Her Notorious Viscount by Jenna Petersen (Review by Bella Aire)

Synopsis:
Beauty and her beast . . .
Viscount Nicholas Stoneworth is infamous—even being mentioned in the same breath with him is enough to ruin a lady's reputation. Why, the man's spent years in London's underworld pursuing every sort of vice while parlaying his hard muscled body into fame and fortune as a fighter! With his brother's untimely death, Nicholas must assume the title and relearn the civilized ways of the ton . . . and proper Jane Fenton is more than willing to teach him everything she knows.
Circumstances may have forced Jane into the role of ladies' companion, but she knows the danger of associating with a notorious man like Nicholas, a man who could tempt any woman into certain scandal. But her brother disappeared into the same underworld four long years ago, and if she transforms the libertine into a gentleman, he will use his connections to find him. Still, Jane will not—cannot—lose control. She must ignore the promise of sinful pleasure in his eyes . . . and her own wild desires desperate to break free.

Review:
I'm really starting to believe that Jenna Petersen can do no wrong. I mean, a Beauty and the Beast romance set in Victorian England? It sounds like my own personal heaven.

Petersen's writing has a delightfully melodic tone to it. The words flow together beautifully to successfully paint each picture of the story. Readers are clearly able to see the difference in Jane and Nicholas' lives as well as the surprising similarities.

The secondary characters in this novel were particularly strong.


***Slight Spoiler***
Cousin Patrick was so interesting that I'd easily buy a book about what happens to him after Her Notorious Viscount. His role in the story is unusual and fresh. I felt bad for the way things turned out for him.
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As far as action goes, Notorious was a bit anti-climatic. However, anti-climatic is not a word I'd use to describe the romance in this novel. The ending was darling!

One thing that really added to this novel is that both Nicholas and Jane had lives before and outside of their romance. Their backgrounds were very strong, and this made the story three-dimensional, which can sometimes be difficult to create in romances.

Overall, Her Notorious Viscount was a thoroughly enchanting romance.

always,
~bella aire~



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