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ABOUT THE BOOK
VISCOUNT OAKLEY, the handsome and wealthy heir to the Tipton earldom should have no trouble whatsoever wooing women. After all, there is nothing a society lady likes more than someone of good fortune and family, who will also make them a countess one day, or at least that is how it seems for other young noblemen. And yet, dance after dance, flirtation after flirtation, he is always left standing alone. Somehow, in some way, he always manages to lose his heart to the wrong lady.
The discovery of three younger sisters put aside his nuptial worries for some time, intent as he was on seeing them situated in happy marriages. Alas, with that accomplished, all eyes are once again on him, all the family urging him to marry a suitable young woman and begin a family with her. Each of his sisters thinks they have just the lady for him, and so begins a seemingly endless round of parties, each of them designed to present some matrimonial hopeful to his notice.
But the heart does remember, and a part of his heart will always beat for a love he lost to a scoundrel. What’s done is done he supposes and determines to put the past aside and find a new love among the beauties before him, hoping for once his heart will not lead him astray.
The Heir is Book 4 in the "Rags to Richmonds" series.
FIRST LINES The London streets, though far from busy, were nevertheless not quiet. It was the hour when the ton began to return home, most of them longing for their beds after an evening of revelry. Not so for James Richmond, Viscount Oakley, and his friend the Earl of Worthe.
Quickie REVIEW
What I like most about THE HEIR, Viscount Oakley is not the typical handsome, wealthy heir with arrogant, bad-boy habits. He’s a genuine gentleman, and if you’ve read the previous books in the series, you will know that this book is his turn to find his happily ever after. Despite his family pushing him towards eligible young ladies, he’s not interested. He’s still in love with Bess. But she’s somehow gone and married a scoundrel—a man shrouded in mystery, who is never present, has taken her fortune, and has left Bess on the edges of scandal. Oakley is determined to uncover the truth about her husband and their seemingly patched-up business of marriage. I thought the first pages had a lot of information that weighed the start, but soon enough, the story hit its stride, and I reached the satisfying end in nearly one sitting. Loved the "Rags to Richmond" series. Well done. Easy to recommend.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Amy D’Orazio is a longtime devotee of Regency romance and historical fiction. She began writing her own tales to amuse herself during hours spent at her kids' sports practices and the like and soon discovered a passion for it. By far, however, the thing she loves most is the connections she has made with readers and other writers in various forums! Amy currently lives in Myrtle Beach with her husband and daughters, as well as three Jack Russell terriers who often make appearances (in a human form) in her books. You can connect with Amy via her website.
Serious word junkie, steadfast purveyor of silliness, and author of historical romances in the Austenesque and Regency genres, Jessie Lewis all her writing in the garden shed, which is nicknamed 'The Hermitage' and boasts a vintage chaise-longue, a view of the Hertfordshire countryside, and a wooden parrot. Connect with Jessie here.
Congrats to Jessie and Amy on this entire series! Looking forward to reading them!