The Rogue Not Taken
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Lady Sophie’s Society Splash When Sophie, the least interesting of the Talbot sisters, lands her philandering brother-in-law backside-first in a goldfish pond in front of all society, she becomes the target of very public aristocratic scorn. Her only choice is to flee London, vowing to start a new life far from the aristocracy. Unfortunately, the carriage in which she stows away isn’t saving her from ruin . . . it’s filled with it. Rogue’s Reign of Ravishment! Kingscote, “King,” the Marquess of Eversley, has never met a woman he couldn’t charm, resulting in a reputation far worse than the truth, a general sense that he’s more pretty face than proper gentleman, and an irate summons home to the Scottish border. When King discovers stowaway Sophie, however, the journey becomes anything but boring. War? Or More? He thinks she’s trying to trick him into marriage. She wouldn’t have him if he were the last man on earth. But carriages bring close quarters, dark secrets, and unbearable temptation, making opposites altogether too attractive . . .
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3 primary books#1 in Scandal & Scoundrel
Scandal & Scoundrel is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Sarah MacLean.
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Every chapter title is an alliterative tabloid headline, which was annoying at first but soon reminded me of the narration in Gossip Girl. I heard it in Kristen Bell's voice despite listening to the audiobook.
Ignore the cover picture - Sophie is described as plump throughout, which is a wonderful change of pace. Personality-wise she's similar to Belle: likes books and wants to escape the status quo. King is the typical damaged but noble hearted type. Other than a “surprise kiss” there are no consent issues. There are a lot of annoying communication issues spurring the conflicts of the story along but I guess we can't get everything.
Had a hard time getting into this one for some reason, and the plot suffers by comparison to [b:A Week to Be Wicked 11738128 A Week to Be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2) Tessa Dare https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1321335382s/11738128.jpg 16687336] (which is one of my favorites of all time). I liked Sophie, wish there had been more of her sisters, and didn't really care all that much about King or his drama with his dad. Not a bad book at all, and I liked it for the most part, but I'm glad I got it from the library instead of buying it. (Also, read A Week to Be Wicked if you haven't.)
This was so much fun! Sophie is the youngest sister, and she has so much spirit. She and Eversley had such great banter. I may not have been laughing out loud, but I had definite smiles. The end got super cheesy, but I expect and forgive that in historical romances.
