More Than a Scandal

Andersen Hall #2

by Sari Robins

In the second book of her exciting new Andersen Hall series, Sari Robins delivers another delightful and fast–paced Regency romance full of emotion and liveliness that is sure to delight her fans. To exact vengeance on her insidious cousins who betrayed her and concurrently to save the orphanage that rescued her from them, Catherine Miller assumes the mantle of a famous Robin hood–style thief who scandalized Society years before. Unbeknownst to her, the burglar she imitates is the man she's loved since she was twelve. To save a friend, Major Marcus Dunn, a war hero, is forced to return to the orphanage he swore never to revisit. Marcus must ferret out a traitor to the Crown. Instead, he winds up hunting a copycat criminal who somehow manages to mimic his youthful escapades as the notorious thief of Robinson Square. Little does he know that the quarry he hunts is the staid, blue–stocking lady living under his own roof.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Regency, Historical Fiction

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 28, 2005

About the author

Sari Robins was born and raised in New York, married a Southern gentleman, and lives with her family in Georgia. She is a tax attorney with a Masters at Laws in Taxation. Before changing careers, Sari worked for Delta Air Lines and a premiere tax advocacy trade association.

In 2000 Sari realized that deep inside her beat the heart of an author. Now, while using her legal skills to navigate the business of publishing, she also gets to be more creative than she ever could have been with a legal brief. She loves writing fiction, particularly narratives set in the era Jane Austen made famous, England's Regency period (1811-1820).

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

While some of the prose is a little too....flowery, the relationship between Marcus and Cat was really great! They're each others' best friend and are absolutely perfect for each other. Oh and Cat and Prescott!! Such wonderful friendships were written in this book and I'm going to miss reading about them.
I must say that when one has read regency romance novels for over 10 years you start recognizing patterns and story-lines and things get predictable, NOT so with More Than a Scandal. Holy guacamole did this story unravel in a completely unexpected way and I LOVED IT!! Nothing went the way I thought it would and that was so fun for me. I'll definitely be looking at the rest of Ms. Robins books. Like I said this book was way too flowery sometimes, to the point that it was embarrassing reading it and I had to skip some lines, and it all got wrapped up way too neatly for my taste and expectation. I mean there was a climax but it just felt too tidy, too easy..."sigh". However, the unwavering support and friendship and acceptance between Cat and Marcus was freakin' marvelous, and it was a solid read, so give it a try : )

[Felicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Romance, romance, romance, who doesn’t need their fill of a historical romance one in a while?

[Andria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Closer to 3 1/2 stars. From the description, you think the burglary thing is going to be really important, when it actually is hardly mentioned and is almost inconsequential to the plot. But still a fast, fun read.

[willaful · Rating 2 out of 5]

This had a lot of potential: interesting setting, premise and characters. But it badly needed editing for grammar, historical accuracy and ridiculous plot holes.

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fluff

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Regency

[Rosanne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Characters were boring so I'm not gonna finish it. And the writing drags.