Jo, Lady Havenridge as she is more properly known, is frustrated. Yes, her friends are happy and married but that means that creating the ale that pays for the Home (a place for women and children to live) rests solely on her shoulders. Yes, the Duke of Grainger has proved a steady patron but that's because he's only been nobility for a year. The rest of the people who fund the Home? They might have shorter attention spans. And where would that leave her and all of her charges?
But her friends are conspiring against her. In fact, everyone is conspiring against her to get her away from the home. And maybe into a new family.
This was a cute story but there was just so much pressure on Jo and Edward. Edward fell in line pretty fast but Jo railed against what appeared to be inevitable.
Three and a half stars
This book comes out October 5th, 2021
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The Merry ViscountARC kindly provided by Kensington Books and NetGalley
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