One Night of Scandal

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Summary: one knight is not enough!
Review: I had the book a couple of weeks before I started reading it, I new once I did I was not going to want to put it down and have reality hit me, So I waited until I had a couple of day's to sit back and enjoy.What can I say Theresa did not let me down I cryed i laughed i got crazed at times and it was (WELL WORTH IT)I can't wait to read her next book her last two were just great.All the character's were wonderful and it is nice when a auther updates you on their live's.All I can say is thank you for a great read. Pudgy David

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Summary: old fashioned Gothic tale
Review: I have many "favourite" authors in Romance. For intense, dark and deadly males, I go to Anne Stuart. If I want giggles till I hurt, I choose Lynsay Sands and Katie Macalister. If I hunger for Off-World adventures, I got Robin D. Owens and C.J. Barry, hot sexy vampires or futuristic drama look to a new voice Angela Knight. But if I want a near poetic faerytale that evokes the style of Victoria Holt, you can do no better than Teresa Medeiros. Ever since I read her Whisper of Roses, I have been a big fan.

One Night of Scandal is not really a Romance in today's mold. It's more of the old style gothic. The isolated manor in Cornwall, the brooding, too contained hero, the full of life wife he was forced to marry, hovering over them all is the ghost of the previous wife and the tile the hero now carries - the Murderous Marquee.

31-year-old Hayden St. Clair is content in his dark hell of memories, content to live away from the Ton and this narrow minds and vicious gossip, but he needs a governess for his 10-year-old daughter, so he is forced to go to London to seek one. Finding one is proving impossible, since the Ton feeds on the facts he was forced to kill his best friend in a duel, and later his wife took her own life by jumping off a cliff. Naturally, it's wondered if the Murderous Marquee did not lend his wife a helping hand.

Lotte Fairleigh, 21-year-old ward of a Duke, is facing her coming out party, but she cannot resist one last adventure until she is firmly planted on the marriage mart. The adventure is sneaking out a second-story window to dash across the lawn to the house next door. The Murderous Marquee is in residence there and it's said he will be leaving in the morning. This is her last chance for a peek of the man who has captured her imagination.

Hayden has just seen a good friend off, the friend hinting he was going to send a woman to him to break his boredom. When Lotte turns up peeking in his window, he mistakenly believes she is the woman. Their embrace is broken up by her guardian. The Duke is enraged and demands Hayden marry Lotte to save her reputation. Hayden assures him nothing happened between them but a kiss, and says he will never marry again, leaving the Duke to challenge him to a duel.

Lotte cannot permit her brother-in-law to risk his life, so she goes to Hayden and begs him to marry her. Hayden does, but not for the reasons Lotte believes. She is startled when she arrives at her new home to find Hayden has a 10-year-old daughter, a wild hellion who enjoys vexing her father. Lotte is hurt to learn Hayden married her only to have a suitable governess for his daughter, crushing the young woman's hope of making a good marriage.

The situation goes from bad to worse, as the child sets out to drive Lotte nuts. Only, Lotte, a hellion in her own right, knows all the tricks of the trade and pushes the girl to finally call a truce. Lotte makes strides with her stepdaughter, but her marriage only grows more distant.

No one can cover the fact there are screams in the night or that someone plays music in the music room when the door is locked. Lotte must unriddle the ghost stalking Hayden's hall and find happiness in the life she has made.

Medeiros beautiful proses are writing as you don't often see it these days. They are evocative and carry the reader along with humor and emotion. She is at peak form with One Night of Scandal. And being a cat lover, I adores the herd of kitty's that Lotte collects. Medeiros gives you super read with this heart warming tale.

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Summary: A delightful tale from a wonderful writer
Review: I have many "favourite" authors in Romance. For intense, dark and deadly males, I go to Anne Stuart. If I want giggles till I hurt, I choose Lynsay Sands and Katie Macalister. If I hunger for Off-World adventures, I got Robin D. Owens and C.J. Barry, hot sexy vampires or futuristic drama look to a new voice Angela Knight. But if I want a near poetic faerytale that evokes the style of Victoria Holt, you can do no better than Teresa Medeiros. Ever since I read her Whisper of Roses, I have been a big fan.

One Night of Scandal is not really a Romance in today's mold. It's more of the old style gothic. The isolated manor in Cornwall, the brooding, too contained hero, the full of life wife he was forced to marry, hovering over them all is the ghost of the previous wife and the tile the hero now carries - the Murderous Marquee.

31-year-old Hayden St. Clair is content in his dark hell of memories, content to live away from the Ton and this narrow minds and vicious gossip, but he needs a governess for his 10-year-old daughter, so he is forced to go to London to seek one. Finding one is proving impossible, since the Ton feeds on the facts he was forced to kill his best friend in a duel, and later his wife took her own life by jumping off a cliff. Naturally, it's wondered if the Murderous Marquee did not lend his wife a helping hand.

Lotte Fairleigh, 21-year-old ward of a Duke, is facing her coming out party, but she cannot resist one last adventure until she is firmly planted on the marriage mart. The adventure is sneaking out a second-story window to dash across the lawn to the house next door. The Murderous Marquee is in residence there and it's said he will be leaving in the morning. This is her last chance for a peek of the man who has captured her imagination.

Hayden has just seen a good friend off, the friend hinting he was going to send a woman to him to break his boredom. When Lotte turns up peeking in his window, he mistakenly believes she is the woman. Their embrace is broken up by her guardian. The Duke is enraged and demands Hayden marry Lotte to save her reputation. Hayden assures him nothing happened between them but a kiss, and says he will never marry again, leaving the Duke to challenge him to a duel.

