Teatime and Books Review
A Scot in the Dark
Scandal & Scoundrel: Book II
By
Sarah MacLean
HarperCollins Publisher
Reviewed on August 30, 2016
A deeply passionate, sensual and a scorcher of a
read! A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean will knock you off your feet with
every page turn.
We are first met by Lillian Hargrove who is
completely and utterly humiliated and ruined in the eyes of the ton, thanks to
a very sneaky and conniving artist. Lillian had sat for a nude that she thought
was for the eyes of the artist, and the love of her life, only. However, he
betrayed her trust and is now threatening to show the painting to all of London
in a matter of a few days.
Having been informed by his solicitor, Alec, The
Duke of Warnick made a mad dash from Scotland to England. Arriving at one of
his many residences, he finally finds Lady Hargrove. She’s shocked to see a
large Scottish man at her doorstep, quite literally knocking down her door, and
even more surprised to learn that he is her guardian. He’s there to help her in
regards her scandalous situation. At first he’s set on her marrying the artist.
However, after meeting up with the arrogant artist in a local pub and learning
more about the situation and seeing how arrogant and careless this man is. He
changes his mind and wants nothing but to protect Lillian.
He comes to a solution, that in order to save
Lillian’s reputation, she should marry a titled man and put the scandal to
rest. However, Lillian wants nothing to do with marriage, she wants to run away
and escape the scandal and start her life anew. An inheritance is due on her
next birthday and that is exactly what she intends to do. However, Alec still
insists she get married and tries his best to pair her with a decent English
Lord.
In the end, nether of their plans works as they soon
find themselves falling in love. However, they are both battling internal
demons from their pasts that threaten them falling in love with anyone or each
other. Will they ever be able to love? More importantly, will they open up and
admit their true feelings for each other before it’s too late?
This is my first book of Sarah MacLean’s and I must
say I’ve become a huge fan. Wow, what an amazing writer, she can weave a tale
so deep and toss in so many twists and turns that the readers’ find surprises
on just about every page. The passion
and sensuality between the H and h just ignites. I really fell in love with
Alec and Lillian, and both had some pretty intense struggles in their lives to
overcome and one couldn’t help but have a soft spot in their heart for them.
MacLean writes some wonderful minor characters, too, that help move the story
along. This is definitely one book you’ll want to add to your library. A well
deserving High 5 Stars!
**Thanks to HarperCollins Publishers for gifting me
a copy of this book for an honest review**
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