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DO YOU WANT TO START A SCANDAL

Do You Want to Start a Scandal, October 2016
Castles Ever After #4
by Tessa Dare

Avon
Featuring: Charlotte Highwood; Piers Brandon
364 pages
ISBN: 006234904X
EAN: 9780062349040
Kindle: B01A5BWG9Q
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"Tessa Dare has another winner on her hands."

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DO YOU WANT TO START A SCANDAL
Tessa Dare

Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted November 9, 2016

Romance Historical

Picking up a Tessa Dare book is such a delight. You're also always guaranteed a good read. DO YOU WANT TO START A SCANDAL is no exception! In this book, the hero, Piers, and the heroine, Charlotte, find themselves in a room together talking about how she doesn't want to marry him when another couple bursts in. While Charlotte and Piers hide to avoid ruining her reputation, the other couple starts having sex. It's quite a ridiculous situation, but one that Dare handles well with humor and class. However, when the tryst is over and they emerge, they are seen together and people believe that they were the ones to have a quickie. Now Charlotte is trying to prove that it wasn't them while trying to resist Piers at the same time.

As you can guess with the premise of this book, it's filled with humor and good times. I always look forward to a Tessa Dare book because of this reason. Not only will the characters make you fall in love, but there's a pretty fun mystery involved with this story as well.

As much as I love Piers in this story, I think the shining star of this story is really Charlotte. If it weren't for her charm or her forwardness, DO YOU WANT TO START A SCANDAL wouldn't be what it is. Kudos to Dare for creating such a fun and inventive heroine who rivals the men with humor and wit. There is no doubt that Dare has another winner on her hands.

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SUMMARY

On the night of the Parkhurst ball, someone had a
scandalous tryst in the library.

Was it Lord Canby, with the maid, on the divan? Or Miss
Fairchild, with a rake, against the wall? Perhaps the butler
did it.

All Charlotte Highwood knows is this: it wasn’t her. But
rumors to the contrary are buzzing. Unless she can discover
the lovers’ true identity, she’ll be forced to marry Piers
Brandon, Lord Granvilleβ€”the coldest, most arrogantly
handsome gentleman she’s ever had the misfortune to embrace.

When it comes to emotion, the man hasn’t got a clue.

But as they set about finding the mystery lovers, Piers
reveals a few secrets of his own. The oh-so-proper marquess
can pick locks, land punches, tease with sly wit . . . and
melt a woman’s knees with a single kiss. The only thing he
guards more fiercely than Charlotte’s safety is the truth
about his dark past.

Their passion is intense. The danger is real. Soon
Charlotte’s feeling torn. Will she risk all to prove her
innocence? Or surrender it to a man who’s sworn to never love?

EXCERPT

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BOOK SERIES

Castles Ever After

Romancing the Duke
ROMANCING THE DUKE
#1.0 β€’ January 2014
Say Yes to the Marquess
SAY YES TO THE MARQUESS
#2.0 β€’ January 2015
When A Scot Ties the Knot
WHEN A SCOT TIES THE KNOT
#3.0 β€’ September 2015
Do You Want to Start a Scandal
DO YOU WANT TO START A SCANDAL
#4.0 β€’ October 2016

Spindle Cove

Beauty and the Blacksmith
BEAUTY AND THE BLACKSMITH
#0.0 β€’ May 2013
A Night To Surrender
A NIGHT TO SURRENDER
#1.0 β€’ September 2011
Once Upon A Winter's Eve
ONCE UPON A WINTER'S EVE
#1.5 β€’ November 2011
A Week to Be Wicked
A WEEK TO BE WICKED
#2.0 β€’ April 2012
A Lady By Midnight
A LADY BY MIDNIGHT
#3.0 β€’ September 2012
Any Duchess Will Do
ANY DUCHESS WILL DO
#4.0 β€’ June 2013
Lord Dashwood Missed Out
LORD DASHWOOD MISSED OUT
#4.5 β€’ December 2015
Do You Want to Start a Scandal
DO YOU WANT TO START A SCANDAL
#5.0 β€’ October 2016

 

 

 

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