As usual, when things were at a discord between the Prince and Princess of Wales, all of London would be buzzing, but now the Ton was really swarming with rumours and innuendo as news was circulating that Princess Caroline was going to publish private letters in a book to be called The Book of Scandal.

News of the angry buzz in the royal hive had not reached Nathan Grey, the Earl of Lindsey, as he half-hearted continued to live up to his informal title as the Libertine of Lindsey, nor did he care as he tried to blot out all the events in his life since his wife, Evelyn had left him after the death of his young son. So, when his good friend, Grayson Christopher, Lord Darlington, arrives with the news, he doesn't really care, however, when Darlington spells out the implications for him, he is moved to take action.

Arriving in London, Nathan attends a ball at Carleton House and spots his wife in the crowd. As he approaches Evelyn, he is caught up in how beautiful she looks, but then gets jealous as he watches her flirt with Lord Dunhill. Acting with more emotional heat than brilliant planning, he demands Evelyn leave with him and when she refuses, he forcibly takes her back to Eastchurch Abbey with him.

As Evelyn is caught between her personal desires and England's laws that holds her to be her husband's property. She makes her own plans to change the situation. But, despite her sparring with Nathan, can she hide from the new things she learns about Nathan and her own strong feelings for him? Then, when his life seems to be threatened, can she really leave him for Dunhill? Can Nathan ever regain his wife's affection as she struggles to still deal with her overwhelming grief from the past?

As a master storyteller, Julia London has outdone herself with this delightful Regency romance with its subtext plotline of the shenanigans of the Prince and Princess of Wales as well as subtle links to their more recent counterparts. The plot line is strong and the dialogue sparkles with wit and humour. I particularly loved the Butler, Benton, and a star in his own right, who maintains the perfect demeanour while all kinds of chaos swirls around the Lindsey household. Between the suspense and the romance, you definitely won't want to willingly put this story down! Thank goodness, this is the start of a whole new scandalous series!