The Viscount Without Virtue: An Opposites Attract Historical Romance

· The Prestons Book 1 · Katie Flanagan
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When she discovers her family's enemy is hiding in plain sight, what choice does a lady have but to seduce him?


Maximilian Hainsworth, Viscount Berwick, is on a mission: to write a scathing expose of England’s most famous country estate, Northfield Hall. While much of England praises Northfield Hall for its egalitarian economy and boycott of foreign imports, Max knows that the Preston family must have an alternative hidden income to explain Northfield's prosperity. Max is determined to uncover their secrets and humiliate the Prestons with an inflammatory report.


Disguised as a carpenter, he gets himself hired so he can learn Northfield Hall’s secret ins and outs. A few things quickly go wrong with his plan:


1. He doesn’t bring his own tools

2. No one is willing to speak ill of the Prestons

3. He keeps accidentally flirting with Miss Ellen Preston


Ellen can see plain as day that the new carpenter’s assistant lied about his experience with woodwork. She is willing to overlook this, especially since he is handsome and easy to talk to. However, when she overhears him asking strange questions, she does some investigating - and discovers he is one of her father’s biggest political enemies. Taking the matter into her own hands, Ellen vows to delay Max’s report any way she can. 


Even if that means kissing him again.


Working against each other, Max and Ellen begin asking difficult questions about Northfield Hall. What they discover forces each of them to rethink their own assumptions and answer for themselves: are their principles more important than love?


“5 Stars - Come for the sex, stay for the economic debate, and stick around for more sex? Yes please.” - Plot Trysts Podcast


Read this book if you love: strong heroines, strong female main characters, heroines with masculine jobs, female characters with men's jobs, bluestocking, bluestocking heroines, alpha heroes, alpha male, romances set in England, romances set in London, feminist romances, feminist historical romances, historical romances, fake identities, fake identity romance, secret identity romance, journalist hero, secret writer romance, romance at a country house, antiracist romance, opposites attract, opposites attract historical romance, enemies to lovers, enemies to lovers historical romance, steamy regency romance, steamy historical romance, sexy historical romance

Ratings and reviews

4.3
9 reviews
Jamie Brydone-Jack
November 26, 2021
Couldn’t Get Into It I gave this book an honest shot, but I just could not get into it. The characters seemed peculiar. The heroine is the daughter of a local baron, yet she seems to be into heavy-duty carpentry. I don't believe a young gentlewoman of the time would have had such a hobby. Such would have been exceedingly rare. If she did have such a non-genteel interest, it probably would not have been not allowed by her parents. I didn't get far enough to draw a bead on the hero. Supposedly he's a viscount, but he's going undercover as a carpenter for some reason that wasn't gone into in the first several chapters. This book just strained my credulity too much, and I stopped reading. -- I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
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Mary S
October 27, 2021
This is such a good historical romance and a little different from the ones I have read of late. Ellen and Max are so good for each other with instant attraction but a little bit of a trust issue due to secrets and suspicions. I like how the story developed it is very interesting and intriguing. I love the characters and how their journey transforms.
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Marie Bourgery
October 25, 2021
Northfield Hall has a sustainable focused on fair trade way of living before it was popular. Lord Preston hired those that could not find work elsewhere and their jobs enable them to provide for the estate and village. Max is undercover to discover some dark secret or something less than ideal that he can publish to earn his father's approval. He wasn't a competent carpenter and I'm surprised that he wasn't dismissed soon after he started. Ellen is narrow minded with her ideals and shuns anything that goes against it thinking that doing so will force others to change, but that's just not realistic. She loves carpentry work, but if she marries a peer or the missionary she was considering she won't be able to continue it unless her spouse allows it.
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About the author

Katherine Grant writes Regency Romance novels with smart women, sensitive men, and a healthy tablespoon of history. She published her debut novel, The Ideal Countess, in 2020. If you love ballgowns, secret kisses, and social commentary, a book hangover is coming your way.


While studying creative writing at Northwestern University, Katherine worked as a developmental editor for several small presses before moving to New York. Her short stories have been featured in several literary magazines, and she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2018. 


Her ideal day includes a cup of tea, a good book, and a board game with her patient husband. Find out more at www.katherinegrantromance.com 

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