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Fairleigh Sisters #2

by Teresa Medeiros, Ana Despot (Translator)

Odmjereno ponašanje Carlotti Anne Fairleigh nikada nije dolazilo prirodno – čak ni večeras, kada se ljupka, nepromišljena gospođica konačno po prvi put trebala predstaviti društvu. Dok čeka na izlazak ne može si pomoći a da je ne izjeda znatiželja zbog tamne kuće u susjedstvu. Šuška se da je to napušteni dom Haydena St. Claira, čovjeka kojeg je društvo prozvalo „Ubojitim Markizom“.

Sigurno joj jedan mali pogled kroz prozor prije zabave neće škoditi…

Naravno, ova posljednja avantura završava katastrofom: potpuno ugrožena ugleda Carlotta je… zaručena! Ubrzo je na putu prema divljinama Cornwalla u društvu naočitog, misterioznog markiza čije se ime u visokom društvu izgovara uz dozu straha i prijezira.

No postoji nešto uzbudljivo – i iznenađujuće nježno – u svezi s njezinim mračnim, nedodirljivim mladoženjom, a žudnja je u njegovim očima neosporiva. Prije nego što se Lottie preda čežnjama svoga srca, mora otključati tajne Haydenove prošlosti, koliko god skandalozne – ili stravične – one bile.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Regency, Historical Fiction, Adult, Marriage Of Convenience

330 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

New York Times bestseller Teresa Medeiros wrote her first novel at the age of twenty-one and has since gone on to win the hearts of both readers and critics. All of her books have been national bestsellers, featured on the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. She currently has over 10 million books in print.

She is a seven-time Rita finalist, two-time PRISM winner, and two-time recipient of the Waldenbooks Award for bestselling fiction.

GOODNIGHT TWEETHEART was released in January 2011 and her latest historical THE PLEASURE OF YOUR KISS is coming from Pocket Books in December 2011. Teresa lives in Kentucky with her husband and her cats, Buffy the Mouse Slayer and Willow Tum-Tum.

Reviews

[Christine Wallflower & Dark Romance Junkie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Dramatic but Adorable Stars!

When I read the blurb for this book and realised that it would be Lottie's book, I was a bit hesistant but intrigued enough to read it. In a Kiss to Remember (the first book), Lottie was an absolute terror, after 2 attempts on Sterling's life I was sure she was the black sheep of the family and I didn't know if I liked her very much...

Lottie got herself into a bit.of a pickle in this book. She finds herself married to an infamous Marquis and is promptly packed into a carriage set for his home in Cornwall. This book was such delightful historical romp with a touch of gothic mystery. To be quite honest it reminded me a little of Jane Eyre although Lottie is nothing like that Jane.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't relish all the grief Allegra gave Lottie. Served her right for the troublesome child she'd been lol. Jokes aside Lottie's character was so endearing in this book. There's just something about how innocent yet diabolical she could be. She might have been forced to marry the Murderous Marquis but she definitely didn't act like a damsel in distress. She shook Hayden's entire world and he had absolutely no hope of ever winning.

I think its safe to say that Teresa Medeiros, has found loyal fan in me. While I definitely loved A Kiss To Remember A LOT, this book definitely tickled by funny bone and tugged on my heartstrings. I loved the cameos from the characters. I've only read 2 books written by this author but I think its safe to say that humor plays a big part in her books, and that was probably one of the things I appreciated most. There was never a dull moment, its giggles all round even when the scene is a bit sad. Another recommended read!

[Monty Cupcake ☠ Queen of Bloodshed ☠ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too long, it dragged on in its attempts to be a gothic novel. It's basically the novel Rebecca, the new wife haunted by the dead first wife's memory. Lottie was an ok heroine, Hayden was stupid, Allegra was horrific, disliked all the household staff/servants, etc. Definitely wasn't worth the read to me. I was bored.

