A new scandal sheet from USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels!!!Raised in the rookeries, David Shaw has just inherited his father’s fortune…and his title. With his rough manners, he will certainly never be accepted by Society, but his cousin offers a solution. One David doesn’t like.Miss Rose Higgins has a successful reputation as a comportment teacher to ladies of the Upper Ten Thousand. When … of the Upper Ten Thousand. When she’s approached to help the now-infamous new Viscount Shaw, she has no interest in putting herself on the line…until she’s made an offer she can’t refuse.
Neither Rose nor David expect the instant connection which flares between them. Nor the feelings which come from their attraction. But in the end, they are both bound to propriety and there are obstacles in the way that may not be overcome unless they risk everything.
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My Fair Viscount is the delicious fourth installment of the Jess Michaels series The Scandal Sheet. Haven’t read the first three? Why the heck not?! But go ahead and read this one; it stands alone perfectly well. Plus I guarantee you’ll want to go back and see what you missed in the first three books!
This story is a twist on “My Fair Lady”, with David Shaw as a male Eliza Doolittle and Rose Higgins as a female Henry Higgins. Yes, it’s as fun as it sounds. David, who grew up in the rookeries, becomes the new Viscount Shaw when his cousin Richard finds out David is the real heir. Richard is one stand-up man, willing to do what is right and telling David he is the actual heir, in turn losing the Viscountcy himself. Richard hires comportment teacher Rose to help David enter into Society without embarrassing himself and the title. Rose cannot afford to turn down the large sum offered and agrees, quickly wondering what she has gotten herself into.
I loved the relationship between David and Rose. Though Rose tries to resist him, she is drawn to David and cannot withstand his sensual magnetism. When they get together, it’s a totally swoonworthy steamfest. It’s not just a physical connection, however; you can feel the respect and caring between them. When Richard advises David that he thinks he will be more quickly accepted if he marries someone from a good family, Rose knows it must be over between them. Their hearts break, as did mine. But don’t count David out… I wish this story was longer, as there was so much I wanted to know about David and Rose’s backgrounds. But this being a novella, things had to progress quickly. It still totally captured my mind and heart. Jess Michaels is a master of sensual novellas. I must have more!
I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley. I received no compensation for my review, and all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.
David Shaw is the new Viscount Shaw and totally unprepared for the role. He was raised in the seedier parts of London by his mother after being abandoned by his father. But now his cousin Richard Shaw has found him and insists that he take his position in society, in fact, he has hired a comportment tutor to prepare him.
Rose Higgins teaches comportment to young ladies and is surprised to learn that her new student is a man – a very attractive man. She declines the job, but Richard makes her an outrageous financial offer and promises no one will learn that she was involved with David. The money is too much to pass up and she finally consents.
When Richard introduces them, two things are very clear, one – they are attracted to one another and two – David wants no part of learning to “fit in”.
The book is short and moves along relatively quickly, David and Rose are likeable leads and did have a believable chemistry between them, but there is not a lot of substance to this story, the love scenes felt somewhat gratuitous and there were things that just didn’t make sense to me. I didn’t hate this book, but I would not read this novella again.
*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher.*
David Shaw has just had his life upended when his cousin informs him he’s the new Viscount Shaw. Raised in the rookeries, David knows nothing of proper behavior for a member of the ton. Enter Miss Rose Higgins who has been hired to teach him the proper way to do things. These two have an instant spark, but can they work together without giving in to the temptation?
I’ve read other Ms. Michaels’ books and this one is my favorite. Though it is short (too short, I’d love it to be longer), the depth of both David and Rose is well-written. They both have struggled with a difficult childhood and I loved how they revealed deeply held secrets to each other when they finally gave in to their attraction. This is a lovely “My Fair Lady” type plot in reverse and it works.
I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.
My Fair Viscount by Jess Michaels is book 4 in The Scandal Sheet Series. This is the story of Rose Higgins and David Shaw. I have read the previous books, but feel you could make this a standalone book if you wish to do so.
David has inherited his father’s title but he knows he doesn’t have the town’s training for it since he was raised as normal titled children. Rose teaches to ladies things that they need to know and is very good at it to help them in society. So when she is approached to help Davids she isn’t on board until she is giving something she can’t turn down. They have a instant connection that neither can deny for long.
I loved this fast-paced historical read! David is the new Viscount Shaw and needs some help to take his new position in society. Rose teaches comportment to young ladies and is surprised by the offer she receives to help David. Sparks fly but David isn’t a very willing student, can Rose teach David what he needs to know to survive among the ton? Very steamy and an entertaining story. I loved it!
My Fair Viscount by Jess Michaels
The Scandal Sheet #4
Pygmalion with a twist…this time Viscount David Shaw is playing Eliza Doolittle getting an education for his debut in society and Rose Higgins is playing Professor Henry Higgins…I had the sound track of My Fair Lady running through my mind as I read this book 😉
What I liked:
* David – true to himself but willing to do whatever it took to provide for himself and his mother
* Rose – I liked her…she was much more than a woman who taught etiquette and deportment
* David & Rose together 🙂
* Richard – David’s cousin in line for the Viscountcy was a good man who did the right thing…would love to see him find romance in a future book
* The HEA ending
What I didn’t like:
* That so much suffering took place in the lives of Rose, David and David’s mother…long before the story begins.
