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Scandalized!
Tony Austin, a man with no use for a wife but a fierce desire for a child of his own, enters into a passionate and complex relationship with Olivia Anderson, but love has a way of upsetting everyone's plans. Reprint.
218 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published November 1, 2000
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Lori Foster
419 books11.7k followersSince first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author. Lori has published through a variety of houses, including Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin, Silhouette, Samhain, and Berkley/Jove. She is currently published with HQN.
Lori hosts a very special annual “Reader & Author” event in West Chester, Ohio. Proceeds from the event have benefited many worthy causes, including the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter, the Animal Adoption Foundation, The Conductive Learning Center for children with spina bifida and cerebral palsy, and The One Way Farm, Children’s Home.
Each year Lori donates all proceeds from one book to charity. You can see the benefit romance books here: http://lorifoster.com/benefit-books/
Career Highlights
•In 2001, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy.
•In 2002, Lori’s book Too Much Temptation was the top-selling romance title for Amazon books.
•In 2003, Say No To Joe was the second “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for Waldenbooks.
•In 2004, Lori Foster was a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle.
•In 2004, The Secret Life of Bryan was the “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for the BGI group.
•In 2005, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance.
•In 2006, Jude’s Law was the “Bestselling Romantic Comedy” romance title for the BGI group.
•In 2007, Lori launched a new “urban fantasy” series under the name L.L. Foster. See more on her “dark side” at www.llfoster.com.
•In 2007, Causing Havoc was among Amazon’s Top Ten Editor’s picks in Romance.
•In 2008, Hard to Handle made #2 on The New York Times.
•In 2009, Servant: The Acceptance was Amazon’s #1 Editors’ Pick in Romance.
•In 2010, Lori was a clue in the USA Today Quick Cross puzzle.
Lori hosts a very special annual “Reader & Author” event in West Chester, Ohio. Proceeds from the event have benefited many worthy causes, including the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter, the Animal Adoption Foundation, The Conductive Learning Center for children with spina bifida and cerebral palsy, and The One Way Farm, Children’s Home.
Each year Lori donates all proceeds from one book to charity. You can see the benefit romance books here: http://lorifoster.com/benefit-books/
Career Highlights
•In 2001, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy.
•In 2002, Lori’s book Too Much Temptation was the top-selling romance title for Amazon books.
•In 2003, Say No To Joe was the second “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for Waldenbooks.
•In 2004, Lori Foster was a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle.
•In 2004, The Secret Life of Bryan was the “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for the BGI group.
•In 2005, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance.
•In 2006, Jude’s Law was the “Bestselling Romantic Comedy” romance title for the BGI group.
•In 2007, Lori launched a new “urban fantasy” series under the name L.L. Foster. See more on her “dark side” at www.llfoster.com.
•In 2007, Causing Havoc was among Amazon’s Top Ten Editor’s picks in Romance.
•In 2008, Hard to Handle made #2 on The New York Times.
•In 2009, Servant: The Acceptance was Amazon’s #1 Editors’ Pick in Romance.
•In 2010, Lori was a clue in the USA Today Quick Cross puzzle.
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June 26, 2010
This book left me wanting to be a business owner.
The characters were interesting (I find Lori Foster always has distinctly different characters) and they have an interesting 'deal' going on.
One thing I really liked was that the characters don't fully think things through in this book and are alerted to the fact and stumped by it. I can't say more without spoilers. Because, let me tell you, right off the bat you can probably guess how the story will go (not just the HEA but the conflicts that will arise) - so there is no interest in watching everything unfold. The interest for me was in looking at the logic the characters had behind their decisions and then seeing how life took their logic and made it obsolete.
Just a side note. In a few books I have read, the female characters have been infertile and as a result don't feel like they are womanly, or deserved to be loved. I am sort of shocked by that. Is that a common enough assumption in real life, or is that over dramatized for the benefit of the story? Why is adoption or a surrogate never really an option? Seems very irrational to me - and also makes me a little angry. It promotes the idea that a woman worth loving is one that can breed. But maybe this all comes down to low confidence levels of the characters like when a character has had a bad experience in the past and doesn't think they are lovable thereafter.... hmm.
The characters were interesting (I find Lori Foster always has distinctly different characters) and they have an interesting 'deal' going on.
