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Scandalous by night

by Barbara Pierce

Published 2008306 pagesISBN 978-0-3129-4797-2

Even among that band of rakes known asles sauvages nobles, Lord Everods reputation is truly wicked. Countless willing partners have enjoyed his sensual prowess, but now one lovely innocent has his undivided attention. The alluring Miss Maura Keighly once lost Everod his familys regard, and almost cost him his life. And no vengeance could be sweeter than the delicious seduction he has planned Maura is on the verge of marrying another. Yet no sooner has she set foot among thetonthan Everod makes himself known, tempting and taunting her by word and deed, filling her days and nights with illicit longing.nbsp; His wanton invitation is plain, yet Mauras passionate response blindsides them both. For the first time, Everod feels something more potent than lust. Simple surrender will never be enough; Everod must possess Maura completely. But the past cannot be so easily forgottenand some desires are even more dangerous than revenge.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fiction, Romance. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Fiction · Romance

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Reading experience

Balanced tone · Steady pace

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Reading lengthA standard-length read306 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2008
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance
ISBN-13
978-0-3129-4797-2
Language
English
Edition record
OL23877655M
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A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.

Three questions to carry with you

  1. What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
  2. Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
  3. What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?

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