Scoundrel of My Heart
Ratings7
Average rating3.9
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Ratings7
Average rating3.9
Amazon April 2021 Best of the Month Pick Lorraine Heath begins an exciting new series with a breathtaking romance about a young woman who must marry a titled gentleman to obtain her inheritance and the usuitable man she begins to fall madly in love with She is desperate to wed a duke… Lady Kathryn Lambert must marry a titled gentleman to claim her inheritance and has finally gained the attention of a duke. Yet she is unable to forget the scandalous second son who aided in her achievement—or his betrayal. He wants what he can never possess… Lord Griffith Stanwick is tormented by the bitter truth that as a “spare,” he will never be able to give Kathryn what she yearns to possess. But when his father is found guilty of treason, Griff detours into the dark and dangerous corners of London, haunted by memories of the woman lost to him forever. Love not to be denied… As the duke’s courtship intensifies, Kathryn discovers Griff has become a man to be reckoned with. When old passions flare and new desires ignite, she must decide if sacrificing her legacy is worth a lifetime shared with the scoundrel of her heart.
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3.5 stars. Took me a while to realise that the hero is the brother to the heroine of the Beauty Tempts the Beast heroine. Frankly I wasn't terribly swept up by the couple's love story. It felt like something I've read a 100x times before. In fact, I was set to hate the heroine because she came off as a gold digger in the first few chapters. But once I knew why she had to snag a duke, I was a wee more sympathetic to her. Still, the plot was very common, so to speak, and I was about to give up on page 90 when things picked up a few pages later. That's when the Beauty Tempts the Beast couple makes a brief experience, which perked my interest a wee bit. Now I'm really curious about the fate of Griff's brother, Marcus, who seems like a more interesting fellow ...
Really enjoyed this one - I haven't read a ton of the “helping your friend/enemy get engaged, whoops I love them” trope (which has to have a better name than that). Loved the chemistry between these two, and this set me off on a mission to read all the Sins for All Seasons books, since this is a spinoff of the last one. There are too many books to read and not enough time!!
