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Summary: One Night of Scandal
Review: loved this book, couldn't put it down till I finished it! Got sucked into the story finishing it with a smile left on my face! Can't go wrong with this author! what an awesome love story!
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Summary: The murderous marquess and the Hertfordshire hellion
Review: Mayfair, London 1825. Tonight is Lottie Fairleigh's debut into society. She is all dressed up and ready to go but learns that their neighbour is none other than Hayden St Clair, the muderous marquess, who just so happens to be temporarily resident in the house next door. Lottie wants just one last adventure before settling into her life and out of much curiosity for the much talked about Marquess, she decides to climb out of her bedroom window and on to the neighbouring property.
Mistaking Lottie for a woman of the night sent by his friend, he pulls Lottie into his house and ravishes her with sensual kisses, only to be witnessed by the people in Lottie's neighbouring house. Thoroughly compromised Lottie has no choice but to marry the murderous Marquess and follow him back to his haunted mansion in windswept Cornwall. Hayden had no intention of ever marrying again after the death of his first wife, of which there is much speculation amongst the ton. However, he needed a governess for his young daughter so he decided to agree to the marriage.
As Lottie settles into life on Hayden's Cornish estate, she struggles to tame Allegra, Hayden's 10 year old daughter. As she realises that her marriage is one of convenience, she tries to fight off the ghosts that haunts Hayden's life and which buries his heart. Will her trust and love be strong enough to exorcise the ghosts of yesteryear.
This is a delicious book both dark and light at the same time. With gothic hints with things that go bump in the night but also a combination of wit and humour to add a light hearted touch to the book. Teresa Medeiros is truly gifted with spinning yarns of faery tales. You will not be disappointed.
Lea Ling Tsang
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Summary: Good Romance
Review: One Night of Scandal I enjoyed this story and the main characters. I consider this type of book a "very light reading romance." Carlotta on the evening she is to make her debut decides to take a quick peek into her mysterious next door neighbor's house. Her neighbor mistaking her for a "lady of the night" pulls her into his home and ends up giving her a kiss. Unfortunately this kiss is seen by various members of Carlotta's family, and Carlotta is disgraced and forced into marriage with Marquis Hayden St. Clare. Hayden is a recluse distancing himself from society after his wife's death. In fact, many in society believe he has murdered his wife and have nicknamed him "The Murderous Marquis, " and are soon predicting that Carlotta will come to a dreadful end. Very predictable but cute and enjoyable novel, I would recommend.
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Summary: Good Romance
Review: One Night of Scandal I enjoyed this story and the main characters. I consider this type of book a "very light reading romance." Carlotta on the evening she is to make her debut decides to take a quick peek into her mysterious next door neighbor's house. Her neighbor mistaking her for a "lady of the night" pulls her into his home and ends up giving her a kiss. Unfortunately this kiss is seen by various members of Carlotta's family, and Carlotta is disgraced and forced into marriage with Marquis Hayden St. Clare. Hayden is a recluse distancing himself from society after his wife's death. In fact, many in society believe he has murdered his wife and have nicknamed him "The Murderous Marquis, " and are soon predicting that Carlotta will come to a dreadful end. Very predictable but cute and enjoyable novel, I would recommend.
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Summary: Good...but not my favorite
Review: One Night of Scandal was a really good book but after reading all of Teresa Medeiros's books I was a little disappointed by it. It was still good my favorite part is when Lottie and Hayden first meet!!!! Although this hasn't been my favorite Medeiros book it was still enjoyable and Medeiros always does such a good job.
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Summary: Loved It !!!!
Review: One Night of Scandal
Teresa Medeiros to her brother-in-law, the Duke of Devonbrooke, Setting - London 1825 --- Carlotta "Lottie" Fairleigh at the ripe age of 21 is finally, to have her debut ball. Minutes before the first guest would be arriving she and her best friend Harriett, are lamenting the fact that her hoyden days where she was well known as the "Hertforshire Hellion" were fast coming to an end. Innocently, Harriet had just given her incentive for one last adventure before having to behave and act like a lady for the rest of her days. Right next door,and over the garden wall sat the rented home of Hayden St. Clair, scandalously dubbed the "Murderous Marquess". Dreaming of one day becoming a famous author, she couldn't possibly miss her one chance to see, such a scandalous man, and give her ideas for a future villain in her fiction. After all he'd killed his best friend in a duel and then he wife had such an unfortunate and fatal 'accident'. Hayden had vowed to never marry again, had come to London for only one reason, to find a woman. What he was not looking for was to have himself and the little blonde trespasser compromised. In spite of Hayden's refusal to wed her, Lottie, realizing that her latest escapade had ruined her, and not wanting to see harm come to her brother-in-law who would be honor bound to fight a duel, snuck off and managed to convince Hayden to save her from ruin. Reluctantly, Hayden agrees to marry her then whisks her off to his remote Cornwell estate where ghostly apparitions, purported to be of his first wife, haunt the halls and himself. Settling in and doing her best to keep up her own spirits from the disregard Hayden shows her, Lottie, in her own indubitable way, wins the favor, and acceptance of the daughter he neglected to tell her about and his staff. However, what Lottie most wanted was to win both his regard and his love, as she came to realize that the tortured man who was now her husband was also the man she was falling in love with. This engaging novel has humor, mystery, tenderness and a bit of a gothic-underlying theme. Lottie, is an extremely likeable and very courageous heroine. She has her work cut out for her as she battles to break through her husbands reserve to find the open and friendly man his best friend described to her as the man he once was. I found it to be a very fast read with twists and turns that had me hating to put the book down. Most of all, and contrary to other reviewers comments, I found the ghost theme central and key in this story which rather than turn me off thoroughly enchanted me. Teresa Medeiros has again provided a thoroughly enjoyable, tender, and fun tale that will give pleasure to a multitude of her fans.
