Some Like it Scandalous by Maya Rodale
RATING/REVIEW: ☕☕☕☕☕ ( 5 cups of steaming and scandalous goodness about a pretty boy and a smart girl! This enemies to lovers romance will have you swooning with its smarts, the era of the gilded age and the sweet and sexy love story for the ages!)
Maya Rodale's Some Like It Scandalous is one of those books that I had a hard time putting down. It plays on a lot of tropes, like the pretend/arranged marriage and enemies to lovers but it also manages to put its own unique spin on it, not to mention a gender swap on images put up in front of society! It's also set in New York City, during the Gilded Age where women are starting to put their own needs heard ( which is also the set up for the whole series) . Daisy and Theo are absolutely adorable, their witty dialogue and endless bantering will definitely make you laugh and turn the pages as quickly as possible. I definitely loved that Ms. Rodale never played on the insta- attraction by close proximity trope. Instead Daisy and Theo developed their relationship at their own pace, they started discovering each other as individual persons before they fully embarked on a relationship for two and this made Some Like It Scandalous fantastic. All this was mixed with historical facts of the time which made me curious about that era and the women in it.
Overall, Some Like It Scandalous will have you swooning with its smart spin on romance.
Overall, Some Like It Scandalous will have you swooning with its smart spin on romance.
They are sworn enemies…
Theodore Prescott the Third, one of Manhattan’s Rogues of Millionaire Row, has really done it this time. The only way to survive his most recent, unspeakably outrageous scandal is marry someone respectable. Someone sensible. Someone like Daisy Swann. Of all the girls in Gilded Age Manhattan, it had to be her.
Pretending to be lovers...
Daisy Swann has plans and they do not involve a loveless marriage with anyone. But when a devastating family secret threatens to destroy her standing in society, suddenly a fake engagement with Theo is just the thing to make all her dreams come true.
And now it’s time to kiss and make up…
Daisy Swann aspires to sell cosmetics that she has created, but this brainy scientist needs a smooth talking charmer’s flair for words and eye for beauty to make it a success. Before long, Daisy and Theo are trading kisses. And secrets. And discovering that despite appearances, they might be the perfect couple after all.
About the Book
Some Like It Scandalous
by Maya Rodale
Series
The Gilded Age Girls Club
Genre
Adult
Historical Romance
Publisher
Avon Books
Publication Date
June 18, 2019
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Excerpt:
“My apologies,” he murmured. Then he dropped the reins and turned to her, intent on giving her a taste of her own medicine. “Let’s fix that immediately.”
“You don’t have to do it right now—”
He gave her his wolfish smile. Then he leaned in close to whisper in her ear, but words failed him for a second. She smelled good. It was that heady fragrance. And her skin was smooth and dewy and just lovely. Hers was a complexion that begged to be caressed. That was just the skin politely exposed; he idly wondered about the rest of her . . .
Finally, he remembered what he meant to say. Something romantic and seductive. Two could play at this game of irritating each other profoundly.
“What do you say we return to that gazebo and see if it’s empty so we can be alone?”
“To do what, exactly?”
“Get to know each other better. Intimately.”
Had they been alone he might have kissed her earlobe. Desire flared when the thought occurred to him.
Thank God they were not alone.
About Maya Rodale
MAYA RODALE began reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence. She is now the bestselling and award winning author smart and sassy romances. She lives in New York City with her darling dog and a rogue of her own.
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