Book Description 

From the day of their debut, when Matilda smoked a cheroot and Margo tied a cherry stem in a knot with her tongue, the Halifax twins have flouted convention at every turn. But when Matilda runs off with the dangerous Marquess of Ashford—who has every reason to hate her—she may have gone a bit too far.

Determined to stop Matilda’s inexplicable elopement, her sister Margo turns to her oldest friend for help: because if anyone can get her to Scotland in time, it’s starchy solicitor Henry Mortimer. But the road to Scotland is paved with secrets. Beneath his buttoned-up exterior, Henry is ardently, wildly, miserably in love with Margo. And Matilda and Ashford’s relationship too may not be quite what it seems.

Between salacious engravings, secret identities, and demanding feral cats, nothing about the journey goes as planned. With the Halifax Hellions at the reins, a week in a carriage is exactly enough time to turn the world upside down . . . and, perhaps, find the love stories they never expected.

For the first time ever in print, The Halifax Hellions brings together Margo and Matilda’s novellas, along with a swoony new epilogue.

My Review 

I’ve been a fan of Vasti since her first book came out a couple of years ago and I’ve looked forward to her semi-annual new releases. I had vague awareness that she had novellas about the Halifax sisters, but to be completely honest, they slipped my mind. SO, needless to say, I was thrilled to find out that the novellas were being officially released. 

Both novellas are equally delightful. The first features Margo, who enlists her brother’s best friend to help her stop Matilda from eloping with a scoundrel. We’ve got all sorts of tropes, including brother’s best friend, friends to lovers, and more. 

Matilda’s novella, in which she… elopes with a scoundrel, features enemies to lovers, age gap, and more. Oh, Matilda’s novel also has a terrible, horrible, no-good very bad cat who steals the show at every possible opportunity. I don’t know what it is about feral cats, but they always make a romance novel better. 

Both novellas feature whip-smart banter, chemistry off the charts, and just two stories about two couples who deserve happiness even when it takes them a long time to figure that out. And maybe just maybe these two “bad girls” have a reason for their outlandish behavior. 

I would absolutely recommend The Halifax Hellions. Margo and Matilda are probably my favorite Vasti heroines, and I already had a high opinion of her previous heroines. There’s something special about those two, to say nothing of the men they rope into their schemes. No pun intended.  

I received a digital ARC of this book from St. Martin’s/NetGalley.