Portrait of a Scandal

Posted on 09 November 2017 by Annie Burrows

HE HAS TAKEN HER TO HEAVEN, HELL AND BACK AGAIN Her heart and hope long since shattered, Amethyst Dalby is content with her life as an independent woman With wealth of her own, and no one to answer to, she is free to live as she pleases Until a trip to Paris throws her into contact with the one man who still has a hold over her the bitter but still devastatingly sensual Nathan Harcourt Living as an artist, this highborn gentleman has been brought low by scandal and he is determined to show Amethyst that life is much fun if you walk on the dark side A beautiful, poignant, sensual story RT Book Reviews on A Countess by Christmas New Download [ Portrait of a Scandal ] author [ Annie Burrows ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Once in awhile I enjoyed some plain brain candy Portrait of a Scandal was pretty much candy from start to finish Predicable enough it was the reunited sweethearts theme that drew me to this book to begin with Once madly in love with the other, Lord Nathan Harcourt broke it off when a rumor reaches his ears that Amethyst Dalby is not all she appears to be From that sudden drop, Amethyst pain and hurt becomes full blown man hate which was nurtured by her wealthy aunt who passed everything t Once in awhile I enjoyed some plain brain candy Portrait of a Scandal was pretty much candy from start to finish Predicable enough it was the reunited sweethearts theme that drew me to this book to begin with Once madly in love with the other, Lord Nathan Harcourt broke it of...This one, provided by the publisher through netgalley, was a complete surprise to me I m not a huge fan of the lovers from the past who get back together trope I always find it a bit uninspiring, and a bit too angsty Why don t they just walk away and get on with their lives, for heaven s sake So, really for this trope to work for me, it s got to have something else going for it, quite frankly.This one had two fabulous characters combined with lovely writing which made me almost forget that This one, provided by the publisher through netgalley, was a complete surprise to me I m not a huge fan of the lovers from the past who get back together trope I always find it a bit uninspiring, and a bit too angsty Why don t they just walk away and get on with their lives, for heaven s sake So, really for this trope to work for me, it s got to have something else going for it, quite frankly.This one had two fabulous characters combined with lovely writing which made me almost forget that it was one of my least favorite tropes.The hero and heroine ar...A lovely historical romance Portrait of Scandal was an enjoyable read I had my issues with it, but I still liked it.Amethyst and Nathan were sweethearts years ago and they had intended to get married Until Nathan s father decided that he didn t approve of the marriage and crafted a series of lies sent through the perfect vessel one of Nathans closest and most trusted friends to ruin the relationship Nathan believed them, left Amethyst, and ended up marrying someone else Amethyst was left A lovely historical romance Portrait of Scandal was an enjoyable read I had my issues with it, but I still liked it.Amethyst and Nathan were sweethearts years ago and they had intended to get married Until Nathan s father decided that he didn t approve of the marriage and crafted a series of lies sent through the perfect vessel one of Nathans closest and most trusted friends to ruin the relationship Nathan believed them, left Amethyst, and ended up marrying someone else Amethyst was left ...Amethyst Dalby and Nathan Harcourt had met and fallen in love 10 years previously Through a series of misunderstandings and some deliberate meddling on the part of Nathan s Father, they had parted acrimoniously Their lives in the ten years following had not been happy, each blaming the other for their misfortunes As a result they had both become embittered, particularly Amethyst who had turned into a prickly, shrewish, man hating woman.I enjoy Annie Burrows beautifully written, romantic nove Amethyst Dalby and Nathan Harcourt had met and falle...I think Portrait of a Scandal may have been my first Harlequin Historical, and I very much enjoyed it I selected this book because it takes place in Paris and it s about an artist Amethyst travels to Paris to make some business connections She s a wealthy, independent, single businesswoman, thanks to an aunt who trained her then left her business to her Amethyst was a disappointment to her family because she didn t marry well She fell in love with a man who rejected her...This review also appears on Reading with Analysis.After I read this book, I just didn t know what to say about it I loved the first half it had all these fantastic elements including a wealthy businesswoman heroine who is in control of her own life and a disapproving Frenchman and a comedy of errors plot , but it felt as though the second half abruptly returned to typical historical romance novel form There were quite a few things that I liked about the book, particularly that th This review also appears on Reading with Analysis.After I read this book, I just didn t know what to say about it I loved the first half it had all these fantastic elements including a wealthy businesswoman heroine who is in control of her own life and a disapproving Frenchman and a comedy of errors plot , but it felt as though the second half abruptly returned to typical historical romance novel form There were quite a few things that I liked about the book, particularly that the heroine sort of recovers from a difficult family si...This was not so much about a scandal as about healing wounds of the past A very good read.My blog review of Portrait of a ScandalBurrows newest, a tale of lovers meeting again a decade after their scandalous affair, hits the right notes RT Book ReviewsTypical story.

English
09 November 2017

Annie Burrows