⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Yes. The Runaway Viscount is short, intense, and smouldering, but also sweet and heartwarming.

On a dark and stormy night, Juliana Sheldon and Lucas Trask had a wild one-night only affair when they were stuck in an overflowing roadside inn. Juliana woke alone and disappointed the next morning. Two years later they are both guests at an unusual house party hosted by mutual friends. Juliana still feels slighted by Lucas’s runaway tendencies, and she is not going to make it easy on him this time around.

MY THOUGHTS

I really liked Juliana. A little salty when they first met, and even more so at their second encounter, she quickly put Lucas in his place. It was so refreshing that Juliana had no qualms about taking what she wanted. I didn’t really feel the initial attraction, but I did like the two of them together at the house party. Lucas had so much going on in his life and it all had to wrap up fairly quickly at the end.

This book reads well as a standalone and I can recommend it if you like historical romance with a strong confident female lead.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Historical Romance
Sensuality Rating: Hot
Series: Matchmaking Chronicles
Other books in the series: The Rigid Duke, The Bachelor Earl