Wallflower Most Wanted
A Studies in Scandal Novel
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
THE PICTURE OF ROMANCE
A dedicated painter, Miss Sophia Hastings is far more concerned with finding the right slant of light than in finding Mr. Right. But when an overheard conversation hints at danger for another local artist, Sophia is determined to get involved. Even if it means accepting help from an impossibly good-looking vicar who insists on joining her investigation—and threatens to capture her heart…
Reverend Lord Benedick Lisle knows that Sophia is no damsel in distress. But he won’t allow her to venture into peril alone, either. . .especially since he finds Sophia’s curious, free-spirited nature so alluring. But protecting her from harm is becoming more difficult than the vicar could have expected as he and Sophia confront their fiery mutual passion. Who could have known that the art of love would prove so irresistible?
Wallflower Most Wanted by Manda Collins is a page-turning Regency romance and part of the Studies in Scandal series.
“Plenty of pleasure.”—RT Book Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Collins's third Studies in Scandal Regency (after Duke with Benefits), mystery and romance intertwine when an artist and a vicar search for a forger. Miss Sophia Hastings, a talented and forward-thinking painter, is one of the four bluestocking heiresses of Beauchamp House, an isolated estate in early-19th-century England. While painting outdoors, Sophia falls and sprains her ankle; she's rescued by the very handsome vicar of Little Seaford, Rev. Lord Benedick Lisle. Though there's plenty of mutual attraction, Sophia lacks the demure nature that she believes would be required of a proper vicar's wife, so she doesn't pursue it, but Ben is forthright in his admiration of her art. Sophia and Ben believe that someone nearby is forging art, and their investigation leads them to discover a murdered man, putting them both in danger. The magnetic appeal between Ben and Sophia is powerful and believable, based not only upon their mutual physical attraction but on similar philosophies and admiration of each other's talents and pursuits. As the romance blossoms, the mystery takes a very unexpected twist, making for a magnetic, fast-paced story.
Customer Reviews
Vicar and Lady Artist
The title is misleading as Miss Sophia Hastings, is both beautiful and brilliant and all the single young men are drawn to her. She has little interest in them, though good manners means she is unfailingly pleasant to her suitors. She does find the vicar attractive but knows she, as a lady artist, is hardly suitable to be a helpmate to someone in his position and anyway has no intention of competing with the ladies of the village who throw themselves at him. Until that is she does exactly that by falling over a cliff edge and landing at his feet! Another story, with an unfolding mystery, involving one of the Beauchamp heiresses and although the third in the series can be read as a standalone. I was disappointed not to find out what happened to the captured villains in the epilogue but I did enjoy the story.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.