Wow I'm just stunned with how good this title was. I just had so much fun reading this title and getting to along for the ride with these amazing characters. I'm so excited to see what's next from this author.

Ok…I was totally drawn in by the beautiful cover, but I was a little hesitant that a Vicar was the main character. But I started and got into it and realized that it was a twin swap and Daniel really tried to balance his faith, loyalty to his brother and his attraction to Olivia. While there is some sexual activity, there is nothing explicit in this book. It gives off the gentle, light romance vibe. There are definitely a lot of obstacles standing in the way of a marriage that Olivia and Daniel have to overcome. Vicar’s did get married during this time period, so clearly they must have had some romantic interludes ;)

This is the first book that I read by Liana LeFey and I really enjoyed the story and the writing style. When you are in the mood for a slow burn romance, put this book in your pile.

This is book 2 in the series by Liana Lefey. I did enjoy the story. It was a pretty good read. I am hoping there are more in the series.

There was truly so much potential with this. It could have been such a fun storyline. A proper vicar being exposed to the sinful lives of London? This should have been so fun. But it was not.

Ooooo such an amazing, easy, and fantastic story to read. The pace of the story was perfect for my liking and the concept was incredible. Do you like stories on hidden identities?? Well, I do and so I devoured the book. The writing is fabulous and the story is explained graciously well.

The story is of Olivia, a strong-headed girl trying to woo Devlin, who is a man of questionable character. Where Olivia is a respected citizen of the London Society, Devlin is a notorious kind of man. A Union between the two is just not possible but irrespective of the practicality Olivia is determined to try.

The twist in the story is that Devlin has a twin brother, Daniel and in a tragic but laughable situation, they swap places and lives they were living. Daniel is the vicar in real life and comes to London as Devlin and from there a roller coaster ride starts between Daniel and Olivia. I enjoyed every bit of the story, close to the end story becomes very emotional and I surely prayed that things go on a better track.  

Loved the ending and seriously I was late for the party, there’s already a book on Devlin’s story “The Devil’s Own” about what he does while being Daniel. In the entire book, I kept thinking that what’s happening to him, and at the last, I got to know that the story is already released. I’ll be reading it soon to know how the devil got his ending.

I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.

After his twin brother breaks his leg while pretending to be him, vicar Daniel Wayward is forced to go to London and take Devlin's place until the injury is healed. Though they are twins, they're completely different personalities, and Devlin's rakish lifestyle is a shock to Daniel's more conservative ways. There's also the added pressure of Miss Olivia St. Peters, the daughter of Devlin's business partner, and someone who has set her sight's on Devlin, come hell or high water. Daniel needs to discourage her, but the chemistry between them is almost too much to bear.

This book was one I was looking forward too, after reading Devlin's story in The Devil's Own, but there was something - I'm not sure what - that I just didn't click with. Daniel and Olivia were alright characters - Olivia much better though - but I felt like their story was too contrived, and dragged on far too much. I liked the first book, and wasn't as bothered by the deception in that case, but here, with the supposedly saintly Daniel, I felt a little repulsed by how long he kept the truth from Olivia. It was an alright book, but nothing perfect, and not one I'll likely go back to.

Reverend Daniel Wayward and his twin has switched places because of a prank to save their and the family’s reputation. Daniel isn’t happy with the situation but for goes along like always when his brother does something like this. He’s tasked with discouraging the affections of the business partner’s daughter. Only on their first meeting Daniel’s smitten by the lovely unique young woman. Olivia St. Peters is determined to marry her father’s business partner Devlin Wayward. Her plan is to reform the rake, only her plans don’t progress as she thought. Olivia’s determination to marry the man she thinks she loves just may lead to Tempting the Vicar.

Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey is the second book in her Wicked Waywards book. It’s the other side of the story of the switch between twin brothers who decide to that’s the best way to handle a prank gone wrong. It leads this twin facing temptation and heartache and the complicated relationship between the two brothers. He also must face a test of faith and an old enemy from his past. Anger, passion, and guilt play a role in working through the complicated situation that he finds himself in especially with the daughter of his business partner. We also meet a young woman who thinks she knows how to counter act her father. Headstrong and determined to get her way she just may take things a little too far. Tempting the Vicar has passion, temptation, a little danger as these two main characters work their way through life changing effects. A man just may learn that life as a Reverend alone isn’t enough. A woman may realize that her plans were never the ones she thought might be. Heartache, passion so strong its hard to resist weave its way through this story of finding true love. Lives will be forever changed as they journey through a situation that is a lot more complicated than they realize. Liana LeFey’s Tempting the Vicar pulls at the reader heartstrings hoping these two people who are meant for each other just may have a chance at true love once the games and deceit are stopped and the truth revealed. This reader was hoping that the other side of the switched twins story would be told. I’m looking forward to the next book in the Wicked Waywards series and who will it be, the Duke himself, or the opinionated younger sister. Liana LeFey didn’t disappoint with this second book in the series.

