she is afraid to trust him?

Viola Ruskin agreed to help Alexander Dayne find himself a wife in exchange for his promise to help her find a respectable position in an upper-class household when the time comes. Her father is dying and she will soon be all alone in the world. Not only alone but homeless once the new vicar arrives and boots her out of the vicarage. However, she is a skilled cook and has agreed to prepare the elaborate meals for Alexander’s house party as well as assist him in selecting potential brides in the hope he will find her proper employment. She has secretly loved him forever, but how can a viscount ever fall in love with a vicar’s daughter? What chance do they have at a successful marriage when the ton and commoners play by different rules?

Enjoy the entire series:

My Fair Lily

The Duke I’m Going To Marry

Rules for Reforming a Rake

A Midsummer's Kiss

The Viscount's Rose

Earl of Hearts

The Viscount and the Vicar’s Daughter

Capturing the Heart of a Cameron

Ratings and reviews

Sweet, witty, lovely escapism.Viola Ruskin, the single, beautiful, only daughter of the Vicar has found something that has brought her tremendous joy, and gives her father's parishioners happiness, she has learned how to cook, not just cook to survive, but cooking for the sheer enjoyment it brings, it gives her pride in herself, and she loves the enjoyment it brings to others. Viola spreads joy wherever she goes, in her lovely world she has two problems, one is her ailing father, being an only child, her Mother dying in childbirth, all of her father's care falls to her, her second problem is the local aristocrat, Viscount Alexander Ardley, heir to an earldom, for the third time in as many weeks is sprawled out in front of the Vicarage, dead drunk, and she has had enough! Our charming tale begins, Viola needs a reference as a cook, and the Viscount needs a wife, the plan is to join forces, her help in finding him a wife, and his help in finding her a secure position if the worst happens with her father. Let the games begin. I tried to give it a 4.5, I never can get that right? I highly recommend it. carolintallahassee

About the author

Meara Platt is a USA Today bestselling, award winning author, and an Amazon UK All Star. Her Regency romances are infused with humor and heart, and her fantasy/paranormal stories add just enough darkness to keep her readers intrigued. For Meara, romance is a journey of enchantment, so whether you are looking for funny, uplifting escapes in her Farthingales series and Book of Love series, or wish to be transported into edgier, Fae/dragon other worlds (Dark Gardens series), or somewhere inbetween (Braydens series) take the journey and enjoy!