While this book didn't reach the heights of AMAZING, I found it quite enjoyable overall.
Admittedly, it felt a tad lengthy, some of the dialogue was sometimes way too cheesy, and the ending seemed hurried. However, it is very well written, and I was definitely caught in the intrigue.

Though nothing particularly remarkable or unforgettable, I did find myself really enjoying it. ( )

Not into spicy romances for YA- can’t take an 18yo FMC.

It kind of took ages for the hero to catch up to speed, but they were otherwise both likable, and I enjoyed how they were so drawn to each other. The ending seemed to be wrapping up, and then meandered on for a while which wasn't really necessary. There's a rival man for a while, I know some people are very opposed to that. But I really liked him, so it didn't bother me. This is my first from this author and I would consider reading others. ( )

4.5 stars.

Set in 1818, How to Catch a Wicked Viscount by Amy Rose Bennett is a light-hearted and delectably steamy historical romance.

Three years earlier, Sophie Brightwell and three of her friends are expelled from a ladies' school when they are caught drinking brandy, smoking cheroots and reading a risque novel. Sophie returns home to her stepfather's impoverished farm where she is in danger of being married off to a reprehensible baron in order to erase the family debt. She is offered an unlikely reprieve when one of her friends, Lady Charlotte "Charlie" Hastings invites her to London for the season. Both Sophie and Charlie are hoping for an advantageous match but the rumor mill has yet to forget their previous disgraceful antics.

Charlie's brother Nate, Viscount Malverne, becomes the young women's unlikely escort after he is caught in a particularly compromising situation. Nate and his best friends have been trying to out drink, out gamble and out womanize their wartime demons for quite some time. With his and Charlie's father finally out of patience, Nate is under strict orders to put his rakehell shenanigans behind him and take his responsibilities seriously. Which means he is also living under the family roof at the same time Sophie is in London.

Forced to spend time in each other's company, Sophie has convinced Nate to teach her how to ensnare a husband. Nate is a reluctant instructor in the arts of flirting and kissing. The more time the two spend together, Nate's and Sophie's unexpected attraction begins to burn hotter. Sophie is also beginning to fall in love with her best friend's brother but she is under no illusion that he will ask for her hand in marriage. When a suitor begins earnestly pursuing Sophie, will Nate admit his growing feelings for her?

How to Catch a Wicked Viscount is an absolutely charming Regency romance. The characters are well developed and quite endearing. The novel is fast-paced with an engaging storyline. The relationship between Nate and Sophie is laced with sexual tension which results in some very steamy scenes between them. With the fate of their romance hanging in the balance, Amy Rose Bennett brings this entertaining first installment of the Disreputable Debutantes series to an swoon-worthy, sigh-inducing conclusion. I highly recommend this marvelous historical romance to fans of the genre. ( )

Reformed rakes make better husbands! Myth or fact?

So we have a plethora of interesting characters and situations in this first of the series "The Disreputable Debutantes".
Four young women who'd been sent down from an exclusive ladies school for behaviour that did not fit with the school's ethos.
Of course Society gossiped about it and they did have to rusticate as it were for three years.
Now these disgraced debutantes are determined to take matters into their own hands as they work their way back into the social arena. Not for them the pale aspects of Almanacks. They are making a list of Rakes and are determining to to find a husband in hitherto unlooked for areas.
It helps that one of their number Lady Charlotte Hastings, has a brother, Nate Hastings, the Viscount Malverne, who's a throrough rake. His friends appear to be handily listed as well. Well they did all fight in Waterloo and they seem to share an inability to put those times behind them. What better way to conquer the ghosts that to be confirmed Rakehells!
Deceptively shy Sophie Brightwell has come to have a season with Charlie, under the auspices of Charlie's aunt. And Sophies heart seems to have settled on Charlie's brother. The getting there is laced with some racy moments with Nate being disturbed by his attraction for Sophie and his dissatisfaction when others seem attracted to her.
For all this, the story didn't quite meet its promise. A quick read. It's memory doesn't linger.

A Berkley Group ARC via NetGalley ( )