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Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart (Love By Numbers #3)

by Sarah MacLean (Goodreads Author) 4.07 rating details 2,771 ratings 342 reviews She lives for passion
Bold, impulsive, and a magnet for trouble, Juliana Fiori is no simpering English miss. She refuses to play by societys rules: she speaks her mind, cares nothing for the approval of the ton, and can
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accuracy. Her scandalous nature makes her a favorite subject of Londons most practiced gossipsand precisely the kind of woman the Duke of Leighton wants far far away from him. He swears by reputation.
Scandal is the last thing Simon Pearson has room for in his well-ordered world. The Duke of Disdain is too focused on keeping his title untainted and his secrets unknown. But when he discovers late one eveningrisking everything he holds dearhe swears to teach the reckless beauty a lesson in propriety. She has other plans, however; she wants two weeks to prove that even an unflappable duke is not above passion.(less) Paperback, 367 pages Published May 1st 2011 by Avon (first published April 6th 2011) more details... edit details Get a copy: Barnes & Noble online stores WorldCat More
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May 07, 2011 Shawna rated it Recommends it for: Any historical/regency & 'opposites attract' romance fan! Shelves: historical-romance, historical-romance-regency, sarah-maclean, brothers-sisters-cousins-family, hero-or-heroine-italian, hh-aristocracy-nobility-royalty, hero-darcy-paragon-haughty-sta ralstons, enemies-to-lovers-opposites-attract, hero-duke-heir-to-dukedom, heroine-badgirl-improper-scandalous, rt-book-reviews-top-pick, 2011-reads, 5-stars-or-higher, best-faves-of-2011 own-faves-keepers, hero-gentleman, hero-redeems-himself-reformed, wager, favorite-romance-series, favorites, heroine-nave-virgin-like-a-virgin, love-triangle-vying-courtships, angsty-dark-h hearts-fidelity-issues, favorite-love-scenes, favorite-romance-couple-hh-pairings, hero-alpha , hero-attractive-handsome-heartthrob, hero-brooding, hero-cold-cruelbrute-dark-dangerous abused-traumatic-past-rape, heroine-beautiful-bombshell, heroine-i-adore, heroine-kickass-spirited-strong, hh-across-the-tracks, hh-social-class-wealth-matters, humorous-at-times-or-fluffy-fu 2-warm, sweet-romance-left-smile-on-my-face, hero-im-gaga-over, best-wittiest-banter-dialogue, heroine-commoner-lower-class, hero-titled-wealthy-lord, heroine-plucky-lively-feisty-spunky marriage-wife-hunting, hero-starchy-loosen-up-buttons-babe 5+ stars Historical/Regency Romance Eleven Ways to Adore the Book That Made Me Want More Eleven Ways to Admire a Heroine With Such Fire Eleven Ways to Croon Over the Duke Who Made Me Swoon Eleven Ways to Rave Over a Heroine Most Brave Eleven Ways to Gush About My Latest Crush Eleven Ways to Be Naughty to Tempt a Duke Whos Haughty Okay...theres no way I can come up with eleven of those, but you get the jest. There just arent enough words or ways to convey how much I loved this book. I had very high...more like 51 likes see review
May 14, 2011 Laura the Highland Hussy rated it I received this wonderful book as an ARC from Netgalley.com I adored this book. I fell in love with Juliana in Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, and in Eleven Scandals, the young woman she becomes does not disappoint.
When we first met Juliana in Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, we met an impetuous unsure young lady who wasnt sure she wanted a place in society. Juliana was fantastic, and pa prove she didn't care what the ton thought of her. But too bad she kind of did care.
Simon, "Duke of Disdain," wanted nothing to do with Juliana and her scandalous behavior. Everywhere Juliana went, scandal seemed to follow...and Simon kept getting caught in the aftermath. P reputation, felt he could ill afford to be associated with such a common girl, sister of a marquess or not. I loved when Juliana called him an ass in Italian, but then repeated it for him in English! Th always engaging and well-done. Oh! And we got to find out what it was Simon said to Juliana at the ball in Nine Rules that had her finally deciding on staying in England to prove how wrong eve
I want this to be spoiler-free, so I can't go into much detail, but I think the point when Simon finally realized that Juliana did not purposely create scandals just to irritate him really made me fall fo to that epiphany? Oh man, I was soo furious for the St. John family and for (especially for) Juliana. Bravo for Simon checking up on Juliana after all that. I think that is really where I began to wan his-place, and more of a true romance between them.
Speaking of romance, oh the romance in this book. The magic that is Juliana and Simon had me frantically flipping pages to see how they would overcome their obstacles. And the way that they wonderful and I wanted to be Juliana so I could feel that way. The Guy Fawkes day bonfire was so romantic and...sad. Yep, I said sad. I think that was where both Juliana and Simon realized th happy ending. But the way Simon came back to Juliana was so wonderful, and it broke my heart to see how the ball ended.
But their story amazes and enthralls and wraps the reader up and holds you until the end. At that point I was so sad that the story was over. I wish I could forget this book just so I could have th reading it for the first time again. Sarah MacLean brings the magic.
