Scandalous Virtue (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Brenda Hiatt (Author)

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

Product Description

What You See

Sheltered and more than a little naïve, Lady Nessa Haughton was raised to be a model of English virtue. But beneath the inexperienced young widow's prim yet exquisitely beautiful exterior beats a willful heart longing for a taste of wickedness that would shock her proper sister and the rest of London Society.

Isn't Always

The new Marquis of Foxhaven, dashing Jack Ashecroft, is England's most revered war heros and its most notorious hellion. Though he's inherited his beloved grandfather's title, Jack must reform his rakish ways to gain his fortune. Vowing to earn respectability, he sets out to find a proper wife--a woman above reproach who can redeem his reputation.

What You Get

Irresistibly drawn together, Nessa and Jack each seem to be exactly what the other wants--or so they think. Will their mutual attraction lead to true love, or irreparable ruin for them both?

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch (May 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006101379X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061013799
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,155,628 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Barbara J. Webb (Fayetteville, Arkansas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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...