Scandal
Ratings5
Average rating4.2
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Ratings5
Average rating4.2
From a stately country house in Hampshire to the dazzling drawing rooms of London society comes an exquisite tale of an elfin beauty, a vengeful lord, and a wild, sweet love that is sheer poetry.With her reputation forever tarnished by a youthful indiscretion, lovely Emily Faringdon is resigned to a life of spinsterhood--until she embarks on an unusual correspondence and finds herself falling head over heels in love. Sensitive, intelligent, and high-minded, her noble pen pal seems to embody everything Emily has ever dreamed of in a man. But Simon Augustus Traherne, the mysterious Earl of Blade, is not at all what he seems.Driven by dark, smoldering passions and a tragic secret buried deep within his soul, Blade has all of London cowering at his feet, but not Emily . . . never Emily. For even as she surrenders to his seductive charms, she knows the real reason for his amorous suit. And she knows that she must reach the heart of this golden-eyed dragon before the avenging demons of their entwined pasts destroy the only love she has ever known.From the Paperback edition.
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I wanted to find Emily annoying. Her naive thinking had me facepalming alot. I couldn't though. I found her adorable, intelligent and hilarious.
I liked this book way more than I thought I would. I read a few reviews beforehand and was prepared to find Emily insufferable. I actually loved her. Her naïveté and romantic ideals reminded me of Anne of Green Gables. She was manifesting the entire book and got everything she wanted. I loved Simon and his resemblance and fondness of dragons. The pacing was nice I appreciated the scenes shifting suddenly. I feel like with a lot of historical romances, the authors get caught up in painting the scene to make us feel the era we are in, but it's more exciting to jump to the good stuff. There was never a moment that made me bored. I will be looking into more Amanda Quick novels.
