The Merry Viscount

Widow’s Brew Series, Book 2

By: Sally MacKenzie

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

The "fallen" ladies of Puddledon Manor's Benevolent Home are determined to rise above scandal - and forge a sparkling new future operating their own brewery and alehouse....

With Christmas around the corner, Miss Caroline Anderson hoped to persuade a London tavern owner to carry the Home's Widow's Brew - only to discover the dastard was more interested in her ankles than her ale! To her further annoyance, her stagecoach back to Little Puddledon is waylaid by louts and a snow-covered ditch. Amid a nasty storm, Caro seeks shelter at a nearby estate - only to be greeted by Viscount Oakland, a.k.a. Nick, her brother's childhood friend - and her schoolgirl crush. Now, he's the half-dressed host of what is clearly a holiday bacchanal. Still, his house is irresistibly warm....

Ever the free spirit, Nick has invited the wilder gentleman of the ton, and an assortment of London's lightskirts, to celebrate Christmas in a more traditional, pagan fashion. So, he's surprised to find Caro at his door. Now, with a blizzard raging, he must take her in - despite his fear she won't take to his guests, and worse, upend his party. But she may surprise him - and upend his life....

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Sally MacKenzie (P)2019 Tantor

Annoying

Far too much inner conversation, I forgot what the actual conversation was about, they dithered in circles, while people could have died in the snow! a bit of thought sharing is expected, but this was over the top! the first book in the series was better.

Good

I did like the storyline but felt like there was too much bedroom activity between the two main characters, would have enjoyed it more if there were more interaction between more characters . Narrative excellent!

Great story. Much Humor

I really enjoyed this love story. Wonderful characters presented with sensitivity and much humor. Can’t wait to read final book in this trilogy.

cute but repetitive

cute story, but I think she could have cut the length in half just by reducing the amount of internal repetitive monologue.

Needs an epilogue

It seemed like 3/4 of the book was just internal dialogue. This made every event seem very very long. I will say that the internal dialogue was well written and realistic, there’s just way too much of it. There was also a good amount of repetitiveness. Otherwise, overall, the story, writing quality, and character development were good. However, I would’ve liked an epilogue.

The narration was great, as always!

Spoiler alert- There is (repeatedly) talk of a previous rape attempt. I don’t know why a previous reviewer thought the author was making jokes about the topic, but I didn’t get that impression at all. Just in case anyone was worried/sensitive about that.