Do you ever have those times when you want to just say what
you are thinking and have your actions speak louder than
your words? Wouldn't it be nice not to consider what others
would think just one time in your life? Then this is the
book for you! I absolutely loved MacLean's heroine.
Outspoken and strong, Juliana Fiori was one of the most
vivid characters I have read in a long time. I found myself
laughing right through every folly that she wound up in;
and crying through her failures.
Powerful and moving, ELEVEN SCANDALS TO START TO WIN A
DUKE'S HEART was more than I ever imagined it to be. Simply
a stunning cast of characters, MacLean has captured the
essence of a free spirited woman and what I imagine as a
stuffy English Duke. For Simon Pearson, the Duke of
Leighton, nothing is as important as social standing and
reputation. His family name has been untarnished throughout
time, guaranteeing that his family is among the top of the
town. His sister's shame may endanger the entire family
throwing them into a scandal that will tarnish their
reputations, their family, and may destroy everything that
the Duke has worked for his whole life. Only his marriage to
a woman with a reputation and social standing above reproach
will save them. The Duke is fully prepared for a loveless
match, a match that will give him a hostess, an heir, and
above all save his family from ruin. Yet, the Duke finds
himself sucked into
saving a girl from herself time and time again. The girl who
bet him that she would "bring him to his knees for passion."
The same girl that Simon cannot quit thinking about, nor can
he seem to keep her out of his arms.
For Juliana Fiori, life has been full of disappointments.
She has always been the disappointing daughter to her
mother. As the half-sister to Ralston, Juliana has found
that London is disappointed in her as well. Shunned by
society for the actions of her mother, Juliana must keep
constant vigilance over her words, her clothes, and her
actions simply to be able to attend social events with her
family. For this Italian girl, London has been the center of
all the do-nots in her life. Don't talk out of turn, don't
wear this, don't eat that, don't say what you are thinking,
don't laugh in public, don't wander about alone. Don't,
don't, don't. Juliana has frankly quite had it with the town
and all their rules. Unfortunately one incident leads to
another which lands her in debt to the most handsome sexy
man Juliana has ever met in her life. The Duke of Leighton
has been the only man to ever leave her breathless, to ever
make her blood sing, and to ever make Juliana wish she were
something...more. When she recklessly bets to bring him to
his knees for passion, Juliana never thought that she would
find herself in greater danger than she has ever faced in
her life. A simple reckless moment has set her up for
losing not only the bet, but her heart. Can a Duke
find happiness with a woman who is nothing but a scandal?
Can one man risk everything he has ever known and believed
for matters of the heart?
Bold, impulsive, and a magnet for trouble, Juliana Fiori is
no simpering English miss. She refuses to play by society's
rules: she speaks her mind, cares nothing for the approval
of the ton, and can throw a punch with remarkable accuracy.
Her scandalous nature makes her a favorite subject of
London's most practiced gossips...and precisely the kind of
woman The Duke of Leighton wants far far away from him.
Scandal is the last thing Simon Pearson has room for in his
well-ordered world. The Duke of Disdain is too focused on
keeping his title untainted and his secrets unknown. But
when he discovers Juliana hiding in his carriage late one
evening -- risking everything he holds dear -- he swears to
teach the reckless beauty a lesson in propriety. She has
other plans, however; she wants two weeks to prove that even
an unflappable duke is not above passion.
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