Scandal
by:
Carolyn Jewel (author)
Sophie has nothing in common with the Earl of Banallt’s many women—and his attempts to seduce her fall flat. Good thing Fate has a way of giving second chances. But can Sophie entrust her heart to a man who appears to be as rakish as her dead husband? Or would that be madness?
Sophie has nothing in common with the Earl of Banallt’s many women—and his attempts to seduce her fall flat. Good thing Fate has a way of giving second chances. But can Sophie entrust her heart to a man who appears to be as rakish as her dead husband? Or would that be madness?
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425225516 (0425225518)
Publish date: February 3rd 2009
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Pages no: 309
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Erotica,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Regency,
Dark,
Regency Romance
The writing was good, but not brilliant. It was a more or less standard historical romance. It tried for more structure with including flashbacks into the past when the couple met first (both having been married at that time) and then back in the present both having lost their partner. There wer...
According to Goodreads this is my second reading of Scandal by Carolyn Jewel. Must have been just as good the second time around as the first. I totally enjoyed it. Ms Jewel has delivered a well written book. The characters are developed and make this story into a wonderful read. There is plenty of ...
OOOH! An angsty-historical. This was right up my alley. I like the idea of a lot of new-adult books a la extreme angst, that are so popular right now, but often times they drive me crazy with poor writing and terrible characters. I always get sucked into reading them because I love a tortured hero a...
Review at Dear Author over here.
Enjoyed this one a lot, and will definitely be re-reading it. Very appealing heroine - she's a writer of romances - and hero, although he has to change a **lot** in the book to become appealing. One drawback for me with this book was the organization. I found the flashbacks to 3 years previous to th...