[Luana ☆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

I am so disappointed. This book was not romantic at all in my eyes. I don't mind the gothic feel to it, the abnormal, but a romance book should have some romance and I felt let down.

[Celia {Hiatus until August} · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gostei. Não é bem ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, mas...
Super fofinho, apesar de Hayden parecer em certas alturas ser um bocadinho alucinado.
Justine como fantasma "matou-me" 🙄, achei um bocadinho palhaçada e foi o que estragou ligeiramente a história, para não ser 😍.
Lottie encontrou alguém à sua altura, não podia ser ela a única diabinha a fazer travessuras a todos.
Mas, no seu todo, foi uma história amorosa como foi toda a Once Upon a Time series, que interligou com a Fairleigh Sisters. Adorei os cinco livros 🥰

[❁ lilyreadsromance ❁ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm still reeling from this book. Wow. I didn't expect the heaviness.

All I can say is that, if you loved and enjoyed To Sir Philip with Love by Julia Quinn, and you expected the dead ex trope was dealt better, then this is the book for you. There were many similarities between these two and yet, this book did it much better in my opinion.

Also, there was also this subplot with a haunted room, that totally took me by surprise.

And the thing with the dead wife? It was so sad and I don't know what to do with my feelings right now. ☹️

All in all, what a fabulous read. TM is such a gem!

[Ronyell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just cannot get enough of Teresa Medeiros' works lately! Every novel that I read by her always contains lots of drama and hot love scenes that just gets me in an excited mood! Well, I have just recently read my fourth Teresa Medeiros book called “One Night of Scandal” and believe me, I immediately got hooked onto this book! “One Night of Scandal” is the second book in Teresa Medeiros' Fairleigh Sisters series, being the sequel to “A Kiss to Remember,” and this time, the book stars Carlotta Anne Fairleigh ( or as everyone's favorite troublemaker, Lottie) as she also goes through the trials of love just as her sister, Laura has done in “A Kiss to Remember.” Prepare yourselves for a lot of romance, drama and excitement in this second installment of Teresa Medeiros' classic Fairleigh sister series!

Just as Carlotta Anne Fairleigh (Lottie) was about to make her debut into society, her curiosity gets the best of her when she hears terrible stories about Hayden St. Clair or as everyone calls him, “The Murderous Marquess” and Lottie decides to pay the marquess a visit to see if the rumors are true on the night of her debutante ball! Unfortunately, when Lottie and Hayden accidentally kissed each other, the scandal sheets start sending out rumors about Hayden and Lottie's relationship and in order to save her reputation, Lottie agrees to marry “The Murderous Marquess” and move to his isolated mansion on the hill. See sparks fly between Lottie and Hayden as there will be loads of secrets revealed that might either save their romance or ruin it.

Whew! Let me get myself together here since I am still wheeling with excitement from reading this book!

Alright, Teresa Medeiros has done it again in this sequel to one of the most beloved books out of Teresa Medeiros' romance novels as she provides loads of romance and excitement that will have the audience wanting more from the book! The true highlights in this book were the characters themselves as all the characters were well developed, especially Carlotta Anne Fairleigh and Hayden St. Clair, the main couple in this book. Carlotta Anne Fairleigh was probably the most inspirational character in this book as she greatly matures in this book (unlike her murderous younger self in “A Kiss to Remember) and she is shown to be a brave and inventive young woman who believes in her ambitions to be a great writer and also tries to do everything in her power to make people see the good side of Hayden St. Clair, which is why I loved Lottie much better in this book than in her first appearance in “A Kiss to Remember.” Hayden St. Clair is the handsome yet mysterious new lover to Lottie as he is shown to be extremely mysterious in his ways with society, but also shown to be traumatized over the loss of his first wife, which makes him a truly believable character that deals with the loss of a loved one. I also loved the way that Teresa Medeiros portrayed the scandal sheets (or in today's world, the paparazzi) having a negative effect on Hayden St. Clair's personality and life as Hayden faces isolation from society and also has a hard time trying to tell Lottie his true feelings for her because it made me really feel sorry for Hayden throughout the book and while I was reading this book, I was wishing so hard that Hayden gets his happily ever after and be able to feel love with everyone again. The only thing that got me a little frustrated with this book was the fact that Hayden keeps on pushing Lottie away from him, even though deep down he truly loves her, but does not want to show his feelings for her and I can kind of understand why Hayden is acting so isolated towards Lottie because of his past and because he lost his first wife, so it was difficult for him to love another person again, but I sometimes wished that Hayden would let Lottie in his heart a little bit just so their relationship could go a little further. For romance fans everywhere, there are lots of hot and sizzling love scenes between Hayden and Lottie that will make anyone's skin pulse with excitement and satisfaction and they are so hot that Hayden and Lottie's relationship take flight whenever these scenes come around!