Lotte cannot permit her brother-in-law to risk his life, so she goes to Hayden and begs him to marry her. Hayden does, but not for the reasons Lotte believes. She is startled when she arrives at her new home to find Hayden has a 10-year-old daughter, a wild hellion who enjoys vexing her father. Lotte is hurt to learn Hayden married her only to have a suitable governess for his daughter, crushing the young woman's hope of making a good marriage.

The situation goes from bad to worse, as the child sets out to drive Lotte nuts. Only, Lotte, a hellion in her own right, knows all the tricks of the trade and pushes the girl to finally call a truce. Lotte makes strides with her stepdaughter, but her marriage only grows more distant.

No one can cover the fact there are screams in the night or that someone plays music in the music room when the door is locked. Lotte must unriddle the ghost stalking Hayden's hall and find happiness in the life she has made.

Medeiros beautiful proses are writing as you don't often see it these days. They are evocative and carry the reader along with humor and emotion. She is at peak form with One Night of Scandal. And being a cat lover, I adores the herd of kitty's that Lotte collects. Medeiros gives you super read with this heart warming tale.

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Summary: Not for the discriminating romance reader
Review: I just don't understand all of these positive reviews. This book is way below average - definately NOT a keeper. I've enjoyed many of Ms. Medeiro's books but this one is so poorly written that I could barely finish it. Hayden St. Clair is supposed to be a lonely, brooding, dark character but the book is so flip that it destroys any intensity he might generate. As a result, the chemistry between Hayden and Carlotta doesn't work and the plot just doesn't make sense. At one point - when Carlotta feels she's betrayed Hayden - she flees to London for four months! Why? Then she supposedly redeems herself by publishing a sordid novel about their life story - one that puts her in a bad light. However, we're never told exactly what she has written about herself. What a disappointment!

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Summary: Excellent read, would recommend
Review: I love this book. It flowed easy and Ms. Mederiuos knows exactly who her audience is. The hero and heroine (Hayden and Lottie) are funny and geniue charters. I loved Hayden and all of his moods. It had just the right blend of sexual tension to make it an enjoyable read. I would prefer it if he had spent more time with Lottie but that still didn't take away from the story line. I loved the ghost aspect of the story as well. Some times a light romance is just what one needs to finish off the night and I think Ms. Mederious has captured that in her lastes book.

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Summary: One of Medieros's best!
Review: I loved this book! I thought Hayden and Lottie were a perfect match and it was so much fun seeing her bring some light into his life. I always expect humor when I read one of Theresa's books, but this one had unexpected depths of emotion. I laughed and I cried. Definitely one of the best of the year!

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Summary: Engaging, but not her best
Review: I would actually give this a book a 3.5 because I read it in one day, so it held my interest, but there were several things which did ultimately detract from my overal enjoyment of the book. Also, I'm comparing it to the standard that Ms. Medeiros has shown herself capable of in earlier works. I did like the hero and the heroine. Their interactions were fun, flirty, and laced with sexual tension. I felt that Lottie stayed true to her character as she was initially portrayed in A Kiss to Remember. When Hayden wasn't busy being dark and tortured and staying away from anyhing that could ever bring him happiness, he seemed like someone that would attract Lottie. I just felt they didn't spend enough time with each other, particularly in that they were living in the same house for most of the book. I prefer romances built on the interaction between the hero and the heroine, where as in this case it seemed Lottie had to overcome a lot of other exterior obstacles which did not require her personal involvement with Hayden. I also felt that Ms. Medeiros borrowed from some of her other works to pull this book together, notably The Fairest of Them All (ghost haunting the relationship) and Charming the Prince (winning over the daughter.) While I enjoyed this book, I just feel it fell short of the kind of writing seen in Heather and Velvet or A Whisper of Roses. I think I'm going to reread one of those to remind myself of the greatness Ms. Medeiros has shown in the past.

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Summary: A sequel to "A Kiss to Remember"
Review: I'm not aware at first that "One Night of Scandal" is a sequel to "A Kiss to Remember", the story about Lottie's sister Laura & Sterling Harlow. After finishing "ONoS", I cannot help myself from revisiting Laura & Sterling's story and reread "AKtR", Wow, Teresa Medeiros is just superb. I give 4 stars for "ONoS" because though it is quite good, it is not as poignant as "AKtR", which I give 5 stars. If you like "ONoS" make sure that you also read "AKtR".

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Summary: Lovely
Review: I'm not going to write a synopsis, since that can be found elsewhere. I have to say that Teresa Medeiros never disappoints, and this latest novel of hers proves to be just as worthy as her others. I'll admit that I have my favorites among Medeiros' work- Thief of Hearts, Once an Angel, and Nobody's Darling being, I think, the best. This novel encompasses Medeiros' notorious beautiful writing, yet it isn't one of my favorites. I'd place it on a par one down from some of her best, along with Lady of Conquest and A Whisper of Roses. However, if you liked either of these two above mentioned books, perhaps One Night of Scandal will tickle your fancy. However, anyone who loves Medeiros' work and appreciates truely beautiful historical romance will cherish this novel along with her rest. It will be a nice addition to any collection of historical romance.

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Summary: I adore this book!
Review: I've gone off historicals recently, and I was so happy to see that Teresa Mederos had written another one. She lived up to my expectations! This book was completely charming and sexy and kept my interest so much that I read it in one day!! It took half the night, and I didn't even mind. I think it's one of the best Ms. Mederos has ever written.