{"id":31146,"date":"2024-04-23T11:09:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31146"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:10:00","slug":"review-the-season-of-scandal-by-julie-anne-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/23\/review-the-season-of-scandal-by-julie-anne-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31146\" data-postid=\"31146\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31146 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_sscb514 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_8efo514 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_mtzt514 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=\"640\" height=\"1016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=640%2C1016&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31147\" title=\"the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long\" alt=\"the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?w=945&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1 189w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=645%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 645w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=768%2C1219&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=400%2C634&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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_4dap514 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A London season is the chance of a lifetime for Catherine Keating. But the ton\u2019s glitter and decadence and casual cruelty threaten to crush her hopes of finding a husband before her season even begins&#8230;until she accidentally acquires one of the most scandalous men in England as a secret chaperone.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Famously fiery Lord Dominic Kirke can hold the House of Commons\u2014and any woman he chooses\u2014 in thrall. But when his house goes up in flames in the dead of night, he finds himself at the Grand Palace on the Thames. And there he discovers his cynical armor is no match for another guest: an innocent country girl with a crackling wit and eyes like a summer sky.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">He&#8217;s maddening, elusive, hopelessly charismatic, wrong in every way\u2014perfectly designed to break her heart. But she doesn&#8217;t know she holds\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">his<\/span>\u00a0battered heart in her hands. And though it will destroy him, Dominic knows loving her means setting Catherine free for the life\u2014and man\u2014she deserves.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_gv10514 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vir0514  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-1-2.png?resize=296%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Apr 23, 2024<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Palace of Rogues<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>7<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Julie Ann Long does it again! This time with a country debutante and a notorious rake with the power of persuasion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love <em>The Palace of Rogues<\/em> series, and if you haven\u2019t been reading it, this is my moment to ask, why not? Besides a memorable cast of side characters that show up book after book, Long continues to show her depth in developing characters from all different types of backgrounds that make you care for them and also rope you into wanting them to find the person who will make them complete.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have debutante <strong>Catherine Keating<\/strong>, new to London and for her first season. Without her Aunt guiding her way, her only chaperone is a woman with more interest in gambling, though she\u2019s doing her best to make the most of this trip. Including getting the pleasure of staying at the Grand Palace on the Thames. Disaster would strike there because that\u2019s where Catherine meets the fiery leader of the House of Commons, <strong>Lord Dominic Kirke<\/strong>, who\u2019s only staying while his house is repaired from a fire. Let\u2019s not mention he\u2019s a rake or that he\u2019s never been known to give any young woman singular attention&#8230; until now.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watching Dominic fall for Catherine is glorious. Of course, she\u2019s attracted to his mind, his kind manner (which he doesn\u2019t have for just anyone), and his persuasive way of talking. He makes the simplest things sound seductive or romantic. Dominic sees Catherine as a young woman who will easily be eaten alive by the wolves of the Ton. Naturally, he finds her witty mind and pretty smiles so undeserving of such a fate and tries to help her avoid catastrophe. These two, as they fall head over heels, are equal parts maddening and can\u2019t-stop-turning-the-pages.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">April is definitely the month for slow burns because this one was another creeping, crawling path for two people coming together (with very good reason). Still, I was glued to keep going just to see if Dominic would ever kiss Catherine and then to see if he had the sense to stay away. Hehe&#8230; he did not. Thank goodness. Watching the fall is almost as sweet as the happily ever after.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I know you\u2019re going to laugh at all my reviews this month and how they are all high, but the authors are bringing some fantastic stories to the table, and this one is no exception. P.S. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg\" title=\"the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long\" alt=\"the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?w=945&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1 189w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=645%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 645w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=768%2C1219&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long.jpg?resize=400%2C634&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A London season is the chance of a lifetime for Catherine Keating. But the ton\u2019s glitter and decadence and casual cruelty threaten to crush her hopes of finding a husband before her season even begins...until she accidentally acquires one of the most scandalous men in England as a secret chaperone.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Famously fiery Lord Dominic Kirke can hold the House of Commons\u2014and any woman he chooses\u2014 in thrall. But when his house goes up in flames in the dead of night, he finds himself at the Grand Palace on the Thames. And there he discovers his cynical armor is no match for another guest: an innocent country girl with a crackling wit and eyes like a summer sky.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He's maddening, elusive, hopelessly charismatic, wrong in every way\u2014perfectly designed to break her heart. But she doesn't know she holds\u00a0his\u00a0battered heart in her hands. And though it will destroy him, Dominic knows loving her means setting Catherine free for the life\u2014and man\u2014she deserves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-diamond-banner-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Apr 23, 2024<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Palace of Rogues<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>7<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Julie Ann Long does it again! This time with a country debutante and a notorious rake with the power of persuasion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love <em>The Palace of Rogues<\/em> series, and if you haven\u2019t been reading it, this is my moment to ask, why not? Besides a memorable cast of side characters that show up book after book, Long continues to show her depth in developing characters from all different types of backgrounds that make you care for them and also rope you into wanting them to find the person who will make them complete.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have debutante <strong>Catherine Keating<\/strong>, new to London and for her first season. Without her Aunt guiding her way, her only chaperone is a woman with more interest in gambling, though she\u2019s doing her best to make the most of this trip. Including getting the pleasure of staying at the Grand Palace on the Thames. Disaster would strike there because that\u2019s where Catherine meets the fiery leader of the House of Commons, <strong>Lord Dominic Kirke<\/strong>, who\u2019s only staying while his house is repaired from a fire. Let\u2019s not mention he\u2019s a rake or that he\u2019s never been known to give any young woman singular attention... until now.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watching Dominic fall for Catherine is glorious. Of course, she\u2019s attracted to his mind, his kind manner (which he doesn\u2019t have for just anyone), and his persuasive way of talking. He makes the simplest things sound seductive or romantic. Dominic sees Catherine as a young woman who will easily be eaten alive by the wolves of the Ton. Naturally, he finds her witty mind and pretty smiles so undeserving of such a fate and tries to help her avoid catastrophe. These two, as they fall head over heels, are equal parts maddening and can\u2019t-stop-turning-the-pages.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">April is definitely the month for slow burns because this one was another creeping, crawling path for two people coming together (with very good reason). Still, I was glued to keep going just to see if Dominic would ever kiss Catherine and then to see if he had the sense to stay away. Hehe... he did not. Thank goodness. Watching the fall is almost as sweet as the happily ever after.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I know you\u2019re going to laugh at all my reviews this month and how they are all high, but the authors are bringing some fantastic stories to the table, and this one is no exception. P.S. You have to read it if you want to see how Dot continues to evolve because one day, she\u2019s going to get her HEA.<\/p><p><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Uso5SE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3w7et6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/my-season-of-scandal-julie-anne-long\/1143819668?ean=9780063281165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/my-season-of-scandal-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Julie_Anne_Long_My_Season_of_Scandal?id=lPrMEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31146","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=31146"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31155,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31146\/revisions\/31155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}