A Scandalous Bargain
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4.1 • 19 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
From USA Today Bestselling author Darcy Burke, your next Regency obsession: The Pretenders! Set in Burke’s popular world of The Untouchables, indulge in the saga of a trio of siblings who excel at being something they’re not. Can a dauntless Bow Street Runner, a devastated viscount, and a disillusioned Society miss unravel their secrets?
Book Two: A Scandalous Bargain
Tricked into marriage five years ago, Thomas Devereaux, Lord Rockbourne is suddenly a widower. Rumors abound that his wife’s death may not have been an accident and given the troubling secrets Thomas keeps buried, even he isn’t entirely sure. But when a woman sees what happened, he agrees to accept her help to disguise the facts in exchange for not divulging her suspicious behavior. Their arrangement grows more complicated under the force of a scorching mutual attraction.
Abandoned by her father—a duke—after the death of her mother—his beloved mistress—Beatrix Linley has fought to become a daughter he could be proud of, that he would regret leaving. She becomes the toast of the Season until her penchant for pilfering pretty things threatens to expose the illicit past she needs desperately to remain hidden. Soon the scandal and darkness both Beatrix and Thomas fear comes to light, compelling them to finally face their demons—and potentially driving them apart forever.
Customer Reviews
Friends to lovers
I loved this book from the start. These two characters meet in unusual circumstances, but develop a true friendship. Their conversations range from humorous, all the way to heartfelt.
I couldn’t help but feel saddened for Thomas. He tries hard to please others and be true, but his wife and mother-in-law are simply awful. He needed to be loved the way he loved his daughter. Beatrix is perfect for him.
Beatrix has worked so hard to be the perfect debutant in order to impress her natural father and have him notice her. What society sees is not all she is. She has a big heart, only wants the best for those she loves, can break into any lock and has light fingers.
Thomas and Beatrix story is a friends to lovers trope. They each have secrets to reveal and problems to overcome, but they have each other’s friendship to help.
I found that I was waiting for their next meeting and so this meant that I was reading ‘just a bit more’, so I found it difficult to put down.