Thank you to NetGalley and The Passionate Pen for the ARC – This is my honest review.
5 Stars
Being the honest man he was, Richard Shaw found out there was another heir beside him that should take the title of Viscount. So he searched and found David Shaw, a man who had practically grown up in the rookeries and was about as polished as rough piece of granite! Richard signed him up for comportmant classes with Rose Higgins, who had great reputation but feels she cannot help a man. But she became swayed with a large monetary amount would be paid.
Of course, money cannot buy everything and such is when David and Rose meet. He wants not part of learning to be “polished”, although there is an instant attraction between them!
A fun story, although it seemed to go quickly but you will want to see if the unpolished man can become a part of society!
This is another great read from Jess Michaels, this novella features David Shaw and Miss Rose Higgins in a rather exciting rags to riches story. The telling of this story was very good and the story was most certainly very entertaining to read. The characters had a good connection with each other and I loved how we got to see a few older characters from the 1797 club series appear for a brief moment within the story. My only reason not to give this book 5 Stars is that I would have loved more of the back story for both of Rose and David, and maybe that’s not possible for a story of this length but I felt that this book would have been so much better at being a full length novel as it left me wanting to find out more of what both of the lead characters had endured in their lives, other than that I really did love the idea behind their love story and so maybe it’s just the fact that Jess’s writing is alway so good that I find myself always wanting more from this author!
Raised in the rookeries, David Shaw has just inherited his father’s fortune and his title. With his rough manners, he will certainly never be accepted by Society, but his cousin Richard offers a solution.
Miss Rose Higgins has a successful reputation as a comportment teacher to budding debutantes. When she’s approached to help the infamous new Viscount Shaw, she has no interest in putting herself on the line until she’s made an offer she can’t refuse.
I found this to be a fun & entertaining short read. There were laugh out moments ie David’s reply as to how he liked his tea! I also loved that David made his debut at the Abernathe ball, so linking the1797 club to this series. Instant attraction, which because they were sequestered in the country quickly meant they fell in love but how could a new scandalous Viscount be with a middle class teacher? The ending was very satisfying. I loved Richard a truly lovely man who deserves his HEA
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
A lovely homage to the playwright (clever) and Pygmalion. I love a rough around the edges hero, but don’t we all? I really like how Ms. Michaels’ allows the heroine to know what she wants and lets her go after it. Shaw and Rose enjoy each other for whatever time they have. My only complaint, it was way too short – I think this could have been a full length novel. But did it detract from my enjoyment of reading? No. This is my favorite of the Scandal Sheet novellas so far.
A complimentary copy was provided by the author through NetGalley.
David Shaw has just inherited his estranged father’s fortune and much less welcome title of viscount. Having been raised in London’s slums and filthiest streets, David has no manners to speak of and no prayer of being accepted by society. Not that he much cares, but it matters to his gentlemanly cousin, Richard, who proposes a solution David is even less thrilled with: a comportment teacher.
Miss Rose Higgins has made it her business to know everything there is to know about the ways of London high society and has become a success as a teacher of ladies preparing for the season. But she has no interest in teaching the already infamous new Viscount Shaw, especially not in a house with only him and a minimum of servants. Yet when she hears the exorbitant sum Richard is offering for her help, Rose can’t afford to turn him down.
Neither Rose nor David find what each had expected in the other and both are rather shocked by the awareness that almost immediately springs up between them. Over the three weeks of his education, the two develop a connection that goes beyond the physical, but both know anything between them must have a finite end date given the strictures of society keeping them apart.
This was a great quick read with refreshing characters who were brave enough to choose each other. Also, shout out to the heroine for not being utterly ridiculous. I’m loving this little series of short reads.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is my third read by Mrs Jess Michaels, and the two previous were the installment 2&3 in this series.
While the other reads left me with mixed feelings, I just loved this one, my only complain was it was too short but never the characters lacked of depth.
This is a reverse spicy retailing of Pygmalion or My Fair Lady with a new found Viscount featuring Eliza Doolittle’s role, and his name, Shaw, a wink to author of the play.
David had not a nice upbringing so when he is given a way to take revenge from the man who is at the origin of his predicament, he accepts the challenge even if he feels as an outsider, like he will never fit in, he is lost in between two worlds. He is a character with whom I sensed a connection, I understood his struggles.
Rose too was so greatly crafted, while she appeared haughty during their first encounter, she was just putting on a mask, she too was betrayed by those who should have protected her but she rose herself and made a living for herself, why she has so much at stake when her feelings deepen in close contact with David.
I adored watching them grow closer, their relationship was one to admire as they were true to themselves, I was heartbroken for them when they had to part way and admired them for their strength, but I also cheered David after he decided to bend his future on the right path.
Despite its shortness, it was a delightful and heartfelt tale of acceptance.
I was provided an advance copy by Netgalley and the publisher Victory Editing Netgalley Co-Op, I also had my own copy purchased. Here is my true and unbiased opinion.