How to Catch a Wicked Viscount

The Disreputable Debutantes, Book 1

By: Amy Rose Bennett

Narrated by: Sienna Frances

A young lady's tarnished reputation might cost her everything in this first book in the Disreputable Debutantes series.

Shy, bookish Sophie Brightwell is expected to make an advantageous match to improve her family's fortunes. However, Sophie's plans to make a spectacular debut go horribly awry when she and her three closest friends are expelled from a young ladies' academy for unbecoming conduct. Since the ton will be sure to close their doors on these disgraced debutantes, they determine that unconventional means need to be employed in the husband-hunting market. Rakehells - the beau monde's wickedest members - might be the only men willing to overlook a young lady's besmirched reputation.

But how does one catch a rake?

Nate Hastings, the devil-may-care Viscount Malverne, is the older brother of Sophie's best friend, fellow disgraced debutante Lady Charlotte. When a terribly foxed Nate accidentally compromises Sophie, Charlotte strikes a wicked bargain: in order to avoid a scandal and the parson's mousetrap, Nate must help Sophie snare a husband. But as Nate fulfills his obligation and begins to instruct the lovely Sophie in the art of luring rakes, he soon finds himself battling his own fierce attraction to her.

©2019 Amy Rose Bennett (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

wonderful listen

This book was such a joy to listen to. I was laughing and crying. The characters are so rich and full of fun. I couldn't put it down. I was swept away. looking forward to reading/listening to more by this author and hopefully the reader as well. 5 stars all the way.

Just as a Historical romance should be

Decent story, no rambling mental dialogue. I'm not a fan of the narrator as most of the male voices sound sneering , pompous men even when they are friends but don't let that stop your from listening.

Second reading

Despite a few very awkward mispronunciations, the story is engaging and the chemistry between the H and h is both sweet and steamy. I definitely recommend it.

Not what I expected at all! It was a wonderful story.

Great story about strong, brilliant women determined not to settle but set their own standards. This group of friends are thick as thieves and will settle for nothing less than what they deserve. Light, well written story and good narrator.

Cute Banter and Great Female Friendships...

In my opinion, this wasn't as good as Amy Rose Bennett's "Byronic Book Club" series, but I still found this to be a sweet historical romance. There was plenty of heat and humor, and I found myself chuckling at some of Nate and Sophie's banter. I especially liked the strong female friendships in this series.

While I enjoyed this book, there were moments when it wasn't my favorite. At times Nate and his antics felt very juvenile and it took away from the romance for me. There was also an overwhelming amount of lust being cultivated and not so much emotional bonding between Sophie and Nate. And I'm not sure that by the end I bought that they were deeply in love with each other. They never really spent any quality time together that didn't involve sex.

Overall, I did enjoyed this historical romance and am continuing in the series.