Rogue Most Wanted by Jana MacGregor
Publisher & Release: St. Martin’s Press, June 25, 2019
Time and setting: Regency England
Genre: Historical Romance
Heat Level: 1 Flame
Rating: 3.5 Gold Crowns
Book Description:
Wanted: an engagement of convenience. Found: A noble suitor.
Raised on a remote Scottish estate by her adoring grandfather, Lady Theodora Worth has inherited an earldom as well as the land itself. But when an upstart duke challenges her claim to the title and the Ladykyrk estate, Thea is suddenly in need of a husband—in name, at least. An elderly neighbor with a thoroughly modern sensibility and a dashing great-nephew just might be the answer to Thea’s prayers. Except she has no intention of marrying the first man she meets. That would be utterly ridiculous.
It just can’t be him. . .
Lord William Cavensham is entirely too devoted to his family’s estate—ever since he was jilted as a lad--to wed, but he agrees to meet the woman his aunt has taken under her wing—and introduce her to possible suitors. But after just one meeting with beautiful, spirited Thea, Will is determined to help her reclaim her title. And even moreso, he can’t stop thinking that perhaps marriage to this bold, passionate woman may be the one thing he’s been missing all along?
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Vikki’s Musings
This is the fifth book in the Cavensham Heiresses. I’ve read three of the last four, and I am enjoying the series. Thanks goes to the publisher, via Net-Galley, for the opportunity to read and review Rogue Most Wanted in advance of publication. My opinions are my own and are not influenced in any way.
Rogue Most Wanted is an historical novel set in the Regency period and has most of the characteristics I love in this sub-genre. The pacing is okay, but there were a few places where it dragged. Over all, an enjoyable read, just not a stellar one, the reason for the 3.5 Gold Crown rating, rounded to 4.
Theodora Worth’s character is charming and innocent until Will lit the fire within her. She is extremely loyal to her grandfather’s memory, and the promise she made when he passed, almost to her detriment. There were a few inconsistencies in her character, but minor ones and did not affect my overall opinion.
William Cavensham is an enjoyable hero. While he has reason to distrust women since he was jilted at the tender age of nineteen, he’s willingly agrees to help Theo in her quest to find the charter giving her the right to inherit her title. He was comfortable with her from the beginning and a lovely friendship develops between them in the first half of the book.
This is a friends to lovers trope, and that is a favorite of mine. That’s why I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the second. The second half dragged a bit. However, there is a slow burn simmering which is one of the things I enjoy most in Regency romances.
If you enjoy Regency romance with a sweet and gentle love story, an interesting plot and a mystery to solve, then you will enjoy Rogue Most Wanted. While this is the fifth book in this series, it reads well as a stand-alone. Happy reading!
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