She doesn’t have time to fall in love….Lady Henrietta Hopewell, the widowed Marchioness of Tavistock, is one of the most powerful women in London. As the leader of the most prestigious ladies’ club in town, The May Flowers, she holds the course of British politics in the palm of her hand, all while raising her beloved son, Ricky, the current Marquess of Tavistock. Offers of marriage fly her way … marriage fly her way at every turn, but Henrietta’s heart belongs to only one man.
He doesn’t have the heart for romance….
After a vicious attack just over a year before, Lord Fergus O’Shea is struggling to become half the man he once was. Confined to a wheelchair, dependent on his friends for a home in London, he can think of only one thing—bringing Lord Charles Denbigh, the man behind his attack, to justice. But even as Fergus closes in on Denbigh, every fiber of his being longs for the one thing he knows he can never have, Henrietta.
Henrietta is unwilling to be held at arm’s length, though, and sets out to prove to Fergus that he is more than man enough to satisfy her on every level. But when the scandal of their intensifying relationship puts Henrietta in danger of losing her son, she must choose between the two people who share her heart. And when Lord Denbigh turns out to be the wedge keeping Fergus and Henrietta apart, Fergus must summon up the strength he thinks he’s lost and overcome his physical disabilities to show Henrietta, Denbigh, and the world that true strength comes from the heart.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy!
THE MAY FLOWERS series is a continuation of THE SILVER FOXES OF WESTMINSTER series, involving the younger generation. It consists of:
A LADY’S FIRST SCANDAL
IT’S ONLY A SCANDAL IF YOU’RE CAUGHT
THE SCANDAL OF A PERFECT KISS
THE EARL’S SCANDALOUS BARGAIN
WHEN LADY INNOCENCE MET DR. SCANDALOUS
THE ROAD TO SCANDAL IS PAVED WITH WICKED INTENTIONS
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Loved the story of Fergus and Henrietta and how they finally get their HEA. Fergus, who has lost the use of legs after being viciously attached, realizes that he is not as useless as a man as he had thought. Henrietta has finally gotten him to realize that he is most important in her life and that she loves him. Denbigh is finally going to be held accountable for the attack on Fergus and the nobles he tried to kill in an explosion. The story is well written, entertaining and keeps your attention. It is full of action and drama which makes this a fantastic story and one worth reading as I would highly recommend this book.
The Scandal Of A Perfect Kiss is a spectacular historical romance by Merry Farmer. Ms. Farmer has produced a book that is well-written and packed with lovable characters. Henrietta and Fergus’ story is loaded with drama, humor, sizzle, action and suspense. I loved this book from cover to cover and look forward to my next book by Merry Farmer. The Scandal Of A Perfect Kiss is book 3 of The May Flowers Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I voluntarily read a complimentary copy of this book that I received from Bookfunnel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Wow… Super Great Read… defiantly a page turner. The Scandal of a Perfect Kiss by Merry Farmer is book 3 in The May Flowers series. This is one of my favorite trope, wounded hero and a strong heroine. I can’t say enough on how much I enjoyed reading this story. It’s is very original and you can’t help but cheer on the heroine. The writing is excellent and the descriptions are very clear. This story has a cripple, women’s rights, a horrible mother-in-law and her nephew, revenge, a child taken from their mother, court, good friends, being stubborn, anger, self pity and love. I so highly recommend this book, you won’t be disappointed.
***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.
I am so glad to get Henrietta and Fergus’s story and I was not disappointed. I am glad that Henrietta was there for Fergus through everything he went through. Their story was a page turner and they definitely deserved their happy ending.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The third book in The May Flowers series, a well written story that kept me turning pages. This is Lady Henrietta Hopewell, the widowed Marchioness of Tavistock, her son Ricky , and Lord Fergus O’Shea’s story. I am so glad Lord Charles Denbigh and Lady Tavistock got what they deserved. I want to read the next book. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Plots to harm, danger and action too.
