![]() ![]() The plot is well thought out, though, and fans of the series will rejoice at the opportunity to revisit familiar characters. Lillian comes across as juvenile and far too stubborn. Alec is clever and lovable, but his actions serve more to create anxiety in readers than to develop his character. Soon their constant bickering turns to passion, and Alec must admit that he’s been hiding his own shameful secret while Lillian learns to accept her fate. Lillian, who is often called the most beautiful woman in London, doesn’t want to be married, but left with no better option, she agrees to choose a suitor. When an artist offers her pretty promises and begs her to pose for a scandalous portrait, Lily doesnt hesitate.until the lying libertine leaves her in disgrace. When his ward, Lillian Hargrove, of whom he had no knowledge (and who happens to be a grown woman), becomes the subject of scandal, Alec reluctantly returns to England to get her married off before her reputation is destroyed forever. Lonesome Lily Turned Scandalous Siren Miss Lillian Hargrove has lived much of her life alone in a gilded cage, longing for love and companionship. Scottish duke Alec Stuart only travels to London-a place he loathes-to check on his tenants. This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance A Scot in the Dark is the second book in the Scandal and Scoundrels trilogy and somehow I missed. ![]() ![]() 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. ![]()
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