Viscount Hart Highgate is a rogue but a handsome and rich rogue. After previous heartbreak, he has finally decided it is time to marry and his one hope is to find someone who is not just interested in trapping him into marriage for his title and fortune. Meg Timmons has loved Hart, the brother of her best friend, ever since she was an awkward, blushing schoolgirl. As the best friend of his little sister Hart has not really considered Meg until a chance encounter one night and a mistaken identity kiss leads him to think twice about her. Still as the daughter of a Barron who has not only squandered his fortune but is the bitter enemy of his own father, there is little chance either family would sanction a match. Furthermore as Meg has no dowry, could he ever be sure she wanted him for who he is rather than the fortune he would bring? When friends intervene and an entrapment ensues Hart is furious and refuses to believe Meg knew nothing about it. I really enjoyed the interplay between these two and the electricity in the air as Hart continues to try and resist her, maintaining his anger but all the time wanting to be with her. Meg is very sweet and Hart is very stubborn but their journey towards happiness is interesting to read. The book is very well written and lots of other entertaining characters make it a great read. If you like historical regency romance you will love this story.

Viscount Hart Highgate has decided to put his rakish ways behind him and finally get married. He may adore a good brandy or a high-speed carriage race, but he takes his duties as heir to the earldom seriously. Now all he has to do is find the right kind of woman to be his bride―ideally, one who’s also well-connected and well-funded. . .

Meg Timmons has loved Hart, the brother of her best friend, ever since she was an awkward, blushing schoolgirl. If only she had a large dowry―or anything to her name at all. Instead, she’s from a family that’s been locked in a bitter feud with Hart’s for years. And now she’s approaching her third London season, Meg’s chances with him are slim to none. Unless a surprise encounter on a deep, dark night could be enough to spark a rebellious romance. . .for all time?

A good read on a rainy day. Enjoyed that it intertwined characters from previous books in the series. Unfortunately I felt the ending was rather abrupt. Could have been a good 4 star if the ending had been played out better.

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you NetGalley!

Miss Margaret Timmons has been in love with her best friend's brother since she was sixteen. The problem is the difference in their social standing and the fact that their parents are mortal enemies.
Her father has gambled away the family fortune and her mother is a very bitter woman who takes out her frustration on everyone around her.
Viscount Hart Highgate has decided to give in to parental pressure and find a bride. Someone he can put up with long enough to get an heir and still carry on with his life. His father has drummed it in to him to never give his heart because women will just trample it.
Our heroine has a friend that is known to be a matchmaker, perhaps she can help. Or perhaps she will mess everything up.
This is a very emotional story with as many tears as laughs. You will want to smack our hero several times for being pig headed.
You can quite easily read it on its own, but it will tease you with the previous stories from the series. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and the previous books. I'm not sure if there will be more from this series but I will always look for more from this author.

Thanks St. Martin's Press and netgalley for this ARC.

Love the can do attitude of these scheming women for all the right reasons, this romance has it all! Humor, passion, love, friendship, and maybe HEA.

3.5 This didn't pick up for me until halfway through and that's when found out I was due for a good cry, since I cried at every little thing. On the bus. With no tissue. :(
This is a classic romance, with both people changing for the better, but not my favorite.

This was an entertaining tale but fell a little flat for me. I enjoyed the banter between the main characters but was disappointed with the big conflict. I thought he royally overreacted and she didn't do enough to stand up for herself. They did have a HEA and that was what made me happy!

This was the first I've read from Valerie Bowman and I really enjoyed the story. It started out as a light read and I got sucked into the story rather quickly. Meg has been in love with her friend Sarah's brother Hart since she was 16. She unfortunately has been a wallflower and never someone that he has noticed. He's also a rogue who Sarah doesn't think would make a good match. Instead, the recently married Sarah has decided to try her hand at matchmaking so that Meg can catch a husband this season. Hart has decided it's finally time to settle down and while he knows that Meg isn't what he's looking for, he is willing to help her with her pursuit of landing a husband. The story was very engaging, especially in the middle when things get shaken up. I don't want to give spoilers but it was a little unexpected and yet not. Overall great characters. I enjoyed it so much that I'm now working backwards in the series and can't wait to read the details in The Legendary Lord and Christian and Sarah's relationship.

