Never Doubt a Viscount

· Chase Family Series Book 5 · Novelty Publishing
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About this ebook

♥ A rakish scientist

♥ A nearsighted wallflower

♥ A matchmaking mama

♥ A Royal Society ball

♥ Steamy romance!


Another irresistible romance featuring New York Times bestselling author Lauren Royal’s “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family!


The Ashcroft family motto is "Question Convention," and eldest sister Lady Violet agrees with the sentiment completely. For one thing, she's not planning to marry. Plain Violet is smart enough to realize any suitors would be after her large inheritance, or else interested in her beautiful younger sisters—and she'd much rather spend her time reading her beloved books than risking her tender heart...


Ford Chase, the Viscount Lakefield, has never spent much time around children…until he finds his young niece dropped in his lap. Although five-year-old Jewel is adorable, she’s also an annoying, unwelcome distraction from his scientific pursuits. Lucky for Ford, the matchmaking matriarch next door comes to his rescue—by sending her uncommonly intelligent daughter Violet to help…


PLEASE NOTE: This book was formerly titled “Violet.”


BOOK DETAILS


A complete, standalone story—no cliffhangers!


Series: Chase Family Series, Book 5

Style: Humorous historical romance

Length: 105,000 words (about 415 standard pages)

Bonus Material: Author’s Note, preview of next book, link to giveaway

R-rated Content: Steamy love scenes!*


* If you’d prefer to read a Sweet & Clean (kisses only) version of this story, look for “The Viscount’s Wallflower Bride” by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal.


AWARDS


• Top 10 Bestseller on Google Play, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo

• Rose Award Nominee


REVIEWS


“A captivating historical romance. Fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series will love Lauren Royal!”

—Glynnis Campbell, USA Today Bestselling Author


"This delectable romp is sure to be just the confection readers need for a sweet night's read…guaranteed to charm."

Romantic Times


"You won't want to put this book down until you reach the end."

Romance Reviews Today


"Fans of Amanda Quick will find this romantic pair to be exactly their cup of tea."

Huntress Book Reviews


CONNECTING BOOKS


While Never Doubt a Viscount can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of Lauren's books feature Chase family members. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:


Chase Family Series

When an Earl Meets a Girl

How to Undress a Marquess

If You Dared to Love a Laird

A Duke’s Guide to Seducing His Bride

Never Doubt a Viscount

The Scandal of Lord Randal

A Gentleman’s Plot to Tie the Knot

A Secret Christmas

A Chase Family Christmas


Chase Family Series: The Regency

Tempt Me at Midnight

Tempting Juliana

The Art of Temptation


New in 2022

Alice Betrothed


Specially Priced Boxed Sets

Chase Family Series: Collection One

Chase Family Series: Collection Two

Chase Family Series: The Regency Collection


ABOUT THE AUTHOR


LAUREN ROYAL is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of humorous historical romance. Her “truly enchanting” novels have won many awards including Booklist's “Top 10 Romance of the Year,” and they’ve earned raves from reviewers including Publishers Weekly, who calls her “an impressive talent.”


All of Lauren’s books are complete, stand-alone stories, and yet they are also all connected—because they all feature her beloved “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family!


Lauren writes steamy historical romance on her own and sweet/clean historical romance with her daughter, Devon Royal. She lives in Southern California with her family, two constantly shedding cats, and a stupendous collection of fuzzy socks. When she's not busy writing, she enjoys singing along (off-key) to Hamilton, dancing (badly), and (wasting time) watching HGTV.


CONNECT WITH LAUREN


• Want great free and 99¢ books sent to your inbox on select Fridays? Sign up for Lauren's newsletter at: http://royall.ink/Newsletter


• Become an honorary Chase cousin (and get a FREE historical cookbook)! Join Lauren's Chase Family Readers Group on Facebook at: facebook.com/groups/ChaseFamilyReaders


• To learn about the real people and places in Lauren's books, enter a contest to win jewelry, and see the ever-growing branches of the Chase Family Tree, visit her website at: LaurenRoyal.com

Ratings and reviews

4.6
188 reviews
Marilyn Coates
April 8, 2018
A truly unconventional and freethinking family for the time period. The Ashecrofts and Chases followed the strictures of society loosely, while daring to be different in private life.
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Maria Granada
March 3, 2018
Love all your books and all have a charms and detailed, well researched. Violet and Ford their nerdeness and naivity made me smile. Funny , entertaining , HEA , what more can i ask for a story...thumbs up!
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Ceal
July 12, 2022
Thoroughly enjoyable and particularly satisfying ending! Love the series, kinda wanted to throttle the leads from time to time, but that's how you know you're invested haha! Love both families, but the kids and the heroine's parents stole the show for me haha! Can't wait to continue the series! Well written, well edited, humour, heart and heat. Very satisfied reader!
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About the author

I decided to become a writer in the third grade (or, as my Canadian friends call it, grade three), after winning a "Why My Mother is the Greatest" essay contest and having my entry published in a major newspaper. Seeing my words in print was a thrill! But everyone told me it's too hard for novelists to get published, so after college I spent fourteen years as the CEO of my own jewelry store chain before writing my first book. A mistake? Maybe...but my first heroine, Amethyst, was a jeweler, so at least I took advantage of that wise old saying, "Write what you know." And I learned a good lesson: Don't let other people tell you what you can or can't do!

I write humorous historical romance mostly set in England and Scotland in the 17th and 19th centuries (Restoration and Regency periods). I've been oh-so-lucky to see my books hit bestseller lists all over the world, including the New York Times and USA Today lists, making this second career a real dream come true. I live in Southern California with my family and a constantly shedding cat, and I still think my mother is the greatest!

Visit my website at http://www.LaurenRoyal.com, where you can learn about the real people and real places in my books, enter a contest, sign up for my newsletter, and see the ever-growing branches of the Chase Family Tree.

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