Joan Bennet has gone four seasons without a serious suitor,
and is contemplating life as a scandalous spinster. When she
meets her brother's friend Viscount Burke, Joan's dreams of
scandal are put to the test.
Tristan Burke knows better than to dally with a friend's
sister, and he doesn't want a wife. Joan Bennet isn't his
type of woman anyways. She's dressed unfashionably, and her
sharp wit and opinions get her into trouble. Yet he can't
stop thinking about her, and she is making him think he
wants more in life than gambling and drinking, but more
could lead to a proposal, and Tristan isn't as afraid of
marriage as he once was.
Caroline Linden has written a one of a kind romance with
unique characters and a creative plot. Joan is an enduring
character who isn't the traditionally pretty heroine, but
has the typical romance heroine attitude. She is
impertinent, and head strong, and Tristan falls in love with
her because of all this. Tristan is the usual romance rogue,
but when he realizes he has fallen in love with Joan he
doesn't hesitate to include her in his life, like some
romance hero's do. All this makes Joan and Tristan likable
and believable characters and readers will fall in love with
them.
Linden's use of details throughout LOVE AND OTHER SCANDALS
brings perspective to Joan and Tristan's lives. In the
beginning of LOVE AND OTHER SCANDALS Joan is described as an
umbrella and her dresses are portrayed with lace and ruffles
making her look plump and too tall. As Joan grows and
discovers her independence, she also discovers her own sense
of fashion; her clothes become simple and refined, and bring
out her outer and inner beauty. I thought Linden's uses of
descriptive clothing to help show Joan's growth ingenious
and inspired.
There is no exciting sword fights, or revenge - seeking
villains, but the simple love story between Joan and Tristan
is all the plot needs to be memorable and lasting. LOVE AND
OTHER SCANDALS is one of those books readers will continue
thinking about long after they've finished.
A deliciously sexy new series from USA Today
bestselling and RITA award winning author Caroline Linden,
in which an utterly shocking book––Fifty Shades
of Grey for the Regency era–– has all of London
talking and gives more than one young miss a mind for
scandal.
Joan Bennet has:
4 Seasons in London, although one might argue that a
Season spent as a wallflower is hardly a Season at all
3 fashion mishaps of epic proportions, inflicted upon
her by a mother determined that pink was her best color
2 broken hearts, although both objects of affection
turned out to be unworthy and her recovery was swift
1 scandalous offer, which she longed to accept but in
the end wasn't certain ruin would be worth it (with that
man, anyway); and
0 marriage proposals
And she has had enough. If she can't be a respectable,
happily married woman, she might as well embrace her fate
and live it up, preferably as the kept woman of a rakish
earl or similar exciting scoundrel, provided it's far
enough away from London her mother will never find out.
Tristan, Lord Burke, has:
4 clinging, pestering female relations bent on driving
him insane;
3 favorite types of women: widowed, married, and
willing;
2 months of homelessness, thanks to the decrepit roof
of his townhouse, currently caved in and in dire need of
replacement;
1 friend, Douglas Bennet, roguish and careless enough
for him to impose upon for two months; and most importantly
0 interest in the smart–mouthed,
sharp–witted, very buxom sister of Douglas Bennet.
Because the last thing Tristan needs is a wife, and one
can't trifle with a friend's sister without risking
marriage. Moreover, Joan Bennet is the last sort of woman
he would choose, even if he did need a wife. Despite her
mouth. And her bosom. Or the fact that she might be truly
delectable under her horrible clothes. Or the fact that the
only way he seems able to win an argument with her is by
kissing her senseless ... and yet he somehow keeps coming
back for more ...
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