{"id":28370,"date":"2022-08-31T07:31:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T11:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=28370"},"modified":"2022-10-16T11:36:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T11:36:40","slug":"review-the-scoundrel-falls-hard-by-sophie-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/31\/review-the-scoundrel-falls-hard-by-sophie-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Scoundrel Falls Hard by Sophie Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28370\" data-postid=\"28370\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28370 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\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/the-scoundrel-falls-hard-sophie-jordan.jpg?resize=316%2C500\" width=\"316\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Scoundrel Falls Hard by Sophie Jordan\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Scoundrel Falls Hard by Sophie Jordan\">\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;\"><em><span class=\"a-text-italic\">A devil\u2019s bargain burns the hottest\u2026.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">For years, fiercely independent\u00a0Gwen Cully has worked as the village blacksmith, keeping her family\u2019s business going. But when a local rival threatens her livelihood, Gwen has nowhere to turn &#8230; until a devastatingly handsome fugitive takes shelter in her shop and sparks fly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Unrepentant rogue Kellan Fox\u2019s entire existence has been a dangerous game of deception that leads him into a fight for survival\u2014and straight into the arms of a tall, fiery beauty. When Gwen protects him from an angry mob of villagers, Kellan sees the perfect solution to both their troubles. A marriage\u2014in name only\u2014that will last a single year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Only a marriage of convenience can\u2019t hide their searing attraction. It glows hotter than Gwen\u2019s forge and reaches deep below the tempting mask Kellan wears for the world. With every sizzling glance and scorching kiss, Gwen surrenders more of herself to the molten passion she finds in Kellan\u2019s strong embrace. But can she ever truly trust her heart to a scoundrel?\u00a0<\/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-25880 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-diamond-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 23, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Duke Hunt<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tropes:<\/strong> <em>Working Heroine (Blacksmith), Anti-hero\/Villainous Hero, Marriage of Convenience<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Imposter <strong>Kellan Fox<\/strong> hides in <strong>Gwen Cully&#8217;s<\/strong> blacksmith shop, trying desperately to escape the village mob hunting him. Unable to stop the angry townspeople from attempting to hang him, Gwen stakes her own reputation by declaring she loves him. Choosing matrimony to save his neck is an easy choice for Kellan, but they both see advantages to a short-term marriage of convenience. Gwen doesn&#8217;t trust Kellan easily, but it&#8217;s hard to keep things platonic when their attraction burns as hot as her forge.<br \/><br \/>This is the third book in <em>The Duke Hunt<\/em> series, but this story can mostly stand alone. There is helpful information in the previous stories about the town and the neighboring dukedom (Kellan\u2019s father was pretending to be the new duke). The heroine from the first book makes an appearance.<br \/><br \/>I absolutely loved Gwen! She is working as a village blacksmith, keeping her family\u2019s business going despite losing her father and uncle and having to deal with a smarmy competitor setting up shop. She&#8217;s strong and capable, but also vulnerable. She feels the sting of criticism that she&#8217;s &#8220;manly&#8221; and different than other women. She loves herself, but she doesn&#8217;t realize how badly she needs someone to stand beside her&#8230;not as a champion, but as an equal, a helpmate. I connected to that completely!<br \/><br \/>After losing his mother, Kellan grew up running swindles with his father. This time, his father went too far and left him behind to face the consequences. Kellan needed to work on himself, and Gwen gave him that second chance. He tried to prove himself worthy and worked to gain Gwen&#8217;s trust. I loved when she punched him and told him not to be a baby.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Leslie<\/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\/3AYWpuH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3e9rjYx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-scoundrel-falls-hard-sophie-jordan\/1141359595?ean=9780063035720\" 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-falls-hard-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sophie_Jordan_The_Scoundrel_Falls_Hard?id=imRQEAAAQBAJ\" 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>A devil\u2019s bargain burns the hottest\u2026.For years, fiercely independent\u00a0Gwen Cully has worked as the village blacksmith, keeping her family\u2019s business going. 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But when a local rival threatens her livelihood, Gwen has nowhere to turn ... until a devastatingly handsome fugitive takes shelter in her shop and sparks fly.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unrepentant rogue Kellan Fox\u2019s entire existence has been a dangerous game of deception that leads him into a fight for survival\u2014and straight into the arms of a tall, fiery beauty. When Gwen protects him from an angry mob of villagers, Kellan sees the perfect solution to both their troubles. A marriage\u2014in name only\u2014that will last a single year.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only a marriage of convenience can\u2019t hide their searing attraction. It glows hotter than Gwen\u2019s forge and reaches deep below the tempting mask Kellan wears for the world. With every sizzling glance and scorching kiss, Gwen surrenders more of herself to the molten passion she finds in Kellan\u2019s strong embrace. But can she ever truly trust her heart to a scoundrel?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-diamond-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 23, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Duke Hunt<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tropes:<\/strong> <em>Working Heroine (Blacksmith), Anti-hero\/Villainous Hero, Marriage of Convenience<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Imposter <strong>Kellan Fox<\/strong> hides in <strong>Gwen Cully's<\/strong> blacksmith shop, trying desperately to escape the village mob hunting him. Unable to stop the angry townspeople from attempting to hang him, Gwen stakes her own reputation by declaring she loves him. Choosing matrimony to save his neck is an easy choice for Kellan, but they both see advantages to a short-term marriage of convenience. Gwen doesn't trust Kellan easily, but it's hard to keep things platonic when their attraction burns as hot as her forge.<br \/><br \/>This is the third book in <em>The Duke Hunt<\/em> series, but this story can mostly stand alone. There is helpful information in the previous stories about the town and the neighboring dukedom (Kellan\u2019s father was pretending to be the new duke). The heroine from the first book makes an appearance.<br \/><br \/>I absolutely loved Gwen! She is working as a village blacksmith, keeping her family\u2019s business going despite losing her father and uncle and having to deal with a smarmy competitor setting up shop. She's strong and capable, but also vulnerable. She feels the sting of criticism that she's \"manly\" and different than other women. She loves herself, but she doesn't realize how badly she needs someone to stand beside her...not as a champion, but as an equal, a helpmate. I connected to that completely!<br \/><br \/>After losing his mother, Kellan grew up running swindles with his father. This time, his father went too far and left him behind to face the consequences. Kellan needed to work on himself, and Gwen gave him that second chance. He tried to prove himself worthy and worked to gain Gwen's trust. I loved when she punched him and told him not to be a baby.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Leslie<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3AYWpuH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3e9rjYx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-scoundrel-falls-hard-sophie-jordan\/1141359595?ean=9780063035720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-scoundrel-falls-hard-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sophie_Jordan_The_Scoundrel_Falls_Hard?id=imRQEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28370"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28827,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28370\/revisions\/28827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}