Helpful Score: 3
What do get when you add a ginger-haired marquess with anger management issues to a act first-think later young miss? One heck of a Regency romp. I swear, I laughed reading every chapter.
Dawn R. (godblessourhome) reviewed Simply Scandalous (Wayborn Siblings, Bk 1) on + 518 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
has some funny moments. enjoyable read.
Helpful Score: 2
Really, did this author make up the story as she went along or did she just copy from all the authors books she had ever read. Insults do not impress me. And what ever happened to the second horse race. Ended abruptly. Confusing in most aspects. This author will need much improved writing skills before I read anymore of her books.
When Juliet tries to avenge the attack on her brother she scandalizes London society and has to leave town.
Geoffery also suffers scandal because of Juliet's actions. She blames him for hiring men to attack her brother. Geoffery decides the best revenge is to make her fall in love with him and then abandon her.
The only problem is that his heart is on the line too.
Really cute with engaging characters. Highly recommend.
Geoffery also suffers scandal because of Juliet's actions. She blames him for hiring men to attack her brother. Geoffery decides the best revenge is to make her fall in love with him and then abandon her.
The only problem is that his heart is on the line too.
Really cute with engaging characters. Highly recommend.
Cathleen A. (wantoncathy) reviewed Simply Scandalous (Wayborn Siblings, Bk 1) on + 4 more book reviews
Juliet Wayborn sets out to revenge her brother. It is thought that the Marquess Geoffrey Swale is the man who hired thugs to have her brother ruthlessly set upon! Juliet beats Geoffrey in a carriage race and shames him. He sets out for revenge of his own. To make her fall in love with him! When they come together, run for cover!! This book was hillarious. Very good writing!!
excellent story line and humorous too. very enjoyable.
Zebra brings in a good selection of romance authors and this book does not dissapoint. Set in Regency England.
Catherine M. (Catherine1) reviewed Simply Scandalous (Wayborn Siblings, Bk 1) on + 60 more book reviews
I read this book on the recommendation of one of my friends. I had been telling her of my love for Vere from The Last Hellion, and she said I just had to try this. I'm so glad I did!
The book started out a little slow for me. I didn't really get absorbed into the story until Juliet and Lord Swale (or Ginger, as I can't help but think of him) have some heavy page time together. From that point on I was hooked.
I can't think of another hero I've read that's quite like Swale. The comparison to Vere that I mentioned above is accurate, but only to a point. Where Vere is obstinate and acts thick on purpose, Swale really is. He's not dumb by any means, but the man does not get subtlety and anything he doesn't have an interest in isn't worth caring about. Shakespeare, I'm referring to you. The biggest similarity between the two books is the witty sparring that the protagonists engage in. Their interactions are what made the book for me.
So, let's talk about Swale. He's young, only in his mid-twenties, and has a temper that flares with the least provocation. He doesn't seem to hold a grudge long, be he doesn't have a problem kicking the crap out of someone if they make him mad. He doesn't really care about society and because he gets over his temper quickly, he assumes that everyone does the same thing. He's frankly shocked to think that anyone doesn't like him. He's described as big and ugly with flaming red hair and giant sideburns. He also has a pug nose that doesn't look like it belongs on an aristocrat. This lack in his nose leads to hilarious high jinks to acquire a better one for the family.
Juliet is pretty, but nothing special. She's smart and rather hotheaded when riled. She knows she's a girl, but she constantly confounded by the scrapes she gets into. She's just trying to uphold the family honor like any of her brothers would, you know? Unfortunately for her, the rules for girls are different. It seems like every time she turns around she's broken another rule and in danger of being a pariah. When Swale comes to see her she pulls no punches. She nicknames him Ginger, taunts him, and throws yarn at him. She's prideful, so when she finds out her assumptions were wrong she doesn't apologize. She dances around it with "ifs" and "maybes" until Swale is ready to blow.
Every conversation between Juliet and Ginger has a new delight. The dinner scene was particularly hilarious. How can you not love a girl who lights a man's carrots on fire? The miscommunications and drama about the engagement killed me too. I also loved the back and forth over which room Ginger would stay in. I guess what I'm trying to say is I loved the whole book.
There were two points which, unfortunately, stood out for me. The first was the use of the phrase "make love." To me, that refers to sex. In this book it refers to courting or wooing. It was extremely startling to read about Juliet's family discussing Ginger's coming to "make love" to Juliet. It kept pulling me out of the story and making me do a double take until I remembered. The character used that phrase all the time. The other point was the sex. If you're looking for a book with a skilled, sensual lover you'll be out of luck here. It didn't detract from the story for me, but be aware that this is not the kind of book where the bumbling hero suddenly morphs into Don Juan.
The book started out a little slow for me. I didn't really get absorbed into the story until Juliet and Lord Swale (or Ginger, as I can't help but think of him) have some heavy page time together. From that point on I was hooked.
I can't think of another hero I've read that's quite like Swale. The comparison to Vere that I mentioned above is accurate, but only to a point. Where Vere is obstinate and acts thick on purpose, Swale really is. He's not dumb by any means, but the man does not get subtlety and anything he doesn't have an interest in isn't worth caring about. Shakespeare, I'm referring to you. The biggest similarity between the two books is the witty sparring that the protagonists engage in. Their interactions are what made the book for me.
So, let's talk about Swale. He's young, only in his mid-twenties, and has a temper that flares with the least provocation. He doesn't seem to hold a grudge long, be he doesn't have a problem kicking the crap out of someone if they make him mad. He doesn't really care about society and because he gets over his temper quickly, he assumes that everyone does the same thing. He's frankly shocked to think that anyone doesn't like him. He's described as big and ugly with flaming red hair and giant sideburns. He also has a pug nose that doesn't look like it belongs on an aristocrat. This lack in his nose leads to hilarious high jinks to acquire a better one for the family.
Juliet is pretty, but nothing special. She's smart and rather hotheaded when riled. She knows she's a girl, but she constantly confounded by the scrapes she gets into. She's just trying to uphold the family honor like any of her brothers would, you know? Unfortunately for her, the rules for girls are different. It seems like every time she turns around she's broken another rule and in danger of being a pariah. When Swale comes to see her she pulls no punches. She nicknames him Ginger, taunts him, and throws yarn at him. She's prideful, so when she finds out her assumptions were wrong she doesn't apologize. She dances around it with "ifs" and "maybes" until Swale is ready to blow.
Every conversation between Juliet and Ginger has a new delight. The dinner scene was particularly hilarious. How can you not love a girl who lights a man's carrots on fire? The miscommunications and drama about the engagement killed me too. I also loved the back and forth over which room Ginger would stay in. I guess what I'm trying to say is I loved the whole book.
There were two points which, unfortunately, stood out for me. The first was the use of the phrase "make love." To me, that refers to sex. In this book it refers to courting or wooing. It was extremely startling to read about Juliet's family discussing Ginger's coming to "make love" to Juliet. It kept pulling me out of the story and making me do a double take until I remembered. The character used that phrase all the time. The other point was the sex. If you're looking for a book with a skilled, sensual lover you'll be out of luck here. It didn't detract from the story for me, but be aware that this is not the kind of book where the bumbling hero suddenly morphs into Don Juan.
Juliet Wayborn did not hesitate to avenge her brother's beating in a London alley,especially once she discovered the perpetrator was the notorious Geoffrey Swale.When opportunity arose she got even.But humiliating Swale in public is a sin for which there is no forgiveness.For Swale is the sort of gentleman(and she uses that term loosely)who doesn't like to lose,a man who coldly vows to challenge her every move in her determination to ruin him.A man who is proving dangerously,unthinkable...seductive.
