Before the Scandal

by Suzanne Enoch

Book Overview

It Was a Scandal Waiting to Happen . . . Colonel Phineas Bromley is a legend--on the battlefield and in the bedroom. Though he's won many wars, and even more hearts, nothing could prepare him for his new life. When Phin discovers that someone has been pushing his family toward ruin, he assumes the role of a legendary highwayman. Riding out in the middle of the night, hidden behind a mask, Phin heads straight into trouble . . . and into the arms of...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061456748
• ISBN13: 9780061456749
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.1" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Before the Scandal

I love books by Suzanne Enoch. I collect series by my favorite authors.I believe the review from the back cover was sufficient.

Great Book

Suzanne Enoch is one of my favorite authors and this book is an excellent example of why. No one does personal redemption stories like her.

Excellent - I found myself swept away to another time !

This was great book - I found myself telling my family - wait..wait...I just have find out what happens and then I'll help! (opps I quess I won't be mother of year) This is the second book of the The Notorious Gentlemen series (1st book After the Kiss: The Notorious Gentlemen). In this book Phin the second son comes home from the war after being gone for 10 years because he thinks his brother is ill. When he arrives home he realizes that his 17 year old sister tricked him but she does need him home because something is wrong. When he arrives home he see his old childhood friend Alyse who has has her own problems throughout the years. Together they solve a mystery , have a sweet romance and French Highwayman enters their lives!! ENJOY! I am looking forward to Bram's Story!

Before the Scandal

Lieutenant Colonel Phineas Bromley has returned home to Quence Park at the urgent request of his sister, Beth. Phin has been a soldier for the past ten years. Some things have changed during his absence, and some have not. His brother William still scorns him but his childhood friend Alyse Donnelly has changed quite a bit. She is now a beautiful and desirable woman. Alyse lives with her Aunt Ernesta and her cousin Richard who treat her poorly. Both Phin and Alyse have secrets they are not willing to share and yet, Phin begins to court Alyse anyway. Not long after he arrived home, Phin realized that someone is out to get his family. It¢s not bad luck like everyone thinks, but whom, and why? Phin decides to pose as an infamous highwayman to try and find out what¢s going on. Will he help solve the mystery, or make matters worse for them all though? Before The Scandal¢s fast paced plot has friends who become lovers and villains running amok. Phin is an honorable man trying to outlive his rebellious past. Alyse is sweet and kind and in need of a hero. Their love affair is very romantic. I recommend reading the previous book in this series, After The Kiss first. Before The Scandal is a fun, exciting, and sensual story. Nannette reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

excellent Regency romantic suspense

Lieutenant Colonel Phineas Bromley is as much a legend in the bedroom as he is at battle. However, the war hero known also as a notorious gentleman lover is stunned when he gets home to his estate. The place looks like a battlefield. He concludes someone is methodically ruining his family and he plans to expose the scoundrel. He dons a mask and hunts the thug disguised as a highwayman. To his shock when he stops on the shelf Lady Alyse Donnelly, she does not act frightened as he would have expected. He is attracted to her courage and could not care less of the scandal that made her unsuited for marriage. However, he does care that Alyse insists on helping him with his charade though that places his beloved in danger from the still unknown adversary. The second Notorious Gentlemen tale (see AFTER THE KISS) is an excellent Regency romantic suspense starring two fully developed protagonists and a lurking stalker ready to pounce on any weakness; in this case Phin's Achilles' heel is Alyse. Historical romance readers know you cannot have enough novels from Suzanne Enoch as she consistently provides entertaining exhilarating epics. Harriet Klausner