I found this book to be a very enjoyable read! It was intriguing & had a unique plot. I have not read any of the other books in this series. I found this book to be very interesting on it's own.

Sorry folks but this one was not for me. I found it to be too slow, and I made myself turn the pages and I hate that, if I get a book I want to be interested but when you kind of make yourself try to get into it, it just kills is for me. It was discombobulated for me, slow then dry then rushed..Hate bad reviews, but sometimes you can't help it.

I have absolutely loved this series, and I cannot wait for Gemma's story! Sophia and Ben were adorable, and I loved the interaction between all the characters.

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book 3 in the studies in scandal series. In this series, we have four blue stockings that in her it’s a house that comes with conditions and mysteries. This book we have a hunt to stop a smuggling ring through in a romance and you have this book. It was a really good read. I enjoyed it a great deal.

This is the third in a series in Beauchamp House, where Lady Celeste left her here home to four scholastic young ladies, all with different studies. What happens, is mysterious, mayhem, and potential murder! Lady Celeste has left clues to each young lady. The next young lady is Sophia, a painter, a very talented painter she is, bringing light from the self centered attitude of the ton, as they ignore a dying young woman, on the way to their pleasure pursuits. Lord Benedict, the second son of a Duke, is a Vicar in the County. Of course , there is no way , a scandalous female painter, and a Lord, who takes his calling seriously, could ever be together, it's quite out of the question, or is it?
I highly recommend! Thanks! Enjoy!
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Sweet read but a little underwhelming. The romance was cute but I felt the rest of the story was a bit boring.

Manda Collins continues her delightful series A Studies in Scandal with artist Sophie Hasting as the heroine in Wallflower Most Wanted. The hero is the local vicar, Lord Benedict Lisle, a younger son of a duke. The four ladies who have the opportunity to inherit Beauchamp House are continuing in their quest to solve the ‘mysteries’ handed them by Lady Celeste Beauchamp following her death. The entire concept of leaving her home to four bluestockings is interesting in itself.

Sophie literally drops in on Lord Benedict while he is out for his daily walk. They overhear a plot to do away with someone. That night Benedict’s brother visits him to ask him to investigate a ring of painting forgers. The group is recreating works by famous painters that have been missing for decades. And, selling them to unsuspecting buyers at quite a profit.

Sophie and Ben join together to try to solve this mystery while she is still nursing a sprained ankle due to her fall. Ben gets to carry her about just a bit making the chemistry begin quickly between them. Although there is definitely a sensual aspect to this book as with all of Ms. Collin’s books, she handles it very well considering our hero is a vicar. He is human after all.

As with previous books in the series, there is a death and the magistrate is involved. He begins to think there is something wrong with the House. Serena, Lady Celeste’s niece agrees, there is something wrong, but it is due to her lack of chaperonage as her charges keep marrying with special license. Serena is determined that Sophie will not need one, too.

I love the way Ben defends Sophie when one of the bad guys appears to be able to hit her. He is all alpha male when that occurs. Ben does not believe in fighting and was not cut out for war, thus part of his reason for becoming a vicar. He surprises even himself.

Needless to say, this is another great book by Manda Collins. You won’t want to put it down once you start. Although ‘Studies’ can be read as a stand alone, I have enjoyed reading the previous two books in the series allowing knowing the characters better. Additionally, Ms. Collins intermingles characters from other series, such as the Lords of Anarchy. You begin to feel as if you know most of England through her books. They feel like familiar friends. (I realize Gemma is the last of the four ladies, but I am looking forward to Serena’s story, too.)

I have not had the chance to read many of Manda Collins books, but I really enjoyed this one.
Miss Sophia Hastings is a painter. But she finds out about danger for another painter and wants to help even if it means help from the local vicar. Reverend Lord Benedick Lisle knows Sophia and does not want her to be in danger and wants to help. I did enjoy the characters in this book and the plot was good.

Wallflower Most Wanted (Studies in Scandal, #3)
by Manda Collins

While it was okay for a light read, I must admit this one did not do a lot for me. While I am enjoying the series to a point. The Vicar having out of marriage sex was a definite not for me type of writing. I can say the characters are interesting as well as the plot. It was only that point as well as the formal writing and slow start that made it a no go for me. Okay for a beach read maybe. I was given this book in return for an honest review. Anna Swedenmom

While I generally like books by Manda Collins I have felt so so about this series. I think each book in the series has gotten better than the last. I love seeing Ben’s brother Freddie again. My problem with this book it that it keeps talking about a conversation that was overheard by Sophia and Ben at the villains ball but I, as the reader never was made aware of this happening except in retrospect. I have no idea what they heard except little snippets they drop. It is bizarre that it seemed like there was a whole piece of the plot missing. I don’t know if it’s because it is an unedited advanced copy or it has something to do with it being an ebook but it is really annoying. Otherwise I really liked the story.

A grand romance with great plot and characters. I truly enjoyed this historical romance.

Sophia Hastings isn't concerned with finding Mr. Right, but when Benedick Lisle comes to her rescue she cannot help but be attracted. Benedick is just the person to help Sophia solver her mystery and their story is one you will find delightful to read.

Wallflower Most Wanted by Manda Collins

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Despite some slow spots, this title was still pretty enjoyable.

Miss Sophia Hastings is yet another talented young lady who is co-owner to Beauchamp House. Sophia is a talented painted whose works are considered scandalous by some. Still, she is determined to put them on display in a local art show.

