I forgot to leave a review for this, but I really enjoyed it! It's already out, so I won't say much more than I need to for my star rating. <3

Honoria Hartley has been betrothed since birth to the long-lost Viscount Vandemere...but no one has actually ever met the viscount. When Oscar Flint arrives on Honoria’s doorstep, claiming to be Vandemere, she is thrown for a loop. This rogue is not her viscount. The only problem is, this possible conman might steal her heart.

This is the second book in the Liars Club series. The Hartley family is introduced in the first story. While this book can stand alone, there are a lot of mentions at the beginning that could be confusing/overwhelming if you aren't familiar with the previous one.

Being tied to a marriage contract with a missing lord allows Honoria to move through life with a bit of freedom. A meet cute with Oscar comes back to bite her though, which leads to humor and sort of a "double blackmail" scenario where neither character can - or wants to - expose the other. For me, the book shone brightest when the characters were together, and Lorret is the excellent in building romantic chemistry and expectations with kisses.

Tropes: Arranged Marriage, Disguised Character, Enemies to Lovers, Hero Falls First

Steam: 3.5 (four scenes, but the last one is brief)

* I received an ARC and this is my honest review

I love the author and her work. I find no flaw with her writing however, this book contained every trope I loath. Woman dressing as man to enter gambling club. Man impersonating someone else for a con. Harridan FMC. Rushed resolution that does not make sense.

I found I could not connect to the characters and there was just too much going on.

I enjoyed this novel so much. The characters were interesting, the pace was well written, and the ending was so sweet. The two main characters meet while both are pretending to be someone they are not. There are so many funny scenes created from out of this situation. It was fun to see how Oscar and Honoria resolve the trust issues they have towards each other.

Clever entertaining and hilarious never have I laughed so much in the first two chapters of a book. This is book two of the series, immediately after finishing I went and read book one. You can read them out of order but for maximum entertainment read in order.
The MCs start by blackmailing each other after events that happened a year earlier. Honoria figures she can’t out Oscar without incriminating herself she decides Oscar must die. While Oscar falls for her and decides to play the long game slowly teasing her both physically and mentally. The writing was phenomenal, I could hear the characters voices come through when they were taking jabs at each other.

3.5 Stars Such a fun historical romance! There was a lot to this story with the betrothal, the long-lost viscount, and the con. The banter between Honoria and Oscar was fantastic! Historical romances are always so much better when they have fun and hilarity in addition to the romance and spice. The Trouble with Inventing a Viscount definitely delivered both!

I was really excited for this book because the first one in the series was so good - and this one was even better. Honoria and are clever and flirty, their banter is so much fun, and the way they win up entangled in a fake engagement, fake identity scheme is so entertaining. There’s much more to them than meets the eye, and I found myself pleasantly surprised when each layer was peeled back to reveal a new detail. I don’t want to say too much and spoil anything, but I loved it and I can’t wait for the next sister’s story.

Oh, and I never expected a man calling a woman “signore” to make me swoon, but here we are. Oscar is just that good.

An interesting story with a con determined to win the attention of Honoria. Tied to a betroval contract with a missing viscount , Honoria moves through life without the need to commit to anyone. This story is fun, full of humor and just a joy to read. While this is the first book by this author that I have read, I will be adding her to my list of special questions authors to read and follow. Her writing is creative, well paced, and fully entertaining.

This book was a delight. I’d been impatiently waiting for it ever since I read the first book in the series. The Hartleys are so fun and are one of my favorite fictional families I’ve read, and I can’t wait to read the other siblings’ stories!

Watching Oscar grow as a person was very satisfying. And I love that he appreciated Honoria for more than her looks. Honoria was so witty and emotionally complex. I wish we had learned more details about what happened to Oscar’s father though.

A big thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review! All opinions are my own.

What a delightful story. It is so convoluted and charming! Oscar is a rogue who one can't help, but adore. Honoria is is so smart and resourceful. Her schemes and thought processes are so much fun to try to follow. I'd live to know to know what happens to them in the future!

After reading and loving the first book in this series, I couldn’t wait to get my greedy eyes on this one and it did not disappoint.

I love love loved Honoria and Oscar. They’re both looking for something of their own and are so much more alike than either of them would like to admit. They have instant chemistry, banter for days, and flirting disguised as threatening murder and/or bodily harm. Of course, Honoria’s family is one of the best and I really enjoyed reading the scenes with all of them together.

Plot wise, it was good. These two are together for the majority of the story and it’s all I wanted. There are snippets of open conversations, but it works because we are shown how they learn to lean into each other and find that safe space they want (but refuse to admit.)

Overall, this was a strong book 2 and I can’t wait to see these two in the future in the next story.

