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Set against the grand backdrop of a Hampshire country house and the glittering drawing rooms of London society, Scandal follows Emily Faringdon, a woman whose reputation is marred by a youthful indiscretion. Resigned to a quiet spinsterhood, Emily is unexpectedly swept into a telephone of letters with Simon Augustus Traherne, the mysterious Earl of Blade. He appears to embody everything Emily has ever dreamed of—intelligent, sensitive, and high‑minded—yet he harbors dark, smoldering passions and a tragic secret that challenges her heart. As Emily falls deeply in love, she must confront not only how deeply Blade is woven into the fabric of London’s elite but also the demons of their past that could destroy the fragile romance that has come to mean everything to her.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jayne Ann Krentz
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