***4 ‘Team Violet’ Stars***
This baby definitely made my eyes hurt from all the rolling they did, but I can’t say it wasn’t a fun read. Violet, James and their crew from friends who aided, abetted and hindered their follies in equal measure definitely kept me on my toes and have me crossing those same appendages in hopes that we’ll be hearing more from this unique cast of characters in the future.
Violet and James. These two. I really liked both of them, I did, and they drove me batshitcrazy in equal measure BUT I did tend to side with Violet when it came to the issue that drove a wedge between them for FOUR LONG YEARS. Yes, both are just as much at fault for not finding a way to come to some sort of resolution, but James took stubborn self righteousness to the next level. But I was rooting for them because I loved Violet’s spirit, and how James (when he wasn’t stuck in his misguided belief) truly appreciated and enjoyed all that made her quite unique.
I don’t read much historical romance nowadays, many moons ago that was all I read, but the title and cover drew me in and the blurb hooked me and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience as a whole ~ even when I wanted to reach out and Gibbs smack these characters. And speaking of, there are a ton of supporting characters I want more of. Diana, Emily, Jeremy, Penvale, West, Sophia were all so much fun and definitely helped to make the book an experience.
~ Copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley & voluntarily reviewed ~
In this fresh and hilarious historical rom-com, an estranged husband and wife in Regency England feign accidents and illness in an attempt to gain attention—and maybe just win each other back in the process.
Five years ago, Lady Violet Grey and Lord James Audley met, fell in love, and got married. Four years ago, they had a fight to end all fights, and have barely spoken since.
Their once-passionate love match has been reduced to one of cold, detached politeness. But when Violet receives a letter that James has been thrown from his horse and rendered unconscious at their country estate, she races to be by his side—only to discover him alive and well at a tavern, and completely unaware of her concern. She’s outraged. He’s confused. And the distance between them has never been more apparent.
Wanting to teach her estranged husband a lesson, Violet decides to feign an illness of her own. James quickly sees through it, but he decides to play along in an ever-escalating game of manipulation, featuring actors masquerading as doctors, threats of Swiss sanitariums, faux mistresses—and a lot of flirtation between a husband and wife who might not hate each other as much as they thought. Will the two be able to overcome four years of hurt or will they continue to deny the spark between them?
Release Date: April 7th, 2020
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