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Once Upon a Scandal (Scandal, Bk 2)
Once Upon a Scandal - Scandal, Bk 2
Author: Delilah Marvelle
London and Venice — 1829 —      — Lady Victoria Jane Emerson's girlish notions were left behind when she is deserted by her first love, Lord Remington, without a backward glance.  Five years later, she is being forced to choose a husband by her father who is dying from an unspeakable disease that has obliterated the l...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780373775453
ISBN-10: 0373775458
Publication Date: 2/1/2011
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 39 ratings
Publisher: HQN Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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This was a "can't put it down read". I think it was the best in the series. The way Ms. Marvelle develops her characters keeps me coming back to her books.
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tinabean88 avatar reviewed Once Upon a Scandal (Scandal, Bk 2) on + 51 more book reviews
I really enjoyed these to and the past they had , plus you were really rooting for them. Can't wait for the next book in the series.
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Story: 4 stars
Romance: 4 stars

This was the second in the series and I have enjoyed both of them; however, this one was better than the first IMO. [Although I have always been a sucker for the "Relationship Redeemed" theme in which the couple is separated by adversity and must rekindle their love.]

In this book, our H/h fall in love at the beginning of the story, but naturally a HEA ending is not that simple! No, our H ends the relationship with no explanation and just when she is finally ready to move on, he re-appears. Granted, the entire reunion section of the story was a bit of a stretch, but hey, it's Historical Romance!

Then, just when the HEA is finally in sight, a huge THREAT to their happiness emerges.

As far as romance, Ms. Marvelle surprised me by stretching the sexual tension f-a-r longer than she has in previous books. Not that this one is lacking in erotic foreplay--it has a very hot (albeit a little unlikely) scene about halfway through the book. There was a lot more relationship development before they FINALLY consummate the relationship than she usually uses. This story is strong enough that it didn't need a bunch of sex scenes to keep me hooked.

I can't wait for the third and final in the series.


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