There are authors whom you like but forget their names and others you remember their names because their books are not great. Then you have an author whose name you remember because of their talent. Merry Farmer is one of those authors very gifted and someone I always enjoy reading. This book is a fine example of her talent. We have a man who had been attacked and now lived in a wheelchair and a young woman who is strong-willed who knows she wants Lord Fergus O’Shea. Henrietta does and what Fergus will do makes for wonderful reading. There is some spice in the story too. The author has the characters on a roller coaster of emotions and I love how she wrote the prejudice and stupidity that surrounds them. It is a book I highly recommend. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
Third book in the May Flowers series by Merry Farmer. Really liked the first book in the series, second book was fair as was this one.
This book features Henrietta Hopewell, Marchioness of Tavistock and Lord Fergus O’Shea. Henrietta fell in love with Fergus before his attack and has since been trying to help him in anyway that she can. Fergus has been an utter arse throughout the entire thing and keeps trying to push Henrietta away.
Meanwhile, Fergus and his friends are getting closer to gathering the information needed to bring the person responsible for the attack that took one of his eye and cost him the use of his legs.
As Henrietta tries to make Fergus see that he is still all male, her mother-in-law is working against Henrietta to take her son from her. And the May Flowers are being further divided into two factions.
Will Henrietta be forced to give up her son? Will Fergus’ attackers be brought to justice? What will become of the May Flowers?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
We.. this is the first time reading this author and I didn’t know this but this book starts by already a story progressing from previous books. Fergus and Henrietta are already close and spending time with each other with their friends around. I was thrown off right from the beginning since there was no build up to each character to me to connect to them as an individual. It’s good but I felt I was missing out and the steam level was way to low for me.
Henrietta and Fergus’ story is one filled with drama, politics, a mother’s love, passions, friends that have your back, as well as a couple of villains you just want to strangle!! I could barely stand to put the book down once I started reading it, I couldn’t wait to see what happened next! Merry Farmer did an excellent job writing this one and I must say, it’s one of my favorites of hers.
Henrietta is such a strong woman and when she faces losing her son to her evil mother in law, having Fergus pushing her away, as well as seeing her May Flowers Club slip through her fingers, she straightens her spine and takes it all on! Fergus is confined to a wheelchair, having lost the use of his legs from a brutal beating and although he loves Henrietta, he doesn’t want to saddle her with half a man, as he thinks of himself. Passions flare amidst Fergus’ need for vengeance and Henrietta’s need to save her son.
I received an ARC of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
The Scandal of a Perfect Kiss is the third book in the May Flowers Book series. It was perfectly fine as a standalone and I didn’t feel like I missed anything without reading the prior books. The plot was good, and the characters were developed well. Fergus O’Shea had been attacked the previous year and was now confined to a wheelchair. He was determined to have revenge against, Lord Denbigh, the man behind his attack. He didn’t feel worthy of the feelings that had developed between himself and Henrietta Hopewell before his attack. Henrietta didn’t believe that the accident had lessened Fergus’s appeal. She was firm in her belief that he was wallowing in self pity and needed to see that he was still a worthy man. When her son was removed from her custody, she was desperate to have him returned. Her previous mother in law and Lord Denbigh tried to tarnish her reputation and she had to choose between the two things she loved the most, her son and Fergus. The story was interesting, and the side characters contributed to plot. The group of friends seemed to be very supportive of one another and brought the book together.
I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Henrietta pays a huge price for a kiss. She’s great though and her love is pure regardless of the circumstance. This regency is intense, full of emotion, drama, action, manipulation and deceit. The power to control the voice & choice of a widowed woman by the dictates of the snobbish restrictions of society life is in full force. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation from the author.
