Scandal Takes the Stage
Series: The Wicked Quills of London #2
Author: Eva Leigh
Published October 27th 2015 by Avon

Goodreads Synopsis
Eva Leigh’s smart and sexy Wicked Quills of London series continues, with a playwright and a Viscount . . . together they may create a scandal worthy of the stage, but can their love last after the final curtain falls?

Successful playwright Maggie Delamere has no interest in the flirtations of noblemen like Cameron, Viscount Marwood. She once paid dearly for a moment of weakness . . . and vows to rebuff the wildly persistent—and irritatingly handsome—scoundrel at every turn. But when pressure to deliver a new play hampers her creativity, an invitation to use his country estate as a writer’s retreat is too tempting to resist...

For years, Cam has admired Maggie’s brilliant work, and he can’t pass up the opportunity to discover if the beautiful, mysterious playwright is as passionate and clever as the words that flow from her quill. He’s never offered a lady his bed without being in it, but if it means loosening Maggie’s pen—and her inhibitions—he’ll do exactly that.

But soon Cam’s plans for seduction become a fight for Maggie’s heart. He’s more than the scandalous, carefree rake society believes him to be . . . and she’s the only woman who has ever noticed.
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Review
In Scandal Takes the Stage, notorious rake, Cameron Chalton, Viscount Marwood, shows his softer, more caring side, when it comes to the theatre. Since a child, he's always loved going to see plays performed, of any kind, and none more so than those put on at the Imperial, written by the mysterious Mrs Delamere. Maggie has suffered a lot in her life, but through her writing and her shows, she's managed to find a place in the world where she is comfortable. She still is wary around nobles, even considering her best friend, Eleanor, is the new Countess of Ashford, but the theatre set are her family. When Cam appears at the Imperial again and again, Maggie is apprehensive about his intentions, but her writer's block over the highly anticipated sequel of her biggest hit has pushed her to spend more time with him, especially when he offers her his country estate as a writer's retreat. When the attraction soon develops into love with Cam and Maggie be able to push the boundaries of society and marry, like the Ashford's have, or will their differing social status be too much to overcome?

To say this book was fabulous would be an understatement. As soon as I finished Forever Your Earl, I started this one, because Maggie and Cam had so intrigued me in that book, I needed to see their love story for myself! Both of them were perfect for their roles and the time period. Cam has always felt different to the rest of his very serious family, and never expected to marry, at least not marry well like his parents had, and fall in love with his wife. His younger brother was married, and had a son, so there was an heir, so no rush. Meeting Maggie though, turned his head to be more serious himself, stop all the carousing and womanising, and settle himself to better pursuits. Becoming a patron is one step on the right track, but when he is with Maggie, especially alone, the true Marwood appears, and we understand him so much more. Just like with Cam, when Maggie's history comes out, and we see her more vulnerable side, we definitely understand that these two were made for each other, and can bolster the other, and help them to be their very best self. They were perfect together, and their love story is one of the best I've read recently. I can't wait for book 3!

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