Scandal (Berkley Sensation) [Mass Market Paperback]

Carolyn Jewel (Author)

Book Description

Series: Berkley Sensation | Publication Date: February 3, 2009

Sophie has nothing in common with the Earl of Banallt’s many women—and his attempts to seduce her fall flat. Good thing Fate has a way of giving second chances. But can Sophie entrust her heart to a man who appears to be as rakish as her dead husband? Or would that be madness?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (February 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425225518
• ISBN-13: 978-0425225516
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #943,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carolyn Jewel lives in Northern California with her young son, three cats, a border collie and several chickens. She loves history and imagining the lives of people who lived in years past. Writing about them is a dream come true. She welcomes letters from readers on any subject. Don't hesitate to email! In addition to writing, has an MA in English and is also a Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator who specializes in, uhm, administering MS SQL Server databases. It's not nearly as exciting as writing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly beautiful mature and memorable romance, February 8, 2009

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K. Reinke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scandal (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is such a wonderful story, I felt compelled to weigh in...

I won't sum up the plot, which you can read in the synopsis and in the other reviews. What drew me in was the authors wonderful way with words, and her realistic characters! Both Sophie and Banalt were so memorable and TRUE.

Sophie is an eccentric bookworm and romantic. Against her very nature and instincts, constant betrayals by her first husband force her to raise a high wall around her heart. Her pain and strength are both palpable things in her life. Banalt is a rather typical, jaded, and yes - irredeemable - nobleman. However, his exposure to Sophie's innate strength, goodness, and "beautiful blue-green eyes", inspire a desire in him to become his better self. I felt that I knew them and was very invested in their lives and happiness. Ms. Jewel has done a marvelous job of showing and telling us about these two people. As readers, we understood their instincts, desires, and motivations. I was frequently moved to tears, on both their behalves, because I understood them.

The secondary characters were equally well and honestly portrayed. I will not soon forget Sophie's brother, John.

Bravo to wonderful characters and a wonderful story of second chances!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Hero Blindsided by Love, April 6, 2009

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R. Phillips (MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scandal (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a story about a rake who falls in love with his best friend's wife. The problem is that she despises him. Over time, their friendship grows and he is overcome by his love for her. He is obsessed with her, and when she is widowed, he will do anything to win her love and respect. This is a good story with a heartfelt romance. The heroine's resistance did wear on me a little. It just seemed to go on and on and on, and consequently, made the heroine a bit annoying at times. However, it was nice to read about a hero who never gives up on the true love of his life. I agree that this story is very slow paced and I also agree that it was nice to finally read a HR without a murder plot driving it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!, February 4, 2009

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Cindylouwho (Florida, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scandal (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have to say this was a very, very good book, and only had some minor problems with it. In Jewel's attempt to take a scandal and tell it in a different way, BRAVO and Thank you! I felt this was a new story. When the book begins, we know Banallt is a rake, but yet his love for Sophie, having her or not, has already reformed him. He's smitten, ruined (his words), and utterly enchanted by Sophie's mind, heart and body. They meet under uncomfortable circumstances, but yet become friends while he is a friend of her husband's. In Private Arrangements, it annoyed me bouncing back and forth between present and past, but in this book, it was so enjoyable. You feel the build up of their relationship, and regardless of it starting out a bit slower than I like, it still worked well.

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Ms. Jewel, please tell me there will be a story with Tallboys winning the heartbroken Miss Fidelia.