Take The Scandalous Life Of A True Lady (Royce Lie Detectors #2) Executed By Barbara Metzger Expressed As E-Text

written regency romance. The characters are very likable, though they and the plot seem a little contrived Regency Okay, this one is not quite as squeaky clean as most of the ones I review.
Nothing is described in detail, but one or two things are tidily glossed over, Besides the fact that it is about a houseparty full of men with their mistresses, But, I'd still call it clean and very enjoyable, I love Harry's character and how he fights with his inner moral sense, Simone is fun and taciturn and made me smile the whole time, As well as having a romantic plot, there was some real excitement, The side characters were fun too I can't wait to try out their stories too, I really enjoyed it.

sitelink blogspot. com I borrowed a bunch of Barbara Metzger Regencies and finished most of them but this one, . . when the respectable young heroine just walked over to the neighboring brothel and was like "OH HAI CAN I BE A COURTESAN NOW" I was like NOPE.
Done. I'm out. Barely finished the first one in this trilogy, but can't do this, Won't even attempt the third,

DNF. First read. Second read maybe. Third read Jan. Considering the topic, this book was quite clean and I thought it was a nice "Take Me Away from Reality" moment without being too brainless.
Be warned that this is sort of a Book, Yeah, I didn't know Truly Yours isand The Wicked Ways of a True Hero isIt was a good book and I enjoyed reading of the lifestyles in that era.
It's an amusing read. The author is humorous and adds an element of fantasy to her work, Hes a master of disguises but he cant mask true love

Spymaster Harry Harmons new assignment is to spy on enemies at a country house party.
To do that, hell require a courtesan learned, truthful, and beautiful, . .

Poor, sensible, smart Simone Ryland has come to Mrs, Burtons bawdy house in search of work, But instead, she finds Harmon in need of her special “skills, ” What can a respectable lady do when she cannot find employment in any of the limited occupations allowed for a lady and she has a young brother to support In desperation she walks across the street to a house her prim landlady despises and prepares to bargain strenuously for her last possession, herself.
By some strange turn of fate, the owner knows a gentleman who needs a woman to accompany him to a high class house party designed to determine “The Queen of the Courtesans”.
Harry thinks Simone will do nicely except for their conflicting outbreaks of conscience, But Harry be seen and seen with a noticeable companion, if he is ever to retire from his work at the War Office.
Espionage and blackmail raise their heads as we read about the life of a kept woman in Regency England, Somehow Simone and Harry manage to find a way to create a happy ending for just about everyone, My imagination loves the Royce gentlemen think about knowing someone who can "taste" lies! I also love an interesting mystery and this book has one.
I definitely think you need to have a pen and paper handy while reading this book as the cast of characters is huge! After a while, I just shrugged it off as I simply couldn't remember who's who.


Anyway, the pacing is definitely better than the previous book in the series I didn't nod off, so that's good, I enjoyed the tongueincheek humour, The most fascinating aspect of the book is how the 'talent' manifests in each male member of the Royce family, In this book, Harry the one born on the wrong side of the blanket can taste the lie, Whenever someone lies to him, his taste bud will turn sour, He has to keep sweets handy in order to chase off the taste, Due to his talent, he became a spymaster for England, Since the war with France is over, he wanted to quit and let Major Harrison or 'The Aide' dies due to natural causes and he intends to be far away when this happens so that no one will connect him to

'The Aide'.
Cue, the heroine, Simone, a governess down on her luck who's off to the brothel opposite her boarding house to become a demimonde.
She's tired of being sexually molested by her employers and she needs the money to support her brother, So, she's going to sell off the only thing that's left on her, her virginity, Harry wants to hire her as his mistress at aweek party for demimonde where he will be when his 'death' occurs, On top of that, he is off to discover a plot to overthrow the government and to discover who has been trying to kill him.
Sounds very busy, doesn't it At the house party, you havecouplespeople and this was where I just shrugged it off since I couldn't keep up.


The plotline is definitely interesting but it was so busy that I doubt that I can remember most of it, Not her best book to start with but this book is fantastic if you're looking for a busy, humorous and low angst read.


Steam factor: It's not exactly chaste and it's also not only just kisses, The intimate scenes are definitely fade to black, So, I guess low steam, Truly enjoyed this because I loved the characters, Did not realize it was bookof a series and now must go find the others,society misfits find each other there are spies, courtesans, and eventually love, A happy ending for everyone, Barbara Metzger is a writer I can count on to deliver a few hours of pleasureable and entertaining reading, Her recent release "The Scandalous Life of a True Lady" was no exception, Her heroes are heroic and her heroines are smart, They each try to do the right thing and somehow find their way to each other in the process,

Harry is tired of his life as a disguised spymaster, He's decided to stage the death of that character so he can quit constantly looking over his shoulder, Everything's set, now all he needs is to find an intelligent, beautiful, and trustworthy courtesan, . . uh huh!!

Simone is at the end of her choices, With brutal honesty she realizes all she has left to barter is her virginity so she makes a furtive visit to the bawdy house madam.
The madam immediately realizes she's found just what Harry's looking for,

It was fun and a pleasure to read about the antics of these two as they learn about each other, try to rout out a spy, foil a plot on Harry's life, and compete in a Queen of the Courtesans tournament, all while 'enjoying' a country house party.
This book had a good story, but it was not your typical romance novel of today, There was tension and foreplay between the hero and heroine, but their physical relationship was never consummated, The characters were likeable, and the storyline was interesting, but the book was not the steamy, heated romance that I was expecting, which lessened my enjoyment.


Simone Ryland has managed to support herself and her brother since they were orphaned, but she is now in a dire predicament.
After unpleasant incidents with the males in the last residences where she was employed, she is left without references and knows she will not find another position as a governess.
She has decided that her virtue, which she has protected so diligently, will be taken from her eventually without her consent, so she may as well profit from its loss.
She believes that she and her young brother will be better able to survive if she becomes a rich man's mistress, A brothel owner introduces her to Major Harrison, who is actually Harry Harmon, a government employee and master of disguises, Harry has need of an intelligent, gently bred mistress to attend a house party with him while he tries to find a traitor to the government.
The house party will be attended by rich men and their mistresses, with a contest to crown the "Queen of the Courtesans, " Simone has second thoughts about becoming a fallen woman, but she wants the opportunity to win some of the money that will be awarded to winners in the contest events.
Harry also has second thoughts about causing a young woman's downfall, so he decides to hire her to play his mistress instead of actually becoming lovers.
The two attend the house party, engaging in the activities of the contest while looking for the government traitor, As events progress, Harry and Simone begin to have deep feelings for one another, and must decide if they will have a relationship after the house party ends.


I enjoyed reading this book, which has some paranormal elements the hero can "taste lies and truths," and the heroine looks at someone and has impressions of their future.
I felt let down at the end due to the lack of an intimate relationship between the hero and heroine, This is my first book by this author, so I don't know if this book was typical of her others, .