Sarah MacLean has created such a fabulous and vivid cast with her "Love by Numbers" series and I know I will re-read this book many times. In fact, netgalley only lends the ARC out for 60 d though I have my own deadlines and other responsibilities. http://www.demonloversbooksandmore.co...(less) like 27 likes see review
Aug 04, 2011 Rhonda rated it Shelves: favorites
This was my first time reading Sarah MacLean. Ill admit that when I started this book, and saw where the story was going, I felt an eye-roll coming on. Well, it didnt take long for that feeling to
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heart quickly, the daughter of a fallen English marchioness, and an Italian merchant, she is considered by the ton to be a mere commoner. Her mother took off when she was a child, and after the was shipped off to London to live with her half brother the Marquess of Ralston. With no station among English society, and afraid she will end up a scandal like her mother, Juliana pretty much s and their rules.
After arriving in London, Juliana meets the Duke of Leighton; Simon. There was instant attraction between the two of them, but when Simon finds out that she is a commoner, he wants no more t
Simon had been groomed his entire life to be a duke, and carry all the responsibilities of his title, including marrying the perfect English bride regardless of love. In fact, according to Simon, all, love is pretty insignificant in his mind, reputation is all that matters. His mother who is cold and callous and is only concerned with the reputation of the family name, has raised Simon to be the
After separately vowing to stay away from each other, circumstances have them crossing paths again. And a verbal sparring match turns into a challenge brought on by Juliana. She challenges him if he is capable feeling passion. Juliana wants to bring the cold, unfeeling Simon to his knees. The beautiful, vivacious, carefree Juliana, starts to break through his facade, turning Simon into a co herself starts to feel more than she wanted to as her game starts to backfire, and to add to Simons mountain of reasons he should stay away from Julia, Simon has secrets, secrets that would ruin mention the scandalous burden Juliana carries, thanks to dear old mom, and Simon is already betrothed to someone else.
Even though I spent a great deal of time wanting to throttle Simon, I just couldnt hate him, and I loved Juliana!! I also enjoyed all the sexy tension between Juliana and Simon, and I loved watchi other, resisting and falling in love. However this story also broke my heart several times, because sometimes love isnt enough. I also really liked MacLeans writing style, when I wasnt reading this book, I was thinking about it. Im really looking forward to going back to read the first two books in this series.(less) like 10 likes see review
May 18, 2012 Ronyell rated it Shelves: adult-books, best-books-of-2011, book-series, british-hero-or-heroine, chapter-books, drama, favorites, family-situations, historical-romance, english-books, manners, read-in-2011 maclean, sexy-tough-heroine, sexy-good-hero, strong-hero, strong-heroine, italian-hero-or-heroine, books-i-already-own, 6-star-reads, ronyell-s-epinions-reviews 6 stars!!!!
After reading Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rakeand Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord I was excited to hear about the third book in Sarah MacLeans Love By Num Scandals to Start to Win a Dukes Heart and man was I totally blown away by this awesome romance novel! Full of excitement, forbidden pleasures and pure love making scenes, this novel wi time!
Juliana Fiori, the Italian half sister of Nick and Gabriel Ralston, is a strong and independent woman who refuses to follow the strict rules of London society and therefore has become a huge topic gossipmongers of London. Things get even more complicated when Juliana meets up with the disdainful Duke of Leighton, Simon Pearson and she eventually tries to prove to the duke about wha
After reading the second book, Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord, I will admit that I was a little skeptical in reading the third of the Love by Numbers series, but after seeing my f and how many positive compliments I keep hearing about this book, I decided to give this book a shot anyway. Lo and behold, I found myself loving this book every second and I was a little up end. Sarah MacLean has done an excellent job at writing this brilliant story about a forbidden love between two lovers who came from two different worlds, but would do anything to be togethe Sarah MacLeans writing is how she develops the characters in this book and my favorite characters out of this entire book would have to be the main couple Juliana Fiori and Simon Pearson, a characters that I had previously loved in previous books! At this point, Juliana Fiori is my absolute favorite heroine in any historical romance novel! I just loved the way that Juliana stood up for w society is against her and I really loved how devoted she was to having passion in her life, especially when it concerns Simon Pearson, which I will now get to! Simon Pearson, the Duke of Leigh second book of the Love by Numbers series and at first, I did not like him because of his arrogant and disdainful nature, but after I read this book, I really came to love Simon! What I really lo always get so tongued tied whenever he is around Juliana and when he is being romantic around Juliana, whew he is something else entirely! I also loved that fact that he is described as being mu got my hero senses tingling and after I heard of Simons tragic story about how he had to keep up with societys expectations of him, it truly showed a caring side to Simon that we were never ex Sarah MacLean brought back some of the older characters shown in previous books which includes Gabriel and Nick Ralston, Callie, and Isabel and it was nice seeing them with their loved one company. I also loved the plot of the story as it sort of has a Romeo and Juliet feel since Juliana and Simon are held back from seeing each other because of their families and how they tried to the consequences they would suffer if they remained together and let us not forget the love making scenes between Juliana and Simon as they are hot and sizzling and will set your soul on fire! For those of you who do not like sex scenes, there are plenty of sex scenes in this book, so it would be best to skim over these scenes.