One thing I really liked was that the characters don't fully think things through in this book and are alerted to the fact and stumped by it. I can't say more without spoilers. Because, let me tell you, right off the bat you can probably guess how the story will go (not just the HEA but the conflicts that will arise) - so there is no interest in watching everything unfold. The interest for me was in looking at the logic the characters had behind their decisions and then seeing how life took their logic and made it obsolete.
Just a side note. In a few books I have read, the female characters have been infertile and as a result don't feel like they are womanly, or deserved to be loved. I am sort of shocked by that. Is that a common enough assumption in real life, or is that over dramatized for the benefit of the story? Why is adoption or a surrogate never really an option? Seems very irrational to me - and also makes me a little angry. It promotes the idea that a woman worth loving is one that can breed. But maybe this all comes down to low confidence levels of the characters like when a character has had a bad experience in the past and doesn't think they are lovable thereafter.... hmm.
April 24, 2017
Leído el 10/10/2010
Un Acuerdo perfecto
Arguemento:
Lo último que Olivia Anderson quería era un marido... y un hijo. Lo único que deseaba era una o dos noches de pasión.
Tony Austin no quería una esposa, pero estaba loco por tener un hijo. Lo único que necesitaba era una mujer que tuviera un hijo suyo y luego desapareciera de su vida.
Podría ser el acuerdo perfecto, pero no siempre los planes salen bien...
Un Acuerdo perfecto
Arguemento:
Lo último que Olivia Anderson quería era un marido... y un hijo. Lo único que deseaba era una o dos noches de pasión.
Tony Austin no quería una esposa, pero estaba loco por tener un hijo. Lo único que necesitaba era una mujer que tuviera un hijo suyo y luego desapareciera de su vida.
Podría ser el acuerdo perfecto, pero no siempre los planes salen bien...
April 25, 2022
Is it fair to hold a 1990s romance novel to 2022 standards? Probably not. Should publishers reprint 1990s romance novels? Also probably not. Let’s all do better next time.
October 4, 2024
Lori Foster books usually deliver but this one is not good.
The characters are generic and cookie cutter, so much so that when the conflict arises there’s barely anything real and raw about it.
Skip this.
The characters are generic and cookie cutter, so much so that when the conflict arises there’s barely anything real and raw about it.
Skip this.
November 17, 2013
Tra quelli di LORI FOSTER, questo libro, Scandalo in città, è il mio preferito. L’ho letto e riletto innumerevoli volte nel corso degli anni. A tal punto da averlo quasi imparato a memoria.
Lui è Tony Austin, proprietario di una catena di Hotel esclusivi. Dire che è ricco, è dire poco. Lui ha voglia di avere un figlio: maschio o femmina non importa. Però, non vuole avere una moglie, con tutte le complicazioni che la cosa comporta e che potrebbero esserci in futuro.
Ha anche scelto la donna che, secondo lui, potrebbe partorire i suoi figli. Lui donerebbe il seme e lei sosterrebbe la gravidanza, al termine della quale lui la sistemerebbe fuori città con un nuovo punto vendita in un altro dei suoi alberghi esclusivi.
Lei è Olivia Anderson ed ha già un paio di negozi di lingerie in due alberghi di Tony Austin.
Lei è sempre stata dedita al lavoro e da anni è una dipendente di Tony. Vorrebbe aprire un nuovo negozio e non sa come proporre l’affare a Tony, ma la sorpresa più grande la farà lui a lei con la sua proposta indecente.
Olivia è onorata di essere stata scelta, ma, avendo avuto poche esperienze sessuali, controbatte dicendo che preferirebbe non seguire il procedimento di fecondazione naturale. Lui, invece, le propone proprio quello per sole due settimane, al termine delle quali, se non è rimasta incinta, non cambierebbe niente e lui se ne cercherebbe un’altra. Olivia, però, ha un segreto …
Anche lui ne ha uno: la paura di farsi coinvolgere troppo.
Bello e romantico, con un lieto fine garantito, riesce ad emozionare.
Lui è Tony Austin, proprietario di una catena di Hotel esclusivi. Dire che è ricco, è dire poco. Lui ha voglia di avere un figlio: maschio o femmina non importa. Però, non vuole avere una moglie, con tutte le complicazioni che la cosa comporta e che potrebbero esserci in futuro.
Ha anche scelto la donna che, secondo lui, potrebbe partorire i suoi figli. Lui donerebbe il seme e lei sosterrebbe la gravidanza, al termine della quale lui la sistemerebbe fuori città con un nuovo punto vendita in un altro dei suoi alberghi esclusivi.
