A Scandal to Remember

Gentlemen Rogues #2

by Linda Needham

An agent for the Foreign Office, Andrew Chase, the Earl of Wexford, is unhappy about his latest assignment, to protect the exiled Princess Caroline from an unknown assassin, until he finds himself enchanted by his charge. Original.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 31, 2004

About the author

Linda Needham is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of ten historical romance novels, seven full-length musicals and two stage plays, with four novellas scheduled for release through 2015. She writes full time from her home office near Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

[Monique Takens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ik heb de Nederlands talige versie gelezen ; Ik waak over jou - Candlelight Historische roman 859 .
Weer een origineel verhaal en gelukkig iets minder hijgerig dan de 2 die ik hiervoor gelezen heb . Ik had dit boek een 3 een halve ster willen geven maar halfjes doen ze hier niet aan en 4 sterren is te hoog dus ...

[Lynne Tull · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is number two of a trilogy. I really like the characters. This is an interesting match between a 'Princess' and a commoner with a title. I knew at some point there would be a way for the two of them to become a pair. It happened, but not going to give it away. Recommend.

[Elgyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

uvozovky - s. 62, 223, 237, 238, 284

[Jacque · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the book. Enjoy the secrets, twists and turns.

[row · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars rounded up. the plot is great but the sex scenes are some of the worst ones i’ve ever read. also the fictional kingdom is named BORATania

[Al]

First book read for 2025

[Maura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mediocre romance. I like the hero, Drew - he's a stand up, honorable guy who isn't overbearing (he's actually a bit of a doormat) and he doesn't struggle with the fact that he falls in love with the heroine, Princess Caroline. Now Caroline starts out the book as TSTL. She irritates me with her casual disregard for her own safety. She improves later on in the book. And thankfully this character doesn't collect kids like so many of the author's other characters, but she does collect loyal subjects. The plot itself was pretty okay and I really did want the characters to be together and happy through it all. So that's a plus.

The love between these two characters builds very slowly in my opinion. At first there's a mild attraction, then they do a lot of work together but there isn't much chemistry and then they sort of gradually realize that they love each other and that it's all doomed to failure because she's a princess. They don't even kiss until over half way through the book and even that's really tame. And honestly, the one and only sex scene doesn't pop up until the last ten pages of the book. I read romance partially for the smut and partially for the happy endings. This has the HEA, but is seriously lacking in smut!

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

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