For people who do not like sex scenes, there are plenty of sex scenes in this book, so people could skip over the sex scenes if they get too inappropriate for them.

All in all, “One Night of Scandal” is easily one of the best romance novel sequels I have read so far and for anyone who loves some good old drama, romance and a little supernatural element, this book is definitely one that every romance fan should check out!

Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Carlotta Farleigh is in London ready to make her debut to society when she discovers that the home next door is being rented by the "Murderous Marquess" Hayden St. Clair. Always impulsive, Lottie decides to sneak over and take a peek at the notorious Marquess. But Lottie's plans never work out the way she thinks they will. She ends up thoroughly compromised and engaged to Hayden St. Clair. If stories about the death of his first wife are true, Lottie had better watch her back. Yet as she lives in his mansion and gets to know him, she soon discovers that things aren't as they seem.

This was an amusing addition to Teresa Medeiros' Farleigh Sisters series. Lottie is very much a drama queen who wants to be a published writer. I thought some of her inner dialogue was hilarious. This was a fun story and good follow-up to the first book in the series. My rating: 4.5 Stars.

[Floripiquita · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 estrellas. Segunda novela que leo de esta autora tras Tuya al amanecer, que me gustó bastante. La novela que aquí nos ocupa no está mal, me ha parecido entretenida y, a su manera, un homenaje a Jane Eyre y la novela gótica que triunfaba en la época en la que transcurre.

Me ha gustado la pareja que forman Hayden, más conocido como Lord Muerte, un viudo atormentado al que culpan de la muerte de su mujer, y esa jovencita curiosa e impetuosa que es Lottie. Las escenas de sexo entre ellos son muy ‪🔥🔥‬, pero he echado en falta amor.

#RitaTere #RetoRita5

[Preeti ♥︎ Her Bookshelves · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has an identity crisis or BPD.
The cute, frothy beginning never lets you know that soon you'll enter an eerie, gothicy world. So, fans of either genre will feel let down.
Just like the poor H, Hayden who had a deal with Rebecca-ish first wife and now has a pushy Pollyanna to contend with. Between a catty ghost and a determined do-gooder, he doesn't have much choice.

I get it that a compromised Regency h has to marry but here everyone takes the bit between their teeth and start running. With dukes and other influential people in the family, it's quite excessive to believe that soon men will be lining up to offer her a slip-on-the-shoulder/mistress-ships.
And Allegra, the step-daughter is over-hated imo. She is just a very troubled and lonely child who's acting up.
And let me say that the unmentioned past - dead or not so dead - is more riveting and dramatic.

[Sibel Gandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hayalet olayı olmasaydı iyiydi 🙄

[WhiskeyintheJar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Look this book is readable because Teresa Medeiros is a good writer. On the other hand, some serious "Jane Eyre" moments going on here.

Way too many plot points and characters.
-Harriet
-Ned Townsend
-Ghost
-Old crone teacher

The paranormal aspect definitely could have been omitted. The beginning of the story and first couple chapters were great with Hayden and Lottie displaying fantastic friction, sexual tension, and chemistry. Their competing dialogue had me highly anticipating their relationship. Unfortunately, the chemistry disappears as soon as they get married. The story switches to Lottie feeling lost in Cornwall and dealing with Hayden's bratty but oh so misunderstood daughter. Even though I thought the book was pretty mediocre and was anticipating the ending it still ended up feeling abrupt.

