Love in the time of scandal

I found the first two books of the Scandalous series only so-so but this one was scorching! Penelope hates Benedict because she thinks he's a selfish, arrogant and dishonourable man due to how he treated his ex-best friend (the hero of the last book). She also cannot forget how he courted her sister purely for her money. I thought to myself: Benedict is gonna be tough to redeem, but Caroline Linden did it well.

Benedict is a product of his upbringing - it made sense to marry for money in order to solidify the earldom. He can't stand Penelope's “romantic” ways and yet can't help be attracted to her fiery nature.

Well one thing leads to another as in the way of romance novels - they end up married. And boy is it scorching after that. This one's a keeper! A great novel through and through.