A Rival for Rivingdon

The Lords of Bucknall Club, Book 3

By: J. A. Rock, Lisa Henry

Narrated by: Oscar Delaney

He must marry well, to secure his fortune.

The Honourable Loftus Rivingdon is poised to make his debut into society. He’s beautiful, charming, and quite the catch of the season. If only he could find the right hat. With the zealous assistance of his doting mother, Loftus has one ambition only: to meet and marry a wealthy peer. And Loftus knows just the peer—the dauntingly handsome, infinitely fashionable Viscount Soulden. Good thing there’s nothing standing in his way.

He must also marry well, to secure his fortune.

The Honourable Morgan Notley is poised to make his debut into society. He’s beautiful, charming, and quite the catch of the season. And he has just found the perfect hat. With the zealous assistance of his doting mother, Morgan has one ambition only: to meet and marry a wealthy peer. And Morgan knows just the peer—the dauntingly handsome, infinitely fashionable Viscount Soulden. Good thing there’s nothing standing in his w—

Damn it all to hell.

Their ambitions collide.

When Loftus and Morgan both set their sights on Soulden, the rivalry of the season begins. Their mutual hatred escalates into spite, sabotage, and scandal, as all of society eagerly waits to see which diamond of the first water will prevail. Except the course of true loathing, just like true love, never did run smooth. The harder they try to destroy each other, the closer they come to uncovering each other’s deepest vulnerabilities—and the more difficult it becomes to deny the burning attraction between them.

A Rival for Rivingdon is the third audiobook in The Lords of Bucknall Club series, where the Regency meets m/m romance. The Lords of Bucknall Club books can be listened to as stand-alones but are best enjoyed in order.

©2021 J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry (P)2022 J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry

cozy romance

I enjoyed the low stakes courtship. No murders or blackmail. However, it was hard to distinguish between the two characters because they have the same personality, which was a tiny bit stressful.

Delightful!

This is my favorite book in the series. I was extremely happy to see it come to audio. The characters are loveably shallow himbos who truly became two of my favorite romance book main characters of all time. This book is funny and I love the world the authors have created. I was a bit nervous when I saw the narrator had switched from the previous two as Cornell Collins is one of my favorite narrators and I’d never seen the name Oscar Delaney before. Oscar Delaney was excellent and I’m definitely adding him to list of narrators I’m excited to listen to!

Unpleasant characters, trivial story

This is my least favorite story of this series so far. Both Loftus and Morgan are written as silly twits, caricatures of the silliest airheads possible. They’re so unlikable at the start that even as they grow through the story, they are not redeemed. The drop in quality from previous books is notable.