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?