Supposed Scandal #2
By Rebecca Connolly
Lady Alexandrina Lawson is someone that Taft Debenham, Earl of Harwood cannot stand. Lady Lawson's cold manner, down in the mouth expressions, and general dour comments just do nothing for him. And he is sure she thinks as ill of him as he does of her. But as any gentleman of good breeding would do he comes to her aid when a situation arises that could destroy her reputation and force her into a most undesirable marriage.
Taft's solution proves a bit over-the-top, and a marriage to Lady Lawson is their only hope of saving both their reputations and Alexandrina's chance of gaining custody of her son. Taft had no plans to marry. He knew that someday he'd have to marry and so secure an heir for his title. But marriage to a woman he hardly knew was not something he had anticipated. But he is determined to be the best husband he can be.
Her first marriage had been a disaster and she had no intention of ever again tying herself to any man. But thanks to the Earl of Harwood's efforts she finds herself with little choice in the matter - not if she is to gain her heart's desire. But Taft is not what he seems to be and she may actually stop loathing him.
This is a delightful story that finds two people caught in a bit of a to-do learning to get along and make a life together. Taft is a wonderful, complicated individual who is worthy of his story. I loved the effort he put into his marriage and how he was such an opposite to what Alexandrina was expecting and fearing. This story will have you cheering Taft's efforts as he offers a better life to the lady he has brought into it. And Alexandrina, ugh, her previous marriage let's just say good riddance to her first husband!
Fans of Rebecca Connolly's work will love this book that can be read as a stand-alone title. This is an entertaining and delightfully sweet romance set in the Regency era. A perfect me-time read or to give as a gift.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion - All thoughts expressed are my own.
About the Book:
One good scandal deserves another...
Lady Alexandrina Lawson has never minded her widowhood. After the disaster that was her first marriage, she found it rather enjoyable, despite the pity she received. What the public saw as devoted mourning to a respected man was, in fact, a complete disinterest in participating in anything Society could offer her ever again. When an invitation to a cousin's London event proves disastrous for Alexandrina, her reputation, and that of her child, her choice becomes simple: rescue or ruin.
Enter Taft Debenham, Earl of Harwood.
Taft could not have less interest in Lady Lawson or her cold manner, but neither could he stand by and let her suffer a forced marriage to a drunken idiot. Sacrificing himself on the altar of Society, thinking how his own reputation might benefit, he provides a rather clever solution: marry the woman himself, and claim outrage for the offenses against her. Over the protests of his bride, and those of his own sanity, Taft begins the greatest scheme he could ever imagine. Nothing surprises him more than beginning to discover that his wife has a heart beneath her icy exterior.
And that he would do almost anything to claim it.
Mischief, Mayhem, and Marriage is a sweet Regency romance and can be read as a stand-alone or as the sequel to Rebecca Connolly’s previous novel, The Rivals of Rosennor Hall.
It is also part of the Supposed Scandal series.
Lady Alexandrina Lawson has never minded her widowhood. After the disaster that was her first marriage, she found it rather enjoyable, despite the pity she received. What the public saw as devoted mourning to a respected man was, in fact, a complete disinterest in participating in anything Society could offer her ever again. When an invitation to a cousin's London event proves disastrous for Alexandrina, her reputation, and that of her child, her choice becomes simple: rescue or ruin.
Enter Taft Debenham, Earl of Harwood.
Taft could not have less interest in Lady Lawson or her cold manner, but neither could he stand by and let her suffer a forced marriage to a drunken idiot. Sacrificing himself on the altar of Society, thinking how his own reputation might benefit, he provides a rather clever solution: marry the woman himself, and claim outrage for the offenses against her. Over the protests of his bride, and those of his own sanity, Taft begins the greatest scheme he could ever imagine. Nothing surprises him more than beginning to discover that his wife has a heart beneath her icy exterior.
And that he would do almost anything to claim it.
Mischief, Mayhem, and Marriage is a sweet Regency romance and can be read as a stand-alone or as the sequel to Rebecca Connolly’s previous novel, The Rivals of Rosennor Hall.
It is also part of the Supposed Scandal series.
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