Victoria Wilder is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, known for small-town settings, sharp banter, and heat-forward love stories with a thread of suspense running through them. She writes fiercely independent heroines and the guarded, loyal men who fall hard for them, favoring plots where a simmering attraction shares the page with a mystery, a buried family secret, or a threat closing in. She reached a wide audience with The Bourbon Boys, a trilogy set in the fictional town...
Scandals & Whiskey

Scandals & Whiskey
Synopsis
Scandals & Whiskey is the second book in Victoria Wilder's Whiskey Women series, returning to Rumor, Tennessee and the secretive Crowne women introduced in Rumors & Whiskey — a family known for whiskey, gossip, and the quiet justice they deal from behind the bar of The Whispering Fool. Announced for release in January 2027, it continues the series' blend of small-town Southern romance, spice, and suspense. Full plot and character details have not yet been revealed.
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Frequently asked questions
When is Scandals & Whiskey coming out?
It's announced for January 2027 as the second Whiskey Women book, following Rumors & Whiskey. Full plot and character details haven't been released yet.
Do I need to read the first book in the Whiskey Women series before this one?
The series follows the interconnected lives of the Crowne women in Rumor, Tennessee, and reading the first installment, Rumors & Whiskey, provides essential context regarding the family history and the specific secrets that drive the narrative forward.
How does this series relate to the author's other work?
Victoria Wilder is widely recognized for her Bourbon Boys series, and readers who enjoy the small-town atmosphere and romantic suspense elements found in those books will find similar thematic threads and stylistic choices in the Whiskey Women series.















