“Alexander dazzles readers with her quick repartee, lovely backdrop, sexual tension and pure romance, but it’s the smart characters that will win reader respect and loyalty.” —RT Book Reviews, 4.5 stars
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A note to Readers from the Author
Dear Reader,
Now and then a character pops up who refuses to be ignored. Like Winfield Elliott, Viscount Stillwell. He first appeared in WHAT HAPPENS AT CHRISTMAS where we learned he had been engaged at least three times, but who keeps count? He was an intriguing secondary character which was all I intended; I can be so naïve. Lord Stillwell would not leave me alone. So I wrote the story of his failure to wed, LORD STILLWELL’S EXCELLENT ENGAGEMENTS, and now I’ve given him his own story: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WICKED. Why not? In so many ways, he’s earned it.
Victoria Alexander
Excerpt from the Book
Will a scandalous masquerade lead to a proper proposal? A properly wicked seduction requires a properly splendid setting…in this dazzling new novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander welcomes you to Millworth Manor, a delightful English country estate in need of repair. Winfield Elliott, Viscount Stillwell has hired a company to mend his family’s fire-damaged home and thus escape the gossip of three failed engagements. There’s nothing disreputable in that—until the firm’s representative turns out to be a very desirable widow. And for the first time, the wicked Win has fallen in love…
One Reviewer Notes
“An abundance of fast-paced, snappy dialogue and a bounty of sexy chemistry, proving that the ever-reliable Alexander is now the go-to author for historical romance readers in search of love and laughter.” —Booklist