Read up until Hayden and Lottie get married, it's all down hill from there. (Haha, maybe this was a philosophical/political point from Medeiros)

Medeiros has way better books out there, this one is can be skipped.

[Kari · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book started off great, with witty dialogues and fun situations. The MCs were endearing and I couldn't wait to watch them fall in love. But then the tone of the book changed abruptly, it became somber and angsty. The dead wife, the ghost, the new setting, the unruly daughter, it was all too much. The writing was fantastic, and if the entire story from beginning to end had carried a gothic undertone, then I probably would've enjoyed it more. But after a sensational, lighthearted start, I ended up somewhat disappointed with the plot's development and the overall melancholy. Even though we get a HEA at the end, I was mostly sad by the time I got to the end.

[Izzah ꒰Duchess of Cabria ಇ ⭑✧ ᴏɴ ᴘᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ ✧ ⋆꒱ · Rating 2 out of 5]

No

Gothic? No

Fun? No

Likable cast? No

Romance? ............................ This was supposed to be a romance?
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[Bindi Boo · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

Totally skipped my never ending TBR list and read this one. Why do you ask? A blurb that reads "unexpected marriage to a mysterious Marquess who may have murdered his first wife" Thats why. LOVED it!

[Rosamary Rosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Serimizin ikinci ve son kitabında daha önce evlenmiş ve karısıyla en yakın arkadaşını basan erkeğimiz Hayden ile ilk kitaptan tanıdığımız sevimli başbelamız Lottie anlatılıyordu. Hayden karısını ve en yakın arkadaşını öldürdüğü düşünüldüğü için "Kanlı marki"" olarak biliniyor. Tabi ki adamımızın peşinde geçmişin hayaletleri dolanıp duruyor. Bu hayaletleri defetmekte yaramazlıklarıyla biricik Lottie'mize kalıyor ❤️ tabi Lottie sadece Hayden ile değil onun cadı kızı Allegra ile de uğraşıyor 😂 ve söylemeden geçemeyeceğim bekar baba olayına bayılıyorum ❤️ Bu babalar çocuklarına nasıl davranacağını bilemiyor ya çok hoşuma gidiyor 😂 Allegra da şahsına münhasır bir kişilikle bu hikayeye kesinlikle bir renk katmıştı.
Okurken çok sevsem de biraz romantik anlamda zayıf olduğunu söylemem lazım. Ama bu yanını verdiği sosyal mesajlarla kapadı diyebilirim. Zaten kitabı okurken o sosyal mesajı seziyorsunuz ama yazarın sonunda yaptığı yorumu okurken genede gözlerim doldu 😂 sanırım bu tip konularda biraz hassasım 😂
Bunun dışında kitabı okurken o kadar çok "Ben bu kitabı daha önce okudum ya" diye düşünürken buldum ki inanamazsınız. Ya daha önce bu kitabı okudum ya da buna benzer bir kitap vardı. Hangisi olduğunu hatırlamıyorum ama bu özgünlük olayını bir tık kafama taktığındam ve duygusal yönden biraz zayıf olmasından 1 puan kırdım 😂

[Canan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aman Allah'ım gül gül bir hal oldum.hele o ilk sahneler yok mu?
Düşündükçe hala "kıkırdıyorum"..
yazar bir harika bence :)

[Ana María · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tenemos el tópico del noble viudo atormentado sobre el que pesa la sospecha de que mató a su esposa. Toda esa trama gótica me gustó, está bien lograda transcurriendo en el lejano paisaje de Cornualles.
Hayden, muy bien: moreno de ojos verdes.
Pero la protagonista, Lottie, no me gustó. Demasiado infantil, quizá quiere pasar de graciosa pero no me llegó. Me crispaba los nervios.
Tampoco sentí química entre ambos. Generaciones distintas y poco en común.
La historia me pareció muy estirada y un final entre rebuscado, poco creíble y fantasioso.
Las dos estrellas son para Hayden y el paisaje.

