Lady Scandal

by Laura Lee Guhrke Narrated by Marisa Calin

Overview

From a New York Times bestselling author comes a dazzling Victorian romance featuring a haughty businessman and the headstrong event planner who steals his heart-perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Amalie Howard!

Delia Stratham is an unconventional woman. While other ladies learned proper decorum at finishing school, she composed naughty limericks and admired the gardener's muscular legs. So naturally when she's widowed for the third time, she does the unthinkable: she gets a job. Planning events for the Savoy Hotel is perfect for someone with her skills. But her dream career turns into a nightmare when she's forced to work with the most annoying-and gorgeous-man she's ever met.

Hotel magnate Simon Hayden knows something fishy is going on at the Savoy: the hotel is constantly busy, yet the books say it's in the red. He's determined to root out the fraud and its perpetrators, and that means spending time with one of the most likely suspects: the delectable, infuriating Lady Stratham. She's definitely getting in his way and under his skin and he can't decide whether to fire her or kiss her until she stops arguing. But when the sparks between them flare into flame, Simon must choose between his love for Delia and his duty to the hotel. Will his choice bring them together or tear them apart?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The best in historical romance!”—Julia Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series

A top-notch historical romance." —Kirkus, starred review

"With appealing protagonists and some convincingly steamy scenes, this will appeal to fans of Julia Quinn and Amanda Quick."—Publishers Weekly

A captivating, delightful read, full of humorous moments and characters who feel real enough for readers to genuinely care about how their story will end.—LibraryJournal

"A promising start to a cheery new Victorian romance series."—Kirkus on Bookshop Cinderella

"Packed with chemistry and fun, this is a fairy tale treat.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on Bookshop Cinderella

"It has been a while since Guhrke’s last superbly written historical romance, but her latest artfully constructed literary confection is well worth the wait. George Bernard Shaw himself would appreciate Guhrke’s clever riff on his classic, Pygmalion, not to mention her sprightly prose and sparkling, champagne-fizzy wit."—Booklist, Starred Review, on Bookshop Cinderella

Kirkus Reviews

★ 2024-03-23
Opposites attract at the ritziest hotel in Victorian London.

Something is not right at the renowned Savoy Hotel. Though it’s managed by the legendary hotelier César Ritz, its kitchen is run by famed French chef Auguste Escoffier, and it’s the first choice of any aristocrat who wants to host a party, it’s losing money at a drastic rate. Simon Hayden, newly made as Viscount Calderon, has been asked by the hotel’s board to investigate what seems a likely case of fraud, but he keeps running into pushback from the staff, especially when he meets Lady Delia Stratham, the hotel’s beloved event planner, thrice-widowed and thus far more independent than other society women. As she’s a free spirit accustomed to spending in line with the Savoy’s reputation for “wanton extravagance” and he’s focused on helping the hotel turn a profit, they’re at odds immediately. As both try to accept the idea that it would be better to work together, they find themselves fighting a growing attraction, but even after a passionate rooftop kiss, they still feel the need to push away from each other. Simon, only six months a peer and desperate to please the hotel board, can’t trust her, and Delia, still whispered about by society, is too proud of her work to budge. With the story of the famous hotel (not to mention Ritz and Escoffier, early in their careers) as backdrop, the second volume in Guhrke’s Scandal at the Savoy series will thrill historical romance readers looking for a novel viewpoint of Victorian society. Simon and Delia, both in their 30s, have excellent chemistry and enough life experience to make their convictions and back-and-forths ring true. Witty writing alongside lavish descriptions and historical detail fill out an engaging story that’s hard to put down.

A top-notch historical romance.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159185730
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	06/18/2024
Series:	Scandal at the Savoy
Edition description:	Unabridged

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