DUE DATES (SCANDALS Book 1)

To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Lady Cecily Balfour was always taught that the Hartley men are mad, bad and dangerous to know. When she meets Robert Hartley, Earl of Scarcliffe, she makes a few additions to that list: What can she do now that her own choice is a man she is expressly forbidden to see?

The Earl of Scarcliffe enjoys hunting, drinking, billiards, and bachelordom. Love does not feature on his list of requirements. Especially for a woman with a stubborn streak a mile wide and a penchant for riding off on his favourite stallion. And if that same woman is a Balfour? When Robert and Cecily defy their powerful families for love, what will they have to sacrifice in return? Read more Read less.

Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Customers who bought this item also bought. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. The Marquess Meets His Match. The Duke's Defiant Debutante. Product details File Size: April 25, Sold by: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Read reviews that mention gemma blackwood secret passion romeo and juliet well written robert and cecily earls secret sweet historical lady cecily cecily balfour recommend this book robert hartley highly recommend cecily and robert family feud earl of scarcliffe main characters must read loved this book families have been feuding wait to read.

Showing of 48 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I was hoping for more romance in this book.

I kept reading hoping that more understanding would develop between the H and H but, that just didn't happen. It was a swashbuckling type of book. Too many other characters and too many personalities with different outlooks on life. I think that the main characters were put in the background and didn't let the romance develop in this great passion as stated in the name of the book.

Thank you Gemma Blackwood for writing a book full of intrigue and suspense! And I didn't have to skip page after page of stuff I didn't wish to read or care about! You carried the story without needing to add that stuff! One person found this helpful. The feud was very interesting. A sweet historical romance. Not a lot of mystery or intrigue but a nice way to spend a couple of hours.

First, I have to confess that I have never been fond of Romeo and Juliet. Insta-love and tragedy aren't really my thing.

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Fortunately, however, while this story directs many nods in the direction of that well known play, it has a happy ending. This is not, strictly speaking, a retelling, but, if one knows that story, it's kind of fun to see how certain things get twisted around and how they play out in this book. Cecily Balfour and Robert Hartley hate each other when they meet. Some of it is entirely on principle, as their families have been feuding for years. And some of it is because they seem to have a knack for rubbing one another the wrong way.

The more they see of one another, though, the harder it is to deny admiration and But, with their families so at odds, how can they even stand a chance of being together? Will they be able to discover what really happened all those years ago? The editing is good. And, while I felt that Cecily and Robert's relationship started more as lust than anything else and in a book entitled 'The Earl's Secret Passion', that isn't entirely unexpected , it does grow into love, and this book is still a clean read.

It all happened quite quickly perhaps the reason it felt that way to me , but then, sometimes those things don't take long at all. Despite that, though, the characters do tend to be reasonable human beings, and it's nice to see them learning to overcome their issues. This book is a good beginning to a new series, and I can't wait to read the stories of the other characters. I received an ARC from the author. I was not required to write a review, but chose to do so, and the opinions stated are my own. Chuckled with her exploits and how she got away with them.

Robert and Cecily story had action, adventure, romance, mystery, drama, strong emotions, suspense, life endanger scenes and secondary characters that added to the plot development and left me eager for their stories. I can't wait for the next one! I absolutely loved this book! The characters were wonderful, the chemistry between Sutton and Alexandra electric, the villains easy to hate. I did, however; have a couple of issues with the book, which is why even though I gave it 5 stars, I'd say it is more of a 4.

First, here's why the book is so good. Sutton is a sexy, seductive, alpha male sigh , a marquess that is much sought after by the ladies of the ton. He, and his two best friends are collectively known as " the wickeds," a nickname that has stuck with them since school days.

He and Alexandra meet at a ball when he finds her hiding behind the curtains in the library where she has just overheard an exchange between him and another woman no they did not have sex, though not for want of trying on the woman's part. Anyhow, Sutton thinks Alexandra is stalking him he has a very high opinion of himself where women are concerned and is dismissive and rude telling her that she was not "marchioness material.

I laughed so much during that exchange, that my husband thought I was crazy! Sutton is absolutely stunned and amused by Alexandra's response to him. Afterall, no one had ever dared to give him such a set down.

