Historical Romance
Goodreads summary:
In Ashlyn Macnamara’s stunning romance debut—perfect for
fans of Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Sabrina Jeffries—two childhood friends
in Regency England discover love with the most unlikely of partners: each
other.
After watching her beloved sister Sophia pine over the ton’s Golden Boy for years, Miss Julia St. Claire has foresworn love and put herself firmly on the shelf. Unfortunately, her social-climbing mother and debt-ridden father have other ideas, and jump at the chance to marry Julia off to the newly-named Earl of Clivesden…the man of Sophia’s dreams.
Since resigning his Cavalry commission, Benedict Revelstoke has spent his time in London avoiding the marriage mart. But when he discovers that the Earl of Clivesden has set Julia in his sights, Benedict tries to protect his childhood best friend from the man’s advances—only to discover more than friendship driving his desire to defend her. He surprises them both with the force of his feelings, but when she refuses him and her father announces her betrothal, he fears he’s lost her forever—until Julia approaches him with a shocking scheme that will ruin her for all respectable society…
…and lead them into an exquisite world of forbidden pleasures.
After watching her beloved sister Sophia pine over the ton’s Golden Boy for years, Miss Julia St. Claire has foresworn love and put herself firmly on the shelf. Unfortunately, her social-climbing mother and debt-ridden father have other ideas, and jump at the chance to marry Julia off to the newly-named Earl of Clivesden…the man of Sophia’s dreams.
Since resigning his Cavalry commission, Benedict Revelstoke has spent his time in London avoiding the marriage mart. But when he discovers that the Earl of Clivesden has set Julia in his sights, Benedict tries to protect his childhood best friend from the man’s advances—only to discover more than friendship driving his desire to defend her. He surprises them both with the force of his feelings, but when she refuses him and her father announces her betrothal, he fears he’s lost her forever—until Julia approaches him with a shocking scheme that will ruin her for all respectable society…
…and lead them into an exquisite world of forbidden pleasures.
This book is unusual in that there are two sisters and
instead of each getting their own book A Most Scandalous Proposal tells both
stories.
Characters: I
wanted to shake Sophie. It was
apparent that she was wasting her time hoping that Clivesden would notice
her. Clivesden was a real heel,
not worth anyone’s trouble. Julia
just would not listen to her own heart.
Benedict had been Julia’s friend since childhood. He was almost too good to be true. The Earl of Highgate is wounded one who
is perfect for Sophie. I did feel
that putting the two stories in one book resulted in less character development
for Benedict and Highgate. The
secondary characters were well drawn but did make some quick changes that did
not ring true.
Plot: The plot
was good. It used some tried and
true devices. There is a Father
that gambles and looses too much. There is a misunderstood Earl who is only now
coming back into society. Of
course there is a duel, just get one of the heroes shot so that someone
realized they really do love him.
They all are needed to move the story and they work, but it does keep
the story from being as original as it might have been.
Tension: The
tension does build over the course of the story. I did keep wondering how some things were going to be
accomplished.
Writing: The
writing style is very good. This
is a first published book for this author and she shows great promise.
Ballentine will publish A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn
MacNamara in 2013.
I received an ARC of A Most Scandalous Proposal from
Edelweiss.
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