Temperance (Temper) Lattimar is too scandalous really because of her family. Lady Sayleford decides to sponsor her and allow her the season she has to have in order to fulfil her dream of releasing her dowry and travelling the world. In order to keep things above board Lady Sayleford recruits her godson to squire her around. He's the second son, an MP and aristocrat, Gifford Newell and a friend of her brother.
The two of them embark on the social round and discover that really only one person is distracting them, each other. Then scandal forces them into a marriage of convenience and it gets complicated by both of their pasts.
I liked the two of them and the tenderness Gifford gave after the marriage. It was sweet and gentle and lovely and the two characters seemed to be good foils for each other. Really enjoyed the read. ( )

The Earl's Inconvenient Wife (Sisters of Scandal Book 2) by Julia Justiss  
 
Justiss gives emotions a voice in each heartache she writes. Hope is never lost and a chance at happiness awaits in each page. Temper is a scandal waiting to happen. She yearns to follow her heart, yet doesn't want to disappoint. Giff is the husband, she never wanted, but has been forced to take. Can the girl who never planned to fall in love, become the perfect woman for the man, she can't live without? The Earl's Inconvenient Wife is a bona fide heart melter. ( )

"The Earl's Inconvenient Wife", Book 2 in the "Sisters of Scandal" Series, continues the story of the Lattimar sisters, this time focusing on Temperance. Author Julia Justiss is a marvelous storyteller, creating compelling characters and involving story lines, and all the while infusing her work with rich historical details. In the Regency Era, spirited, intelligent young women with minds of their own were often repressed by the rigid restrictions of society. Any breath of scandal associated with their family often doomed them socially and greatly lessened their chances of making a suitable marital match. Temperance Lattimar, long a subject of vicious gossip to her own mother's unsavory reputation, hoped to avoid marriage and travel the world as her own woman. She cannot do that without funds, however, and her father will not release her dowry until she is presented to society and suffers through one season. A longtime friend, Gifford “Giff” Newell, suggests that his godmother, the unquestionably respectable Lady Sayleford sponsor Temperance, and he will provide safe escort. Giff, a second son, is devoted to his career in politics. When he marries, he must choose a lady whose reputation is above reproach, but that doesn't stop him from wishing that Temperance could be more than a friend. Fate steps in when a cruel trick is played, and Temperance and Giff are forced into a marriage of convenience. They care very much for each other, but now their lives will be quite different than they ever imagined. Will love clear away the shadows, silence the doubts, and let in the light of true happiness? "The Earl's Inconvenient Wife" is a lovely historical romance from very special storyteller Julia Justiss. ( )