{"id":27590,"date":"2021-08-26T06:58:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T10:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27590"},"modified":"2022-10-16T17:57:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T17:57:59","slug":"review-the-scoundrels-daughter-by-anne-gracie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/26\/review-the-scoundrels-daughter-by-anne-gracie\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Scoundrel&#8217;s Daughter by Anne Gracie"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27590\" data-postid=\"27590\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27590 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-scoundrels-daughter-anne-gracie.jpg?resize=310%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29400\" title=\"the-scoundrels-daughter-anne-gracie\" alt=\"the-scoundrels-daughter-anne-gracie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-scoundrels-daughter-anne-gracie.jpg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-scoundrels-daughter-anne-gracie.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-scoundrels-daughter-anne-gracie.jpg?resize=400%2C645&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Alice, Lady Charlton,\u00a0newly-widowed and eager to embrace a life free of her domineering husband\u00a0 is devastated when a scoundrel appears, brandishing letters that could ruin her. To prevent their publication he wants Alice to find a noble husband\u2014a lord!\u2014for his daughter, Lucy.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Alice is forced to agree to his blackmail\u00a0but when Lucy arrives, she has absolutely no interest in her father&#8217;s scheme. A lord, she says, will only look down his nose at her\u2014and she&#8217;s having none of that!<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Desperate to retrieve the letters, Alice enlists the aid of her handsome young nephew, Gerald, who in turn seeks the help of his former commanding officer, James, Lord Tarrant. James is soon beguiled by the marriage-averse\u00a0lady and sets out to teach her about love.\u00a0\u00a0Meanwhile, Gerald and Lucy strike sparks each time they meet.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">To combat the dastardly plot, Alice and Lucy must learn to trust each other. But can Alice put the past behind her and open her heart to love?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Aug 24, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Brides of Bellaire Gardens<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I absolutely loved this book. When you get two romances for the price of one why would you complain? I loved <strong>Alice<\/strong>. \u00a0She is very strong and resilient. I like that the author decided to use an older (over 35 years old) heroine in an historical. I\u2019m so use to a younger female lead that it is refreshing to get a more mature and experience character who still has to find themselves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice is dealt a really rough in life. She had to stay in an abusive marriage for many years. When her husband finally dies, she thinks she will finally be free to live her life but he left her a trail of debt of misfortune. Alice tries to clean up the mess while living in the house that her aunt left her. The problem is that she is being blackmailed by a scoundrel to help play matchmaker to his reluctant daughter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice has the perfect match, her sweet kind nephew, Gerald. He agrees to help Alice out as he tracks down the black mailer who seeks to ruin Alice\u2019s reputation. He just doesn\u2019t anticipate falling for the stubborn daughter, Lucy in the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lucy has been through it all with her father and his latest stunt leaves her fuming. She likes Alice enough but she doesn\u2019t want to spend a season in London looking for a suitable gentleman to marry. She resists every step of the way with Gerald but she finds it hard to resist his charm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the meantime, Alice is introduced to Gerald\u2019s friend, <strong>James<\/strong>. The two have an interesting kinship as the story unfolds. Alice is so guarded after her last marriage that James has to work to win her over but he doesn\u2019t mind. I really love them together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What didn\u2019t work for me? Lucy and Gerald took up too much space for me. I connected with Alice from the beginning and I wanted her to have a separate story if that makes sense. I got closure but it wasn\u2019t the same for me. The story moves a bit slow at first but I think it is to build up the suspense and get a feel for the characters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I haven\u2019t read a historical in so long after burning myself out on them. However, there are just some authors that I want to read no matter what and Ms. Gracie is one of them. Fans of Regency historical will love this. I highly recommend reading her other works as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zo6YVc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-scoundrels-daughter\/id1544191086?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_the_scoundrel%27s_daughter&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-scoundrels-daughter-anne-gracie\/1138447296?ean=9780593200551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-scoundrel-s-daughter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Anne_Gracie_The_Scoundrel_s_Daughter?id=dggOEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alice, Lady Charlton,\u00a0newly-widowed and eager to embrace a life free of her domineering husband\u00a0 is devastated when a scoundrel appears, brandishing letters that could ruin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,128,48,50],"tags":[305,307,404,405,485],"class_list":["post-27590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berkley","category-penguin-group","category-reviews","category-samantha","tag-historical-romance","tag-historicals","tag-recommend","tag-recommended-reads","tag-top-picks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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To prevent their publication he wants Alice to find a noble husband\u2014a lord!\u2014for his daughter, Lucy.<br \/><br \/>Alice is forced to agree to his blackmail\u00a0but when Lucy arrives, she has absolutely no interest in her father's scheme. A lord, she says, will only look down his nose at her\u2014and she's having none of that!<br \/><br \/>Desperate to retrieve the letters, Alice enlists the aid of her handsome young nephew, Gerald, who in turn seeks the help of his former commanding officer, James, Lord Tarrant. James is soon beguiled by the marriage-averse\u00a0lady and sets out to teach her about love.\u00a0\u00a0Meanwhile, Gerald and Lucy strike sparks each time they meet.<br \/><br \/>To combat the dastardly plot, Alice and Lucy must learn to trust each other. But can Alice put the past behind her and open her heart to love?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Aug 24, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Brides of Bellaire Gardens<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p><br \/><br \/><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I absolutely loved this book. When you get two romances for the price of one why would you complain? I loved <strong>Alice<\/strong>. \u00a0She is very strong and resilient. I like that the author decided to use an older (over 35 years old) heroine in an historical. I\u2019m so use to a younger female lead that it is refreshing to get a more mature and experience character who still has to find themselves.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice is dealt a really rough in life. She had to stay in an abusive marriage for many years. When her husband finally dies, she thinks she will finally be free to live her life but he left her a trail of debt of misfortune. Alice tries to clean up the mess while living in the house that her aunt left her. The problem is that she is being blackmailed by a scoundrel to help play matchmaker to his reluctant daughter.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice has the perfect match, her sweet kind nephew, Gerald. He agrees to help Alice out as he tracks down the black mailer who seeks to ruin Alice\u2019s reputation. He just doesn\u2019t anticipate falling for the stubborn daughter, Lucy in the process.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lucy has been through it all with her father and his latest stunt leaves her fuming. She likes Alice enough but she doesn\u2019t want to spend a season in London looking for a suitable gentleman to marry. She resists every step of the way with Gerald but she finds it hard to resist his charm.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the meantime, Alice is introduced to Gerald\u2019s friend, <strong>James<\/strong>. The two have an interesting kinship as the story unfolds. Alice is so guarded after her last marriage that James has to work to win her over but he doesn\u2019t mind. I really love them together.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What didn\u2019t work for me? Lucy and Gerald took up too much space for me. I connected with Alice from the beginning and I wanted her to have a separate story if that makes sense. I got closure but it wasn\u2019t the same for me. The story moves a bit slow at first but I think it is to build up the suspense and get a feel for the characters.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I haven\u2019t read a historical in so long after burning myself out on them. However, there are just some authors that I want to read no matter what and Ms. Gracie is one of them. Fans of Regency historical will love this. 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