Publisher: Atria Books,  April 11, 2023

Format: ebook

Pages: 324

Rating: 5/5 stars

Summary (Goodreads):

The Regency Vows series returns with this story about a viscount and his irascible new wife who hopes to chase her husband from their shared home so that she can finally get some peace and quiet—only to find that his company is not as onerous as she thought.

Viscount Penvale has been working for years to buy back his ancestral home, Trethwick Abbey, from his estranged uncle. And so he’s thrilled when his uncle announces that he is ready to sell but with one major caveat—Penvale must marry his uncle’s ward, Jane Spencer.

When the two meet in London, neither is terribly impressed. Penvale finds Jane headstrong and sharp-tongued. Jane finds him cold and aloof. Nevertheless, they agree to a marriage in name only and return to the estate. There, Jane enlists her housekeeper for a scheme: to stage a haunting so that Penvale will return to London, leaving her to do as she pleases at Trethwick Abbey. But Penvale is not as easily scared as his uncle and as their time together increases, Jane realizes that she might not mind her husband’s company all that much.

My Review:

Read if you like: marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers
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I am loving this series by Martha Waters. Each book is so fun with loveable characters, witty banter, and a bit of steam!
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Perceval is told he will get his family estate back if he marries his uncle’s ward, Jane. They both agree to the scheme, but when they reach the Abbey, it would seem that it is haunted. The two have to investigate the source of the haunting and it was so fun to read them on this adventure. The chemistry between Jane and Perceval was believable and I liked the development of their relationship!
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Thank you Atria Books for the copy of this book.