Captured by the Viscount
by Wareeze Woodson
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Publication Date: November 27, 2019
Under cover of night and with the best of intentions, Lady Isabel Carlyle breaks into the viscount’s residence to restore his stolen property and retrieve her own. She understood the viscount was out of town for at least a sennight. When she entered the mansion, she never once considered facing a pistol aimed directly at her heart.
The Viscount Matthew Paul Rutherford has need of a bride before the month’s end. Previously, he had selected two different damsels from the marriage mart—Almack’s. However, both ladies met with a fatal accident before the wedding. Now, presented with an unexpected solution to his problem in the form of the lovely thief, he gives Isabel a choice, marriage or gaol.
In the act of restoring the viscount’s
stolen certificates to the top desk drawer, a barely audible sound drew
Isabel’s attention. A quiet sigh of the door swinging open alerted her to the
threatening man’s presence, a dark shadow filling the threshold. From the
corridor, a candle flame in the wall sconce flickered and glinted off the
in-laid silver on the stock of the menacing gun, deadly, unwavering. Mesmerized
by the pistol pointed directly at her heart, she caught her breath unable to
move or even swallow.
Why oh, why had she scooped up the
jewelry first? Frantic to recover her jewels, she’d made a thorough search of
the office. After locating her mother’s wedding ring and the other pieces, she
bundled the precious items into her satchel. Now, disaster—caught with the
documents still in her possession.
The drapes billowed on a sharp breeze
before settling back to the floor with a barely discernable swoosh. She
shivered as her drenched cloak swung against her skirts shifting the layers of
her under-petticoats with a chilling heaviness. The damp cloth clung to her
ankles while moisture trickled down her forehead into her eyes.
Deeply aware of her peril, she scarce
blinked, her gaze captured by the gun, her heart beating at an alarming rate.
The longcase clock in the hall chimed once echoing down the empty passageway.
Despite the lateness of the hour, the sound of a carriage rumbling over the
roadbed in front of the mansion reached inside the room. Even at the outskirts
of London, she could still smell the heavily rain-washed streets. The distinct
odor of the town drifted into the open window, cleansed yet dominated by the
stench of horses, foot traffic, and smoldering coal.
The man holding the pistol, tall,
broad-shouldered, his very stillness a threat, stood inside the threshold with
the candlelight silhouetting his form. The moon peeked around the clouds
casting a pale light into the room merging with the candle’s meager flame.
Isabel, I know you are supposed to be weak-kneed and light of thought but find your spine there is some serious mischief afoot!
The story does start out a bit on the far fetched side of possibilities but in the overall scheme of things it worked.
I was a bit miffed at the beginning with the whole woman's place and all but technically that was the norm for this period.
And truly Matt was one of the better ones - I would have chosen him, though with my luck I would have gotten the cousin - the other cousin
The storyline was engaging - I admit I even did the tear thing ( he was such an arse)
The mystery that loomed just out of my reach as a reader kept me turning the pages - I had to know who and why
Matt and Isabel are trying to navigate the hostile waters of their new union
Matt is a bit of an overbearing self pompous arse at times but for the most part, his heart is in the right place
Isabel IMO got the short end of the stick - her parents have passed and her guardian is her half-brother who did not want nor need to be saddled with a sibling. Her life has not had many highs
In a desperate attempt to right their lives both make rash decisions that set off a chain of events that may just cost them everything they hold dear.
Isabel decides to grasp her freedom but first, she must right a terrible wrong - the saying the road is paved with good intentions? that would be our innocent Isabel
Matt having lost two of his betrothed decides to smoke them out using a sticky-fingered bandit he now has in his possession. Two birds and all. He will reform the thief and get his answers. No one of worth has to be harmed...
Oh, Matt open your heart.
Can Matt save his new bride from irreparable harm?
Will Isabel forgive the brute of his cruel words?
Will she survive the waters that are being a wife?
I write historical romance fiction novels set in the 1800s forward with a twist of suspense. All of my characters and stories that are portrayed in my books are fictitious. I am a native of Texas, but I have traveled throughout America and beyond. As a dreamer, I love to visit new places where I can imagine a heroine meeting a hero in a special way. I'm an avid reader of (all sorts) and I love to write.
I married my high school sweat-heart and after having raised three sons and one daughter, our love for each other remains unshaken. Now we enjoy our eight grandchildren. We can send them home, but we're always happy for their return.
Outside of my family activities, I sing with the Silver Belles at my church and hate to miss even one practice. The local chapter of RWA is also at the top of my list of pleasures. It keeps me grounded with craft and connected with other writers.
Most of all, I enjoy going fishing with my husband. Give me a pole and leave me alone to bask in the sun, listening to water gurgle along the riverbanks while allowing my mind to float away to some distant place. Ah! Perfect.
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Had a wonderful time reading this
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