Lei è Olivia Anderson ed ha già un paio di negozi di lingerie in due alberghi di Tony Austin.
Lei è sempre stata dedita al lavoro e da anni è una dipendente di Tony. Vorrebbe aprire un nuovo negozio e non sa come proporre l’affare a Tony, ma la sorpresa più grande la farà lui a lei con la sua proposta indecente.
Olivia è onorata di essere stata scelta, ma, avendo avuto poche esperienze sessuali, controbatte dicendo che preferirebbe non seguire il procedimento di fecondazione naturale. Lui, invece, le propone proprio quello per sole due settimane, al termine delle quali, se non è rimasta incinta, non cambierebbe niente e lui se ne cercherebbe un’altra. Olivia, però, ha un segreto …
Anche lui ne ha uno: la paura di farsi coinvolgere troppo.
Bello e romantico, con un lieto fine garantito, riesce ad emozionare.
July 9, 2024
I laughed and laughed....
The first part of this book is hilarious. I laughed and laughed. Then it becomes a bit more serious as Tony and Olivia deal with new feelings, deceit, family and love.
The first part of this book is hilarious. I laughed and laughed. Then it becomes a bit more serious as Tony and Olivia deal with new feelings, deceit, family and love.
January 30, 2013
Dios, es totalmente irritante el libro e ilógico. Ella quiere tener un hijo pero no puede y sin embargo no le dice nada al prota y le sigue la corriente, pero pone como condición de que no quiere someterse a inseminación artificial, que quiere que tengan sexo... ??? acaba de conocerlo!!! y él acepta como si nada, después la lleva a su casa y estaba toda su familia así que la presenta, luego llega su hermano y les deja al cuidado de ambos a sus 3 hijos... así va pasando toda la historia, van a tener sexo pero alguien los interrumpe.
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August 7, 2013
Um Escândalo de Amor
Lori Foster
H.C.P. Sucessos 38
2013.
Não sei, não sei...
Acho devo estar sensível ou algo parecido.
Na realidade tô tentando encontrar uma desculpa. Porque adorei o livro. E como já li algo parecido.
Fico pensando que não deveria gostar tanto assim. Mas, se for pensar bem, há muita diferença, entre as duas estórias.
A única igualdade é um homem querendo ter um filho, e de certa forma pagando para uma mulher ter o bebê.
Simplesmente devo parar com essas bobagens. Pois, o livro é maravilhoso!!!
ADORO!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
Lori Foster
H.C.P. Sucessos 38
2013.
Não sei, não sei...
Acho devo estar sensível ou algo parecido.
Na realidade tô tentando encontrar uma desculpa. Porque adorei o livro. E como já li algo parecido.
Fico pensando que não deveria gostar tanto assim. Mas, se for pensar bem, há muita diferença, entre as duas estórias.
A única igualdade é um homem querendo ter um filho, e de certa forma pagando para uma mulher ter o bebê.
Simplesmente devo parar com essas bobagens. Pois, o livro é maravilhoso!!!
ADORO!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
September 28, 2012
So I didn't finish this. Two things really bugged me and I couldn't get past them. The first was Olivia's thought that she wasn't a "whole woman" really bothered me. It's like saying not having breasts after a mastectomy makes you not a woman. A woman is her mind and heart, not her body parts.
The other thing is that she LIED to Tony throughout their relationship and then went back on their deal (I skipped ahead). Whoa really?! And he still loved her after that. Crazy
January 22, 2013
Scandalized is the epitome of best laid out plans gone crazy...Here was have two buisness people who think they have everything planned out in perfect organization. Life does not alway go that way and Scandalized puts it all out there....When family and hope for the future overwhelms this coulple, they have decisions to make...great story
November 30, 2013
Se lee en una tarde. Novela corta que hace que todo vaya muy rápido entre los protagonistas. En una página él piensa que ella no es una mujer hermosa y a la siguiente es una diosa. Típica novela romántica contemporánea de engaños y final feliz.
January 17, 2016
Loved it. Would recommend it to anyone that wants to read a truly wonderful book. Have read a lot of Lori Foster books and have yet to read one that isn't great. Thanks for all your hard work Lori !!!
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July 27, 2011As usual its wonderful!
January 6, 2013
Very predictable but still a good story. Kept me reading all night.
April 6, 2017
3.4 stars :)
October 17, 2015
Her books are fabulous !!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 31, 2022
diiiiiviiiiina recomiendo 100x100 felicitaciones
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