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Scandalous
First published 2005 · 384 pages
A swoony historical romance where a ruined reputation leads to a marriage of convenience with a dangerously sensual rake.
What it feels like
This historical romance delivers a brisk, swoony escape into a world of high-society scandal and sudden marriages. The mood is steeped in the dramatic tension of ruined reputations and the thrilling, sensual atmosphere of an opposites-attract dynamic. Readers will find themselves swept up in an emotional arc that transitions from the sting of public humiliation to the fiery awakening of hidden passions. The prose focuses on the simmering chemistry and romantic friction between a perfectly proper lady and a notoriously charming rogue. It is an ideal read for those who devour classic historical romances centered on marriages of convenience, the delicious trope of reforming a rake, and the irresistible pull of unexpected love.
- Mood
- swoony
- scandalous
- passionate
- Tone
- romantic
- playful
- sensual
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- ruined reputations · marriage of convenience · opposites attract · reforming a rake · hidden passions
- The writing
- Engaging and emotionally charged, focusing on the simmering tension and romantic friction between contrasting personalities.
- The arc
- Moves from the shock of public humiliation to the thrilling, sensual awakening of an unexpected love match.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic historical romances featuring scandalous society gossip, marriages of convenience, and notorious rakes falling for proper ladies.
Content notes
- infidelity
- public scandal
About the book
Katherine Fleming has lived her life without even a hint of indiscretion. So she is devastated to discover the nobleman she's engaged to has a secret he's kept from her: a wife! Suddenly Katherine's enmeshed in a scandal that has the ton buzzing -- and forced to accept a most unconventional proposal from the notorious seducer Dominic Mallory, her faithless fiance's brother... and precisely the sort of rake she has sworn to avoid! Charming and dangerously sensual, Dominic has desired the stunning beauty from the first moment he spied her. Now, with Katherine's reputation in tatters, it's the ideal opportunity to bed her -- though it will take wedding vows to do so. But can a rogue be reformed by the unleashed passion of a normally reserved lady? And can a marriage made for all the wrong reasons flame into the love match of the season?
Description from Open Library.
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