Overall out of all the books I have read in Sarah MacLeans popular Love by Numbers series, Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Dukes Heart is my absolute favorite and I definitely think t definitely get a huge kick out of this book! Also, I hope that there is a fourth book in the series, because I want to see what becomes of Georgiana and Callies brother! Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog (less) like 14 likes see review
Jun 05, 2011 Adi (Reading in the Windowseat) rated it Shelves: own-on-paper, 2011-read-list, class-adult, genre-regency, alpha-heroes, genre-romance, got-the-laughs, lovehate-lovesong, last-in-series I bet this book would be about Juliana and the Duke of Leighton XD With his fear of scandals and Juliana's tendency to start or get involved in such things, not to mention the title being what it is read. Can't wait =) like 6 likes see review
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Jul 21, 2011 Catherine rated it Shelves: class-difference, england, falls-for-sibing-s-friend, frenemies-to-lovers, historical, read-2011, romance, series 3.5 Stars
I was really uncertain about whether or not I would like this book. The first book in the series was a big hit for me, but the second book was a letdown. I loved the tension between Simon and Ju the second Simon crossed over from being cold and arrogant (which is not necessarily a bad thing) into an outright ass. His behavior of a certain family member severely dropped his appeal in m this, but the first chapter sucked me in right away, so my hopes started to rise.
I was really into the book in the first half. Juliana and Simon sparred back and forth and the tension was high. Simons coldness didnt bother me as much as it might have bothered others. what he desired and what he was raised to believe was right. It was fun to see him get swept into situations he would have preferred to avoid, all because he couldnt resist Juliana (or Julianas ch
I loved getting a deeper look at Juliana. Her situation was pretty tragic. No matter what she did or how well she behaved, she couldnt help but stand apart from the rest of the ton. She had my s said, she didnt try very hard to behave. I know that its hard to want to curry favor with the very people who sneer at you, but putting yourself into scandalous situations again and again, and the youre scandalous, is pretty stupid. Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed watching the fallout after the situations combusted, but my sympathy about the ton misjudging her started to wane.
I knew going into this book that Simon would need a lot of growth to get beyond his upbringing. I felt very bad for how it must have been growing up in that family, but that doesnt change the fa But I was expecting to see that. What I wasnt expecting was to see so much growth needed in Juliana as well. In the last couple books it was very apparent that she was untutored in the ways o life and a tad wild, but she never seemed as immature as she did in this one. Simon was absolutely right when he said that she was like a child, never looking beyond the moment.
Although I enjoyed the beginning of the book (and found it very quotable), I felt that it began to peter out in the second half. The banter stopped and it felt like we were spinning in circles. Also, once Simon stopped being cold and caring he became so sweet and emotive that it was ridiculous. Every time he called her Siren I had a hard time resisting the urge to roll my eyes. good public demonstration of feelings as much as the next girl, but that combined with the rest of his totally uncharacteristic behavior made me wince for him. The book got so sugary that I practi reading it.
I dont usually have a problem going with the flow when Im enjoying a book, but as my interest begins to dim I have a hard time not noticing things that make no sense. One of the biggest things absurd I found it that Simon was so worried about the scandal crippling his family name. He was a duke. They werent a dime a dozen, and they outranked pretty much all other nobles. society as a whole would still curry favor with you. Because you were a duke, for Christs sake. So how exactly would that situation ruin the family name instead of just giving it a couple dents? Although I only really loved one book in this trilogy, I still plan to pick up this authors next work. I enjoy her style of writing and if I can find another gem like the first book then itll be worth it. Favorite Quotes: "Why must you constantly test me?" "I do care, you know. I do care what you think." "Then why?" "Because you expect me to fail. You expect me to do wrong. To be reckless. To ruin myself." "Why not work to prove me wrong?" "But don't you see? I am proving you wrong. If I choose recklessness, where is the failure? If I choose it for myself, you cannot force it upon me." *For a sneak peek, check out my Tempting Teaser on Fiction Vixen* (less) like 10 likes see review
Apr 10, 2011 Lisa rated it Shelves: historical-romance, sarah-maclean, ebook, netgalley, favorites Finally....Juliana and Simons story, and what a story it was! We first meet the lovely, feisty, bold, impulsive Juliana Fiori as she is thrust in London society into the care of her twin half brothers, w and vice versa, in Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake and we get a couple glimpses of Simon, Duke of Leighton. Simon is known as the Duke of Disdain as he has no tolerance for an So when he learns that Juliana is barely a respectable lady in Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord due to her mother, he knows they can never be as he needs his perfectly polished re As a result, he knows he must propose marriage to the perfectly proper Lady Penelope Marbury. Oh, but it can not just be as simple as that. Juliana proposes a dare to Simon that she can bring weeks. He agrees and puts of his proposal until that time. And let the fun begin!
