Do You Want to Start a Scandal
by Tessa Dare
On the night of the Parkhurst ball, someone had a scandalous tryst in the library. • Was it Lord Canby, with the maid, on the divan? • Or Miss Fairchild, with a rake, against the wall? • Perhaps the butler did it.
All 20 year old Charlotte Highwood knows is this: it wasn’t her. But rumors to the contrary are buzzing. Unless she can discover the lovers’ true identity, she’ll be forced to marry 30 year old Piers Brandon, Lord Granville—the coldest, most arrogantly handsome gentleman she’s ever had the misfortune to embrace. When it comes to emotion, the man hasn’t got a clue.
But as they set about finding the mystery lovers, Piers reveals a few secrets of his own. The oh-so-proper marquess can pick locks, land punches, tease with sly wit... and melt a woman’s knees with a single kiss. The only thing he guards more fiercely than Charlotte’s safety is the truth about his dark past.
Their passion is intense. The danger is real. Soon Charlotte’s feeling torn. Will she risk all to prove her innocence? Or surrender it to a man who’s sworn to never love?
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~384
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Do You Want to Start a Scandal?
Do You Want to Start a Scandal is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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How spicy is Do You Want to Start a Scandal?
Do You Want to Start a Scandal is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Do You Want to Start a Scandal a standalone?
No. Do You Want to Start a Scandal is book 5 of 5 in Spindle Cove. Start with A Night to Surrender. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Do You Want to Start a Scandal?
Do You Want to Start a Scandal features forced proximity, marriage of convenience, regency. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Do You Want to Start a Scandal have content warnings?
Our notes for Do You Want to Start a Scandal include: death of a loved one, suicide / suicidal ideation. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Do You Want to Start a Scandal?
If you loved Do You Want to Start a Scandal, try The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare, One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare, A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean. They share its forced proximity and marriage of convenience energy at a similar spice level.