The Rogue Not Taken
Ratings15
Average rating3.5
15
Ratings15
Average rating3.5
LADY SOPHIE'S SOCIETY SPLASH
When she finds herself the target of very public aristocratic scorn, Sophie Talbot does what she must to escape the city and its judgment—she flees on the back of a carriage, vowing never to return to London…or to society. But the carriage isn’t saving her from ruin. It’s filled with it.
ROYAL ROGUE'S REIGN OF RAVISHMENT!
The Marquess of Eversley was espied descending a rose trellis—escaping an irate Earl and his once-future countess. No lady is safe from Eversley’s Engagement Ending Escapades!
Kingscote, the Marquess of Eversley, has never met a woman he couldn’t charm, a quality that results in a reputation far worse than the truth, a furious summons home, and a long, boring trip to the Scottish border. When King discovers stowaway Sophie, however, the trip becomes anything but boring.
WAR? OR MORE?
He thinks she’s trying to trick him into marriage. She wouldn’t have him if he were the last man on earth. But carriages bring close quarters, dark secrets, and unbearable temptation, and suddenly opposites are altogether too attractive
Series
3 primary booksScandal & Scoundrel is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Sarah MacLean.
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Every chapter title is an alliterative tabloid headline, which was annoying at first but soon reminded me of the narration in Gossip Girl. I heard it in Kristen Bell's voice despite listening to the audiobook.
Ignore the cover picture - Sophie is described as plump throughout, which is a wonderful change of pace. Personality-wise she's similar to Belle: likes books and wants to escape the status quo. King is the typical damaged but noble hearted type. Other than a “surprise kiss” there are no consent issues. There are a lot of annoying communication issues spurring the conflicts of the story along but I guess we can't get everything.
Had a hard time getting into this one for some reason, and the plot suffers by comparison to [b:A Week to Be Wicked 11738128 A Week to Be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2) Tessa Dare https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1321335382s/11738128.jpg 16687336] (which is one of my favorites of all time). I liked Sophie, wish there had been more of her sisters, and didn't really care all that much about King or his drama with his dad. Not a bad book at all, and I liked it for the most part, but I'm glad I got it from the library instead of buying it. (Also, read A Week to Be Wicked if you haven't.)
