The Wooing of a Wayward Rogue

The Scandalous Spinsters #5

by Emma Locke

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There comes a time in every spinster's life when she accepts there is no white knight riding to her rescue. When Miss Georgiana Conley's infamous, wealthy aunt offers to make her an heiress in exchange for her company, Georgiana is relieved she will no longer burden her impoverished family. But though her scandalous aunt has retired to the country, she's not quite as lonely as she's led Georgiana to believe.

She has a beau.

Stephan Laurent, Lord de Winter, is handsome, charming, and suspiciously devoted to a woman twice his age. He must have designs on Georgiana's inheritance. Though she immediately vows to chase the silver-tongued fortune hunter away, she soon questions whether she is protecting her aunt, her inheritance...or her heart.

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First published February 4, 2021

About the author

Emma Locke is a USA Today Bestselling Author of smart, sensual Regency romances. Her current books make up the Scandalous Spinsters series, a double trilogy featuring three courtesans and three country hoydens who marry into the notorious Alexander family. She is also an engineer living in the Pacific Northwest, where she loves hiking with her dog, hot yoga and riding out the annual 330 days of rain.

You can Like Emma on Facebook at Facebook.com/AuthorEmmaLocke, follow her on Twitter @EmmaLocke_ or check out her books and appearances at www.emmalocke.com.

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

There comes a time in every spinster's life when she accepts there is no white knight riding to her rescue. When Miss Georgiana Conley's infamous, wealthy aunt offers to make her an heiress in exchange for her company, Georgiana is relieved she will no longer burden her impoverished family. But though her scandalous aunt has retired to the country, she's not quite as lonely as she's led Georgiana to believe. Stephan Laurent, Lord de Winter, is handsome, charming, and suspiciously devoted to a woman twice his age. He must have designs on Georgiana's inheritance. Though she immediately vows to chase the silver-tongued fortune hunter away, she soon questions whether she is protecting her aunt, her inheritance...or her heart.
This is the seventh book in the series but is easily read on its own. Whilst I liked Georgiana & Stephan I didn’t love them & I felt that there wasn’t much chemistry between them. I started the book & found my interest wandering so I left it for a while & went back to it but again my interest was tepid. I did like the premise of Stephan’s devotion to Millie & Georgiana’s reactions & assumption.
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

[Olivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thank you to Intrepid Reads for providing me this arc via Netgalley!
I didn't enjoy this at all. The characters were boring, didn't really have chemistry and I couldn't connect.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Miss Georgiana Conley is 35 years of age and tired of living in cramped conditions with her family. Hence, she jumped at the chance to go and live with her aunt as her companion. When arriving at her aunt’s home, so meets Stephan Laurent, Earl de Winter, albeit in embarrassing circumstances. Stephan needs to marry an heiress, to pay enable him to pay off his debts. Stephan and Georgiana have an attraction to each other but she hasn’t a dowry. Although I enjoyed the story, it didn’t feel up to the same standard as the others in this series. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own,

[Sally Mander · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Wooing of a Wayward Rogue by Emma Locke

Georgiana is out of options. She has helped to raise her four younger sisters and doesn't want to be a burden to her brother, since she is a spinster. She is from a poor family in England and has no prospects for a husband. She decides to make a bargain with her scandalous Aunt Millie to become her companion, so that when Aunt Millie passes on, her estate would go to Georgiana.

Georgiana literally runs into Stephan Laurent, Lord de Winter at her Aunt Millie's house, when she arrives, to stay. It is a most uncomfortable situation.
Lord de Winter must marry a wealthy heiress, to satisfy his debts, particularly to his beloved sister Cassandra. He and Millie decide for him to sponser Georgiana and her younger sister Abigail, to launch them on the world and give both of them the wonderful opportunity to make a match with a dashing bachelor. That's when things get interesting.

The story is likeable, except, the names seem to be interchangeable. Bothers me when that happens, especially in eBooks. There is also raunchy, explicit sex in the book. Don't care for that, if I had known it was a part of the book, I never would have agreed to read it. Doubtful that I will read anything further in this series or by this author. It is also quite short. I like books that are approximately 250 pages.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary copy, I was under no obligation to post a review.

[Lisa H · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was super excited to start reading this book, but was soon ambivalent, as Stephan is having an affair with Georgiana's aunt (her mother's twin sister). Her aunt and Stephan have been having an affair for over a year and he's having one last tupp with her aunt when Georgiana catches him, well, completely undressed at her aunt's door. Just didn't work for me, though I usually do enjoy Emma Locke's books.

[Annette · Rating 3 out of 5]

THE WOOING OF A WAYWARD LORD : this is my second book by this author. The story of LORD DE WINTER and GEORGIANNA moves very quickly. She is the niece of a lady who has slept with DE WINTER for years. He is down to his last few schillings, having gambled away his sisters dowry. There were many lost opportunities for an interesting story, they seemed to have been ignored for expediency. It’s a quick romp.

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

A penniless spinster at five and thirty, is on her way to live with her aunt, a former courtesan. Stopping at an inn to rest, she meets a most striking young man, Stephen, Lord de Winter. She is smitten, he is intrigued. Pressured by his sister for money, she wants him to marry an heiress, he wants to marry for love. A faced paced story of a most unlikely couple to fall in love. Well worth waiting for the publication of this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

[Kristy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a short a sweet book, light on plot. Light on character development. Very little conflict and what there was was easily resolved. 2 sexy scenes. Overall I’d say it was cute but not something I’d read again.

[Jill Long · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book to be ok. The plot moved along at a good pace. I just didn't connect with the characters. The chemistry was lacking.