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Title: A Note of Scandal
Author: Nicky Penttila
Narrator: Michelle Ford
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-14-13
Publisher: Nicky Penttila
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Romance, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
What's the harm in a little white lie?
Especially when it could carry so much good-a new life for a wounded soldier, catharsis after long years of war, and an opportunity for lady composer Olivia Delancey to finally hear her music played in public.
Newspaper publisher Will Marsh refuses to compound the sins of his father's generation by taking money to print propaganda. But with the end of the wars in France and America, he needs something new to drive Londoners to grab his paper first. Why not publish the score of the "Tune That Took Waterloo", by a wounded vet, no less?
As Olivia struggles to keep her secrets from this unsuitably alluring publisher, and Will fights to find the truth without losing his hold on this bright-eyed angel who has descended into his life, both discover another sort of truth.
Being the talk of London can be bad-or very, very good.
This is a Regency romantic historical novel, 83,750 words, sensual (heat level 2 of 4). London & Plymouth, 1815
Members Reviews:
An Different Kind of Storyline
Where does A Note of Scandal rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
Among all the audiobooks I have listened to A Note of Scandal ranks in my top 20. It is interesting with well rounded characters, plenty of suspense, an intriguing plot line with a lot going on that Pentilla manages to keep track of seemingly effortlessly.
What other book might you compare A Note of Scandal to and why?
A Note of Scandal is the first historical romance I have listened to on Audible - I usually listen to paranormal romances - so I really have nothing to compare it too.
Which character as performed by Michelle Ford was your favorite?
Oliva is undoubted my favorite character. She does not fit the mold of what a proper lady should be and that brings lots of interesting conflicts including the one that is central to the storyline.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
What if society kept you from doing the one thing you excelled at? How far would you be willing to go in order to do that one thing?
Not your typical historical romance...
A Note of Scandal by Nicky Penttila is not my typical read. Historical romances always leave me feeling like something was missing. I did not get that feeling with this book, at all. This book made me feel. The heroine made me mad in so many places, although that may be annoying to some people, I love it. Anytime I can get into a book enough to truly want to shake a character its a victory.
I listened to this book in audio format. Michelle Ford did a very good job at narrating this book. There were times that it moved a bit slow for my liking, but Im not convinced that it wasn't a small lag in the book rather than a lack of excitement and attention by the narrator. It wasn't enough of an issue for me to warn anyone away from the audible version or the book in general.
Will Marsh has spent his entire publishing career trying to overcome his fathers sins. His dad paid the ultimate price for his mistakes, but since Will went into the same field hes always been haunted. Trying to keep his newspaper afloat he decides to print a score written by a wounded vet. Although, he has a bad feeling about it he is assured by the vet himself and his friend Olivia that all is as they say it is. As things heat up in the publishing business and he is close to truly losing his newspaper he should be giving it his complete attention.