After five years away, Lady Eliza Cartwick isn’t relishing returning to the whirl of the London season. But the young widow knows to ensure the best future for herself and her young daughter, Rosa, she must remarry. If only Lord Evanston, the dashing rogue who has haunted her dreams since she was sixteen, didn’t insist on distracting her with his searing looks and lingering touches at the most … inconvenient times . . .
Thomas, Lord Evanston, has wanted Eliza since her engagement ball all those years ago. His best friend’s sister has constantly been out of reach . . . until now. The forbidden has always tempted him, but when Thomas realizes he wants the object of his fantasies for far more than a dalliance, he must convince her that he’s not just a rake; he’s a viscount who’s worth the wait.
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Utterly delightful!
Lovely! Can’t wait for the next one.
I loved the ending so many leave you wondering
This was a fun book to read, fast, great paced story,
The Viscount Can Wait by Marie Tremayne is book Two in the Reluctant Brides series. This is the story of Thomas, Lord Evanston and Eliza Cartwick. I have read the previous book, but feel you can make this a standalone book if you wish to do so.
Eliza and Thomas shared a kiss on the night of her engagement ball that neither really could forget. But Eliza went forward with her marriage and Thomas went on to become a ladies man. Now in the preset day Eliza is a widower with a young daughter and has to move forward with marring again. Although she doesn’t really want to marry she knows it is the best thing for her daughter’s future. Thomas feels it is his time to have his desires for Eliza to play out but the more he is around her the more he thinks that his feelings might be more permanent…but can Eliza understand that?
Enjoyed their story.
I loved “The Viscount Can Wait” (nook version). The story had all of my favorite elements starting with the main characters, Eliza and Thomas. Love, angst, tears, happiness – perfect.
I liked the dynamics and teasing between Thomas and Eliza and could see how integrated the bonds of friendship and feelings bound the two together. Thomas’s backwards chase of Eliza had moments of amusement and poignancy, and no denying these two had chemistry! Even when they were in denial with one other, it was obvious to everyone else there was more then meets the eye. I especially loved how Thomas was with Eliza’s daughter, Rosa. She may have spoken beyond her years, but Rosa’s antics and innocent joy kept me smiling whenever she had page time!
Thomas and Eliza’s story was a mix of drama, second chances, and finally having the right time. There’s some push and pull, confusing feelings, and a wild ride to an HEA, but I enjoyed the story and am curious to see how Eliza’s friend, Caroline’s tale will go!
I love this new Historical author! Can’t wait to get to book 3.
Excellent! I read this one through in just 2 days!
Second in The Reluctant Brides series–as well written as the first one with more intrigue and emotion. Both Thomas and Eliza have to dig deep into their emotions to decide that their live is undeniable and deserved.
2.5 stars rounded up because there was an epilogue.
Eliza was 16 when her father arranged her marriage to Reginald Cartwick. On the night of her betrothal, Thomas, Viscount Evanston kisses her. Thomas is her brother’s best friend and a huge rake. While she will never admit it, she has always had tender feelings for him.
Five years later, Eliza is widowed with a young daughter. Her mourning is done and she needs to remarry as her husband’s heir is due to arrive from America and she has moved to her brother’s dower house. She decides to go to London for the season and Thomas will be there. Her brother warns Thomas to stay away from her. Eliza is attracted to Thomas, but he is completely unsuitable.
During their time in London, Eliza and Thomas seem to play a game of push and pull – he is jealous and flaunts his former mistress, which makes her jealous, she confronts him and accuses him of interfering with her suitors. Thomas has finally realized that he wants Eliza for his own, and he tries to court her and she shuts him down. But when her friend Caroline needs help, it is Thomas she turns to for assistance. But his aid comes at a price, he asks her not to accept any marriage offers until she returns to Kent.
She returns home and Thomas steps up his pursuit. Again she rebuffs him. Clara and Caroline decide that Thomas is worthy of Eliza and conspire to help them. But things do not go as planned and Thomas is again rejected, this time by William.
Heartbroken, Thomas returns to London and is dealt a blow by his scorned former mistress. Eliza finally decides that it is Thomas she loves and with her brother’s blessing set out to make things right, but when she gets to London, she realizes that she may have waited too long.
I was really looking forward to this book and am sorry to say, I was disappointed. The author failed to show me why Thomas was so “unsuitable” – yes, he was a rake, but he was not married or betrothed, he didn’t gamble away his fortune, didn’t force women to his bed, took care of his estates and was always ready to help William whenever asked – so I really didn’t see why William and Eliza kept harping that he was not respectable and completely unsuitable. That along with the game of push and pull, making each other jealous and her running hot and cold, it just became tedious – another reviewer nailed it by saying there was a lot of drama for drama’s sake in this book – that is it exactly, it wasn’t horrible, just repetitive and contrived.
This is the second book in the series, but it can easily be read as a stand alone and while I didn’t really care for this story, I will probably read the next book in the series.
*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by Edelweiss and the publisher.*
Wouldn’t go so far as to say it was a tear jerker but it did pull on the heartstrings.
This was just too easy to put to the side. I was conflicted with a few of the events that took place within the pages. I worked to look past them and was drawn back to the current events of today. I am aware that during the time period of this romance that things took place differently, but I am having just a bit of a hard time separating then and now.
The writing was good, the character development was good, the originality of the read was just a bit too close to events that are not so pleasant. the connection between the two main characters was there but at what cost to the young impressionable mind of a 16 year old girl. Then to just be wanted for what lies beneath her skirts. She’s a widow now so this should all be okay. This was not quite the direction I was looking for when I began this read that took me over three weeks to finish reading. I found no real or perceived intellectual depth to this read.