Tracy’s review of Scandal of the Year (Abandoned at the Altar #2) by Laura Lee Guhrke
ONE TRYST WAS ALL SHE WANTED …
From their very first meeting, Julia knew that Aidan Carr, the oh-so-proper Duke of Trathen, had a bit of the devil in him, a devil who secretly yearned for what he could not have, a devil who harbored a desire for her. So when she needed to be caught in a compromising situation,
ONE TRYST JUST WASN’T ENOUGH …
Aidan is supposed to be looking for a bride, yet his scandalous liaison with Julia is all he can think about. Hot, erotic memories of kissing her skin, falling into her bed, pulling her naked body on top of his own continue to torment and tempt him. What is it about this brazen seductress that he finds so hard to resist? And how can he stop himself from falling into her bed a second time?
Julia has known Aidan Carr, the Duke of Trathen, for many years. She likes him as a person but she loves the fact that she could use him to get her out of her horrible marriage. Now she’s free but feeling extremely guilty. She’s trying hard to keep everything inside but it’s getting harder and harder the more time they spend together. They’re spending time together because Julia has become Aidan’s social secretary.
Aidan knows that he needs to find a woman to marry. He’s been jilted twice now and needs some assistance with trying to find a wife. He knows that Julia knows everyone around and can help him make a wise choice. He hires her telling her that he’s only doing it for her help but really he can’t get the woman out of his mind. He’s a pretty straightlaced gentleman but he keeps thinking about the afternoon he spent with Julia – when her husband found them in bed together. He doesn’t remember a whole lot about the afternoon but his imagination seems to be making up things to fill in the holes and it’s making him hotter than hell. Lol
Now Aidan is after Julia and she’s running as fast as she can…or is she?
This is book 2 in the Abandoned at the Altar series and it was a good one. I have to say that I put off reading this one for a while because as much as I wanted to read it I really didn’t care for Aidan OR Julia in the first book. I couldn’t have been more wrong about either of them. Guhrke does a fantastic job of showing us that there is a TON more to each of these characters than we first believe.
Aidan is so stuffy and just an fine upstanding citizen but let’s face it – he’s a man. He’s got thoughts and feelings and testosterone just like any other man and when his thoughts start taking over he’s kind of blindsided by them. He knows he shouldn’t want Julia and now that her reputation is shot all to hell he knows he needs to disassociate but he just can’t. Julia doesn’t make it any easier with her humor and her beauty. But he also wants to know more about Julia and her life and that is the most intriguing part.
This book is just great and I loved reading Aidan and Julia’s story. If you’ve hesitated to pick this one up then take my advice and read it –it’s well worth the time. Also, the next book in the series, Trouble at the Wedding, is coming out at the end of this month.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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I quite enjoyed this book too!
I loved Aidan – and loved him more than Julia – I think he makes the book.
😀 thanks for this review.
I really loved Aidan too, Alex. Seeing him unravel a bit was SO worth reading the book alone. 🙂