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In Which Winnie Halifax Is Utterly Ruined by Alexandra Vasti
Series : Halifax Hellions #3
In 1811, Winifred Wallace told one tiny lie. To secure her
future as an independent sheep farmer, she invented an
estranged husband named Mr. Spencer Halifax and forged their
marriage record. Ten years later, her deception catches up
with her: in the form of the disturbingly real, distressingly
attractive earl on her doorstep.
Spencer Halifax wants to set a good example for his beloved
hellion sisters. Ever since their father’s death, he’s tried
to play the role of steady, sensible earl—and involving
himself with a moderately felonious sheep farmer is decidedly
not sensible. But Winnie’s unfettered passion and fierce
self-reliance draw him in, even as her closely guarded secrets
keep him out.
When Spencer asks Winnie to travel with him to London to
disentangle their semi-legal union, she’s horrified. London,
after all, is where her infamous mother pilfered several
lavish necklaces from besotted noblemen. But she cannot pass
up the chance to return the stolen jewelry—so she agrees to
travel with Spencer and give back the gems on the sly.
Returning the jewelry, however, is more difficult than Winnie
imagined. Monkeys commit theft. Footmen tryst in inconvenient
locales. And Winnie realizes that the only way forward is to
trust Spencer with the truth of her past—even if doing so
threatens their pretend marriage and the all-too-real feelings
between them.
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I think this is my new favorite in the Halifax Hellions series now!😍
I swear these novellas are better than some of the full length HR
books that I've read and they have just the right amount of everything
- romance, humor and steam, without feeling incomplete!
It all starts when Winifred Wallace tells a tiny lie by making up a
fake husband as she tries to start a sheep farming business after
moving to Wales. And then ten years later, a very real Spencer Halifax
shows up on her doorstep(actually the prison door but haha that was
too funny 🤣) and it turns out he's an earl! Due to a series of
situations they might actually be married 😂, so Spencer asks her to
return to London with him while they find a suitable resolution.
Winnie agrees to this as it'll be a chance to return the necklaces
that her mother had stolen from certain gentlemen before leaving her
daughter and running off to Paris. But this fake marriage might just
turn into something real as both of them spend more time with each
other!
Both Winnie and Spencer were such well developed characters and the
relationship between them was so amazing! Winnie is independent and
strong but she's soft on the inside and very responsible too! Spencer
was the perfect cinnamon roll - caring and gentle(with blushing
ears😆). He just wants to be a good brother to his sisters and help
Winnie too🥹 These two were so cute together! There are many hilarious
moments as they try to return the jewels(& lots of steam too😉).
Actually, I didn't want this to end but this was such an adorable
story! I can't believe that this will be the last novella😩 Can we get
a short story with all of them together? Pretty please!
This one is out now and you can read these novellas for free just by
signing up for the author's newsletter(could there be anything
better?)❣️✨
You can also find this review on my bookstagram here
You can also find my reviews of the other books in the series
here
*I was provided with an ARC in exchange for an honest review*
Alexandra Vasti comes from a long line of romance-reading Vasti women.
She fell in love with historical romance at age 11 and still swoons for
Laura Kinsale and Judith McNaught.
Alex lives in Louisiana, where she teaches literature at a university by
day and writes romance by night. Somewhere in there she also raises
three kids and two mostly feral kitties. She’s powered by guacamole and
oat milk lattes, though not usually at the same time.
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