Loretta Chase is one of my favorite romance writers so when
I saw Scandal Wears Satin on Edelweiss I requested a review copy. Of course I had to start reading
immediately and had trouble putting it down. This is the second book about the children of Catherine
DeLucey (one of those Dreadful DeLucey’s) and Edward Noirot (a seducer and
swindler of the first order). As I
found out in the first book, Silk is For Seduction; their daughters are not
following in the family footsteps.
Instead they are attempting to make their living honestly as dressmakers
to the ton.
Here is Goodread's take on Scandal Wears Satin:
A blue-eyed innocent on the outside and a shark on the inside, dressmaker Sophy
Noirot could sell sand to Bedouins. Selling Maison Noirot's beautiful designs
to aristocratic ladies is a little harder, especially since a recent family
scandal has made an enemy of one of society's fashion leaders. Turning scandal
to the shop's advantage requires every iota of Sophy's manipulative skills,
leaving her little patience for big, reckless rakes like the Earl of Longmore.
The gorgeous lummox can't keep more than one idea in his head at a time, and
his idea is taking off all of Sophy's clothes.
But when Longmore's sister,
Noirot's wealthiest, favorite customer, runs away, Sophy can't let him bumble
after her on his own. In hot pursuit with the one man who tempts her beyond
reason, she finds desire has never slipped on so smoothly.
Characters: Building wonderful characters is one of
Loretta Chases' strength. Sophy and
Longmore are wonderful. Sophy is smart,
versatile, and loyal. Longmore is
smarter than he looks and smart enough to go after Sophy.
Laugh Factor: Like previous books there is a great
deal of humor in the book. Even
when things look bleak the dialog between Longmore and Sophy adds a light touch
to the story.
Plot: There are a lot of twist and turns to the book. Sophy is trying to keep the shop going
and her mind is always working. At
times I didn't know what she was up to so there were plenty of surprises throughout
the story. Longmore even managed a
few of his own.
Tension: That was there through out the book. Just as it looked liked things were
going to calm down a new situation raised the tension to a higher level.
Writing: The story was skillfully woven. I did not see a scene that could have been cut. Everything that
needed to be in the story was there with nothing extra to distract from the
story.
Clothing: In this series the clothes are another character. The
descriptions of the various dresses made me glad I live today. Just seeing what was required to get into
and out of the various outfits left me exhausted.
I think that Scandal Wears Silk
will go on my favorites self right beside Lord Perfect and Mr. Impossible both
by Loretta Chase.
Avon published Scandal Wears Silk
by Loretta Chase in 2012.
1 comment:
I am going to take your suggestion and give this one a try. I have been looking for romance books for the summer, I like historical fiction and the clothing descriptions are my thing. Thank you for your lovely review.
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