ARC Review: Viscount in Love (Accidental Brides #1) by Eloisa James
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Series: Accidental Brides #1
Author: Eloisa James
Published July 23rd 2024 by Avon/Piatkus
Goodreads Synopsis
Two eccentric orphans bring together a grumpy viscount and the free-spirited heroine who steals his heart in the first novel in Eloisa James's new Accidental Brides series, in which haughty aristocrats find themselves married to the wrong women.
He wants a nanny, not a bride...
Suddenly guardian to twins, Viscount Dominic Kelbourne is luckily betrothed to a suitable lady--until she elopes. With no time to woo, Dominic decides to marry his fiancée's unconventional sister. Torie isn't perfect, but their kisses are so passionate that society thinks he's actually chosen her.
She wants to marry for love...
Torie has never been able to make sense of words on a page, so she has turned her talents to art. She longs for a man who values her as she is... but marries for the sake of the twins. She doubts Dominic is capable of love, let alone respect, but as their heated debates turn into something more, Torie begins to imagine a life as a wife, not a nanny.
But when the arrogant viscount finds that his viscountess has stolen his heart, he'll have to give all he has to win her love.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
For years Viscount Dominic Kelbourne has been engaged to the perfect Lady, but she's been putting off the wedding for some reason. So when Dominic's notorious sister and brother-in-law die, leaving their two young children in Dominic's care, he's happy he has the perfect bride to mother the twins. But she decides she's not ready to mother two potential bastards, and flees with another man, leaving her sister, Torie, to pick up the pieces. Torie has been on the shelf for the last 3 seasons, ever since her inability to read became public knowledge. Even so, she takes to the twins immediately, and can see herself being their nanny if that's what's needed. Dominic, however, decides he wants her for himself, and will stop at nothing to marry her, even if that means opening up his heart to love.
I really enjoy Eloisa's books, so seeing her latest available on NetGalley was a dream. Viscount in Love is the start to a new series, though some characters from previous books make a reappearance. We meet Dominc Kelbourne in this book, who had a difficult childhood with his father, raising him to be the perfect viscount, and not showing any form of weakness or love. His sister rebelled to the level that she has become notorious to the ton, and the stigma of her notoriety is causing damage to his own reputation. Finding the perfect bride is his wish, and he doesn't care about anything frivolous like love, especially not when the children come into his care. I absolutely love the found family trope, and though Dominic was actually family with the twins, he expected to raise them from afar, even better if he can send them off to school. However, he falls in love with them, and is their dad in every sense. Torie is fully embraced by them, and they love her like a mother from nearly the beginning. It was hard seeing some of the hate she got, especially from her own family, considering how intelligent she was, and such a wonderful artist too. They didn't have an easy romance, but it was definitely one that was worth the effort they put in.
Dates Read:
September 6-8, 2024
Rating
4 Stars
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