The Importance of Being Scandalous

by Kimberly Bell

Overview

A horse race in trousers on Rotten Row. Visiting a gaming hall in a dress that would make her mother faint. Sneaking an invitation to a masquerade ball attended by only the wickedest, most debauched members of society…

None of these things are scaring off bookish but strong-willed Amelia Bishop’s stuffy, egotistical fiancé.

The only thing left is to entice childhood friend Nicholas Wakefield into a truly engagement-ending scandal. The Wakefields are the height of propriety, and Nicholas’s parents have made it clear a wife from the neighboring Bishop family would be unacceptable…

But Nicholas would give up his family and his fortune if Amelia would ever see him as more than just a childhood friend. He’ll go along with her scheme, even if it means ruining them both, because he’s got a plan that will change her mind about him being merely the boy next door.

Each book the Tale of Two Sisters series is STANDALONE:
* The Importance of Being Scandalous
* A Scandal By Any Other Name

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633756793
Publisher:	Entangled Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Series:	Tale of Two Sisters Series , #1
Pages:	250
Sales rank:	953,539
Product dimensions:	5.29(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Kimberly Bell is a 2015 RWA Golden Heart Finalist and 2014 Maggie Award winner. She writes historical romances from her home near the beach in San Luis Obispo, California. She lives with her shepherd-coyote mix rescue.

Editorial Reviews

06/26/2017
This sweet novel, set in 1840, has a heroine who’s trying to be unconventional, but Bell still gives her a conventional path to romance. After two years abroad, Nicholas Wakefield, a marquis’s second son, is finally summoned home. He’s ready to confess his undying love for his neighbor Amelia Bishop, even though her family has been shunned by most of noble society ever since her sister, Julia, was born with a disabled foot. But Amelia’s engagement to Lord Montrose has just been announced, and Nicholas is forced to resume his position as her friend and confidant. Amelia is reluctant to leave vibrant Julia, despite having landed a dashing earl to marry. Her concerns are amplified when she realizes that Montrose’s charming public persona hides a manipulative, hard man who’s determined to use Amelia as a replacement for his deceased true love. Without social capital, Amelia has no choice but to act just scandalously enough—with Nicholas’s help—to make Montrose call off the wedding. The book is perfectly pleasant, but readers may be disappointed that Bell misses the opportunity to put a fresh twist on friendship turning to love: Nicholas remains fixated on Amelia even though Julia is the more interesting character. Agent: Rachel Brooks, L. Perkins Agency. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly