Scandal Wears Satin (Dressmakers, #2)

by Loretta Chase

[stacey_is_sassy]

Right in front of their noses...

It's amazing how you can see what you want to see instead of what is in front of your face. I'm very guilty of this when I'm proofreading my own work. Sometimes I'm shocked at re-reading what I've previously written and find words that don't even make sense or seem remotely correct. It's like my brain thinks a word and my hands type something somewhat close...sounding/meaning. I guess we're all guilty of seeing what we expect...like maybe a French heiress instead of a dressmaker.

I really liked this story...well mostly. I find myself continuously squinty-eyed when the hero is an obnoxious buffoon who casts a lady he meets into the slot of mistress instead of the wife. Well, this guy is not the smartest tool on the shelf by his own admission. It still frustrated me that he took nearly the whole book to see this incredibly smart and interesting woman as more than what was between her legs. Luckily, in good historical romance fashion, he comes good and I loved him by the end.

This series has been thoroughly entertaining. Each of the sisters is an original and I loved that they use their intelligence as well as their looks to succeed.

Again, the narrator does a fantastic job. Like the first book I listened to in the series, the only character I find annoying (listening to) is Clara. It's a touch little girly whiney (shudders).

I will definitely be going on in the series.