Reverend Lord Benedick Lisle is rather open-minded and is impressed with Sophia's talent...and her beauty. When it becomes clear her controversial artwork has landed her in the middle of trouble, Ben realizes that the last woman he thought he should marry is the only one he wants.

I personally get kind of sick of the "rogue that's slept with EVERY woman who would have him" trope so a vicar was a nice change. Ben is a very sweet man and I enjoyed reading about him. As someone else pointed out, anytime Ben's day-to-day life was brought up it was usually glossed over with "vicarage business" rather than actually telling what he was doing.

I liked Sophia, too. She was a very determined and independent woman. I did find her stubbornness at wanting to be involved with the mystery to her own detriment to be a little off-putting.

In all honesty, the mystery that was the main plot of the novel wasn't that engaging even though I had no clue who the culprit was. All the action regarding the mystery happened near the end of the novel and I skimmed quite a bit to get to it.

I will definitely be checking out the next title in this series.

Another scholarly sort. Another murder mystery to solve. Wallflower Most Wanted returns to Beauchamp heiresses with Sophia's story. A painter, her work tends to cause a bit of a stir and she finds herself in the midst of a art forgery ring that she intends to stop with the help of the local vicar, Benedick.

Having read the first two books already (Ready Set Rogue and Duke with Benefits), I have to say that this one was a bit disappointing. It lacked that certain extra something to keep me hooked from beginning to end. Perhaps it's because the plot has become predictable for these books or the fact that the characters fell flat. Or both.

Probably both.

Sophia wasn't a badly written heroine so much as a boring one. I liked that she was an artist but that's all that she really had going for her. And the vicar would call her "Wallflower" all the time which I didn't get either because she definitely didn't strike me as such (which also left a disconnect with the title). Ben wasn't really Mr. Personality either. He and Sophia have known each other for a while now and suddenly he's lusting after her and it just felt a bit sudden and wasn't working for me. On that note, the romance was bland. I don't need explicit scenes in a romance to feel the chemistry between characters but there was nothing between these two. The most I got was a mutual respect which is great and all but not what's going to make me ship these characters. It is a romance, after all.

I did like the twist with the antagonist of this story. I had a few guesses but thought that the execution leading up to the big reveal played out well and felt both believable from the stance of a reader following this story but also surprising in the good way.

The whole potential murder and forgery ring storyline was pretty bland for me. Which is sad because when you hear those two phrases I doubt you'd think "boring" but it felt like background noise to the romance that wasn't really happening on the page. Honestly, I felt more chemistry between Gemma and Cam (who you'll briefly meet in this one) and really hope he's the one in the next book with Gemma because I want to read that one.

Wallflower Most Wanted left me wanted a LOT more. Disappointing since the previous two books were decent and I love the idea of a house full of "bluestockings" in this day and age. Good premise and plenty of potential but the execution this time around wasn't up to par unfortunately.

Good story very good read. Interesting characters def would recommend

Sophia Hastings is an artist and fairly well known. She is also one of the four ladies to inherit a mansion and were called Beauchamp House Heiresses. Lord Benedick Lisle, is the second son of a duke and a vicar. He finds Sophia charming.
There is a mystery, that came from Ben's brother, Frederick. There appears to be a forging ring of priceless paintings, occuring in their town of Little Seaford. The home Office was concerned. Since Ben lived there, they hoped he would look into it for them.
Four women inherit land, and each is talented in a different field. As you can tell the characters are exactly that, they are funny, kind, loving and fiesty. There are a couple of surprises, mixed in, but this is a well thought out tale. It is well written and engages your interest thru out the whole book. I enjoyed it.
I received this ARC from Net Galley and voluntarily reviewed it.

I wasn't that impressed with the story of Ben and Sophia. They started out as a cute couple and the story looked to be well written, until a vicar had sex with a woman and they weren't yet married. It Totally lost me at that point. I read romance and am used to the whole sex before marriage trope, but with a Vicar it lost me right there. 3 stars for the story up until that point. Thank you NetGalley for an ARC, and this is my review of it.

Manda Collins books keep getting better and better! I cannot wait for the next book in this series! I have told all of my fellow romance novel lovers about this series!

Wallflower Most Wanted is the third book in Manda Collins series Studies in Scandal. Ready Set Rogue and Duke with Benefits are the first two books. The series is about four heiresses who are left Beauchamp house because they are blue stockings who are pursuing fields that interestedLady Celeste Beauchamp.
I enjoyed this book as much as I did the others and this might be my favorite of the three. I love the heiresses and Sophia was as much fun to read about as the other girls. The hero is Ben the local vicar and I am glad to say he was not held back in his pursuing Sophia due to being the local vicar.
Fans of historical romance will enjoy this book and I enjoyed the added mystery in all the books in the series. Even though it is part of the series, you can read it as a standalone.

I did not read the first two books but was sad about Celeste's murder in the previous book. I think the description when Ben and Sophia overhear men discussing a murder was unclear and could have more descriptive. The romance and mystery evolve well but there were a couple of loose ends to me. I would have liked to know that the gallery owner was the target, that Morgan admitted to the crimes and what was result for Ryder. Were all forgers identified because at one point there were supposed to be several but I guess it was evident but still would like finality. All in all a good book, thanks.