Once Upon a Scandal

by Barbara Dawson Smith

Her husband, her enemy. Desperate and alone, Lady Emma tricked Lucas Coulter, the Marquess of Wortham, into a hasty marriage. But on their wedding night, when he learned the truth about his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312962770
• ISBN13: 9780312962777
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Very Good, Worth Reading, But...

I can understand why Lucas loved/hated Emma, but to leave the entire country? For seven years? A bit extreme to me. Lucas didn't know he was wrong about Emma simply because he refused to ever speak to her again. Which was unfortunate. Just goes to show that unforgiveness isn't always the wisest course of action. In truth, Emma was a brave, selfless, honorable woman, not to mention very beautiful. The story was interesting all the way through, but a couple of things bothered me. First, Lucas almost came across as a "mama's boy." Then, when he found out who had attacked Emma, in his thoughts he displayed compassion, understanding, outrage on her behalf, and remorse and guilt for all that he'd put her through. Then he blew it when he said to himself, "____ had had her first." How appalling.

This story is a fantastic page turner!

You get amazing twists and turns from the characters of this book. You feel as if you are standing on the sidelines watching the entire story unfold. I got attached to the characters because Barbara Dawson Smith gives a uniqueness to her characters which is a welcome change from the ordinary. I am going on my 3rd book written by B D Smith and can't decide which one to read first!