The Scandals of an Innocent by Nicola Cornick
Title: The Scandals of an Innocent (Brides of Fortune #2)
Author: Nicola Cornick
Publisher: HQN 2009
Genre: Regency Romance
Pages: 384
Rating: 4/5 stars
Reading Challenges: UnRead Shelf
Miss Alice Lister feels anything but respectable. Bad enough that she is a maid-turned-heiress. Now the insufferably attractive Lord Miles Vickery is certain he can gain her fortune by blackmailing her into marriage—even though it was his deceitful charm that broke her heart once before. But she's positive the terms of her inheritance will prove an impossible task. After all, what rake could be completely honest for three long months?
For his part, Miles finds his newfound frankness invaluable in entangling Alice in positions deliciously unbecoming of a lady. Of course, he doesn't yet know that he's falling hopelessly in love with this formidable innocent…or that he will soon go to impossible lengths to prove himself hers forever….
Another fun Regency Romance for the week. I enjoyed Miles and Alice much more than I did the previous couples in the series. Alice has so much grit and resolve, it’s hard not to like here. And Miles is a great version of the rake who reforms. I enjoyed their back and forth sparring. I enjoyed their arguments. I enjoyed their romance. As always, I wish that the ending spent a bit more time on the resolution, but that’s a reoccurring complaint of mine.
Brides of Fortune
#2 The Scandals of an Innocent
#3 The Undoing of a Lady
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