The course of true love never did run smooth… only saved from ruin in the nick of time. Now she’s determined to ride in fox hunts, even though that’s not something ladies do. Knowing all this, her brother asks his friend Lord Rushford to keep a close eye on her during her second attempt at a London Season—a task the earl is reluctant to take on, given his most inconvenient attraction to the madcap Miss Turpin.
His task is made harder by Violet’s plans for her time in London. Not only does she hope to find adventure and True Love, she is determined to meet and assist the fabled Saint of Seven Dials, whom she has long idolized. When a plausible rogue learns of her obsession with the Saint, he hatches a plot of his own to take advantage of it—and her. Rush will have his hands full keeping Violet out of trouble as he tries to catch whoever is impersonating the Saint of Seven Dials, all while trying to reconcile himself to the betrothal he unwisely agreed to the previous year. Will he and Violet realize that True Love is right under their noses in time to prevent a lifetime of regrets?
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A thoroughly entertaining romantic tale of a young woman named Lady Violet Turpin and her older brother’s closest friend, Lord Ryan ‘Rush’ Rushford. Violet is about to have her first full London season. She started the last season, but as with much of Violet’s adventures it was cut short due to a failed elopement, a red dress, and a near miss with a huge scandal. But this year would be different. Violet intends to find true love AND adventure in London.
Violet’s older brother has asked his friend Rush to keep an eye on Violet as he fears that her desire for excitement may land her in trouble. Rush, although promised to another, has agreed, but he’d like to put more than his eye on his friend’s little sister, which makes him uncomfortable in her presence.
Violet has longed for Rush’s attentions since she was a child, but cannot understand his current stuffy attitude. She decides she will find a man to bring up to scratch of her own choice, all while helping her hero, a modern day Robin Hood of sorts, help the poor.
She simply needs to locate and identify him.
Rush has his hands full, or he’d like to, and Violet is full of schemes to see to her plans through, but she doesn’t always make the best decisions.
This is such a wonderful story. I highly recommend it, although part of a series of books it can be read as a stand-alone. It’s one of those that you read from start to finish and smile the entire time.
I read this as an arc, which affected my review in no way at all, as my opinions are my own.
A Taste for Scandal takes place in the Saint of Seven Dials plotline. It has a bit of a twist in it but that makes it very enjoyable. We see many of the previous characters and get to experience the romance of Violet and Rush. A very enjoyable read!
A Taste for Scandal is the third book in the Seven Saints Hunt Club Series, but it can be read as a standalone. The book was well written and full of surprises. Violet eloped with a fortune hunter during her first London Season, but luckily wasn’t successful. She is going to attend a second Season and her brother asks his best friend Lord Rushford to keep an eye on her. Violet becomes intrigued with a book by the Saint of Seven Dials and attempts to find and identify the Saint. Rush is trying to identify the false Saint in order to protect the true Saint of Seven Dials. They have several obstacles to overcome in order to find their HEA. I would definitely recommend reading this book! I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Not to my Taste.
I can’t point my finger to anything in particular but I couldn’t connect to either Violet or Rush. I found Violet rather immature and was unsure what a former military man who had been through a war, would have found in her to interest him. Equally he was at turns stand-offish and smug, so why was she attracted to him? This being so, I read the story in bit and pieces, rather than in one sitting which is my usual reading preference. The story had no glaring errors or historical inaccuracies; it had the obligatory villain, headstrong heroine, carriage flight and a rather nice HEA.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
3.5 solid stars rounded up
Miss Violet Turpin’s romantic nature and thirst for adventure consistently see her in trouble. Her impulsiveness already cut her first attempt at a London season short and she is now attempting a second one after cutting off an elopement with a silver tongued fortune hunter. Unable to accompany her to town, Violet’s brother asks his longtime friend Lord Rushford to look out for her during their time in London. Rush reluctantly agrees, whilst fighting off his pesky attraction to Violet and trying to stir some feeling for her friend Mary, his betrothed.
Violet causes trouble almost immediately in London with her trust of an old friend of hers whom Rush knows to be bad news, and with her determination to meet and aide her idol, the famed Saint of Seven Dials. Rush must catch the rogue impersonating the real Saint, keep Violet safe and do something about his engagement before they’re both condemned to a life of misery.
Talk about a slow burn. Our main character’s openly disdain one another for much of the book, though this is, of course, just the two of them hiding from their feelings. I just kept wishing everyone would speak up for themselves already as the farce was allowed to continue much too long for me. The pace picked up and held my attention more in the final quarter of the book and it wound up being very charming, despite the fact that the heroine did still frustrate me just a bit.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.