Henrietta has not given up on Fergus, but when her hostile mother-in-law threatens to take her son from her, accusing Henrietta of being unfit, it seems she may give up on Fergus after all. Trying to avoid spoilers I will note there is a contradiction between Henrietta’s pronouncements (my son is the most important person in my life) and her actions (hardly discreet in her interaction with Fergus AFTER being threatened by the dowager marchioness). There is another large lapse in her behavior with respect to her son’s safety. (Eye-roll worthy)
Henrietta is so caught up in her relationship with Fergus she also neglects the May Flowers, bringing more turmoil.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
How could a perfect kiss be scandalous! A heartwarming story of loss and endurance while never giving up. I have been looking forward to Fergus’ story and it was truly amazing!
Widowed Lady Henrietta, is raising her son and staying busy running a ladies political society, The May Flowers. Her heart has been engaged by Lord Fergus O’Shea for years and they had been slowly forming an attachment, but then he was attacked and left in a wheelchair.
Even though he fights it and feels unworthy, he cares very much about Henrietta. But if her vile mother in law and the man who orchestrated the attack on Fergus have their way, they will take Ricky, Henrietta’s son from her to raise as the next Marquess.
Can Fergus realize he is more than his injuries and become the man Henrietta needs? Would he ever get revenge for his attack?
An emotional roller coaster that is worth every single twist and turn. My heart went out to Fergus, but I just knew these two were perfect for each other. Merry Farmer does it again in one of my favorite so far in this series!!
I was looking forward to Henrietta and Fergus’s story and i was not disappointed. Henrietta was the right woman for Fergus after he lost use of his legs. She does not give up on him and makes him realize he has worth. With Henrietta’s in danger of losing custody of her son and unrest in London testing , Fergus’s thirst for revenge against the man responsible for his injury may put their relationship to test. I received a complimentary copy and I am voluntarily reviewing.
The storyline was well written. The plot flowed smoothly from page to page. Characters were written with such great detail and depth that I was totally engaged with each page. I look forward to reading the next book
Fergus is a perfectly imperfect growly-yet-sweet hero!
Henrietta has been wanting to steam up the windows with Fergus since before he suffered an attack that made him rethink his value as a man. A widow with a young son, she has her life pretty well set up and she just needs to convince Fergus he’s everything she needs. Until one public kiss brings just enough of a hint of scandal to unleash a conspiracy between her late husband’s mother and cousin to remove her son from her custody. It doesn’t help that the cousin is also the man who orchestrated the attack on Fergus, though the proof of his involvement is still just out of reach.
There’s enough situational angst here for several books, yet the author seamlessly blends it all together to create a captivating story with well-developed characters and a romance that defies all convention. As with the other books in this series, there’s just enough social justice commentary to make the reader gratefully acknowledge the advances made in the past century. The story takes quite a few unexpected twists and turns before finally culminating in a triumphant HEA.
It’s a delightful read with enough steam to melt your kindle and enough heart to leave you with a serious book hangover. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
The Scandal of a Perfect Kiss
The May Flowers Series #3
Merry Farmer
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Release date 10/25/2019
Blurb :
She doesn’t have time to fall in love….
Lady Henrietta Hopewell, the widowed Marchioness of Tavistock, is one of the most powerful women in London. As the leader of the most prestigious ladies’ club in town, The May Flowers, she holds the course of British politics in the palm of her hand, all while raising her beloved son, Ricky, the current Marquess of Tavistock. Offers of marriage fly her way at every turn, but Henrietta’s heart belongs to only one man.
He doesn’t have the heart for romance….
After a vicious attack just over a year before, Lord Fergus O’Shea is struggling to become half the man he once was. Confined to a wheelchair, dependent on his friends for a home in London, he can think of only one thing—bringing Lord Charles Denbigh, the man behind his attack, to justice. But even as Fergus closes in on Denbigh, every fiber of his being longs for the one thing he knows he can never have, Henrietta.
Henrietta is unwilling to be held at arm’s length, though, and sets out to prove to Fergus that he is more than man enough to satisfy her on every level. But when the scandal of their intensifying relationship puts Henrietta in danger of losing her son, she must choose between the two people who share her heart. And when Lord Denbigh turns out to be the wedge keeping Fergus and Henrietta apart, Fergus must summon up the strength he thinks he’s lost and overcome his physical disabilities to show Henrietta, Denbigh, and the world that true strength comes from the heart.
