When he dropped dead shortly after the wedding, rumors swirled that she had done him in and she became known as the Black Widow. She married the Earl of Wareham after he won her in a card game. A charming and warm romantic tale that is bound to warm your heart!! BRILLIANT!! Read moreĮvie Duggan has risen from Irish peasant to become Countess of Wareham - with stops along the way in Seven Dials and Covent Garden, where she was an opera dancer. I liked her from the beginning, Evie may have a bit of a scandalous past, but only in order to protect her family.She also has suffered quite a bit and I loved seeing her with Adam, they end up complimenting each other in such a unique way. His circumstances and personality are of a more gentle nature, but I enjoyed seeing Adam interact with Evie, Evie has a very strong willed vitality about her. Adam is very sincere and good hearted, and I loved how caring he was at times. He hasn't had a ton of experience with women, in fact the heroine in this story has more history with men than Adam seems to have with women. Adam is unlike most heroes of regency romance. The characters in this story were very endearing and I liked them from the first chapter.

There is a instant connection between Adam and Evie, but in the end will Adam choose his people over Evie, or does his love for Evie be strong enough?There was quite a bit that I found very like able about this story. But there is something more to Evie than meets the eye. When the new countess shows up in town, rumors fly about her devious and scandalous ways, and must guard himself carefully. He has sacrificed much for this life, but in some ways its well worth it. Adam, depends on his livelihood as the Vicar.

His goodness and sincerity overwhelms her, and before she realizes it, she wonders if they could ever have a future together.

When the Vicar, starts to interact with her, she finds herself wanting more than just a content life, she craves his touch like none other. She decides that she must make friends in order to become more accepted so that she can make a life for herself. When she arrives, she causes quite a stir among the country folk, who view who as a woman ripe with scandalous behavior. This one is a bit different than most regency's, I loved the unique setting that the characters are placed in.It begins when Evie Duggan, after becoming a widow and with rumors and scandals flying around London about her, decides to settle in Pennyroyal Greens, to have a new start. There have been some books of this series I have loved and other that ended up being averagely enjoyable, A Notorious Countess Confesses is up there on the top of my list of favorites from this author. So when it became available at my local library, I knew I had to pick it up. I have been wanting to read this book ever since it came out last year.

A notorious countess confesses