There is just so much to love about this story! Juliana is always muttering in her native Italian and when she realizes that Simon is fluent in Italian, whoops! I enjoyed her confusion with the English happened quite often, it's just part of her. We get to see more of her yummy brother Gabriel and Nick and their reaction to certain situations involving their sister and this stuck up duke, priceless
Sigh, watching these two fall in love was such fun. Simon is determined to resist her and help his family overcome a shattering secret, even if it breaks his own heart in the process. There is a scen gorgeous black dress pictured on the front and you just know he is done for, because, really, who would be so bold to wear black to a ball when not in morning? Ah, on one but the feisty Juliana that Simon needs passion in his life.
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I could prattle on and on about this wonderful book but really, all you need to do is read it and savor it. Sit outside one afternoon with some wine and just enjoy it. I personally loved Nine Rules Rake and it is what started my new obsession with the historical romance genre, and while Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord was good, it just was not as good as Nine Rules. Oh b may be my new favorite now...I just can not quite decide. All three are on my keeper shelf though and I am sad to see an end to this series and these characters. I was hoping Callies brother got is working on a new book, I really hope he is featured sometime! I have no complaints for this book except I wanted more, not a bad thing to want :) I first read this book when I got the ebook skim it a bit to refresh the details and it was still just as good. I can not wait to purchase my own copy and read it again and again. It is that type of book, something to make you smile, laugh, sigh duke. 5 wonderful stars!! Thanks to netgalley.com for providing me with this ebook! (less) like 13 likes see review
Jul 14, 2011 KatLynne rated it Shelves: need-to-purchase, g-historical-romance, made-me-laugh, sensual-steamy, library-book, keeper, series-maclean-love-by-numbers, 2011-reads Another great installment in the Love By Numbers Series. I love the way Sarah MacLean weaves her story around intelligent, witty characters and their banter always holds my attention from the like it when a romance novel makes me laugh, and there were some laugh out loud moments for me in this one!
This is the 3rd installment and I loved it! Juliana Fiori is full of spunk and character. This beautiful young Italian is bold, impetuous, intelligent, quick witted, and the exact opposite of the English gi the ton say she is too brash and believe she is a scandal waiting to happen. She most always is found as the target of their brutal gossip and it appears she will never be accepted into the realm of reputation and security are the most important aspects of their world.
And our swoon worthy hero, Simon Pearson, Duke of Leighton, is the top contender for criticizing our young heroine. This stuffy, snobbish duke (often referred to as the Duke of Disdain) believ because of his aristocratic birth. His main focus is to keep his title free of any scandal, causing him to be obsessed with propriety and his reputation! And as Juliana is the opposite of everything S wants to stay far away from this magnet for trouble, a commoner well beneath him! But as the story goes, things happen and the bold, impetuous Juliana finds herself in a challengeshe wants two weeks to prove that even this proper, unfeeling duke is not above passion. teach her a lesson in propriety!
This is where I asked myself why this lovely young woman, full of passion for life would want to expose herself to this proper, arrogant, unmoving man; one who rejects the beautiful and exciting soon are revealed and one of those being Simon is devastatingly handsome! Tall, strong, broad & muscular with a voice like whisky and velvetjust smelting hot! And as angry as I became at S and his arrogant snobbery, the story progressed and I saw a different Simon, one that I came to admire and love.
I loved this beautifully written and poignant story from the very first pages. Sarah Maclean sure knows how to use her words! And just as in her past works, the banter between these two is incre heroine have past and present scars and my heart became completely engaged in Julianas plight. I wanted her to succeed and be accepted for who she was not for who she could be made int her to be loved, admired and respected for all her wonderful attributes!
And as for Simon, well, there were times I wanted to shake some sense into him or yell really loud at him and I found myself judging him quite harshly for his stiff, proper arrogance and his totally talented author would reveal more details from his past or he would say or do something so endearing, that I found myself slowing falling in love with him. For underneath this faade is a man full witty, full of honor and soon has a great weakness for our heroine! By the end, he was completely redeemed for me and I wanted him to have his HEA. I would certainly be remiss if I left out the sensuality that is woven throughout this story. From the very beginning there is a continuance of strong sexual desire, along with denial and resistance. protectiveness, tenderness and need.
Another added delight is getting to visit again with Gabriel & Nicholas St John, Julianas half brothers, along with their wives, all of whom we had met in the previous books. There is new informa updates on others we had previously met and a surprise visit from a newcomer. And the ending along with the epilog is superb.. Well done Ms. Maclean! I anxiously await your next release!
