Garden Of Scandal [Mass Market Paperback]

Jennifer Blake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1997

Branded a murderer, Laurel Bancroft has lived like a recluse for years. Now she wants her life back. But someone wants Laurel to return to her seclusion and give up her young lover - someone who hasn't forgotten one night many years ago.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Mira; Regular Print/Single Titl edition (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551662817
• ISBN-13: 978-1551662817
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,216,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jennifer Blake has been called "the steel magnolia of women's fiction" for her enduring career as an author. She has also been lauded as a "pioneer of the romance genre" and an "icon of the romance industry." A New York Times and international best selling author from the publication of "Love's Wild Desire" in 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of the RWA and Affaire de Coeur Halls of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Rita. She holds numerous other honors, including two Maggies, two Holt Medallions, multiple Reviewer's Choice awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine, and the Frank Waters Award for literary excellence. She has written 65 books with translations in 20 languages and more than 30 million copies in print. Jennifer and her husband live on a lake in northern Louisiana.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very poorly written, December 9, 2001

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"j_nguyen5" (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garden Of Scandal (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read several other JB novels but this was by far the worst. The older woman, younger man story line did not bother me so much as the pathetic dialogue and ridiculous story lines and subplots. One of the worst romance novels I have ever read!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spare yourself, February 27, 2004

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AMCnyc (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garden of Scandal (Mass Market Paperback)

I gave this book one star based on the fact the heroine is not the usual 22 year old. However, the plot is absolutely ridiculous, the heroine a weakling, and there is just no sense to any of it.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sadly Disappointed..., December 7, 2002

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A Blake Fan (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garden of Scandal (Hardcover)

I am a huge Jennifer Blake fan- and from way back in the day. But when I read this novel I just wanted to put it down- not because I had to go somewhere or do something, but cause it was horrid. The storyline was very slow, the characters unrealistic and very very boring the the dialogue was at times, to say the least, comedic- and not in an entertaining way. And the two characters actually hooking up? No way! The fact that they did get together is somewhat grotesque to me... they are not exactly the most 'appealing' people.

If you're a fan of Blake, you should read the older stuff- i.e. historical romances from the 80's. I am sad to say that her material is getting worse and worse. I don't know if she's not spending the time or effort required to produce the quality that she once did. I have read 99% of the her novels and unfortunately the level of writing quality and storyline complexity is diminishing rapidly.

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.

If you're interested in something of Blake's, see: Prisoner of Desire or Tigress. I guarantee with those two that you will NOT be disappointed!

Good luck reading:)