[Ingela Hyatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carlotta Anne Fairleigh has always been a little too curious for her own good. Which would probably explain how she got the nickname: the Hereford Hellion. Of course, it could have nothing to do with the fact she let loose a pony in a teacher's room, or the multitude of other pranks she pulled as a child. No, it just seems Lottie has always had a knack for getting herself into a heap of trouble, which would probably explain why she is finally having her coming out ball at the age of twenty-one. And it was that insatiable curiosity which prompted her to climb out of her bedroom window in a full ball gown, ripping the bodice in the process, to heave herself over the wall of the neighbouring townhouse. For it had been heralded in the scandal sheets that the Murderous Marquis had returned to London. And though there is not a light on, not a sign of movement next door, Lottie just had to find out if the floating candle flame was ghost or something very real.

Hayden St. Clair, the Marquis of Oakleigh had made a terrible mistake: he had come to London. What he had come looking for, he was never going to find, not with the reporters of the scandal sheets dogging his every step and the newspapers blaring his every move to a public hungry for anything to do with the Murderous Marquis. No, he had been a complete fool to come. But he had been desperate to find a woman who could satisfy his needs. Sitting in the dark, Hayden is appalled when he discovers one of those bloody reporters lurking around his window. Intending to give the bugger a little surprise, he hauls her through the window, only to discover she's the most exquisite little baggage he has gazed upon in a very long time arousing desires in him too long denied.

Lottie is thoroughly ruined. Never in her wildest dreams did she think her coming out would end so dramatically, nor that her life would be over from a kiss. But of course, it could have been the fact she was standing in front of the open window in the arms of the marquis, her bodice torn and exposed, her arms wrapped around him as if she never wanted to let go. Kissing as though her world was on fire, only to be caught by her brother-in-law and guardian: the Duke of Devonbrooke. Now to save her brother-in-law from dying in a duel with the marquis, she does the unthinkable, and pleads St. Clair to marry her.

Horror of horrors, Hayden suddenly finds himself married, breaking a promise he had vowed years before after the terrible death of his first wife. But this time it will be different, for though he finds Lottie to be an exquisitely lush woman, it will be a marriage in name only, or so he keeps telling himself. But even haunted by the ghost of his first wife, and the dark secrets which encompass his past, his new wife occupies his every waking thought, and then there's the dreams which torment him.

Strangely enough, the more Lottie spends around her husband more she realizes what a truly lonely and tormented man he is, awakening something inside of her she thought never to feel for the Murderous Marquis. More and more she suspects his first wife's death is not all as it seems. But can she unlock the secrets of his past, freeing his heart with the glory of love? Or is she destined to haunt Oakleigh Manor with all the other ghosts?

Once again, Teresa Medeiros had created a masterpiece! There is never been a book of her's I didn't love. She has an amazing ability to create rich complex characters, and stories that are not only filled with romance and passion, but wit and humour, adventure and intrigue. One Night of Scandal belongs on the keeper shelf along with all her others.

[yeom mijeong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Akıcılığı ve güzel işlenen konusu sayesinde çok sevdim diyebilirim. Lottie'yi özellikle tuttuğunu koparan derler ya hani ya da dokunduğu yerleri çiçek bahçelerine dönüştüren türden bir karakterdi❤❤❤
Hayden kendisini biraz pasif bulsamda onu da çok sevdim güzel sevenlerden kendisi de😍
Ve ondan bahsetmesem haksızlık etmiş gibi olucağım Sterling senden bir adet her evde olsun nolur🤤 yani bilmiyorum kalbimi çaldı kendisi, yakışıklılık falan değil karakter olarak❤

Kısacası çok güzeldi bence okumayan varsa hemen okusun. Ama benim gibi serinin ikinci kitabından değil de birinci kitabından başlayarak😂 bu ay onu da okuycam👋

[Gilgamesha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book...flushed out characters...old theme but new way of presenting it...but for some reason I don't finish a Medeiros book with that elusive sense of closure and contentment. I am not sure what is missing from her books...I just don't walk away from it being fully satisfied.