There are so many sigh worthy moments in this one:) Below are just a few of my favorites. (view spoiler) (less) like 8 likes see review
Apr 27, 2011 Beth rated it review of another edition Shelves: favorites I LOVED it and didn't want it to end!!! like 4 likes see review
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Jul 20, 2011 Kelly22 rated it Recommends it for: Every fans of historical romance Shelves: hero-arrogant-autocratic, heroine-beautiful-pretty-covetted, beloved-favorites, commoner-heroine, enemy-to-lover, dukes, favorite-heroine, hero-good-boy-gentleman, gorgeous-hand accomplished-lover, heroine-wild-child-unconventional, historical-romance, opposites-attract, overtly-possessive-jealous-hero, tortured-hero, virgin-herione, witty-humerous-funny-comedy stars, 5-stars-and-higher, family-moments, cheating-elements, hero-gods-gift-to-woman, hh-illegitimate, hero-bashful-starchy-silent, banter-all-the-way 5.00+ Stars - Historical Romance!
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Loved it! As simple as that! This was the third book of a brilliant series and was by far the best of them! When I read Nine Rules To Break When Romancing A R romance couldnt get betterbut this one was awesome in its refreshing kind.
Miss Juliana Fiori is the illegitimate rebellious sister of the Marquess of Ralston. She happens to be the perfect match of a former notorious rake of a brother, striving to gain a rather accepting po of the London aristocratic society. But alas, the society in turn is harsh on her, judging and criticizing her actions and behaviors at every turn. The Duke of Leighton, for whom she has an unwante different. He is the perfect picture of aristocracy and the epitome of nobility England has seen. He knows it and intends to preserve it. She loathes his lofty behavior towards commoners and henc irk his statute of serenity for once.
Juliana is reckless and mischievous in her innocent ways. She is beautiful and playful. NOT a good combination for a cold haughty duke to keep on having his steely composure for good. Simon of Leighton. He is often called the duke of Disdain, which is a worthy title he received from the ton. He wishes to ignore Juliana. He finds her annoying and against everything that he stands for. behavior the duke is suddenly finding himself with Juliana at every turn, rescuing her with unanticipated warmth from what he thinks will clearly destroy her. Juliana, who knows the duke to be cyn cannot ignore the overwhelming attraction to the sinfully handsome and powerful Simon.
She knows he is the one man whom she can never have as much as he knows she is the one woman he will never have. So why there might be a very good chance of having their own exclusive l the sin of falling in love to the most polar of opposite to their persons? Who will be punished for such a crime? Will it be the haughty duke who has nothing to do with commoners and everything his reputation and his status in society? Or, will it be the young and mischievous commoner herself whose motto in life is to loathe and stay as much as away from the English aristocracy?
I loved Eleven Scandals To Start To Win A Duke better than I liked Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord. Simon was awesome! * Sigh*! I adored Julianas character and the way S English in both light and grave situations. Just like most readers, I highly recommend it too!!! I cant wait for Ms Maclean's next book, whichever it is!! :) (less) like 3 likes see review
May 03, 2011 Mandi Schreiner rated it Shelves: historical, favorite-2011 Favorite Quote: You are a scandal waiting to happen. Although this is the third book in the trilogy, its the first I read and it works perfectly as a stand alone. This book is so well written, I dont see how it wont capture your heart.
Simon, Duke of Leighton or nicknamed the Duke of Disdain made my insides flutter. He is the cold, impenetrable duke who lives his life as he was raised emotionless and bred for his title. H portrays the perfect duke. But he has a secret (one Im not going to spoil) and because of this, he must marry the perfect duchess before this secret comes out to the ton. So he sets his eyes up unblemished reputation although there is no romance between them.
But there is a vibrant force in his world that refuses to go away. Juliana Fiori has no title, only a marquess for a brother. From Italy, her mother is a former marchioness who left her titled English married an Italian merchant, resulting in Juliana. Then, her mother ran out on her, leaving her with her father. Now that her father has passed, she is forced to seek out her half brothers back in En this has resulted in a great scandal surrounding Juliana. She is invited to ton events because of her brothers, but the gossip mill is running in full force. She also doesnt have the proper etiquette of mind quite loudly. When she first meets Simon, he is led to believe she is titled, and a proper lady and he is immediately enamored. But when he finds out who she really is, the daughter of a runa offended. He cant be seen with the likes of her. But she wont go away.
He is drawn to her. Attracted to her. And little by little, she breaks down his faade. Juliana is just a fabulous heroine. She has a slight language barrier that has her using the wrong words in certa charming. He called me a pie! She announced, defensively. There was a pause. Wait. Thats not right. A tart? Yes! Thats it! She registered her brothers fists and looked to Simon. I see that it is not a compliment. It was hard for him to hear over the roaring in his ears. Hed like to take a fist to the man himself. No. It is not. She keeps finding herself thrown into these situations that embarrass her, and keep her the talk of the season which is humorous. Simon wants to ignore her and pretend she doesnt exist, but by Julianas part, she becomes part of his life. And we are treated to these little tidbits from their conscious throughout the book that I love:
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Desire slammed through him hard and fast, and he stiffened at the blinding emotion. He did not want her. She was a madwoman. A stunning, goddess of a madwoman. He cleared his throat. Nevertheless.
