Scandalous

Candace Camp

Aug 2010 · HQN Books

About this ebook

When an injured man appears on her doorstep, Priscilla Hamilton is moved to help the stranger. And intrigued by this man without a past. Why was someone trying to kill him? And what happened to his memory?

Priscilla had always been a model of propriety, the dutiful daughter and loving sister who put her family above all else. No one had guessed at the shocking secret she kept hidden…or the desire that burns inside her at this stranger's touch.

Their love could be nothing less than scandalous

Ratings and reviews

I thought that Scandalous started so strong. I loved the first few chapters. A naked, beaten man shows up on the doorstep with amnesia...its a perfect romantic mystery. But somewhere along the way, “Scandalous” slowed way down and became “Sluggish”. I struggled with liking the heroine Priscilla Hamilton. As the story progresses, Priscilla changes from intelligent to irrational at times. And the amnesiac man - called John Wolfe because they don’t know who he is - struggles to discover his identity by chasing after first this person and then that person. Ms. Camp has been one of my favorite writers for the past few years. But, “Scandalous” falls short. Ms.Camp is a master of writing a romantic scene, and even though a few of these seemed oddly placed in this story, I did enjoy the following one: ‘“Priscilla.” Her name was a sigh of relief this time. His arms went around her, and he pulled her close, burying his face in her hair. For a long moment, he luxuriated in the sheer sensation of holding her, murmuring soft endearments into the silken mass of her hair. Priscilla turned her face up to look at him, caressing his cheek with her fingertips. “I was so scared. I told myself you would find me, that you would know that they had taken me here. But I was so afraid that you wouldn’t be able to find it in the dark.” “I would find you anywhere,” he murmured, gazing hungrily into her face, and then he bent to kiss her lips.” It is a great scene just so out of place. On the whole, I have to give this story a 3.5. I was given a copy of this book.

I'm not one for reading romantic novels but this one is my favorite.. action, drama, romance.

Good book.

About the author

Candace Camp is a New York Times bestselling author of over sixty novels of contemporary and historical romance. She grew up in Texas in a newspaper family, which explains her love of writing, but she earned a law degree and practiced law before making the decision to write full-time. She has received several writing awards, including the RT Book Reviews Lifetime Achievement Award for Western Romances. Visit her at www.candace-camp.com.