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A review by theravenqueen
Four Weeks of Scandal by Megan Frampton
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for providing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Octavia Holton is in trouble, she owes a particularly nasty man a good sum of money and she's on her way back to her childhood home which she likely inherited from her gambler father, God rest, hopefully it is enough for her to pay her debts.
Gabriel Fallon recently lost his father in an accident, the man was a gambler and ended up celebrating a bit too much and burned his own house down. The loss is a lot but now Gabriel finds himself with Mr Holton's house which has been signed away to his father in a bet. He's looking to finally settle down and make this house a home until a young woman shows up demanding that she owns the house. They both have nowhere else to turn to so a bargain must be struck until they figure this out.
This caught me entirely by surprise. When it comes to new historical romance authors, well new to me at least, you don't know if you're going to find someone who sides on the serious tone of romance or the more fanciful light tone. Four Weeks of Scandal is the 5th book in the Hazards of Dukes series but you can read them out of order without any issues. It has the delightful and charming banter of Tessa Dare, an author that I completely adore.
I really enjoyed how Octavia was so sure of herself and very spontaneous, she very much leapt before she looked many times while Gabriel was more subdued, a scholar with a strong interest in Greek Mythology. I loved the sprinkling of tales throughout the book, lots of references of Hades and Persephone, but this isn't a strong retelling but it could be kind of considered as one if you squint at it enough. That and Octavia's large dog named Cerberus and Gabriel's tiny Pomeranian named Nyx sells it a bit more. Or not. I just thought it was very cute.
This felt more like a slow burn to me... the bulk of the happenings started past the 50% mark and I appreciated the fact that it was a bit more realistic as far as the sex. Not every woman can orgasm during and it didn't make the scene any less meaningful or spicy. I liked that touch. It's also sometimes about intimacy.
All in all I really liked this and it's my first Megan Frampton, but it won't be my last.
Octavia Holton is in trouble, she owes a particularly nasty man a good sum of money and she's on her way back to her childhood home which she likely inherited from her gambler father, God rest, hopefully it is enough for her to pay her debts.
Gabriel Fallon recently lost his father in an accident, the man was a gambler and ended up celebrating a bit too much and burned his own house down. The loss is a lot but now Gabriel finds himself with Mr Holton's house which has been signed away to his father in a bet. He's looking to finally settle down and make this house a home until a young woman shows up demanding that she owns the house. They both have nowhere else to turn to so a bargain must be struck until they figure this out.
This caught me entirely by surprise. When it comes to new historical romance authors, well new to me at least, you don't know if you're going to find someone who sides on the serious tone of romance or the more fanciful light tone. Four Weeks of Scandal is the 5th book in the Hazards of Dukes series but you can read them out of order without any issues. It has the delightful and charming banter of Tessa Dare, an author that I completely adore.
I really enjoyed how Octavia was so sure of herself and very spontaneous, she very much leapt before she looked many times while Gabriel was more subdued, a scholar with a strong interest in Greek Mythology. I loved the sprinkling of tales throughout the book, lots of references of Hades and Persephone, but this isn't a strong retelling but it could be kind of considered as one if you squint at it enough. That and Octavia's large dog named Cerberus and Gabriel's tiny Pomeranian named Nyx sells it a bit more. Or not. I just thought it was very cute.
This felt more like a slow burn to me... the bulk of the happenings started past the 50% mark and I appreciated the fact that it was a bit more realistic as far as the sex. Not every woman can orgasm during and it didn't make the scene any less meaningful or spicy. I liked that touch. It's also sometimes about intimacy.
All in all I really liked this and it's my first Megan Frampton, but it won't be my last.