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Title: A Courtesan's Scandal

Author: Julia London

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-11

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 80 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Kate Bergeron is the beautiful and mysterious former mistress of a cloth merchant... and the latest beauty to capture the interest of the Prince of Wales. Mired in a disastrous divorce, the Prince attempts to distract attention from his next amorous pursuit by ordering Grayson Christopher, the eligible Duke of Darlington, to pretend to London society that he is having an affair with Kate. When Grayson reluctantly agrees to his Princes demand, he finds the lady no more willing than he is. Kate will grudgingly act the part in public, but her favors are not for sale to any man. As Grayson and Kate mimic ardor for the world to see, they find what started as a deception becoming all too real. And when passion flames into love, their predicament becomes extreme. For while marriage between a duke and a courtesan could never happen, Kate knows in her heart that she is willing to accept nothing less....

Critic Reviews:

"In historical romance, Ms. London is one of the very best." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Liked this one a lot!

This book is my favorite so far this year. I almost stopped reading it in the beginning due to the way the hero was described but I pushed through and was very happy that I did. The storyline was so engrossing I couldn't put the book down. You should have heard me talking to the characters like they could hear me, lol. I was so surprised in the beginning that the stuffy proper duke was having an adulterous affair with one of his peer's wife. He was definitely NOT a one dimensional character and that's what I loved about this book most of all.

I usually don't like JL's heroines. The heroes are always lap dogs to their shrewish behaviors. They are always very unlikeable to me, but in this book I thought the heroine was well drawn out and had a realistic personality. Actually all the characters including the secondary ones were portrayed very well. "Hell has no fury like a woman scorned" comes to mind when thinking of the hero's adulterous mistress. I'm not so sure how I feel about our leads HEA with her and the prince still around, lol.

The ending was not as satisfying as I would have liked though. The stage scene at the end was rather eye rolling material, and there should have been an epilogue. There was just too much loose ends to tie up for there not to be one. Were his family ruined because he married a courtesan? Will the prince try to get revenge on the duke for stealing his mistress? Will the Duke's spurned mistress stab them all in their sleep? I guess we will never know!

Life does not have to end as it begins

I love stories that begin in tragedy and end in Victory period to be a courtesan is it unfortunate career. I don't think anyone chooses it period life chooses for you and you just do the best you can.

Love it. Love Grayson and Kate. Sometimes you really must leave reality at the door. Just enjoy the beautifully written story.

This a story, so reality has to suspend. With that in mind, with some knowledge of how the Prince Regent was then, you can understand the perilous situation of Grayson and Kate. What is central is truly their admission of loving each other. It is set against the harsh reality as epitomised by words/advice of Digby. Which makes their battle ever so much sweeter.