[WhatShouldIRead · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very pleasant way to spend your reading time. Teresa Medeiros always tells a good tale.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good compromised trope and the way this went down was pretty great. I give it 4.5 rounded to 5 stars.

I liked the heroine and how her mind worked. Hertforshire Hellion indeed.

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ended up really enjoying this story even though the beginning started off really silly. I think Medeiros created such a different tone on purpose to contrast with the gravitas later in the book and demonstrate how the heroine grew into a formidable, mature woman.

There were many things I liked in this tale. I really liked the heroine. She was definitely the lightness in this story. I also thought the pain of the hero and is struggle to find normalcy was very poignant. The daughter was also an interesting character who hit notes of both innocence and perceptiveness.

There were two things that kept it from being a 5 star for me. First, there’s a separation which I don’t think was good. Second, there was a paranormal
Element that made it decidedly gothic as I expected but with the rest of the narrative it didn’t quite fit and I thought it unnecessary.

Overall, a great book and one I enjoyed around Halloween time (even though I’m just doing the review now!). It’s one I believe I’ll revisit.

[Lu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Usually I’m not a fan of Gothic inspired romances, but this one managed to bring out enough fun to counter the gothic gloom.
Lottie is adorable and the little hellion from the previous book in the series blossomed into a strong, albeit a little silly, woman.
I specially like that she starts silly and naive and grows into a more mature person. Her vision of life changing before our very eyes.
Throw in a little flair of Jane Eyre with a brooding but irresistible hero (and make him better by being good hearted) and a little girl (his daughter), set it all at the cliffs of Cornwall and the book is sure to stick to the mind.
Great characters, even the side ones, good plotting and love conquering it all in the end.
Great read!

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Teresa Medeiros' writing; she creates such vivid pictures, it doesn't take a whole lot of imagination to "see" her stories. I loved the gothic feel of this story- Cornwall, the moors, the cliffs by the sea... I loved it all! This story was also very Jane Eyre-esque, which I loved. However, there wasn't enough interaction between the H/h for their love to be believable. I craved more time between the two of them, especially once the conflict was resolved.

[MisskTarsis · Rating 4 out of 5]

La joven Lottie Farleigh siempre ha sido prospensa a ser una niña traviesa y a meterse en problemas, a sus 21 años el día de su presentación en sociedad su impestuosa personalidad la lleva a terminar bajo los labios de Lord Muerte, un temido marqués con la reputación mancillada dado que las malas lenguas dicen que no sólo mató a su mejor amigo en un duelo, sino también a su mujer.

Toda la historia es simplemente encantadora, Lottie a pesar de los años no ha cambiado en lo absoluto, es una niña traviesa en el fondo que se despierta un día siendo esposa y madre a la vez. Su hermosa hija Allegra no se lo puso fácil desde un inicio, pero admiro la entereza que tuvo y la propiedad a demostrar que si ese era el juego que quería jugar la niña, ella también sabía jugar e incluso mejor que ella.

Hubo muchas cosas y escenas que me gustaron.

*Me encantó el hecho de que al principio Lottie quería echarse a morir y llegué a pensar, es el karma, para que veas lo que se siente ser una niña tan terrible, la carta que ella le envía a su institutriz es muestra de su recién adquirida madurez.

*De verdad morí de risa cada vez que Sterling mandaba a buscar sus pistolas para el duelo. De verdad que era muy gracioso, parecía estar al borde de matar a Hayden cada vez. Y me gustó mucho cuando por fin él lo encara que le deja claro su papel en la vida de Lottie y como él es su "ratón" JAJAJAJAJA.

