Her Adventures in Temptation
A Novel
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4.1 • 23 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this newest addition to the School for Scoundrels series, Simeon Jones and Lady Myrtle Allen tell all the ton that they are engaged to be wed, fully knowing that once the season is over they will quietly part ways. They each have their reasons, but neither expected love to tempt them into turning a pretense into reality!
Simeon Jones has a secret—he is soft-hearted. Despite his scandalous exterior, he will quietly give money to orphans (after all, he was one himself), animals, and damsels in distress. One such damsel is Lady Myrtle Allen—but it’s not her funds that are lacking, but rather she needs to get to London—fast.
And so begins a wild adventure. First, the pair tells all the ton that they are engaged to be wed—how else to prevent scandal once they are found together—alone! They plan to carry out this deception, fully knowing that once the season is over, they will quietly part ways. But then, they discover that they have fallen in love, which was definitely not part of their plan! Can this scandalous man and adventurous woman turn this pretense into reality?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Frampton continues her School for Scoundrels series (after His Study in Scandal) with a rollicking Victorian romance. After Lord Richard Allen's wife drunkenly comes onto Simeon Jones, the artist hired to paint her portrait, Richard fires Simeon and he flees to London. Hitching a ride is Myrtle Allen, Richard's mathematically minded sister, who's desperate for some freedom. Richard follows them, however, and allows Myrtle to stay in London in return for chaperoning his daughter, Lilah, during her coming-out season. Myrtle agrees, but only if Simeon can help her in "navigating Society"; she's afraid that her blunt, forthright manner would otherwise ruin Lilah's chances at making a good match. The pair spending so much time together starts a scandal, and Richard, worried about the family name, insists Myrtle and Simeon pretend to be engaged to lend an air of propriety to their connection. As their fake relationship progresses, Simeon envisions a life with Myrtle, who would use her brilliant mind to advise society ladies on financial matters while he paints his masterpieces, but he worries the distance between their stations is insurmountable. Myrtle's refreshing candor about her intellect delights, as does Simeon's quick-thinking to cook up lies about their relationship. Historical romance fans are sure to fall in love with Frampton's forward-thinking protagonists.
Customer Reviews
Road trip and spicy experiments
Miss Myrtle Allen is going to do something starting with a road trip with Simeon Jones in “Her Adventures in Temptation” by Megan Frampton!
I love Myrtle’s character! She would rather have a career to help females than be held down by marriage rules. She is complex with her intelligence and logic yet she is daring, fun, and sees everything as an adventure.
Then we have Simeon who looks like a rake and probably is a rake yet is a cinnamon roll! His motivations for taking on artist work and reasons for keeping a good reputation are admirable. The risk of being caught with an aristocrat’s sister is daunting however he risks everything for other’s well-being. He would seem to be the one creating adventures yet the adventure with Myrtle ceases to amaze him.
I love that Myrtle and Simeon started their acquaintance scandalously with no need for the initial long period of propriety. They have their career’s to focus on so reputation is everything however the plot thickens and twists.
If you enjoy fake engagements with spicy experiments, class difference, working female aristocrats, opposites attract, and finishing each other’s thoughts to name a few, then I highly recommend this book!
Thank you to Net Galley, Avon, and Harper Voyager US for the ARC in exchange for a honest review.