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I wanted to like this book. I liked the first book in the series with Devlin but I just couldn't.
There were parts I did really like. The relationship between Daniel and Olivia was good at parts. I just couldn't get over Daniel's constant lying. Till the very end he just doesn't stop lying. What made his lying worse than Devlin in book 1 was he was so fake with his piety as a vicar.
I'm not sure where I stand on this book. 3 stars

When I read the firat few pages, I was sure that this was just another story about a spoiled party girl who 'enchants' a player into becoming a good husband. Now, that I have read the whole book, I have changed my mind. If you read into the story, you meet a heroine that has always had her worth be measured by the amount of money her father has and how much her dowry is. She happens to meet a rake who thinks she is a flash girl and he is giving her fashion advice about how to entice a man, when he is interrupted by her father and he realizes he was about to proposition a proper, young debutante whose father had just agreed to do a business deal and they were waiting to sign the paperwork.. Yeesh! So he apologizes her, in private and the heroine thinks he is just a soft man under a tough exterior. The hero is the twin brother of the rake/player, who happens to be a vicar. His brother the player, took advantage of his brother while on on a pilgrimage, to dress as the vicar, fool the congregation and then slip and break his leg. Meanwhile, their older brother, the duke, brought the player back into the family after their father, who kicked the player out of the family for his horrendous endeavours, passed away. The vicar has to dress as the rake and go to London to pretend to be the player because their younger sister is making her come-out and the player has to escort her to the balls and such to prove he be trusted to come back into the family.. So, since the villagers already know about the broken leg, the player stays in the village recuperating.
This would all be fine, but then the player/rake tells the vicar that the contract not only has to be signed, but the man has a daughter who thinks he is going to marry her and by the way, please take care of it.
So, this was actually a very good story with all kinds of twists. This was a very smooth read and I was kept interested from the beginning to end. The end was very surprising and I loved how all the twists had endings. I give this book 5 stars because of the amusement factor and the great story. I recommend reading this book and keeping for a re-read.

I voluntarily received a copy of "Tempting the Vicar" via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

After his brother pulls a foolish prank, the good reverend Daniel switches places with his rake brother Devlin. Masquerading as his brother he meets the beautiful Olivia, a woman who believes herself in love with his brother. Attempting to push her away is hard as he enters into a business arrangement with her father. It gets even harder as he falls in love with her. Too bad she thinks hes his brother.

Though you can read this book as a standalone I do reccomend reading the first one first. It just makes sure you understand quite a few context clues and to understand the why of it all.

On the surface I liked both Daniel and Olivia but I found their romance a hard sell and carries the same problems as the first book. The charade does not end until the very end and the one sexual scene happens prior to Olivia finding out the truth. It was something I felt weird about in the first book and felt way weirder about in this book. Especially considering how often we are reminded he is a man of God.

Overall this is a well written slowburn romance with some really interesting characters and plot points. I just wish certain things were fleshed out more and other things were reduced.

Overall, I enjoyed this book so much more than the first book and thought the storyline was much more fleshed out fluid here.
Being twins, Devlin and Daniel have spent their whole lives being mischievous but when Devlin injures his leg, he is forced to stay in Harpers Grove. His brother offers to go back to London and assume his identity to handle some pressing affairs, among them, a certain female who has set her sights on him.

This book can be read as a standalone however it made more sense to have read the first one.
What didn't really work for me was the whole premise of the twins switching places. They are just so far different it just seemed like a weak excuse of why they needed to trade places. But as this is the story, I will play along. I liked Daniel playing Devlin and it could have been a great fish out of water storyline however he settled too much into being his brother. Yes, we hear that he is uncomfortable but not that uncomfortable and it just didn't really fit his vicar personality to 'play' a rake without telling us of some humorous bits he needed to overcome.
Olivia in my opinion was very spoiled and sheltered and I didn't much care for her character and thusly I never felt the romantic connection between the two. We see Daniel/Dev have inner thoughts about liking her but I never got that from her.
There was also a lot of back and forth over being friends and her chasing him which went on far too long. Then when he relents and continues to play the farce, the story just lost all credibility to me.