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Summary: A great and fitting sequel to A KISS TO REMEMBER
Review: Remember mischievious Lottie from A KISS TO REMEMBER? Well, Teresa Medeiros made her the heroine of ONE NIGHT OF SCANDAL, and I'm so thrilled she did! Hayden is a great hero for her, and Teresa works her special magic on their love story. I laughed and I cried. I've waited a long time for another Teresa Medeiros book, and this one proved worth the wait. She's my favorite author. I can't wait for the next one!
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Summary: Loved It !!!!
Review: Setting - London 1825 --- Carlotta "Lottie" Fairleigh at the ripe age of 21 is finally, to have her debut ball. Minutes before the first guest would be arriving she and her best friend Harriett, are lamenting the fact that her hoyden days where she was well known as the "Hertforshire Hellion" were fast coming to an end. Innocently, Harriet had just given her incentive for one last adventure before having to behave and act like a lady for the rest of her days. Right next door,and over the garden wall sat the rented home of Hayden St. Clair, scandalously dubbed the "Murderous Marquess". Dreaming of one day becoming a famous author, she couldn't possibly miss her one chance to see, such a scandalous man, and give her ideas for a future villain in her fiction. After all he'd killed his best friend in a duel and then he wife had such an unfortunate and fatal 'accident'. Hayden had vowed to never marry again, had come to London for only one reason, to find a woman. What he was not looking for was to have himself and the little blonde trespasser compromised. In spite of Hayden's refusal to wed her, Lottie, realizing that her latest escapade had ruined her, and not wanting to see harm come to her brother-in-law who would be honor bound to fight a duel, snuck off and managed to convince Hayden to save her from ruin. Reluctantly, Hayden agrees to marry her then whisks her off to his remote Cornwell estate where ghostly apparitions, purported to be of his first wife, haunt the halls and himself. Settling in and doing her best to keep up her own spirits from the disregard Hayden shows her, Lottie, in her own indubitable way, wins the favor, and acceptance of the daughter he neglected to tell her about and his staff. However, what Lottie most wanted was to win both his regard and his love, as she came to realize that the tortured man who was now her husband was also the man she was falling in love with. This engaging novel has humor, mystery, tenderness and a bit of a gothic-underlying theme. Lottie, is an extremely likeable and very courageous heroine. She has her work cut out for her as she battles to break through her husbands reserve to find the open and friendly man his best friend described to her as the man he once was. I found it to be a very fast read with twists and turns that had me hating to put the book down. Most of all, and contrary to other reviewers comments, I found the ghost theme central and key in this story which rather than turn me off thoroughly enchanted me. Teresa Medeiros has again provided a thoroughly enjoyable, tender, and fun tale that will give pleasure to a multitude of her fans.
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Summary: Joyous and Entertaining
Review: Teresa Medeiros never fails to deliver! She is only one of a very few authors who never fails to make me chuckle out loud and when I come to the end of her stories, I'm grinning like a loon. This was such an enjoyable and entertaining read, with such lovable characters. Hayden is one of those tortured heroes that you can't help but fall madly in love with and Lottie is so deft at healing his and his daughter, Allegra's, broken heart and tattered soul. They will stick with me for a long time afterward.
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Summary: Joyous and Entertaining
Review: Teresa Medeiros never fails to deliver! She is only one of a very few authors who never fails to make me chuckle out loud and when I come to the end of her stories, I'm grinning like a loon. This was such an enjoyable and entertaining read, with such lovable characters. Hayden is one of those tortured heroes that you can't help but fall madly in love with and Lottie is so deft at healing his and his daughter, Allegra's, broken heart and tattered soul. They will stick with me for a long time afterward.
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