Saved by Scandals Heir By Janice Preston
I didn t particularly like the main characters which made it difficult to continue reading Janice Preston Miniseries Men About Town Janice Preston Miniseries Men About Town Janice Preston 
I grew up in Wembley North London with a love of reading writing stories and animals After leaving school at eighteen I moved to Devon and any thoughts of writing became lost in the hectic rush of life as a farmer s wife with two children and many animals to care for When my children left home for university I discovered a love of history and of the Regency period in particular and began to write seriously for the first time since my teens Real life then got in the way and I didnt write again until 2009 I joined the Romantic Novelists Association in 2012 and my first Regency romance was accepted for publication by Harlequin Mills Boon in late 2013. I now live in the West Midlands with my second husband and two cats and I contin I grew up in Wembley North London with a love of reading writing stories and animals After leaving school at eighteen I moved to Devon and any thoughts of writing became lost in the hectic rush of life as a farmer s wife with two children and many animals to care for When my children left home for university I discovered a love of history and of the Regency period in particular and began to write seriously for the first time since my teens Real life then got in the way and I didn t write again until 2009 I joined the Romantic Novelists Association in 2012 and my first Regency romance was accepted for publication by Harlequin Mills Boon in late 2013. I now live in the West Midlands with my second husband and two cats and I continue to write Regency romances for Harlequin Mills Boon site_link Can he awaken dreams she thought lost forever Harriet Lady Brierley is a respectable widow determined to keep the secrets of her broken heart deeply buried But when Benedict Poole the very man who deserted her returns Harriet s safe world threatens to unravel Believing Harriet left him for a wealthy lord Benedict must fight to uncover the true consequence and tragedy of their affair years before But with his family s name now synonymous with scandal can he hope to win back the trust of the woman he has always loved Saved by Scandals HeirThis is Janice Preston s fourth Regency novel and I am amazed that each of her plots is so different In this novel we return to a minor character from her second novel From Wallflower to Countess Harriet the widowed Lady Brierley and a character from her third novel Return of Scandal s Son Benedict Poole As the saying goes Harriet and Benedict have a history As youngsters they fell deeply in love but their elders conspired to keep them apart With each believing the other was the betrayer when they meet again sparks begin to fly As always the dialogue between Harriet and Benedict sparkles as they circle warily round each other In addition Harriet s controlling stepson tries to get the spirited Harriet to conform to the stereotypical retiring widow something she is not prepared to do I loved catching up with characters and learning of their lives as they have moved on One feels like they have become friends I do hope this trend continues Janice Preston New to me author I ve been looking for a few authors who write solid Regency books without crazy and anachronistic Disney princess antics. A page turning soap opera style romance fuelled by the narrative satisfaction in seeing decent people at last find mutual understanding in a social world hobbled by the imperatives of propriety Janice Preston Although I really liked the first book in the series Return of Scandal s Son I did not care for this one I felt sorry for Harriet she was a victim in so many ways Communication was practically non existent between Harriet and Benedict each preferred to believe the worse of the other And then still say they loved each other Almost DNF but finished The writing was very good just not the story Janice Preston A gloriously romantic tale of dark secrets scandalous passion and love lost and found Saved by Scandal s Heir is the latest dazzling Regency romance from fast rising star Janice Preston When childhood friendship had given way to a love that simply could not be denied Harriet had thought that she was going to be spending the rest of her life with Benedict Poole the man who had captured her heart But when a cruel twist of fate had torn them apart Harriet had found herself heartbroken vulnerable and alone Forced to marry a man who made her flesh crawl Harriet had endured years of anguish and pain at the hands of a husband whom she despised and feared in equal measure However despite the many years that had passed she had never quite managed to forget Benedict or to put their passionate affair behind her. Now widowed Harriet has thrown herself into her charity work and puts all of her time and efforts into fighting for young and vulnerable girls society had rejected and cast aside after they had been taken advantage of by rich aristocratic men Harriet has put all thoughts of romance and relationships out of her head and is adamant that she is going to keep her heart firmly under lock and key until a chance encounter propels her straight back into the path of her first and only love Benedict Poole Eleven years ago Benedict had been absolutely devastated when the woman he loved with all of his heart had turned her back on him and their relationship and proceeded to marry another With his business interests flourishing and having just inherited a baronetcy after the death of his cousin Sir Malcolm Benedict needs to restore the family name which had been dragged through the mud in recent years and find himself a suitable wife The last thing Benedict was expecting was to find himself face to face with Harriet and to have all those long buried feelings and emotions resurfacing with a vengeance Benedict s head might be telling him to put as much distance between him and Harriet as possible but when fate intervenes and throws them back together again he soon realises that he will not be able to continue to keep temptation at bay Giving into his feelings for Harriet seems inevitable but will him and Harriet ever manage to find a way to be together again Or has too much water gone under the bridge for the two of them to ever have a future together Saved By Scandal s Heir is a searingly emotional historical romance written with great depth sensitivity and compassion that is sure to delight fans of Mary Balogh and Jo Beverley Janice Preston is a wonderfully talented writer with a splendid gift for plumbing the depths of the human heart and creating stories that linger in the reader s mind long after the final page is turned. Her characters are colourful richly drawn believable and honourable Harriet was a terrific heroine whose spirit generosity and kindness is to be admired and Benedict was an absolutely gorgeous and multi faceted hero readers will just fall hopelessly in love with. Sensuous emotional and impossible to resist Saved by Scandal s Heir is a spellbinding historical romance from a writer with a very bright future ahead of her Janice Preston Janice Preston
| Saved by Scandals Heir By Janice Preston |
| 9780263916911 |
| Paperback |