What I love is that both Simon and Juliana become so frustrated with their station in life. As they are reminded endlessly, Reputation triumphs. Simon has a duty, not only being an esteemed du from the public. And Juliana was born into a scandal and that leaves her no leeway in the eyes of the public. She is terrified of becoming her mother, and lives her life finding herself in endless sca both have accepted their fate, but this yearning for the other starts to take over their lives. It is done with such an exquisite, sensual tone by Sarah MacLean to the point you are not going to wa have to keep reading to see how these two overcome society to be together. Plus you have to read for the very smexy love scenes: This kiss was an exploration.
It sought and found, chased and captured. It was a kiss that suggested they had an eternity during which to learn each other, and when his tongue ran roughsmooth across her bottom lip, sending rocketing through her, she hoped they did have an eternity. Surely it would take that long for her to tire of this. Of him. She gasped at the feel of him, so powerful, so wicked. The dialog is fast and witty, the romance is intense and the characters are vibrant and sexy. One of the best romances I have read this year. Rating: A(less) like 6 likes see review
Mar 17, 2011 Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker rated it Shelves: arc-or-netgalley, genre-historical-romance Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake simply stole my heart. I LOVED that book. Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord was okay but didn't wow me. In fact, I didn't know i series after book 2. Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart made me love this series all over again. If you haven't read book 1, or book 2, there might be small spoilers in my review. You have been warned. Before the book: Simon is a jackass. He is a snob, a jerk, thinks he is better than everyone and deserves to die a lonely old man for what he did to his sister. After the book: Simon is wonderful. That's all folks. That sums up my review.(less) like 14 likes see review
Sep 29, 2011 Sophie Jordan rated it CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!! like 3 likes see review
May 04, 2011 Leah rated it Shelves: need-to-get-2011, damn-that-cover-is-smokin, author-sarah-maclean, series-love-by-numbers, 5-stars, arcs, by-george-thats-awesome, come-here-baby-so-i-can-lick-you, mental-monkey-sex, netgalley, queen-of-the-harem, historical-harem, thats-some-funny-shit, its-all-in-the-accent, big-girls-dont-cry, signed-by-the-author Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart is the third book in the Love By Numbers series and by far the best. Sarah MacLean has never failed to entertain me with her Love By Numb herself with this book. I loved Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake and Ten Ways to be Adored When Landing a Lord and, somehow, I ended up loving all of her characters, but t heaven as a 367 page book could get!
Before I read this book, if you had asked me, I would have told you that I loved Gabriel and I loved Nick but Simon I didn't really care about because he was a snob. After reading this, howeve favorite hero of this series. Not only is he extraordinarily sexy and smart and adorable, but he has grown the most, in my opinion. Gabe went from being a rake to a respectable married man who
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wife. Nick went from being a man with his heart closed off from love after being hurt by every woman in his life to a man desperately in love. But Simon...Simon went from being the Duke of Dis Cost to a man who was willing to acknowledge his sister's illegitimate child and who stopped a ball he was uninvited to just so he could tell Juliana he loves her. While all three of them have go transformations, I felt that Simon's was the largest, most profound, and most interesting to witness. Suffice it to say, I want the man's babies. He is so sexy and sweet and annoying, and I just love
Like with Simon, this book has provided me with my favorite heroine of the series. I have loved Juliana since the first book, but Callie has been my favorite since Nine Rules. Now however...Juli was a real person, she's one of the very few people I would consider becoming a lesbian for. She's so smart and sexy and funny. Her insecurities only make her more endearing, even as I want t is so much better than she thinks. Juliana is a complex character and I completely love those. She is brash and confident, yet insecure and unsure. Also, I love that she always messes up English i lost in translation; she reminded me of Ziva from NCIS.
As usual, I adored the appearances and comical situations involving the wonderful cast of characters: Gabe, Nick, Isabel, Callie, and Georgiana. Also, I was happy to see Benedick again too! I He is so cute.
As a side note, I just want to take a moment to comment on how much I love the titles of this series. They are so catchy and funny! And they rhyme! I love that!
So, as I'm sure is evident, I loved this book and I love this series. I know I will most likely be rereading it many times in my life. And, because of this series, if I ever have twin boys, I am naming Obsessive, I know, but hilarious all the same.
I got this as an ARC from NetGalley.(less) like 7 likes see review
Jun 14, 2011 Adwina Ralston Cumberbatch rated it Shelves: absolute-all-time-favorites, favorites, hillarious-as-hell, historical-romance, reread-more-than-once, steamy-hot-romance, spitfire-heroines Gw suka sama Nine Rules, tapi gw ngerasa Ten Ways itu ngebosenin untungnya.. Eleven Scandals ini bneran bagus, bneran bqn gw keinget sama chemistry Callie - Ralston yg sering bgt saling nantangin satu sama laen Bneran deh, I LOVE JULIANA!! dia bneran heroine yg pemberani bgt,tp sekaligus rapuh. Simon awalnya pengen gw getok bbrp kali karena gw anggep dia agak2 munafik gtuh. untunglah pas akhirnya dy tobat juga.. ampe cinta mati pula sama si Juliana.. hahaha Sweet sangat nih 2, sexual tensionnya kera...more like 1 like see review
Sep 16, 2011 Jacqueline marked it as did-not-finish review of another edition Shelves: read-in-2011, for-review, ebook, to-re-read, historical-romance Well written, but I couldn't get past my hatred of the hero, Simon. He was irredeemably pompous and a huge hypocrite. I especially despised that he was the main person that continually made J inadequate for simply being herself. It's too bad really, because I really enjoyed MacLean's previous two in this series, especially Nick's book, Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord like 1 like see review
May 27, 2012 lia rated it Shelves: historical-romance Best book of all three.
