Night of Scandal is about Deborah Stratton, a widow who has a jaded past and a secret she wants to keep at all cost, and Richard Kestrel, the man who, at first, propositioned her to be his mistress only to realize he was desperately in love with her and want her hand in marriage instead.
I love Debs character, Shes feisty, impetuous and she matched Richard very well, I liked that she was trying too hard to deny what shes feeling for Richard but as the saying goes “its chemical” and in the end she just couldnt help herself.
A rake with a conscience thats one way I can describe Richard, Its fun being inside Richards head, his frustration about Deb and their situation, a situation which could be blamed on his reckless behavior when he mistakenly asked her to be his mistress without assessing his own feelings first.
Typical male, is all I can say, But for all Richards faults he made up for it with other things, On how he treated Deb and how he believes in, I guess reformed rakes really are the best after all,
Deb and Richards story is like watching a game of tag, The relentless chase and the scrapes they find themselves into, I enjoyed how they spar with each other and with themselves, how they grew together and how they bring out the worst and the best in each other.
Another thing I enjoyed about this book is the side story of Olivia and Ross, I dont usually pay particular attention to secondary characters unless they have their own story a, k. a book part of the series but I cant help but fall in love with the two of them, It showed variety on the story and honestly, I reread their part at least three times just for the laughs, The switched rosescented aphrodisiac and pig ointment was epic! And Im glad they sorted out their differences and feelings in the end, A little slowgoing, but a good story,,mais uma história gira :D One Night of Scandal by Nicola Cornick released on Jul,is available now for purchase, Una historia entretenida. This book was okay.
It is the story of Deborah Stratton and Lord Richard Kestrel who has a reputation of a rake, Deborah is attracted to Richard from
the beginning but fights it all the way and that sometimes becomes tedious of course eventually love wins,
Nearly stopped after a clunky few chapters, but then it was OK, Predictable romance. Delivers exactly what you would expect of a book published under the MampB banner, The heroine Deb is quite annoying, She's supposed to be a respectable widow, but I saw nothing in her behaviour to warrant that reputation, Richard is a little more interesting, but I find heroes and heroines who fall in love at first sight a little tedious,
The romance follows the course you'd expect he loves her, she professes to hate him whilst secretly imagining them in romantic clinches together, I much preferred the side story of Olivia and Ross they were much more interesting,
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The smuggler/spy side plot just fizzled out with no resolution despite several clues as to who the perpetrator is, I was hoping that the loose end would be tied up, The ending left it feeling like there's a sequel, and I didn't find out until after I'd read it that this is bookin a series ofThe Bluestocking Brides.
I'm not likely to seek out the other two books, ReadNo real bluestocking. Decent. Perhaps slightly more racy than her earlier books No jak to asi mohlo skončit, . . International bestselling author Nicola Cornick writes dual time historical mysteries that draw on her love for genealogy and local history, She studied History at London and Oxford and worked in academia for a number of years before becoming a full time author, Nicola acts as a guide and researcher at the stunningth century hunting lodge, Ashdown House and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of Lydiard Park in Swindon.
She gives talks and tours on a variety of historical topics, Nicola lives near Oxford and loves reading, writing, history, music, wildlife, travel and walking her dog, She also loves hearing from her readers and chatting to them, She can also be found on Facebook, Twitter NicolaCornick and Instagram, .