ARC Review: A Springtime Scandal (A Lord for All Seasons #1) by Nadine Millard
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Series: A Lord for All Seasons #1
Author: Nadine Millard
Published March 15th 2022 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Goodreads Synopsis
Elodie Templeworth has always been the good sister. The well-behaved sister. The sister on whose shoulders the fate of their family rested.
With three incorrigible younger siblings, Elodie has always made sure she was perfect, above reproach with not a hint of scandal attached to her name. And she was doing a wonderful job of it, too. Until him.
Christian Harrison, Viscount of Brentford could think of little worse than being stuck in some small, country hamlet with nobody and nothing to entertain him. The beautiful Elodie Templeworth had caught his eye. But after a short time in her company he realized that even beauty couldn’t make up for boring, pious purity.
An unfortunate misunderstanding leads to a potential scandal for Elodie and Christian leading Christian to discover that all is not so innocent and demure with the fiery Miss Templeworth. And he’s more than a little intrigued by the passion lurking beneath her rigid composure. Not enough to help her out of a sticky situation though.
He’s ready to wash his hands of Elodie, her family, and the madcap town they all live in. But Elodie has different ideas.
With little options left available to her, she decides the viscount is going to help her escape her village, and the consequences of their actions, with or without his knowledge.
Their forced proximity isn’t what either of them wanted, but as time goes on, and attraction grows, perhaps it’s not so bad after all.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
As the eldest Templeworth sister, Elodie has the fate of the whole family on her shoulders. She must be perfect, and above reproach, so being discovered lying atop Christian Harrison, Viscount of Brentford, is nearly enough to ruin them all. The last thing Christian wanted was to be in the small village, with little to no entertainment, but he's drawn to the eldest Miss Templeworth. When the scandal breaks, Elodie needs nothing more than to escape Halton, and her mother, and so she stows away in Christian's carriage as he's heading to London. Giving him little say in the matter, the couple are stuck together until London, at the very least, and the proximity is setting the sparks alight.
I really felt for Elodie in this book. She had a selfish mother, and three unruly sisters, to control, so all the pressure was on her, and she was bound to crack at some point. After a complete misunderstanding which set her mother off, claiming she would need to be married off, Elodie had to flee, and hiding in Christian's carriage was the perfect choice. I loved how funny this book was at times. The couple had such a witty banter, and the situation they found themselves in was both humorous and heartfelt at times. A really great start to a new series, and one I'm looking forward to continuing.
Dates Read:
March 12-13, 2022
Rating
3 Stars
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