We met Juliana and Simon "Duke of Disdain" in the previous two books. They are attracted to each other at first sight, but Simon believes that Juliana is far below her because she is a barely leg Italian merchant. Having a Marquess for a brother doesn't help her much in social standing. But Juliana dare him that she will bring him to his knees and Simon agree to give her two weeks to try knowing all the time that he is going to propose to his perfect English bride.
Simon is desperately trying to marry to a perfect bride to cover up the scandal of her 17 years old pregnant sister who barely out to the society. So with scandal hanging over his family's head, he Juliana's attempts. Though Juliana throws a dare to Simon, she has her doubt. She is afraid that she will become like her mother, a woman who didn't hesitate on turning her back on her children. She also believes that she is not good enough for him.
It is quite entertaining, though Simon got on my nerve sometimes with his believes that as a Duke the world should bow to him. But i think it is time appropriate, that on that time, being an aristocr
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than the common people. Juliana is not strong enough for my taste of heroine, but she is barely 20, so it is understandable. I never got Simon's age by the way, i don't think there's there on the bo There are several things that left unwrapped in this book, like Juliana's mother, or Georgiana's predicament. But maybe there are other books for that. (less) like see review
Apr 08, 2012 Beanbag Love rated it I can't stand the romance heroine who's hot-headed, stubborn, self-centered, childish ... it's a character type in novels that I simply hate. I knew from the prior two books that I would have a pro ever.
I have issues with this character type for a few reasons. 1) They're selfish and annoying, 2) It's the kind of thing historical romance authors always do to women who are not English. Especially to They're always brash and calling everyone...more like 7 likes see review
Feb 03, 2012 Jenny E rated it Shelves: all-time-favorite, england, own-book-form, re-read-potential, romance WOW!! Just WOW!! This was an AMAZING read...actually it was an AMAZING series. I am now officially a Sara MacLean fan!
I cannot say enough about this book - I don't even know where to start! It was wonderful and so much fun to read. It was deep and multilayered and thought provoking. It was also passionate a times, and just provoked huge emotion. I think the best books are the ones that make you FEEL while reading them, and this definitely had that in spades. I lo...more like 1 like see review
Jan 07, 2012 MandyM rated it Shelves: historical-romance The most enjoyable part of this book are (Italian-born) Juliana's hilariously incorrect translations of English expressions: "He called me a pie! She announced, defensively. There was a pause. Wait. Thats not right. A tart? Yes! Thats it! She registered her brothers fists and looked to Simon. I see that it is not a compliment. It was hard for him to hear over the roaring in his ears. Hed like to take a fist to the man himself. No. It is not.
Unfortunately however, Juliana is a bit of a 'pie'! The story is about the illegitimate, scandal ridden Juliana, and Simon, the Duke of Leighton, who values image and reputation above all. Juliana fo coerces him into all sorts of bad behaviour and finally turns up stark naked in his room (even though he's engaged to another woman). When he finally starts to come round she suddenly decides deserves because he only thinks of her as a scandal. (I wonder why!) For me the two MC's were both silly and inconsistent. It's a nice enough story but the premise was drawn out way too long like see review
Dec 10, 2011 Addictive rated it Juliana Fiord is an out of placed Italian in the British Ton. When her mother abandons her, she is sent off to live with a rich half brother in England who would be Gabriel St. John, the Marques o Rules to Break. Juliana is homesick and heartbroken when all of England it seems is against her and her scandalous past, but when she meets Simon Pearson, the Duke of Leighton all thoughts ar make a plan to see passion brought into his life. Ev...more like see review
Nov 21, 2011 Brittany rated it I was really excited to start this book after reading the previous two in the series and hearing that it was up for an award... I did enjoy the book... but the first is by far my favorite in the series.
Juliana and Simon are about as opposite as they come... our sweet, fun, adventurous Italian girl and the stuffy Duke with a stick so far up his behind it must be clouding his vision and sense of sel
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Regardless of how he comes off at first (and throughout most of th...more like see review
Nov 11, 2011 Shabby Girl rated it Shelves: four-star-books Well, almost right to near the end of the book I was thinking this was a potential 4.5 to 5 star book, then the heroine did something at a ball that took my breath away, I hated what she did so ba spoilt the book for me.
Anyway, I read the first of this series, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, which I kind of liked, but didn't love, quite differently to most reviewers who have loved it. I decided to ski didn't love the first...more like see review
Aug 31, 2011 Mme. X rated it Shelves: historical-romance I did not expect to like Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake but ended up loving it. I expected to love Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart but ended up only liking it.
