![]() He also has a backstory that explains how he developed in such a way. It helps that I like my romance heroes a bit on the arrogant side – you know, as long as there’s evidence for the arrogance. I was doubtful that MacLean could make him sympathetic, but she does it. When Juliana flees a party and hides in his carriage, he thinks she’s there to trick him into marriage. He’s so utterly focused on propriety and reputation, and he’s incredibly arrogant and looks down on women like Juliana. Leighton appears in the previous books and he does not make a good impression. ![]() Through no fault of her own, London society considers her a walking scandal, which is exactly what the Duke of Leighton (our hero) wants to avoid. Now Juliana’s father is dead and she’s moved to London to stay with her half-brothers. She has the unfortunate luck to be the daughter of a woman who abandoned her proper English husband and went to live with an Italian man…and then abandoned him, too. The heroine is an Italian woman named Juliana Fiori. Anyway, awkward title aside, this is a pretty great book. It’s called Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke’s Heart. I liked the first two, but the third is hands-down my favorite of the series. ![]() Alas, there are not eight previous novels in the series. ![]() Her first series is called Love By Numbers, and just to confuse everyone, it starts with number nine. With one notable exception, I’ve liked everything I’ve read by MacLean. ![]()
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