Scandalized! / Risqué Business

by Lori Foster, Tawny Weber

This deal is both business and personal

Hotelier Tony Austin is promising to make entrepreneur Olivia Anderson's five-year plan happen in just one year. He'll finance her dreams...if she'll agree to an affair. But Olivia wants more than just a cold business arrangement. She wants passion and heat and need.

What she gets is far beyond her expectations. Once they fall into bed, it's clear that Olivia and Tony are combustible together. It's everything Olivia wanted--and more. But while their passion might have burned up the contract, can this intense fire between them last?

BONUS BOOK INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!

Risqu� Business by New York Times bestselling Harlequin Blaze author Tawny Weber

Critic Delaney Conner savaged Nick Angel's latest novel--she says his love scenes are all heat and no warmth. He says great sex is purely physical. Time to take this debate into the bedroom!

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Anthologies, Audiobook

432 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Since 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.

Reviews

[Chelsea Ortiz-Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!!!

It's been a little while since I read a Lori Foster book. Okay so its only been 2 weeks, but for me that is a LONG time =). Scandalized just reminded me again of why I enjoy her books so much. The heat, the characters were spot on. I was squealing by page 47. The passion in this book was amazing and now I must figure out if its a series or not so I can read all the others...

[Kati · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a surprise this book was! There were both positive and negative surprises for me, here. This is the first of the many books by Lori Foster that I absolutely detested. Tony is patronizing and crude in his initial proposition to Olivia, but her attitude toward her physical in abilities quickly turned me off even more. She refers numerous times to herself as less than a full woman because of her perceived inabilities. She also fails to show a real understanding of her medical issues, contributing strongly to a pervasive societal expectation that a woman without children is not only incomplete but an aberation. Terribly unempowering to those women who can't have or don't want children. Tony actually came around in the end, but neither character ever felt real or likeable.

I had read one other Tawny Weber and found that book so intolerable that I nearly didn'the read this one. I'm so glad that I gave Weber another chance. Risqué Business completely redeemed this book for me. I fell in love with Nick and Delaney. They were real and flawed, and completely a blast to read about. I give this book 4 stars because of Weber's story, but limit this book to only 4 stars because of the time I wasted in reading the story by Foster.

[Danielle Nicholson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed these two stories! The last one really gives you something to think about!

[Elizabet Luna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both stories made laugh, anxious to find out what was next. I really love the emotions and sassiness of both couples. I would to read more books of both authors.

[Anestine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave it a 4/5, I just think that Scandalized's conflict didn't have enough execution. Plus, Olivia's character didn't leave much of an impact on me. It's like we just bumped into each other in a grocery store, says hi, and then goodbye. I love Tony and his family, good work on that.

Risque Business, on the other hand, I love how rational the characters there. Great execution of conflict and I love the decision Delaney made. And also, the way Nick's character improved in that short time span was absolutely great! I'd say I like this more than Scandalized. Great work by Tawny Weber, made me want to read her books too.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent

I liked both stories. Lori's book was decent story I loved his family and her neighbors. It was sexy story with happy ending. Tawny 's story was decent but seemed to drag a little to me but still decent

[Ann]

He wanted a baby she didn't know what to think about it when he asked her to be the mother of the baby he didn't want to do it the old fashion way but that is the only way she would think about it is doing it the old fashion way but she is carrying a s secert

[G. · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot left something to be desired. But the romance was spicy!

[Amy Dong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad but not really good either. Very shallow, quite ridiculous but a quick easy read.

[DeeAnn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lori Foster just never disappoints. This was a great story with some pretty awesome twists and turns. I highly recommend it.

[Jen Fox · Rating 1 out of 5]

Chapter 1 "It sounds rather distasteful."
And it is. The language in this book discussing her being his surrogate is cringy!!

[4Mariflor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to check when this book was written, 2015-just 10 yrs ago! I thought 1990’s. Gave it a generous 3 ⭐️

[Oksana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing in life is the way we want it but the way He knows best for us.

[Gabi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I honestly did not care for any of the characters in this book. I felt like they were both a bit shallow and the book just didn't work for me. The story line was weak. I did like that it had a happy ending.

[Donna Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had to review on basis of Tawny Weber's book which was the better story. I lived Tony & fam but didn't like Olivia. And if they had been normal neither one would have lasted thru misunderstandings. That being said their first sexual encounter was HOT!

[Angela Crockett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me just say wow! This is one of those stories that you have to get up and walk down the hallway for. You find yourself setting the book down and saying "what?!?" I always enjoy reading Lori Foster but this was awesome! I just could not put it down. Highly Reccomended.

[Mallory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light. Fluffy. Slightly ridiculous. Just how I like my easy reads. Nothing complicated or overly deep. Just a slightly unrealistic love story.

[Ninja · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just not my type of stories.

[Kees · Rating 3 out of 5]

So cheesy. Quick read. I felt my self rolling my eyes several times.

[Lana Rad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scandalized!****:Risqué Business**

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Miniseries: Blaze