Almost a Scandal
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781466813168 (1466813164)
Publish date: July 31st 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
War,
Military,
Historical Romance,
Family,
Regency,
Regency Romance
Series: The Reckless Brides (#1)
I am a history buff (I was a history major, actually), and I have a thing for sailboats. Ships, barques, brigs, schooners, ketches, cutters, sloops, and yawls, I love 'em all. Elizabeth Essex is a romance novelist with an MA in Nautical Archaeology, so she had me at "hello." I was predisposed to lik...
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Sally Kent decides to take her younger brother's place when he refuses to report for duty on the Audacious. Her brother would rather be writing sermons than joining the British Navy like the rest of their family. Sally has been surrounded by ships her whole life. She grew up learning everything abou...
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