Status Updates From Scoundrels of Summer

On hold, forgot at work.

"I've got an idea ... and it don't require crawling about in drainpipes." ... "It DOES NOT require crawling about in drainpipes. Your blithe use of improper grammar is an abomination of the English language and good manners.

That. is. it. I don't care. She has been correcting every single use of "don't" and "ain't" since page one. I'm done. I quit.

From the moment her father had sold her mother's leather tooled Holy Bible to buy gin, to the day Jo Junior reappeared in London with a wife, all Elle had ever known of men were lies. Except her grandfather, but he had been a man of letters.



So... Only uneducated men lie? Or... I'm confused....

Chapter 4: Naughty Girl

"Damien, as delightful as this conversation is and while there is a wonderful intimacy to talking with a man whilst in an advanced state of undress..." "Shut up and kiss you already?" "Mmmh.." she murmured because his mouth had crashed down on hers.

Maya Rodale : Seducing the single lady

I love the idea of the Beyonce song inspired chapters (currently reading Chapter 3: If I were a boy 😁)

Also, so far we have met Dudley, "a despicable specimen of humanity" and the Mr. Bates, his lordship's valet 😅 loving this!

I have read Caroline Linden's (re-read it too!) and Katharine Ashe's novellas and enjoyed them. I just finished Maya Rodale's this morning. It had some surprising elements and was a bit modern even for Rodale, but I still liked the hero and the ending. I am now starting Miranda Neville's installment!

I have already read Katharine Ashe's and Caroline Linden's stories so I'll be visiting Miranda Neville's and Maya Rodale this time around. I will include my original reviews for Ashe's and Linden's stories (and may re-read Linden's since I liked it so much) so I can give an overall rating for the anthology!