Search - Duke of Scandal (Duke Trilogy, Bk 2)

Book 2 of the Dukes trilogy was an enjoyable read with a lot of elements I like in a good book - the handsome hero Duke has a bad-seed identical twin brother and a lying conniving ex-lover who are partners in a scam to steal the life savings of the smart and beautiful heroine. The H/H team up to get her money back and to expose the dastardly duo for the frauds they are. They end up falling in love along the way. This book is much, much better than Book 1 Duke of Sin. I'm looking forward to reading Colin's story, Book 3 The Duke's Discretion.

Not my favorite Ashworth. The chemestry between the H/H was good, and I enjoyed the book until the suspense plot wound down. Then I felt like the melodrama was a bit much.
I'll still read the next in this series however, because I usually enjoy her characters so much.

Lots of good twists in this fun regency romance.

The books in this trilogy are not at all as frivolous and light-hearted as the silly titles suggest. The characters are complex and flawed and the story is not your typical regency.

I found the details about perfume making a bit yawn-inducing. Lisa Kleypas has a book in her Wallflowers series that also includes a lot of information about scent, but it tied better to the story, it wasn't just information for it's own sake. I felt like Ashworth spent a lot of time informing us about things that weren't particularly important to the exposition of the characters or situation.

While reading the book, I felt as if I liked the characters for the most part, but I read the book three days ago and cannot remember much about them now. I think that suggests neither the story nor the characters are particularly enduring.

3 stars

Enjoyed that this actually took place more in France than England for a little change up. Also throughout the book you never know exactly what the scandal was that the Duke went through because of his brother Edmund. It is quite a shocker at the ending. The perfume aspect for Lady Olivia was refreshing & different for a leading lady.

It was a case of mistaken identity... how was Lady Olivia Shea to know that the cad she married, who had deserted her on her wedding night after cleaning out her inheritance had a twin?

Samson Carlisle, Duke of Durham has his own reasons for wanting to locate his dastardly twin…so he agrees to help Lady Olivia in her quest to regain her inheritance.

Set in the world of France’s premier perfumeries… past scandals arise, old nemesis cross paths, doubt and suspicion run rampant. In the midst two people fall in love.

Adele Ashworth sets a fine backdrop and forms a story where love conquers all.