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Always A Scoundrel

Always A Scoundrel, May 2009
Notorious Gentlemen
by Suzanne Enoch

Avon
384 pages
ISBN: 0061456756
EAN: 9780061456756
Mass Market Paperback
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"A rogue in need of redeeming and a damsel in distress forge an unlikely alliance."

Fresh Fiction Review

Always A Scoundrel
Suzanne Enoch

Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Posted April 15, 2009

Romance Historical

Lady Rosamund Davis knows her duty to her family, so she will marry the monster who holds her brother's gambling vows. Why Cosgrove wants her confounds her. Rosamund's only value is her ability to maintain her family's household. Plain, flat-chested and a blue stocking with no dowry is how society views her. Cosgrove, known for his love of beauty, craves debauchery. Innocence does not last long as Cosgrove contaminates the innocent and enjoys watching their descent into hell. Terrified by his promises to break her spirit, Rosamund accepts help from an unlikely ally. Lord Bramwell John, the second son of a duke, acknowledges his father's low opinion of him by becoming a scoundrel without any redeeming qualities. But the gambling and whoring with no thoughts of others is beginning to bore him. Looking for challenges, Bram overhears his mentor Cosgrove buying a bride. Bram sets forth to see what has caught Cosgrove's fancy. Upon meeting Rosamund, Bram realizes Cosgrove's intention of corrupting the purity and innocence that Rosamund projects. Her plight forces Bram to re-examine his blackened soul. For the first time, he sees himself as others do. Bram offers Rosamund aid and advice on how to survive a marriage to Cosgrove. Rosamund has few options, so accepts. Their tentative friendship leads to stronger feelings and emotions. However, Bram's attempts to change are met with skepticism and earn him a deadly enemy. A rogue in need of rescuing and a damsel with the mettle to take on the dismal odds is Ms. Enoch's newest tale in her Notorious Gentlemen series. The menacing villain gives a dark edge to the story as we watch Bram and Rosamund grapple with the transformation that occurs as they fall in love.

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SUMMARY

Lord Bramwell Johns is a wastrel, a rake, a scoundrel...and proud of it. The second son of the Duke of Levonzy, Bram is bored enough and reckless enough to break into the homes of his peers just for the excitement. But then he overhears a couple arranging the marriage of their daughter to an even more notorious rake than Bram...Lady Rosamund likes to think of herself as practical. If she has to marry, a titled rake is better than a penniless gentleman. But what about an untitled rake? For suddenly Brams appears everywhere she is, and doing his best to sweep her off her feet. If Rose isn't careful, she may believe that reformed rakes really do make the best husbands...


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