Do I recommend this- Yes. I think readers should read the first book in the series to begin so as they get a better view of the twins but the author does explain quite a bit of backstory in the second chapter, almost verbatim out of the first book, so it isn't totally necessary.
The author is a strong writer and I do enjoy her stories but they do go on a bit long-winded sometimes.
A solid 4 stars as it is a good storyline, good writing and entertaining.
I received an advanced copy in exchange for my review.

Daniel and Devlin surely didn’t menace words in this story. Because of a childish prank many things goes wrong, but there seemed to be one thing went right. Daniel and Olivia had their own agendas to manipulate not knowing that their agendas would cross paths. I like the dialogue among the characters. The dialogue gave the book realism along with the narrative. I liked the sweetness and the romance

Even though I have read the first in this series, I feel as though a prologue going back to the events that set these stories in motion would have been helpful. I know the first touched on the plan to switch places, but so often in the story, we hear about how Daniel was guilted into doing it and I would have liked to have seen that before we dove into his story.

On the whole, I enjoyed this story. There were some moments of really enjoyable banter between Daniel and Olivia, and I enjoyed watching them interact and the way that she slowly won him over.

What I didn't enjoy was the fact that Daniel nearly opened up to Olivia with the truth before certain lines were crossed, but at the last second he didn't, keeping up the ruse that he was his brother and giving her false hopes. Speaking of crossing lines, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that this supposedly virtuous man engaged in those specific acts with a woman who didn't even know his real name.

I also wasn't keen on the way he tried to dissuade her from her attentions of him (specifically seeming to flaunt his mistress under her nose). The constant back and forth of "let's be friends" and "I must break her heart" was also a bit off-putting. I wish they had just stuck with the friend's route until he was able to come clean with her (and maybe a bit more communication between the brothers wouldn't have gone amiss). They could have kept up the ruse with Daniel writing to his brother AS his brother just to keep him appraised of the situation). This way neither would have been surprised to have learned that the other fell in love with the exact woman they were meant to get rid of.

Although this story wasn't one of my favorites, the author does have a solid writing style and intriguing story ideas. I would read more from them.

DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review. This has not affected my review in any way. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own.

Daniel Wayward is a kind and pious man who decided to become a vicar and repress every carnal longing after a youth mistake that he still deeply regrets. But when he’s forced to swap places with his rakish and sinful twin Devlin his life is shaken to the core by the sudden appearance of a bold beauty set to conquer Devlin’s heart…
Olivia St. Peters has been besotted by the wickedly handsome Devlin since she met him and is determined to convince him that she’s the woman for him. And when he comes back from a trip to the country somewhat changed, and for the best, she’s happy to see that now he seems inclined to succumb to her charms…
This book is the second of the series and unfortunately I didn’t read the first one, which was about the other twin, Devlin. It’s clear that the author struggled to make this book a standalone, but in my opinion she failed, because the stories of the twin brothers are too deeply intertwined for that and her solution has been somewhat awkward. I think that she should have been bolder and do a proper merge with the previous book, using some parts of that book in this. I’ve seen it done in another series and it was perfection, while here I didn’t like the hurried and emotionless explanation of Devlin’s story at all.
As for the characters, the author did a good job at fleshing out a spoiled and sometimes irritating Olivia, while I’m uncertain about my feelings for Daniel… I didn’t like the fact that his deception lasted until the very end and that instead of confessing everything to the woman he loved, Daniel preferred to push her away and hurt her. I think it’s out of character, because from his internal dialogue it’s clear that he’s too kind, too honorable to do a thing like that. So all in all, the book is still a full 4 star read because I loved the author’s writing, but I do think that the plot should have been planned better.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is my first time reading something by this author and I found it to be a very entertaining read. It involves a twin swap, which of course leads to a case of mistaken identity, making for a fun story. It is the second book in the Wicked Waywards series, and after reading this, my interest is now peaked in going back and reading the first book. The story was well crafted and kept my interest throughout. Daniel and Devlin are twins. Daniel is the mild mannered, pious brother respected by all, maintaining a good reputation. Devlin is the rogue of the family and when one of Devlin's pranks goes wrong, Daniel goes to London in his place to help restore the family's good name. When he encounters Olivia, he is completely caught off guard by her and he can't help but be tempted by her beauty. Olivia is determined to win him over, thinking he is Devlin, and Daniel has a difficult time resisting her. But will she still want him when the truth comes out about the swap?
This was an enjoyable and unique story with some twists that definitely kept me reading. This was a fun story and I am glad to have had the opportunity to read it. I would love to try more books by this author.

