That Scandalous Summer

In Meredith Duran's That Scandalous Summer, the first installment in the Rules for the Reckless historical romance series, this love story is sexy, steamy, and daringly scandalous. For Michael de Grey, the Duke of Marwick's brother, he'd watched his brother's health decline after his sister-in-law's recent death. But in his miserable state, he gave him an ultimatum. If he doesn't find a bride to provide a heir, he would shut down his hospital. So Michael set off to leave him to his own devices and make his own name for his self, no matter how penniless he might be. In Bosbrea, he's known as Michael Grey, a country doctor who discovered a drunken woman in his rose bushes. After he'd taken care of her needs, he later met her as Lady Elizabeth "Liza" Chudderly, a widow who's down on her luck and has found another way to keep her estate running. For Liza, she'd gotten her heart broken an didn't know what to expect, when she encountered Michael behind his facade as a country doctor. They form a friendship and worked well together, when they've gotten to know each other better. But both of them have secrets to hide. And after a daring kiss, things do heat up between them, when they want more. At a ball, Michael's been found out that he lied to her about everything, except for his feelings for her. He doesn't want anybody else for her but himself. But when Liza's blackmailed and his brother's doesn't hedge on what he wants from him, it's up to them to find a way to become together and find their own happy ending with a wedding.

This was a terrific and an amusing historical romance novel. I did care for Liza and how she'd found her way to follow her heart for true love. I hated to see her broken-hearted and also mesmerized about Michael. But I did have found Mather and Jane a hoot as her close companions. I did find Michael charming and a man of his true word in spite of his brother Alister's ill health. He'd found this true calling as a doctor who knows what's best for the people in his community. The scenic locations around London had fascinating settings from Bosbrea to London during that time period. This would sweep you off your feet with non-stop romantic drama, plenty of passionate intrigue, lots of action, and sparks of mystery to wrap it up with a bow.

Will you be charmed to read That Scandalous Summer in 2020?