*Me hubiese gustado que hubiesen más escenas entre ellos, o sea, más tentación, más encuentros. Lo hubiese hecho más interesante, por eso no le puse cinco.

*Toda la historia con Justine me gustó. Y cómo él trató a su pobre manera de protegerla a ella y a su hija a pesar de todo.

Es un libro muy bello, amo los romances a la antigua.

[Sherri Bryant · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic story! This book is the sequel to A KISS TO REMEMBER, but really stands alone. I didn't read the first book and it didn't take away anything from my enjoyment for this book.

The characters come alive in this story with a wide range and depth of emotions and personality. The heroine, Carlotta, tries to make the best of the situation she finds herself in, being married to a man who is rumored to have murdered his first wife and stepmother to a little girl who is both older and wiser than her years and deeply troubled. The hero is a complex character but carries a great burden of pain and guilt on his shoulders. He feels the best way to survive without causing anyone, especially Lottie, any pain or grief, is to distance himself physically and emotionally from her. He finds that to be difficult, however, when Lottie and his daughter, Allegra, begin to form a bond that brings laughter and music into his home, something that has been missing since before his first wife died.

I highly recommend this story.

[Shannon · Rating 1 out of 5]

I usually enjoy Teresa Medeiros' books. The problem I had with this story was the lack of interaction between the Hero and Heroine. Too much of the story focused on Lottie's relationship with Alegra the daughter - who I found weird and creepy. I didn't understand where the basis for the attraction was between the leads. I stuck with it until the end, but by then I didn't care if they got their HEA. I would recommend reading A Kiss to Remember which is Lottie's older sister's story and avoid this book altogether.

[Yona Racheva · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the book, but the end could have been better , but everything else was perfect. I laughed a lot and it was like i could actually feel what the characters felt.

I recommend this book.

[Ivana Azap Feješ · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I read the blurb for this book and realised that it would be Lottie's book, I was a bit hesistant but intrigued enough to read it. Lottie got herself into a bit.of a pickle in this book. She finds herself married to an infamous Marquis and is promptly packed into a carriage set for his home in Cornwall. This book was such delightful historical romp with a touch of gothic mystery. Carlotta Farleigh is in London ready to make her debut to society when she discovers that the home next door is being rented by the "Murderous Marquess" Hayden St. Clair. Lottie escapes her debut to go poking around the supposed murderer's house next door armed with an artfully torn bodice and a whole lot of gumption. Always impulsive, Lottie decides to sneak over and take a peek at the notorious Marquess. Hayden, said shady murder-neighbor, discovers her and ends up kissing her face off because boners. But Lottie's plans never work out the way she thinks they will. After some wrangling, they end up married and in Cornwall (where boners allegedly go to die)! She ends up thoroughly compromised and engaged to Hayden St. Clair. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? One Night of Scandal is the sequel to A Kiss To Remember and tells the story of Lotti, Laura's younger sister. I was suprised to find how much I enjoyed the story, especially the mystery and little plot twists. I liked watching Lotti's character grow up, and watching her and Hayden's surrendor to love. I enjoyed the humor, and the HEA ofcourse! The other reviewers do the plot brilliantly so I wont add to it. I have a couple of reasons I dont give it 5 stars and the first one is because I dont think that Lottie and Hayden St Clair spend enough time together,in my opinion there was not a lot of interaction between them.

Totally skipped my never ending TBR list and read this one. Why do you ask? A blurb that reads "unexpected marriage to a mysterious Marquess who may have murdered his first wife" Thats why. This was a good book...flushed out characters...old theme but new way of presenting it...but for some reason I don't finish a Medeiros book with that elusive sense of closure and contentment. I am not sure what is missing from her books...I just don't walk away from it being fully satisfied. I really enjoyed this book and the wit ,humour and sexual tension in it is TM at her best, just brilliant.