It's always a good day when a new Lauren Smith book comes out, which means that today is a good day. Book two in the Sins and Scandals series, a series of romantic novellas set in the Edwardian period, comes out today.
A Gentleman Never Surrenders
Love is worth a
little scandal.
Owen Hadley needs a
wife. Preferably a wealthy one. Alas, there aren't a great number of
heiresses willing to marry a rogue of no particular
fortune---luckily, if there is ever a gentleman capable of melting a
lady's chilly heart, it's Owen.
Milly has had
enough of the marriage mart. If matrimony means giving up her freedom
for a foppish husband, then society can take their idea of marital
bliss and toss it. But when the ton's most notorious rogue mistakenly
makes his way into her bedchambers, Milly finds herself unexpectedly
and unwillingly at the altar . . .
Yet the more time
she spends with her new husband, the more Milly starts to wonder if
the marriage she never wanted may be the best thing that's ever
happened to her. Now it's up to Owen to convince Milly that what
started as a mistake is anything but---and that every night with him
will be more wonderfully scandalous than the last.
My Review
I'm not usually a fan of novellas, I don't think that they give enough time for the characters to develop or a full story to emerge. From time to time though, I'm pleasantly proven wrong and find myself thoroughly enjoying this shorter form. A Gentleman Never Surrenders is one such case. Despite it's short length, it's still a good read and I really enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed seeing the development of both Milly and Owen's characters as they learnt more about one another. To begin with, they each have a few of the other that is in fact, a long way from how they actually are. Neither is the type of person that the other would wish to marry, but it soon becomes apparent that they are perfect for one another.
This was a great read and I really liked both Owen and Milly and the development of their relationship. It was quite a quick read, but that was in part due to the fact that once I started, I just couldn't put it down. Recommended.
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