I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Twin Swapping, protection of reputation, mistaken identity and temptation all work hand in hand to craft this novel. This is the first book I have read by Liana LeFey and it is the second book in the Wicked Waywards series. I have not read the first book in this series but it is my understanding that the novel is a companion piece that will fill in the gaps of the other side of the story. dealing with the other swapped twin, so I am definitely interested in reading that novel to fill in other pieces of this story. I am not sure if it is more beneficial to read book one first or if it is interchangeable, but I found the synopsis of this novel to be intriguing that I definitely wanted to pick it up and give it a chance. I found Liana LeFey's writing to be engaging and well paced, her story is interesting and I was definitely invested in finding out how this twin swap would play out.

Daniel has spent most of his life pious and in service of his parish and his family while maintaining an upstanding reputation. So when his twin pulls a foolish prank, Daniel swaps places with him to help reinstate his brother's standing as well as his families reputation. Little does Daniel know that he will find himself tempted by an enticing beauty-Olivia. Olivia is determined to win over Daniel no matter the warnings of society or the wishes of her father. So using her clever mind, Olivia works on ways to make his jealous (believing him to be his twin brother) and falling more and more in love with who Daniel truly is.

The inner workings of this novel clip along as Daniel unravels information to help his brother, finds himself in the beguiling company of Olivia and tries to maintain his reputation with his religious views and the temptations of London. LeFey definitely creates an interesting story that easily keeps the reader engaged to the end, I feel like there are also moments in the novel that will be filled in with more information from the first in this series. I really enjoy that aspect that it feels like a novel that has a companion novel that will be perfect in helping to tell this full overall story of two brothers. It is very reminiscent of Julia Quinn's duology- The Lost Duke of Wyndham. I felt the overall plotting of the novel was very story but I was missing something in the romance. There was a lack of chemistry between Daniel and Olivia which ultimately left be wanting for more in the development of their relationship.

Overall, I am very interested in exploring LeFey's backlist. And If you are looking a companion series about twin brothers and swapping places than this is definitely a wonderful choice to pick up. 3.5 Stars rounded up to 4 Stars.

Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey is the 2nd book in "Wicked Waywards" series, "The Devil's Own". I highly recommend reading THE DEVIL'S OWN", first in order to better understand the characters and the plot.

However, it is quick, fun read, a bit slow in parts but, it's worth reading.

It's a tale of twins, one rakish and the other a vicar, switching places with the other and creating chaos, hurt and finally finding true love. Devlin and Daniel Wayward are identical twins. Devlin is the black sheep of the family and had been banished, while, Daniel is the Vicar, he gets caught up is his brother's scheme.
A Regency Historical Romance that keeps the reader guesting to the end. An enjoyable, entertaining and a fun read.
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She's flirty and he's pious.

I really liked Daniel, a reverend (vicar) who is pious. He recognizes lust and temptation, but is set on enjoying it after his wedding. He's no prude and did enjoy a bit of fun, but now is content to wait. Which is going to be challenged by Olivia, a flirt, a bit of a brazen chit who is intent on wedding Daniel's rake and scoundrel of a twin brother, Devlin. Devlin, meanwhile, is playing reverend to Daniel's flock, while Daniel takes his place in the city (that den of inequity and temptation).

I always enjoy when the guy is more prim and proper and the gal is more of the flirt.

I enjoyed this wonderful historical romance, although I must admit that Olivia wasn't an easily likeable character. But she grows on you as you keep on reading. I liked Daniel right from the beginning. The story is captivating and because I love historical fiction so much; it was well worth the read.
Olivia has set her eyes on Devlin, and despite his disinterest, she plans to pursue him for marriage. At first he seems distant and uncaring, but soon they develop a friendship. It gives her hope that he is indeed interested in her. However, she doesn't know that Devlin's twin brother has actually switched places with him. And it is, in fact, Daniel she has befriended. What happens when the truth finally comes out? Read to find how their story untangles.
I would recommend it to all historical fiction and romance fans.

Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey is the second book in the Wicked Waywards series. In the first novel we met Lord Devlin Wayward and Daniel Wayward. Devlin broke his leg while attempting to masquerade as his twin Daniel. Problem is it worked so well that when he broke his leg, the situation needed to continue.

In this second novel, we find the second part of the story of Daniel attempting to be Devlin, the rake and gambler. Daniel seems to pull off the deception at first, but then he meets Olivia St Peter and his life will not ever be the same. The book plays out Daniel trying to be Devlin with mixed success, but slowly being drawn more and more into Olivia’s web. The love story brings the reader on a journey with Daniel and Olivia.

Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey is a fun, hot read. I am really curious who will be in the next book with this family.