Julia seems reckless at times, but as the story develops it’s explained in a believable way. Plus, both characters are sympathetic and likable and I wanted to get to know both of them. It’s refreshing to read about mature characters with history who handle adult situations. There is angst and unrequited emotions, but they’re explained through flashbacks and add depth to the story. The flashbacks provide glimpses into the characters pasts and reveal enough to make the reader want more.
Guhrke’s subject matter is somewhat dark, she weaves just enough humor in to keep it from being too heavy. After all, she could weed out the truly undesirable among those willing to overlook scandal in order to land a duke. Determined not to be a burden on family, she seeks a way to support herself by taking advantage of her own personal skill set – attending societal functions and knowing everyone who is anyone – which unfortunately aren’t skills much in demand, except maybe to Aidan. Though Julia embraces her freedom, it comes with a price. And that is where his dilemma really begins: He needs a wife. His temporary lapse in sanity is also disastrous for his own matrimonial prospects. In a moment of extreme weakness and cloudiness, he falls to temptation and ends up the source of scandalous gossip, as well as a participant in divorce proceedings. Anything is better than where she stands currently.įrom an early age, Aidan has fought his attraction to the reckless Julia by doing and acting as expected of a man in his position. However, when a chance at freedom falls into her lap in the form of Aidan Carr, Duke of Trathen, she leaps at the chance and takes every advantage of the situation, although she knows reputations have been destroyed for less. Trapped in a bad marriage with little hope of escaping, Lady Julia Yardley avoids her husband in inventive, yet sometimes scandalous ways. Though I use the terms girl and boy here, make no mistake that Laura Lee Guhrke’s Scandal of the Year is a mature story, well-worth the angst involved. Sometimes nothing hits the spot better than a bad girl out to get her good boy.
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