I loved the smart, funny, opinionated, and very spirited Miss Olivia Sloane and her two sisters as well. Olivia writes political essays under an assumed name, and when the Earl of Wrexham reads them, he’s sure this like-minded individual can help him win the day arguing his cause in Parliament. When he discovers that Olivia is the writer, John proposes they work together to write the speech that will get his proposed bill passed. Of course, with two such passionately opinionated people, passion of another kind is inevitable. I loved the straight-laced military hero John and his young son Scottie, as well as Scottie’s friend Lucy. The trouble the two children get into added a humorous element, as well as some suspenseful drama to the story as well. Olivia’s sisters have secret occupations of their own, one is a poet and the other is a novel writer, and they were delightful characters as well, as they plotted to help Olivia from one predicament to the next. I look forward to seeing them in their own stories in the rest of the Hellions of High Street novels.

Scandalously Yours is a promising start to a new series. It’s an easy, undemanding read, the characters are likeabIe and the writing is intelligent and often humorous. The secondary characters – Anna, Caro, Davenport and Scottie – are all well drawn and engaging, and the author’s incorporation of elements of the political situation at the time provides an interesting backdrop to the romance, and is also key to a number of the plot developments. Overall, however, I couldn’t quite ignore the issues I had with the characterization of the two principals. That said, I’d certainly recommend the book to those who like their romance laced with a dose of history, and I may pick up the next book in the series as I have the feeling that Davenport has the makings of a rather delicious hero.

DNF - I wanted to review this novel since it peaked my interest and I like Cara Elliot's other novels but was not able to before access was removed from my account. I apologize for not providing a review as was expected.