I liked Juliana and Simon individually, and I found their scenes together very intense and romantic. But the whole book really is about whether or not Simon can set aside his ducal snobbery for th who's closely related to a handful of high-ranking aristocrats but maybe not totally 10...more like 1 like see review
Jul 27, 2011 Sarah rated it review of another edition Shelves: 2011, reviewed This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Okay, this was much better than the last one. Third in a series, this one features Juliana Fiori, illegitimate siste and his twin, falls into a stormy relationship with Simon, the Duke of Leighton who values image and reputation over all. If you've read the last book in the series, you know that's going to be a pr secretly being knocked up and unwed was one of the plot devices (ineffectively) used to move that one along. Anyway, they get along about as well as you might expect given her background an despite the fact that they're both hopelessly attracted to each other. There are some interesting plot twists: Juliana's ne'er do well mother turns up at one point and Leighton gets to be somewhat l even if it's not necessarily by means of his own choosing.
It's not a bad little series by any means, although you can definitely see the author learning her craft as she goes. The first is definitely the best, though. I'd like to see her try her hand at some stand suspect there may be a Twelve Things to Do When Looking For Your Sweet Baboo on the horizon before that, though. I just don't see her leaving Simon's sister in a relatively unresolved posi you've already started the series. I think MacLean could be really good in time, she has that more modern, irreverent voice that I enjoy lately, and I think she's worth supporting to see if she can like see review
Jun 28, 2011 Sam rated it oh wow!!Ms Maclean deserves a hug(among other things:P) for her superior powers of writing and fleshing out characters...i thought i was done with historical romances a long time ago but she series...i loved the 1st book...skimmed over the 2nd one and jumped to the 3rd...stupendously done... The hero is so anti hero u hate him and isn't tht the grandest thing...and than u love him..truly only a gifted author can make u run such a gauntlet of emotions...the heroine is...more like see review
Jun 19, 2011 Rose May rated it review of another edition Shelves: a-minus Note: This review, and all my reviews, comes from my blog - Romantic Rose's Bookshelf (http://romantic-rosesblog.blogspot.com) Book 3 in the Love by Numbers Series
Miss Juliana Fiori may be one of my all-time favorite heroines. She was fun, flirty, bold, brazen and impulsive. She was absolutely adorable and I could really feel the depth of her passion for love or sweet or fierce or haughty, though her haughtiness was really only skin-deep. She was gorgeous, inside...more like
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Jun 01, 2011 April rated it Shelves: historical-romance-regency-england ELEVEN SCANDALS TO START TO WIN A DUKE'S HEART by Sarah Maclean is an exciting historical romance set in Regency England. It is the third in the "Love By Numbers" series,b #1 "Nine Rules To Break When Romancing a Rake", #2 "Ten Ways To Be Adored When Landing A Lord".What a delightful story of love,romance,sensuality,scandal and finding happiness. Julianna,an impulsive,bold,sexy,passionate,trouble maker,who refuses to play by society rules,but is wrapped with scanda...more like see review
May 24, 2011 Kelly rated it This review is copied from my blog. See the time stamp on this post? Yeah - that's the actual time I'm finishing it. I put the book down at 2:12 a.m. *shakes fist at Sarah* As long-time readers already know, I'm a huge fan of Sarah MacLean's writing, and have been ever since her debut novel, a YA historical romance entitled The Season. And I adored a Rake and Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord, so I was quite excited for yesterday's release of the final bo...more like see review
May 08, 2011 Dinjolina rated it Recommends it for: People who want to get their fate back in HR Recommended to Dinjolina by: Nisha Shelves: angst, different-social-classes, hero-to-marry-some-ninny, best-romance, drama-queens, hero-that-can-have-me-24-7, heroes-with-a-temper, historical-romance, hot-hr-sex, revelations, romantic-suspense, superb-heroine, virgin-heroine, favourite-books, boring-or-uptight-hero After hating the previous book I never even wondered about this one. If there were not some funny statuses from a dear gr friend I would never have read it. And that is horrible! I would miss out a lot! This book is one of those book that give you back fate in to a genre. I read a lot of HR and to be frank it was becoming a strain. Most of the time there were no new themes,and the same old way things are narrated are ever present which make me bored even w
I was tired of rakes. So w...more like 8 likes see review
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He called me a pie! she announced, defensively. There was a pause. Wait. Thats not right. A tart? Yes! Thats it! 30 people liked it Juliana? the words were low and fartoo calm for her husband, who had found that he rather enjoyed the full spectrum of emotion now that he had experienced it. Yes? What are you doing twenty feet in the air? Looking for a book. Would you mind very much returning to the earth? What are you thinking, climbing to the rafters in your condition? I am not an invalid, Simon, I still have use of all my extremes. You do indeedparticularly your extreme ability to try my patienceI believe, however, that you mean extremities. 17 people liked it 2012 Goodreads Inc about us advertise author program jobs api our blog terms privacy help
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