Scottish duke Alec Stuart only travels to London a place he loathes to check on his tenants. The charm and originality of MacLean's second Scandal and Scoundrel Regency (after The Rogue Not Taken) are stifled by the heroine's desperation and hero's indecision. and the Scot finds that there is one thing in England he likes far too much. It’s the perfect plan, until Lily declares she’ll only marry for love. Warnick arrives in London with a single goal: get the chit married and see her become someone else’s problem, then return to a normal, quiet life in Scotland. It does not matter that the imposing Scotsman has inherited one of the most venerable dukedoms in Britain-he wants nothing to do with it, especially when he discovers that the unwanted title comes with a troublesome ward, one who is far too old and far too beautiful to be his problem. The Duke of Warnick loathes all things English, none more so than the aristocracy. With the painting now public, Lily has no choice but to turn to the one man who might save her from ruin. until the lying libertine leaves her in disgrace.
When an artist offers her pretty promises and begs her to pose for a scandalous portrait, Lily doesn’t hesitate. (He tends to wallow in his imagined unworthiness, which leads him to unwittingly treat Lillian poorly “for her own good.”) Fortunately, our heroine is too sensible to indulge his inferiority complex, and readers will root for her happily-ever-after ending.Miss Lillian Hargrove has lived much of her life alone in a gilded cage, longing for love and companionship. In the process, she rehabilitates the duke. But Lillian, who intends to marry for love or not at all, has other plans to put humiliation behind her. He must see her married before the painting is exhibited. A curmudgeon of massive proportions, Warnick is appalled by the sudden responsibility, but shoulders it nonetheless. (Nineteenth-century-style sexting.) Now the ton knows she exists. Desperate for companionship, she makes a terrible error, posing for a nude portrait at the request of a con artist. Unfortunately, the duke died, as did a series of heirs, until the title fell to a disinterested Scotsman who has no idea Lillian exists. Lillian Hargrove is the beautiful ward of the Duke of Warnick. In this entertaining Regency, Sarah MacLean freshens a standard plotline (ward with a problem meets unexpectedly young and handsome guardian) with a particularly strong heroine and an oddly vulnerable alpha male.
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