Valued by the Viscount

Second Sons of London, Book 6

By: Alexa Aston

Narrated by: Gary Furlong

A reformed rogue who yearns for a love match. A widow who's been tossed from her home. A house party meant to bring lovers together...

Reed Davenport is a womanizer enjoying a carefree life until his beloved father dies. Now Viscount Boxling, Reed takes his responsibilities seriously, including providing an heir. He turns to the Duchess of Camden, famed for her matchmaking skills, and puts himself in her hands, hoping he will find not only his viscountess—but love.

Vanessa Hughes, Lady Hockley, is a widow whose husband made her feel worthless. With her year of mourning at an end, her stepson demands she leave the family estate. Raging at her dead husband's grave, Vanessa meets a remarkable countess who invites Vanessa to a house party she is hosting.

Can Vanessa find a new husband who will see her for who she truly is—and is Reed the man who will finally bring love into her life?

Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston's Valued by the Viscount, the sixth book in the Second Sons of London series. Each book in the series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.

©2023 Alexa Aston (P)2023 Podium Audio

Absolutely Charming!

I very much enjoyed this book and the narration. It started out kinda brutal, but developed into an enjoyable love story! This whole series has been great fun and so entertaining to listen to. Chefs kiss 💋

Hurt Heroine Heals

As a woman, it it sometimes hard to read/listen to the despicable things men did to women who were vulnerable & had no power (or knowledge of their power). This is true even when many period romances (eg, fantasies) are based on it. I teared up to see how abused & alone our heroine was at the start of the story. And the author's ability to show how that changed how she saw herself & interacted with others; it was well done - neither over-the-top dramatized nor glossed over to show she's "strong."

The brilliance of the hero being a great hero is how he saw her trauma without saying it, loved her regardless, & always gently met her where she was in an honest way. The love scene was beautiful & in context. It highlighted the kind of protective & gentle care hero had for heroine. I teared up then, too.

The HEA wasn't just that the couple ends up together, or that "bad guys pay;" but that heroine's heart begins to heal. By the end, she knows who her friends are (she finally has some) & has just enough chutpah to not fall prey to those who aren't. Very well done how hero praised her & encouraged her throughout. Just a great-fitting tender loving couple in this book of the series, a series of which I've listened to all but 2.

For some reason this one touched my heart & made me tear up just a bit more than most. With over 1000 audiobooks under my belt, only a handful really do that. In this case, I think it was the heroine's transformation from friend-less, love-less, & family-less to friend-filled, love-filled, & family-filled. She went from alone to supported. The people who cared about her were kind, gentle, supportive, helpful, and encouraging without pity. They respected her. Who of us doesn't need more of all of that?

How great to have Cinderella be protected and cared for through a house party. No dithering. Bad guys pay.

Thank you for using good grammar so as to avoid the distraction of incorrect pronouns and mixed tenses. Good performance. Glad to hear a man’s voice. Such a great hero to fall in love so quickly-love at first sight is fine in a romance novel. Wish I found other books that were as nice to listen to. It’s not Jane Austen, but it has its own place.

Happy ending

The heroine has such a discouraging beginning to her adult life, all seems hopeless. But she meets one of the three cousins and everything improves from there. Even though we all know these books are sweet romances, it reminds one that continuing to be kind to others, even when no one is kind to you, will lead to the best outcome. I love how uplifting these stories are, Don’t miss any in her series!