My review:
Will a stubborn wounded man accept the love offered on a platter by an equally obstinate woman or let his pride spoil everything…
Ah finally !
The story I awaited since the first book in this series. My heart has rooted for Fergus from the very beginning and the dastardly attack he suffered rendered him more lovable.
Henrietta has rebuilt herself as who she is to prove women are not idle creatures without opinions and ideas. But she will learn the hard way, women are still seen as weak soul easily perverted, having to answer and answer to the thumb of men.
And she might have to sacrifice everything she has created, her inner core if she wants to keep her most precious treasure.
Fergus had a long year behind him as he recovered from the ugly assault that left him crippled, and as much he has been left disabled, his pride and ego are what keep him from giving in his attraction for Henrietta.
Plus his need for revenge eats him from the inside and obscures his view.
I loved Henrietta, she is a woman who knows what she wants and does not shy away to get her way. And she wants Fergus.
Their relationship is one of witty banters and will’s fights but always with respect as Henrietta wants to bring back Fergus to the world of the living.
Mrs Merry Farmer with this third book offered us a wonderful tale of resilience and acceptance.
5 stars
I was granted an advance copy by the author but I had previously purchased my own.
Here is my true and unbiased opinion.
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Lady Henrietta Hopewell, the widowed Marchioness of Tavistock, is a busy and powerful woman. As the leader and founder of the ladies’ political society, the May Flowers, she has her finger on the pulse of London politics and is still a devoted mother to her son Ricky, the young Marquess. She’s used to receiving marriage offers from all over, but has her sights set on one man only.
Still recovering from a vicious attack the previous year, Lord Fergus O’Shea, the Irish Earl of Ballymena, is confined to a wheelchair and struggling to cope with his newfound dependence on his friends. He’s obsessed with bringing down Lord Charles Denbigh, the man responsible for his attack, among other heinous crimes. Fergus longs to be with Henrietta, but knows he is no good for her and that they do not have a future together now. But Henrietta is too strong and determined to be pushed away and shows Fergus that he’s still the perfect man for her.
When the solidifying relationship between Henrietta and Fergus is turned into a scandal by her former mother-in-law, Henrietta is in danger of losing her son and must choose between the two people she loves most in the world. When he learns that Denbigh is behind this latest plot to destroy his life, Fergus must find the strength he believed lost and fight for his future and the woman he loves.
I have been shipping Fergus and Henrietta since their characters were first introduced in this series. I was sickened and rather devastated by the attack on Fergus in a previous book and so saddened to see him fighting through a slow and painful recovery. It was great to see him find his strength and courage to seek his own happiness. I was happy to see him finally get justice and his happy ending with Henrietta despite the prejudice, stupidity and complete incompetence that surrounded them in much of society and the court system. I loved this one even if it did put my emotions through the ringer and I can’t wait for the next one.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I have been waiting on Fergus’ story and this story is far beyond anything I could have imagined. I thought the portrayal of Fergus being in a wheelchair after a vicious attack and Henrietta just trying to hold onto her family and trying to live her life was realistic. Even though they loved each other very much, not everything in life is perfect and I like that it was shown in this story. I have read many of Merry’s stories and this is my favorite so far.
I received a complimentary copy from the author.
I wish I could give this book ten stars. So many things in this world are unfair even today but during the time of Henrietta’s life, it was brutal. To think a woman had no rights when it came to their children. Merry Farmer always brings us a beautiful love story. This one came with tragedy and loss but is still a love story like no other. We get to feel the pain of not having choices that not only the women have but also see the life the Irish people faced as well. The history we gain from her books is always so much more than we expect in a romance but makes the story exceed all expectations. Fergus and Henny are such a delightful, beguiling couple.