Rogue to the Rescue by Jane Charles

Tracy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Standalone with ties to Westbrook & Valentine series

Release Date: April 21, 2021 (previous published in It’s Raining Rogues anthology 5/2025)

When Lady Victoria Westbrook is accosted by an angry man while leaving the Westbrook House for Women and Children, her brother-in-law Sebastian Valentine insists that she have a personal guard stay with her until the man is captured. Unfortunately, the man he has chosen is his brother Benedick Valentine, a Thames River Police Officer and a man Victoria once believed herself in love with. She adamantly refuses to let him stay but is overruled by both men. Victoria resigns herself to an uncomfortable night with the man who stole her heart and then broke it when he learned who she was.

Benedick Valentine has done his best to avoid Lady Victoria since the anonymous house party they both attended months ago, where he fell head over heels for her and she rejected him as soon as she learned who he was. He knows it is for the best, because she is too far above his reach and he has nothing to offer a woman like her, but despite that, he still loves her. When they finally confront each other about their last night together, they realize that they both misunderstood the other, but for Benedick that revelation doesn’t change the fact that he is not good enough for her. But is Victoria willing to accept that decision or is she going to fight for their love?

I originally read this novella in the “It’s Raining Rogues” anthology and loved the story, so if you missed that book, you have gotten a second chance to enjoy this book! This story is a series crossover with both the Westbrook and Valentine families and Victoria and Benedick are amazing together! The book has a misunderstanding trope, class difference, second-chances,a bit of danger, a bit of heat, and finally a well-deserved HEA complete with an adorable epilogue. I loved this book and I am happy to recommend this title – especially to readers who love Ms. Charles’ Valentine and Westbrook series, but trust me, you don’t have to have read those books to enjoy this novella!

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher/author. All opinions in this review are my own. *