Scandalous Innocent (2011)

by Juliet Landon

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Two women, generations apart, both on the bring of scandal... Phoebe shared more than her unruly dark curls with her ancestor whose portrait graced the walls of the Earl of Dysart's country home. Impatient of convention, both women had retreated from the excesses of London life. Yet neither had enjoyed peace for long. Their retreat was a challenge to Society's most notorious rakes--a certain Viscount Ransome seemed set on making Phoebe his own. But secrets and passion were part of the fabric of the house and Phoebe had learned from her rebellious ancestor. She planned to bring the arrogant viscount to his knees....… (more)

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Stories of two women over two generations linked by pushy men who won't allow them to say no. I actually had problems with this, instead of trying to woo them they just ran roughshod over the women and didn't really feel loverly but in many ways unpleasant, I wanted to like the stories and the detail felt quite historical but this wasn't my sort of romance, I prefer wooing.

Two stories feature in this book, one post-restoration (1676) and the other regency (1803); the first features an entertaining fencing competition the second had a widow who loses her house when her brother gambles it away.

I just didn't feel it, I wanted to like the story and the characters but somehow felt that it was more historical novel than romance, probably quite correct for the era but not for my tastes. I like wooing not women whose choices are caught between a rock and a hard place.

Readable, somewhat entertining but not what I was expecting and not romantic enough for me. (

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Juliet Landon	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Sterlin, Jenny	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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2011

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"So, I'm to see the wee lass for myself at last, am I" the Duke of Lauderdale asked his Duchess, supporting her as they took the first step down the grand staircase.

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Two women, generations apart, both on the bring of scandal... Phoebe shared more than her unruly dark curls with her ancestor whose portrait graced the walls of the Earl of Dysart's country home. Impatient of convention, both women had retreated from the excesses of London life. Yet neither had enjoyed peace for long. Their retreat was a challenge to Society's most notorious rakes--a certain Viscount Ransome seemed set on making Phoebe his own. But secrets and passion were part of the fabric of the house and Phoebe had learned from her rebellious ancestor. She planned to bring the arrogant viscount to his knees....

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