Scheming and matchmakers and secrets, oh my. If you think this is a light-hearted matchmaking book, you will be in for a surprise. Sometimes when reading a book you get a bit uncomfortable with how the story is progressing…I had to close this book a few times saying to myself “please do not say anything you will regret and cannot take back”. Hart and Meg’s story is not the typical friends to lovers story, it has a twist. I understand both of their views, although Hart’s a good bit more. Scheming never works. By the end of the book love prevails.

I truly enjoyed this story of Meg and Hart. Meg, an impoverished wallflower with lousy parents, has loved her best friend's older brother Hart since he showed her a kindness when she was just sixteen. Meg knows Hart, the rogue, has finally decided to marry, but how can she make him see that he should choose her? It's bad enough she's not noticed, she's been on the marriage mart for three seasons, but Meg's parents and Hart's parents are sworn enemies as well. Not one to give up her dream, Meg enlists the aid of some delightfully colorful characters who attempt to assist her in this endeavor.
The story has laughter, poignancy, longing, and heat that all made it thoroughly entertaining!

The Right Kind of Rogue was an excellent historical romance with a scheming matchmaker, love interests on opposite sides of feuding families and a wallflower who really comes into her own.

Meg Timmons has been in love with her best friend’s brother, Hart Highgate, since she was sixteen years old. Now that Hart has decided it’s time he marry, Meg knows this may be her last chance. However, her quest for love is hindered by the fact she has no dowry and her and Hart’s families have been feuding for years. Hart had always thought of Meg as his little sister’s best friend, but after a surprise encounter late at night, Hart hasn’t been able to get Meg out of his head. Soon, Meg and Hart are caught up in the schemes of a matchmaker and will have to decide what they’re willing to do for the chance at the love of a lifetime.

The Right Kind of Rogue is the eighth book in the Playful Brides series and it’s the first one I’ve read. There are a lot of scenes with characters I’ve since learned were the main couples in the rest of the books. However, I do believe this book stands well on its own and you could jump right into this one without having read the others. I never felt lost and other than my lack of knowledge on who was who, I didn’t feel like I missed out on anything.

Meg is an incredibly kind and caring person and would willingly help a stranger without a second thought. She’s very loyal to those she cares about, even if they’re undeserving of that loyalty. After spending the last few seasons as a wallflower, Meg has learned how to be alone and amuse herself. That’s not to say she doesn’t feel lonely, she does, but she does well on her own. Despite the fact her relationship with her family is strained, she does her best to please them and not cause issues.

Hart’s character works well as the classic rogue hero often seen in historical romances, which is by far one of my favorite types of hero. He very easily charms women and has a devil may care attitude regarding life. He cares deeply for his younger sister Sarah and I loved their relationship. The one thing I disliked about his character was that he had a tendency to drink too much. Instead of trying to fix his problems, his first instinct was to reach for a bottle.

At first I didn’t understand Meg’s crush on Hart, but once they had a few scenes together I didn’t care as I loved their chemistry. They’re very playful with each other and there’s some great banter, which I love. Their physical scenes were great and I definitely enjoyed them. There was the inevitable drama towards the end, but I liked how the author resolved everything.

Overall, The Right Kind of Rogue was a fun, quick read and definitely has me interested in checking out the rest of the series soon.

With her family riddled with debt and on her third season, Meg knows it's her last chance to find a husband. When she hears that her long time crush has decided to finally search for a wife, she knows it's time to make her move.
With Hart's sister and friends all getting leg shackled, he knows it's time to do the same. His wife must be beautiful, from a good family, and rich. This makes his sudden attraction to his little sister’s best-friend highly inconvenient.
With family drama, debts, and schemes, Hart and Meg will have quite the journey to get to their happily ever after.
 
