Barbara Dawson Smith - Once Upon a Scandal

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Barbara Dawson Smith

Once Upon A Scandal

Her Husband, Her Enemy

Desparate and alone,
Lady Emma tricked Lucas Coulter, the Marquess of Wortham,
into a hasty marriage.
But on their wedding night,
when he learned the truth about his not-so-innocent bride,
he abandoned her.

Seven years later,
Emma lives in disgrace with her beloved daughter, Jenny.
Penniless, Emma provides for her child
in the only way she knows how:
in the dark of the night,
she creeps across the rooftops of London
and steals jewels from the wealthy nobles who have wronged her.

Then Lucas catches her in a daring act of burglary.
And he proposes a devil's bargain
- give him an heir...or be exposed.
Vowing to hide the devastating secret in her past,
Emma agrees to share her husband's bed,
never dreaming this cold stranger has become
a skilled seducer who will sweep her
into a world of peril and passion...

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My Review
Emma is a strong-willed, independent, and willing to do anything to keep her family together, including stealing from her peers. Her husband returns after a seven year absence with priceless jewels and artifacts...and his long-time mistress. She has a terrible secret that she must keep from Lucas, for it may shatter the love that they have growing.
My heart goes out to Emma, for she is blamed for the cruelty that was dealt to her, and scorned by society and the man that should have stood by her. This book made my stomach lurch with the unfairness of life, made me smile when things were turning out all right, and made me sigh when it was over.

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