He is immediately attracted to Alex and she, of course, cannot help but be attracted to him. It doesn't help that he has a fetish for curls and Alexandra has a head full of them! When I say the chemistry between these two is combustible I mean like man! I got goose-bumps just reading about Sutton's blowing on Alex's neck! There are a few villains, including Sutton's stepmother who is a class A bitch sorry about the language, but honestly there is no other way to describe her. There is also Alex's uncle, who is her guardian, and of course the man her uncle has chosen for her to marry. From their first meeting Alex and Sutton continue to bump into one another.

Sutton's grandmother tries to play matchmaker for the two, as she thinks Alex is perfect for Sutton. In any event, while Alex is fighting with her attraction to Sutton, she also has to deal with her uncle's attempts to marry her off. Finally, after he threatens to sell her beloved estate if she doesn't agree to marry the man he's chose for her, she capitulates. Runyon, Alex's intended, is Sutton's stepmother's cousin. Sutton is fully aware of what type of man Runyon is and thus takes steps to extricate Alex from her engagement.

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The story is so compelling that I actually experienced a wide range of emotions while reading this book, including fear, hatred, anger, sadness, and joy. I actually got teary-eyed when reading Sutton's reaction to Alex's news that she had become engaged to Runyon. As good as the book is; nevertheless, I did have a few issues with it. For one, there are a number of editing errors. There are several and they are noticeable. As a matter of fact, if the book wasn't so compelling they would have been very distracting at least for me. I've read a lot of e-books and editing errors are such a standard that I hardly notice them and have learned to read around them.

So, when I do notice them, it's significant. My second issue with the book is the author's improper use of the titles of address for the characters. I am a historical romance buff and, my favorite time period is the regency era. This means that I am very familiar with the titles and proper forms of address used during that period. I've noticed that many authors make mistakes with titles. I can't understand why when it is so easy to find out how to use the titles correctly. Just google it for God's sake! Most times I am able to read around the improper addresses and while I notice them, they don't really bother me.

But, in this case Ms.

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Ayers took her error to a whole other level. Sutton is a Marquess. His full name is Sutton Reynolds, Marquess of Cambourne. His sister, being the daughter of a Marquess, has the courtesy title of Lady. After that dialogue by Lady Miranda, I almost gnashed my teach in frustration each time a character was addressed in the improper manner. It was extremely distracting and beyond aggravating! But for those two issues, I would have said this book deserves a 10 star rating if Amazon had such a rating! It's such a shame to write such an awesome story and then have it ruined or rather have it's quality reduced by minor mistakes which are easily corrected.

I look forward to other books by this author. Nevertheless, the improper titles and incorrect forms of address were so painful for me that I cannot conceive of voluntarily reading another book such as this one It was THAT annoying! Ayers address that particular issue in her second book, I'd be first in line to read it! FYI, this is absolutely not a clean romance. It has way too much sex in it and the scene in the cleaning closet at the society lecture was ridiculous.

I tried to skim over the worst parts but they really were not too badly written. The h and H were likable and the story was suspenseful enough to keep me reading. The poor h is surrounded by evil people trying to force her and manipulate her to do what they wanted for their own nefarious reasons, so from the first the reader is hoping a hero will come along to rescue her. The main problem was the H making dumb mistakes. He kept falling into the same emotional traps his evil step-mother set for him. He seemed too smart to be that easy to manipulate so that part rang false.

While he was off licking his wounds he left the h vulnerable but it set up the story so he had to repeatedly come to her rescue. It seemed like he kept fighting the same battles--I don't know why he didn't just kill the people that had tortured him all his life in the first place, it would have saved a lot of grief and he had plenty of reasons to do so. One other reason I could not give this more stars besides too much sex, and the smart hero doing dumb things, was that the text is double spaced.

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Usually authors who write short novellas do that to make the story look longer. I don't know why this book was formatted that way since it was not a novella but I feel like I was forced to turn the page every few seconds. Double spacing is for rough drafts, not the final product. This book seemed very amateurish and not worth the money. See all 89 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. Wicked's Scandal The Wickeds Book 1. Set up a giveaway.

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