With a gorgeous cover (and a cover dress that appears in the story) The Right Kind of Rogue is the eighth installment in the Playful Brides series. I started off here and had no problems, except for the occasional interest in obvious previous characters that filtered through and curious about their personal stories.
 
Sarah's older brother, Hart, the heir to the earldom, a viscount in his own right, was clever, handsome, witty, and extremely eligible. He was also entirely off limits to Meg.
She had loved him for years.
 
Our heroine Meg is the wallflower by circumstance who pines for her best-friend's older brother that never fails to capture my attention. She has no dowry because her father gambled it all away and a mother who unloads her disappoint in life onto her. Hart stuck up for her against her mother when they were younger and that cemented her love of him. I understood the hero worship from this moment but it ended up being the only instance provided for Meg and me as a reader to hold onto. Throughout the story Hart remains a man who drinks fairly heavily and doesn't do a whole heck of a lot to demonstrate any maturity; he honestly seemed a bit vacuous to me.
 
Most of the story is Meg, with help from a friend named Lucy, trying to set-up schemes to get Hart to notice her enough to marry her and later to sleep with her. Surprisingly, with this desire, they don’t spend a lot of time together in the first half which didn't help me understand what Meg saw in this adult version of Hart. Even towards the end when Hart has a chance to shine and go after Meg, he instead stays home and drinks. It made their romance/relationship seem very childish from Meg's stand point and very weak from Harts'.
 
This was written in a very easy reading style and if you've read the rest in the series, you'd probably enjoy reentering this world with previous characters making appearances. The friend Lucy helping Meg out was a bit annoying at times with her rude obtuse "My way is always right" but the emphasis on female relationships was enjoyable.
 
With a lack of mature emotional connection and solid reasoning for why Meg and Hart were in love and Hart not stepping up to the plate enough, I ultimately ended up be disappointed in the romance.

Valerie tells the story of Meg Timmons who has been dealt a hard hand in the game of life. Her father is a compulsive gambler resulting in her worn and tatty clothing, not ideal when trying to make a good impression at society events. Her mother’s spiteful comments also don’t help with her confidence. Her friendships are the saving grace that helps her get though the rough times but she has been too proud to accept anything more concrete from them, until she is persuaded that to escape from her life and gain a husband she needs to take their finery.
Meg decides she needs all the help she can get to try to gain the attention of Viscount Hart Highgate, the person she has always secretly adored. Its her last chance before he is lost to her forever.
I enjoyed this book, the atmosphere was perfect and the story took some unexpected turns.

DNF so will not be rating or reviewing. Thank you for the opportunity to read this title.

Valerie Bowman’s The Right Kind of Rogue is the eighth adventure in her Playful Brides series and it delivers in a big way. This book has the key elements that make a historical romance successful—Secret crush on best friend’s brother, Conniving matchmaker, Forced marriage, and Intense groveling. And there is so much more!

The heroine, Meg Timmons, has been in love with her best friend’s brother since she was sixteen years old. After spending several years as a wallflower on the marriage mart, due to her father’s reckless spending, drinking, and reputation, she decides to enlist the help of a local duchess to win the affections of one Viscount Hart Highgate. Hart is completely opposed to marriage, having seen the lifetime of misery an unhappy union created in his own parents lives, and but feels he must do his duty to secure an heir and his legacy. Unbeknownst to him, Meg and several friends, along with the aid of a duchess, create intentional situations whereby she is placed in compromising situations with the Viscount. But since Meg truly loves Hart, she does not wish him to be forced into marriage with her, but to take notice of the women she has become. However, the matchmaking plan goes awry and a wedding ensues, causing Meg to rethink her actions and Hart to fully distrust his new wife. The two eventually learn about trust, happiness, and true love through their mishaps as well as the considerable prodding by their close friends and family members.

I loved reading these characters’ story and know other readers will feel the same. Well done, Valerie Bowman!