**Huge thanks to the publisher for providing the arc free of charge**

The second installment in the Liar's Club series features Honoria Hartley, the middle daughter of Baron and Roxana Hartley. Honoria is still mourning the loss of her twin brother, Ernest, who died at age 5 and though she is of the age to marry, she has decided she does not want to. Being a member of a family that stages plays, Honoria is a master of disguise and has adopted the name of Senor Cesario in order to dress as a man and gamble in order to finance her life as a single woman. While visiting Paris, she meets Oscar Flint, a scoundrel and gambler who is attempting to win money in to pay a debt owed to a Spanish mobster. Honoria ends up besting Oscar while gambling and when he attempts to take the money from her she eventually escapes. A year later, Oscar shows up in her home town pretending to be Viscount Vandemere, Honoria's betrothed whom she's never met but has traded letters with. Both Honoria and Oscar have secrets that they desperately don't want exposed and they are forced to keep up appearances as a couple while trying to solve their problems together despite neither of them trusting the other.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this earc

This book was much fun! But honestly when a liar and a kind of a liar meet and fall in love? The best kind of story.

But this is what you need to know. This book has the best banter, so spicy scenes and super unrealistic plot twist with happily ever after. And sometimes that’s all you know. I loved Oscar. I loved Honoria. I loved Honoria’s family and how incredibly dramatic they all were. This book just hit the spot my friends. Make sure to pick it up

He's a grifter, a con artist...

Honoria (what a name for this book!) has been engaged to a long lost viscount no one has seen.
Oscar takes full advantage of that fact and when he looses to Honoria, he plays a long con, grifting that he is the viscount she is promised to. I liked Honoria but had a harder time with Oscar playing Vandermere.
This is book two in the Liar's Club and it fits in perfectly with the liar's theme.
I was really excited for this book and purchased a paperback of it.
Recommend.

Honoria is engaged to a long-lost viscount whom no one in England has ever seen. Charming rogue Oscar takes on the role of her betrothed in a dangerous game. As their attraction ignites, Honoria must decide if she’s willing to gamble with her heart—while Oscar is determined to win her, even if it means playing for keeps.

This book is so much fun. I love Honoria and Oscar, and the banter between them. They’re both reluctant when it comes to romance at first, but soon they can’t resist the intense feelings that grow between them.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

DNF at 51%. I was really excited for this book after loving the first book in the series. But I couldn’t connect with the stories or the characters. I don’t know what it was about the story, it just wasn’t for me. I even gave it far longer than I normally give books I don’t connect with because of my love for the first book but it never clicked with me. I think people will really like the story, it just didn’t work for me for some reason.


Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A big thank you to the publisher and author for the ARC— after quite a wait, I finally got my hands on it!

After really enjoying the first book in the series, I was excited to explore Honoria and Vandemere’s story. I expected a typical engaged-since-birth plot, but I was pleasantly surprised by the unique direction it took. The main characters were charming, and I loved the whimsical elements woven throughout.

That said, the twist became obvious early on, and I hoped for a quicker resolution. Unfortunately, it felt a bit rushed and anticlimactic in the final pages, especially regarding the villain’s role.

Overall, I think this series showcases Vivienne Lorret’s best work to date. It’s been wonderful to see her growth as an author, and I’ll definitely recommend it to my book communities.

While I enjoyed the book, it didn’t quite hit the five-star mark I was hoping for—maybe I just built up my expectations a bit too much!

I liked this story. It was a different writing style than I’m use to and took a while to really get into the book but it was an enjoyable read. I usually go for a modern romance because they are more realistic but something about this time period is so romantic. I can’t wait to tell my mom about this book because she loves stuff like this. I’m giving it 3 stars because it did take me awhile to adjust to the style of writing.

Honoria Hartley and Oscar Flint had a chance meeting in Paris while she was in disguise before parting ways, but neither have forgotten each other. Honoria is shocked when Oscar shows up at her family’s estate claiming to be Viscount Vandemere, her long missing betrothed. She knows he’s lying but can’t reveal his secret without revealing hers. The pair are constantly getting under each other’s skin but their physical attraction irks them more than anything else.

I highly recommend reading the previous book in this series before reading this one as the two stories flow together even though they focus on different couples. The book had great chemistry and wonderful banter. I also enjoyed that the book took place outside of London. I did struggle a bit with the pacing and keeping all the side characters straight, but I think I would have done better reading the two books in this series closer together. I really enjoy Vivienne’s writing style and have been meaning to go back and read the rest of her backlist. I’m excited to see where this series goes.

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

OMG! I loved this book - the secrets and the mischief is just so much fun!

I read this book without having read the first in the series - and I feel like the book can be read as a standalone.

The banter is clever and funny. i loved the characters! The FMC, Honoria Hartley, is so much fun - strong, independent, smart, and definitely a little more than a mischief maker. The MMC, Oscar, is everything that you could want in a regency gambler pretending to be a viscount -- funny, smart, slightly gray morals, a traumatic backstory, and handsome.

I couldn't wait to find out what happened in this book and had to keep turning the page.