The Wicked Wyckerly

By: Patricia Rice

Narrated by: Eliza Jane Cornell

NYT and USA Today best-selling author! Nominated for the prestigious romance Rita award!

John Fitzhugh Wyckerly has been the spare heir all his life, supporting himself with gambling and charm. The news that he's inherited the bankrupt title of earl of Danecroft shatters his indolent world. Even penniless, he's always paid his debts, but now the estate's creditors are closing in. He can fake his death and run for cover or accept overwhelming responsibility and find a rich wife - one who will also accept his illegitimate terror of a daughter.

On his way to find an heiress, he meets Abigail Merriweather, who is neither rich nor aristocratic, but she can tame The Terror and stomp cockroaches. Unfortunately she needs a wealthy, powerful man who will fight her father's executor and retrieve her four half siblings. When an unexpected inheritance falls into Abby's lap, she sets out for London to seek a lawyer.

Can Fitz charm his practical Abby into trusting him to save her siblings when it's doubtful that he can even save himself? And can Abby surrender reason and logic for the folly of love offered by a man who can have any woman he wants but insists he wants only her?

©2010 Patricia Rice (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Rice is a master storyteller. A wonderful blend of humor, pathos, adventure, and charm, this page-turner is book one in Rice's promising Rebellious Sons series." (Shelley Mosley, Booklist)

Fun Listen

Fun listening! I really liked the strong female characters. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

great story - excellent narration

this author is new to me and I'll definitely be reading more from her - enjoyed our no nonsense heroine and our trying to do better lord who comes to value her

Wicked Indeed

Fitzhugh had been the spare and never thought he would inherit. But when he becomes the Earl after his father and brother die he is at his wits end on what to do with a penniless Earldom. First priority is his illegitimate daughter Penny.
On his way back to town with his daughter they are thrown out of the mail coach at Ms. Abigails home. She reluctantly takes them in not knowing he’s an Earl.
Abigail needs help of a solicitor to help get her siblings back. When she finds out she is an heiress she’s off to London with Fitz and Penny to try and find a solicitor that will help and maybe a husband.
A wonderful story with a great ending!

Loved it ...

Loved it the first time I read it and loved it the second time when I heard it.

good story. narrators voices hard to discern

I liked the story it was cute and loved how it had a few different items compared to other similar romances. the difficultpart was that sometimes the character voices were hard to tell apart. but i do like the narrators voice.

Good story

I liked the story.
It kept my interest.
Could not put it down till the end.

Suspenseful and Surprising

I love the 1800's, but what gets me is the depth and exploration and the elaborate time one had to woo and explore. Absolutely thought provoking and exquisite taste of the characters, in such detail that it leaves you wanting for more. Wonderfully written and narrated. Glad there is more novels in the series. Yummy!

charming , funny, entertaining, good characters

good storytelling, good characters, annoying narrator, hesitant about listening to the rest of the series,

Well written

For a feel-good romance, this was a surprisingly well written and engaging story. The narrator does a great job and doesn’t over-dramatize, which keeps focus on the story and allows the listener to enjoy Ms Rice’s eloquent, flowing (and not overblown or redundant) style.

Like the story

like the storyline but the narrator made the story seem like it was longer than it was and she kind of dull