I loved the story of Hart and Meg! Meg has always loved Hart and sees his admirable qualities even though he is a rake. Hart is adverse to marriage due to his parents and an event in his past, but decides he's at an age where he should marry. I enjoyed reading about Meg getting Hart to notice her and how they both worked through their issues, especially since they were often both at fault for their problems. I like my romances steamy and my characters full of chemistry, and this story did not disappoint! I have never read a romance by Ms. Bowman, but this book definitely made me want to check out the stories of other characters who made secondary appearances in this book. Overall,this was an awesome read!

Hart Highgate is a rogue who loves his bachelor ways. Saved from the parson's trap years before before, he despises manipulative women above all else. Now 29, he has finally decided it was time for him to settle down and take a wife, although he goes about it like he's walking to the guillotine. When his sister asks him to help her friend Meg Timmons garner the interest of a gentleman, he reluctantly agrees. He's known Meg his entire life--she is shy, kind and the ton's biggest wallflower. A little attention from Hart and his friends will definitely help her chances to attract a husband.

I've enjoyed Ms. Bowman's previous books and this one was sweet, although not my favorite. There was a lot of misunderstandings on both Hart's and Meg's parts. At one point, I just wanted Meg to finally shout out that she's loved him since she was 16, but then there wouldn't be a story. I thought Hart's character was a bit over the top when he thinks Meg deceived him especially since he's known her for years. He didn't stop to think things may not be what they seemed. He was quite cruel at one point and it made him unlikeable for me. As with all of Ms. Bowman's books, true love finally shines through. A definite read for fans of Regency romance.

Hart Highgate needs a wife. It's time to settle down, produce an heir for his earldom and get his father off his back...

Meg Timmons, self-confirmed wallflower and best friend to Sarah, Hart's sister, has also decided it's time to get married... to Hart, the man she's loved since she was a girl.

With meddling matchmakers and feuding families, <i>The Right Kind of Rogue</i> has the perfect balance of tension, emotional drama and moments of levity. The protagonists are likable and believable, and their story doesn't feel rushed or obvious. Meg is immensely fun - smart but overlooked, she's determined, honest and will call out Hart on his arrogant and roguish ways. Hart is your usual rogue, although he's been burned before in the marriage mart and his parents' relationship has left its scars, so he has levels of depth that you don't often find in his type of character.

This is a great new edition to the series, and I would highly recommend if you're a fan of Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas or Meredith Duran.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I've always loved stories where the heroine is in love with her best friend's brother, and THE RIGHT KIND OF ROGUE seems to be that. However, I didn't quite like Meg, the heroine. She's timid and meek (as her mother described) and a bit irritating in that she didn't trust Lucy (her friend whom she asked to matchmake her and Hart) to keep the matchmaking secret from Hart's sister. She only showed some spirit toward the end, and by then it was a little too late.

You may want to pick up this book to form your own opinion about it, especially if you're a series fan. I've heard this book is a long time coming, so maybe series fans would love it.

I've heard a lot about Valerie Bowman but this is my first book by her and it was definitely an enjoyable read. For the most part I liked Meg and felt bad for her that she was a "spinster" pretty much because her father is a gambler and she has been relegated to the ton wallflower. Hart seems like a good chap but other than a few flashes of a good heart where he stands up for Meg to her mother way back when and that he cares for his sister I feel like we never dig too deeply into his character. It did feel a little bit too much like insta-love on his side in that he never paid much attention to Meg in all the years she's been his sisters best friend until she's put into a shiny, new dress by his sister and their friend Lucy. They don't appear to spend a whole lot of time together throughout the book and it really seems like he only comes to truly want her when another many wants her. Lucy also took things a little too far for my tastes in placing Hart and Meg in a situation where they are forced to marry. Yes, it appears they will be a good match but that doesn't give her the right to force his hand even if she thinks she's helping her friend. Despite those couple of things I did enjoy the story.

This was a fun read that I could not put down. Meg and Hart are a great couple romantic couple. Meg has loved Hart for as long as she could remember. This story follows the romance that starts between friends to then to love. I have enjoyed all of Valerie Bowman's books that I have read so far.