A matter of scandal Book

I won't bother with a long review as this book did not really create a strong, lasting impression. There are a lot of stupid arguments between Emma and Grey, but what's worse is how Enoch manages to squeeze in sex scenes (mandatory, of course) in a scenario of a virtuous headmistress being seduced by a duke. One would really need the headmistress to set a good example for her charges, after all, and some of her problems seemed to have been caused by insta-lust.

I particularly did not enjoy the very last minute marriage proposal/love declaration - while it may be understandable in some stories, it rings false in this case, almost like a last desperate scheme to set the world right by romance-novel standards.

Ultimately, while some of Enoch's novels are worthy of being keepers, unfortunately her novels are just not on the same level as Kleypas, but occasionally, even less than Hawkins, whom I consider to be a middling author. It is a shame, but alas, there are only so many rare talents in this genre and the perfunctory sex scenes do often hinder the actual romantic developments that is the focus of romance novels.