Thursday, October 11, 2012

Book Beginnings on Friday and Friday 56 - ONLY SCANDAL WILL DO

Only Scandal Will Do
BOOK BEGINNINGS:
  "Put her back in the carriage, now!" Her assailant snarled the brusque command, sending a shiver of fear through Lady Katarina Fitzwilliam.
   An unseen attacker seized and tossed her into the coach.
(How's that for starting off with a bang?)

FRIDAY 56:
   Duncan walked unsteadily to the sideboard, poured half a tumbler of brandy and took a healthy draught. He stared at his glass, contemplating his options. There seemed to be only one.
(I estimated where page 56 might be on my Kindle.)


Author: Jenna Jaxon
Genre:   Regency Romance
Length:  230 Pages
Format:  ebook
Available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble

MY IMPRESSIONS: I've just started reading this book and I'm hooked. The synopsis on Amazon says, in part: 

He has the woman of his dreams, but what price will he have to pay to win her heart?

Kidnapped and sold at auction in a London brothel, Lady Katarina Fitzwilliam squelches an undeniable attraction to the masked stranger who purchased her, pits her wits against him, and escapes him and the scandal that would ruin her life.

Unable to resist temptation in a London brothel, Duncan Ferrers, Marquess of Dalbury, purchases a fiery beauty. She claims she's a lady, but how can she be?


So far in my reading, Katarina has escaped with her virtue intact, but she has enchanted the rogue who won her in the auction - a nobleman who didn't believe her story about being a member of London society. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens next!

- Sandy Nachlinger
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16 comments:

  1. Wow! Sounds exciting...I wonder what Duncan's options are?

    Here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST

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  2. I wonder what the option is that he thinks is the only one?

    Here's my Friday Memes Post.

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    1. Laurel-Rain Snow and Bev Hankins: Given the times in which this story takes place, the lady's honor must be upheld. So his options are certainly limited.

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  3. Wow, that is quite the opening sequence ;) Thanks for sharing!

    Here's my Book Beginnings on Fridays =)

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  4. Sandy, thanks for sharing this one. Sounds very intriguing...sensual with a hint of mystery. Have you ever read Dreams and Nightmares by Shirley Ro? Exceptionally good book!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Sharla. I haven't read Dreams and Nightmares, but I'll look for it. Thanks for the recommendation.

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  5. Sounds like he's heavily stressed!

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    1. He is -- and he should be. His life is about to change.

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  6. My kind of book. I will have to check it out. Here is my post:
    BBF

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  7. Great beginning! Wonder what Duncan's option is!

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  8. Wow, steamy cover art and the passage is so descriptive. Sounds like an interesting read. Thanks for stopping by. So nice to meet you!

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  9. Scandalous cover! But escaped with her virtue intact ... how far are you into this - page 1? :P

    Thanks for popping over.
    http://guiltlessreading.blogspot.ca/2012/10/guest-post-giveaway-marc-brackett-on.html

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  10. That sounds like a wild ride! Wow!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog. :)

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  11. what an opening and 56 makes me wonder what Duncan got himself into and what he plans to do about it with only 1 option available! thanks for sharing and for stopping by my blog! have a great weekend!

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  12. Goood beginning! And I wonder what option is that...
    Thanks for sharing! :D

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  13. I love your teasers...this one had me wanting more....

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