Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey: Review

Historical romance is a once in a while splurge for me so I try to choose books that really suck me in. The sheer questionable topic here in the title lead me to check out this upcoming book for review. It sounded like it was going to be a great read and a first time story by this author too!

My thoughts on this new release are below.

Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey
ASIN ‏: B09NK67NQM
Publisher ‏: ‎Entangled: Amara
Publication date : ‎January 17, 2022

OVERVIEW:
After his twin brother pulls a foolish prank, Reverend Daniel Wayward’s life is now decidedly complicated. With his family, his parish, and even his reputation at risk, there’s only one way to avoid utter ruin—by swapping places with his rakish, wicked twin. And the second Daniel steps foot into his brother’s worldly and sinful life in London, he’s completely caught by temptation of the most enticing, green-eyed kind.

Miss Olivia St. Peters knows the son of the duke is a dangerous fellow, but something in those hooded, hungry blue eyes makes her blood sing with pleasure. She’s determined to have this Wayward noble, no matter what Society—or even her father—says about the match. And if that means playing with fire, she’ll gladly burn…

The more Daniel resists the oh-so-inviting charms of Olivia, the more determined she is to have him. Now he’s caught between his vows of faith and the lure of sweet temptation. And the only thing standing between his heart and his immortal soul is one unforgivable deception…

Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey Review

I have to say that I had mixed feelings about this book. On one hand I loved Daniel. He was so kind and sweet. Just a delightful character all around. Much of the time I did find myself feeling sorry for the poor guy!

On the other hand, I found myself disliking Olivia more and more as I continued through the story. She was conniving and manipulative, completely throwing herself at him. It was not a great look for her and in some places I found it very annoying.

The saving grace is the fact that Daniel falls hard for her. He is smitten for sure but is in such a terrible arrangement and situation, he is in a lot of pain for much of the story. The author was highly creative in the situations and arrangements as she worked around the angst and misery.

Tempting the Vicar offers a very untraditional story with some heat and fire to keep us on our toes. The unique storyline is definitely a plus with the twin twist plus the author offers a backstory that is refreshing and different from the norm of the typical Regency romance.

3.5 rolled to 4 STARS!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.