When finding a husband is the mission.
Katherine Collins is on a mission. With no means and few prospects, the spirited spinster is financially beholden to her stepsister Constance, who stands to inherit a large fortune–if she marries in the next six weeks. What better than to present Constance with the perfect husband, Alexander Wescott, Lord Borin? After all, Katherine has been spying on the … Katherine has been spying on the handsome, wealthy viscount, just to make sure he’s the man she hopes.
Alex cannot understand why he’s under surveillance, but it seems to have something to do with the intriguing Katherine. Rejected for service by England’s spymaster and encouraged to set up his nursery instead, he ought to be searching for a wife. But what wife can compare to the excitement of international espionage? Unless, of course, she’s up for a little espionage herself.
If you like sweet, witty Regency romances with a dash of intrigue, then you’ll love Regina Scott’s first book in her Spy Matchmaker series.
“Regina Scott pens a fast-paced riddle of a tale…Her excellent cast of characters brings great charm and humor to this romantic romp.” – RT Book Reviews
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Loved the characters and story line.
I just wish the ending would be developed more. It seems it is rushed.
OK, I loved her characters — the controlling Katherine, the unambitious Alexander, and the saccharine Constance — and the plot was fun and interesting. However, after taking her readers on a whirlwind adventure, Scott just abruptly ended it without much of a conclusion, which was disappointing.
Still, Scott is a talented writer with some fun ideas. I just wish she would have given us a stronger happy ending.
OMG this easy to read well written story was wonderful. An interesting story form first page to the last page. Quite humorous at time..if I wasn’t laughing, I was smiling..A clean and decent read. Wonderful characters, adorable family. Well worth the read…loved it, loved it, loved it.
Lost interest and didn’t finish it.
Poor guy never saw it coming and IT completely backfired on our clever little Miss! Really fun romp – no spoilers here. I look forward to finding the rest of the series.
Spunky Katherine was fun to read about. Had a happy ending.
Katherine is determined to wed off her step-sister, whom she loves dearly, in order to keep her a relative from getting her inheritance. Alex comes into the picture and creates havoc. This is a good read, funny in spots and also the reader feels deeply for all involved.
Short fun read finished it as a bedtime story
The story is different but slow.
Average
It is always interesting to read about another era. I wouldn’t know if this kind of thing could have happened but it is fun to read about it.
Sweet – kissing only – though slow to start. Didn’t really keep my attention.
Not your typical boy meets girl book. Both of them are stubborn and think they know what they want. But life has a way of showing us that what you think you want is not what will make you happy.
I enjoyed this great light read with some fun twists!
Good read
It is nice when you like the people in the story. They are very likable.
I enjoyed reading The Husband Mission by Regina Scott very much. I’m looking forward to more books from this author.
I enjoyed this book. It was cute and generally clean. I was amused by how well Katherine can manage everything (everyone) in her life. She is very efficient and a little bit of a stalker when needed. I liked that she was strong and willing to take charge. I didn’t really understand why Constance couldn’t see clearly, or care, what would happen if she lost her inheritance but it was essential to the story I suppose. I also loved that Katherine had loved her stepfather. So often the step parent is written as evil so I was happy to see devoted family members. And the sweet and devoted servants-I loved Bixby.
I didn’t love Alex as much but I’m always turned off when a character is hooked up with someone/has a mistress. And he seemed kind of useless in life. Basically I lose respect for a character like that so I had a harder time with Alex. I will hope that I can respect him better in the future. I feel like he will be a faithful husband.
There was a little mystery involved for the characters though the reader was able to see the answer pretty clearly.
Overall I liked the book and would be interested in continuing on with the series.
Sex: Some kisses that are referred to as lustful kisses but not graphic.
No language or violence
Sweet read
I had read novels by Regina Scott before, but this was the first time reading a story like this one. I have learned over time that a novelist can surprise you when they picture up a different time period to write in. This story might have been different than the ones I have read before, but it was just as good- if not better.
“The Husband Mission” is a quirky tale about a less than average family. Under one roof is a drunken war hero (Uncle)- who was hurt in the line of battle, a butler- who stood one the front lines with the Uncle, the oldest Niece- who has the brains to handle any situation that comes her way, the step-niece- who might be a little naive but is smarter than anyone thinks, the house keeper- who is loyal to a fault, and last but not least the nephew- who finds mischief to keep himself occupied.
With so many characters under one roof, there’s no telling what they will get into from day to day, but with someone trying to attack their way of life there’s only one thing to do- find a husband for the step-niece! Will they be able to trick this young man into saving their future, or will he follow his own heart to someone else all together?