Love and Scandal
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She hops a train to London where she unknowingly become familiar with Jameson before she realizes who the scoundrel is. In London, Collette butts heads with her publisher, who refuses to out her as Colin Jenkins, seeing how it wouldn't be fit for the public to know that a novel such as The Last Days of a Rake was written by a woman!
Collette is absolutely frustrated with the invisible roadblocks set for women during the time. Deciding to take matters into her own hands, she sets out to convince Jameson to announce that he is not the author. Things don't go as planned as she finds herself constantly drawn to Jameson.
Being her first time on her own away from home, Collette experiences a new found freedom and the desire to do things that she never would have done before. And this soon leads her to being involved in her own real life scandal. To those that like to know about the level of sensuality in a romance novel, well, the romance scenes in Love and Scandal are majorly hot and heavy. Not for the prudish! Some random things that I liked: Collette arguing with Jameson at the beginning of the book about Women's Suffrage. I enjoyed this overall.
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There were some very good side characters. I love how Collette was aways writing in her head when an experience she was having inspired her. However while I found Collette to be a very strong heroine, she began to change a bit, as most heroines do when they fall in love in these types of books. She redeemed herself in the last chapter, though, to which I say: Lovers of well written Victorian set erotic romance. I thoroughly enjoyed this charming, witty and intelligent book. Great story, vivid, likeable characters, and delicious and appropriate sensuality in a finely crafted Victorian world.
Jun 18, Ashlyn Macnamara rated it liked it. Collette Jardiniere has a secret. She and her publisher both feel if her true identity were to get out, it would affect sales of her novel, because what would a woman in her circumstances know of rakes? Very little, it turns out. Even though the novel is lauded as being an accurate portrayal of the declin Collette Jardiniere has a secret. Most of London believes the author of Last Days to be Charles Jameson, an admitted rake who does little to deny this theory.
And then he meets the real author on a train journey. They share enough conversation and a kiss to become thoroughly intrigued with each other. On more than one occasion, the couple puts their differences aside to act on their feelings, which only serves to escalate the conflict.
They sate their desire, but the issues between them remain unresolved until the end. The story is set in the rigid society of Victorian England. When she comes to London, she renews her friendship with two girls she knew in school. Henrietta is now married to a banker and the mother of five, while Philoxia is widowed and holds literary salons. A contrast is drawn between these two friends, one who lives a very conventional life, while the other has more freedom to do as she pleases. This is possibly to the detriment of the sexual tension between the hero and heroine.
When they do meet again, it seems some of the tension is lost. Another potentially frustrating point, to me, was the fact that when Jameson and Collette did meet ostensibly to discuss some outstanding issues between them, they ended up pushing all that aside to hop into bed. I would have preferred to see them work on their problems at the same time as gratifying their sex drive.
All in all, this book is well written and a solid read. I enjoyed the relationships between the various secondary characters, and I enjoyed the exploration of moral gray areas within the rigidness of Victorian society.
Jun 10, Laura rated it really liked it Shelves: Most men think women do not know how to think or form their own opinions. Women are not accepted as authors, except those like Jane Austen, who writes romances. Collette Jardiniere is an author, but found it more appropriate to be published with a male pseudonym. When Charles Jameson is suspected to be the true author of the scandalous book, he does not deny it. Collette refuses to let him take credit for her work and finds her way to London to confront him, but with no plans on outing herself as the author. Collette is a spinster and an innocent.
Jamie tended to be TSTL and completely undeserving of her. Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. I might upgrade later. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Shelley rated it liked it Jan 24, To those that like to know about the level of sensuality in a romance novel, well, the romance scenes in Love and Scandal are majorly hot and heavy.
When she meets Charles Jameson, the well-known rake, she is attracted to him and it frightens and exhilarates her. Although, he does not believe a woman can be an author or have any rational thought of her own, which infuriates her. Jameson, on the other hand, is intrigued by this thoughtful woman who does not seem to be as dim-witted as he believes all women are.
Yes, this is a romance, but I found it more to be about a woman's right to have her own dreams and thoughts. It is also about following your heart and not society's rules of being acceptable. It is about growth and acceptance of others not like you. I actually enjoyed that part of the story more than the romance part of it. I found the romance to be a bit lacking. The build up to it was decent, but when it blossomed, it seemed to wilt a bit to me just the romance--the sensuality was steamy.
I didn't love the characters together until the very end. Collette was confusing to me and didn't seem to flow well. She was opinionated and blunt in the beginning, but became weak and afraid later. She digressed a bit in her growth. Maybe that was the point, but it confused me a bit.
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My favorite part of the story was probably the ending of the last chapter before the epilogue which I did not care for much. It was humorous and the true nature of each character came through. Overall, a very good read. A bit like the scandalous side of Jane Austen--the spinster finds love in a man she thinks is not worthy of her and he finds love with someone he initially thinks beneath him. I liked it and plan to read the companion book, The Last Days of a Rake. Donna Lea Simpson First published: Kent and London, Victorian. First time unsatisfactory, she did not enjoy it.
It's a good story. And the weaving of literary figures into the narrative was pleasant and unusual.
But I didn't understand the HEA. Collette suffered from L Author: Collette suffered from Lust goggles - one kiss and her knees wavered and intelligence shimmered. Jamie tended to be TSTL and completely undeserving of her.
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Their presence interested me. Where the MCs annoyed. The Last Days of a Rake: My favorite pieces in the book had to do with the literary connections. Collette is a writer.
She meets other figures in the literary world. She has inked stained fingers. I love those parts about her. They irritated me to no end.
Jameson, or Jamie as Collette knows him, I did like. I thought him a bit selfish to allow people to believe he was the author of a book that Collette wrote; however, I give him a pass when I think about how much he really wished that he had been the author. There are a few racy scenes, just think of this as an advisement.
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