Scandalous Virtue [Mass Market Paperback]

Brenda Hiatt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 1999

A Highborn Lady Posing as a chambermaid to escape a pre-arranged marriage falls for the handsome, worldly rogue to whom she has entrusted her secret.
-- Regency-set historical romances remain the strongest in the genre, and Brenda Hiatt is an expert practitioner in the art!
-- The runaway heiress/hidden identity theme is always a hit with readers, offering tremendous potential for mixing humor and sensuality.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Regency afficionadoes will find this a real gem, as witty and clever as any traditional Regency in which two intriguing characters square off in a mutual marriage of convenience. Brenda Hiatt beautifully captures the era as we watch Jack and Nessa play by the rules of society while making a few of their own. ~Kathe Robin, RT Book Reviews

Scandalous Virtue was named Best Romance Novel of 1999 by the American Book Readers Association. -- American Book Readers Association

About the Author

Brenda Hiatt is the author of fifteen novels, most of them set in her beloved Regency England. Don't miss her "Saints of Seven Dials" series, of which Rogue's Honor is the first book. When she takes a break from the past, Brenda embraces the future by teaching writing classes on the internet. She has lived in Virginia, Texas, Hawaii, and South Carolina, and now resides in Indiana.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch (May 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006101379X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061013799
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,466,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brenda Hiatt began writing in 1988, an Army wife at home with two preschool children. She promised herself that if nothing sold before her youngest began school she'd get a "real job," so she was thrilled to sell a Regency romance novel to Harlequin six months ahead of that deadline. Originally from Virginia, Brenda received degrees in Biology and Psychology from the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, before attending graduate school at Texas A&M University. She has since lived in Hawaii, South Carolina and Texas. Brenda now writes full time and lives in Indiana, where she recently achieved her black belt in taekwondo. She also enjoys hiking, scuba diving and all kinds of travel when she gets the chance!

To date, she has published six Harlequin Regency Romances, one Harlequin Superromance, two single title historical romances with HarperCollins and six historical romances with Avon Books. Brenda's first single title historical romance, SCANDALOUS VIRTUE, received rave reviews in Publisher's Weekly and other media and was named Best Romance Novel of 1999 by the American Book Readers Association. She prides herself on her thorough historical research, and when she takes a break from the past, Brenda embraces the future by teaching writing classes on the Internet.

An active member of Romance Writers of America and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Brenda has also served as President of Novelists, Inc, an international organization of over 600 multi-published novelists.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully amusing regency romance, September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Scandalous Virtue (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm not a big fan of historical romance (I usually read contempory romances or mysteries), but I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was very well-written and very funny. The way in which the author handled the hero's past was believable and the hero and heroine were extremely well-matched. It was nice to read a character-driven romance, so many of them relie on contrived events to foster the storyline.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe, maybe not, August 27, 2000

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Barbara J. Webb (Fayetteville, Arkansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scandalous Virtue (Mass Market Paperback)

This is an excellent book, and the characters are great! Jack, with the reputation of being a rake, marries Nessa, who has the reputation of being extremely virtuous and straitlaced. Through their interactions with each other before and after their marriage they find that, at heart they are not what they seem to be on the surface. The fact is the two of them are really very much alike and even before the end of the book it is easy to see that they are a perfect couple. I recommend this book highly to anyone who likes historical romances!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A captivating story... an excellent read., June 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Scandalous Virtue (Mass Market Paperback)

Nessa and Jack became my friends for the short time they touched my life. We laughed and cried together listening to Prudence advise... Well written and researched, I highly recommend this book for Regency amd Historical Romance readers...