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To Wed in Scandal
by Liana LeFey
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Sabrina Grayson is determined to avoid the kind of reckless love that ruined her mother’s happiness, her mother loved her father and was hurt when he cheated. And so Sabrina wants a man who is compatible, but not one she can fall in love with. She thinks she finds this in Lord Fairford but the return of her childhood nemesis, Henry Herbert, Viscount Montgomery throws all her carefully laid plans out the window.
LeFey is a good story teller and was able to add some twists and turns to the novel (something that can be difficult to do when historical romances are very cookie-cutter). Even with this feat, however, the tale lacked something overall. I never connected with Sabrina and could not believe Henry would go from a past acquaintance to head-over-heels in love with her in only a single visit. We don't get much of his background and feeling from right before he sees Sabrina again so we cannot even attribute his sudden love to something else.
I wanted to like the book and there were good parts (it even seemed to start off so well with a scandalous kiss) but overall it was just an average romance novel. I found myself even wishing she would marry Lord Henry's friend Percy (definitely not a good sign for this genre).
Sabrina Grayson is determined to avoid the kind of reckless love that ruined her mother’s happiness, her mother loved her father and was hurt when he cheated. And so Sabrina wants a man who is compatible, but not one she can fall in love with. She thinks she finds this in Lord Fairford but the return of her childhood nemesis, Henry Herbert, Viscount Montgomery throws all her carefully laid plans out the window.
LeFey is a good story teller and was able to add some twists and turns to the novel (something that can be difficult to do when historical romances are very cookie-cutter). Even with this feat, however, the tale lacked something overall. I never connected with Sabrina and could not believe Henry would go from a past acquaintance to head-over-heels in love with her in only a single visit. We don't get much of his background and feeling from right before he sees Sabrina again so we cannot even attribute his sudden love to something else.
I wanted to like the book and there were good parts (it even seemed to start off so well with a scandalous kiss) but overall it was just an average romance novel. I found myself even wishing she would marry Lord Henry's friend Percy (definitely not a good sign for this genre).