Silk and Scandal

Lady Nicola Fitzgibbons is the audacious daughter of an Earl who travels the world with her diplomat father and trails waves of scandal wherever she goes. For a time, these scandalous stories amuse her childhood friend and penpal, Thomas Cartwright. But now that he is a Barrister with his eye set on a prestigious seat in Parliament, Tom decides he must distance himself from Nic and he stops writing to her. But now Nic is back in London and she won’t put up with any of Tom’s ridiculous notions of propriety. This was a very sweet, but humorous novella. The writing is sharp and doesn’t spend superfluous time describing things that don’t add to the narrative. Nicola is bombastic and flighty, but possesses a keen intelligence and understanding that belies her antics within society. Thomas is a bit uptight and perhaps even cold in the way he treats his once-good friend, but this juxtaposition just serves to highlight how well Nic and Tom’s relationship makes perfect sense. Nic brings excitement and opportunity to Tom’s otherwise dreary and stuffy life whereas Tom’s calming, sensible influence brings balance to the relationship. As with all good novellas, I wish it was longer! The characters are likeable and the plot interesting. I look forward to reading the rest of the Silk series. Originally posted at Plot Twist Reviews [dot] Com I received this book for free from the Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.