When his betrothed leaves him stranded at the altar, Lord Galen Woodbridge is more embarrassed than broken-hearted. Desperate to deflect attention from his humiliating plight, he decides to stir up a bit of a scandal -- by wedding London's most eligible and elusive songstress, the magnificently sensuous Margot Montclaire.After Galen proposes, Margot confides that her sexy demeanor is merely an act. A baron's daughter, she took to the stage to escape...
I devour 2-3 romance novels a week. I love to read , but I only have time for really really good books. I enjoy historical the best, then contemporary, sometimes time travel but in between the heavy ones I adore a fun, bouncy little Regency Romp! And boy! Did this one fit the bill. Metzger's Saved by Scandal had all the key ingredients for an enjoyable read: a delightful but strong heroine, a charming 'Knight in Shining Armour'...
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Every time I read a new book by Barbara Metzger, I always think - 'well, that was her absolute masterpiece! She can't possibly top this one!' And yet, she always does. Never have I been so happy to be wrong. Saved by Scandal is her best book yet. A painter as well as a writer, Ms. Metzger deftly uses both talents to provide such lively word pictures that immediately, the reader has a complete visual scene in front of...
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This book is such a delight. Metzger's sense of humor, as ever, is delicious. The book is so tightly written and so funny, I recommend it to anyone with a sense of humor and a love of light romance.
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Whoever said Regencies were all the same, and tended to be boring and predictable, obviously never read Barbara Metzger. The Woodbridge family is scandal-central, with a history of hugger-mugger relatives and on-dits enough to fill several newspapers for years. When Lord Galen Woodbridge is jilted at the altar by Lady Floria Cleary, it's just one scandal too many, and he decides to give the ton something even juicier to...
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If you like delightful plots, wonderful characters, marvelous humor, all bundled up in a wonderful book, then this is for you. I giggled and laughed my way through this charming tale and I can't imagine anyone not doing the same. All I can say is "Read it. You will be glad you did. It is one of the best!"
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