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    Marriage Most Scandalous
    Marriage Most Scandalous
    Marriage Most Scandalous
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    Marriage Most Scandalous

    Written by Johanna Lindsey

    Narrated by Anne Flosnik

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    Lady Margaret Landor first met Sebastian Townshend as a child, when he caught her peeking into her older sister’s engagement ball. Tall, dashing, and charming, Sebastian was one of the most sought-after bachelors in Kent and cut a romantic figure she would not soon forget. Never did she dream that one day she would be living at his family’s magnificent estate with Sebastian’s father, the eighth Earl of Edgewood, as her guardian and Sebastian banished from his family due to the tragic results of a duel.

    When life at Edgewood takes a sinister turn with the earl suffering a suspicious number of life-threatening accidents, Margaret wonders if Sebastian’s younger brother and his wife have grown impatient to inherit the earldom. Setting out to find the one man she believes can set the situation to rights, she discovers that Sebastian Townshend has forged a new identity for himself on the continent.

    Now known as The Raven, a deadly mercenary, notorious for accomplishing any mission no matter how seemingly impossible, he has vowed never to return to England. Not until Margaret meets his outrageous monetary demands does Sebastian agree to return home, reluctantly posing as her husband in order to facilitate his return to society. When he learns she cannot afford to pay his fee, he suggests a scandalous trade.

    As Margaret and Sebastian work to uncover the intrigue at his father’s estate, a fierce passion blooms that neither of them anticipated and neither can resist. But can Margaret persuade Sebastian to abandon the dark path he believes is his fate and claim the life—and love—he deserves? Breathtaking in scope and wondrously passionate, Marriage Most Scandalous is Johanna Lindsey at her finest.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJun 14, 2005
    ISBN9781597109062
    Author

    Johanna Lindsey

    Johanna Lindsey (1952–2019) was world-renowned for her “mastery of historical romance” (Entertainment Weekly), with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold. She was the author of nearly sixty nationally bestselling novels, many of which reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. 

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    • 5/5
      This book was simply splendid and I could not put it down.
    • 5/5
      It was a lovely story. I’m not quite sure if I’m able to forgive the people that caused a lot of pain in the book. I don’t want to give too much away. I’m glad that it was a wonderful ending to say the least.
    • 3/5
      Ugh … where to start … overall the story could’ve been good but the audio book was soooooo dry. I fell asleep twice. I guess it would be appropriate for the time of story. By the end I could’ve cared less who killed who and the quirky twist at the end and whether or not anyone fell in love. I just couldn’t wait for it to be over.
    • 2/5
      The book was sweet, but it didn’t have any real passion. I’m not talking about sexual passion but real connection between the listener/readers and the characters. Honestly I didn’t see any passion between the two main characters either. This book left me wanting and a little unsatisfied.
    • 2/5
      I struggled to finish this book. The plot was not great. The “love” scenes bordered on rape and the main characters were annoying.
      Also, the narrator’s performance is bad and makes it even harder to concentrate on the already flimsy plot.
    • 5/5
      Loved it, loved it ! You can't go wrong with a book by Johanna Lindsay.
    • 5/5
      Another keeper. A great example of why I love Johanna Lindsey's writing so much. I read it from cover to cover - couldn't put it down
    • 3/5
      I can’t decide if this is trying to be a Shakespearean tragedy wrapped up as a Cheltenham tragedy or vise versa. The author doesn’t lack in quality writing which kept me to the end of the story, it’s just the plot, or plots? that felt like a classic tragedy imitation that wraps up neatly at the end.
    • 1/5
      The book contains potentially interesting setups, that constantly go nowhere. The hero and heroine's reason for the charade seems forced, and neither of them is all that interesting a character. And when what is actually going on is revealed, it's a huge let down.
    • 4/5
      Since romance novels are escapist reading, their formulaic structure doesn't bother me. Lindsey's are well written around characters that I can like. This one added a twist to the end that was a complete surprise and made me move this book to my "read again" stack.
    • 4/5
      A fun romp.
    • 5/5
      Excellent book, a keeper for me. From page one I was hooked could not put it down.