Four Weeks of Scandal
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- Author：Megan Frampton
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Summary
If you love the sparkle of Tessa Dare and the wit of Sarah MacLean， then you won't want to miss this newest historical romance by Megan Frampton， who returns with a delicious story about a will in dispute， a four-week bargain， and a pretend engagement with romantic consequences。
It only takes one moment to cause a scandal。。。and four weeks to live it down！
Week one: Lovely， lively Octavia Holton arrives in the village， determined to claim her inheritance--the home she grew up in with her late father。 Surely he meant for his daughter to have the property， and owning it means she could fix it up， sell it， and use the money to pay off her debts。 But when she arrives， she discovers the house is also claimed--by one Gabriel Fallon。
Week two: Gabriel claims his father won the property in a bet， but he can't bring himself to toss Octavia out on her very delightful derri�re， so he makes her a four-week bargain: Together they'll pretend to be engaged， all the while seeking out any will， letter， or document that proves who gets the ownership。
Weeks three and four: But that means togetherness。。。a lot of togetherness， and long days--and evenings--in each other's company。 The pair seems destined to "duke it out，" staking their claims。。。but it's all too soon that they realize their rivalry might lead to something much more intimate。 And suddenly four weeks seems like a long time。 And yet not enough。
It only takes one moment to cause a scandal。。。and four weeks to live it down！
Week one: Lovely， lively Octavia Holton arrives in the village， determined to claim her inheritance--the home she grew up in with her late father。 Surely he meant for his daughter to have the property， and owning it means she could fix it up， sell it， and use the money to pay off her debts。 But when she arrives， she discovers the house is also claimed--by one Gabriel Fallon。
Week two: Gabriel claims his father won the property in a bet， but he can't bring himself to toss Octavia out on her very delightful derri�re， so he makes her a four-week bargain: Together they'll pretend to be engaged， all the while seeking out any will， letter， or document that proves who gets the ownership。
Weeks three and four: But that means togetherness。。。a lot of togetherness， and long days--and evenings--in each other's company。 The pair seems destined to "duke it out，" staking their claims。。。but it's all too soon that they realize their rivalry might lead to something much more intimate。 And suddenly four weeks seems like a long time。 And yet not enough。
Reviews
Laura
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Part of me wants to go back and read the previous book in the series to see if Octavia Holton's character was as flighty and childish as she came off in this book。 It was to the point that she came off as extremely self-obsessed。 My biggest annoyance in romance novels is when one character runs all over the other one for really no apparent reason other than they can。Gabriel Fallon was a nice guy but too much of a pushover when it came to Octavia。The side characters were enjoyable， but not enough Part of me wants to go back and read the previous book in the series to see if Octavia Holton's character was as flighty and childish as she came off in this book。 It was to the point that she came off as extremely self-obsessed。 My biggest annoyance in romance novels is when one character runs all over the other one for really no apparent reason other than they can。Gabriel Fallon was a nice guy but too much of a pushover when it came to Octavia。The side characters were enjoyable， but not enough to make up for the mismatch in the lead characters。 。。。more
Gill
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Review to follow #arc
Elspeth
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Overall I really liked this book。 The main characters， Gabriel and Octavia， spend a month trying to prove ultimately who owns Octavia's father's house after both their fathers die。 Gabriel wants to live in the house and make it q home and Octavia wants to sell it and use the money on improvements for the gambling "hell" she owns in London。 They create a little family in the house， search for promissory notes， and fall in love， all while Gabriel teaches the group about Greek myths。 The sexy side Overall I really liked this book。 The main characters， Gabriel and Octavia， spend a month trying to prove ultimately who owns Octavia's father's house after both their fathers die。 Gabriel wants to live in the house and make it q home and Octavia wants to sell it and use the money on improvements for the gambling "hell" she owns in London。 They create a little family in the house， search for promissory notes， and fall in love， all while Gabriel teaches the group about Greek myths。 The sexy side went from a censored X rating to a true X rating and it seemed a bit weird that the scenes weren't either much more PG rated， or were truly an X， but I could overlook that since I enjoyed the romance and the main characters。 。。。more
Debra Martin
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3。5 starsGabriel Fallon travels to see the latest addition in his late father's gambling acquisitions-the former Holton manor， but he gets the surprise of his life when Octavia Holton shows up and claims the house is hers。 Gabriel has the vowel that states Octavia's father gambled and lost the house to his father， but Octavia is positive that she is still the rightful owner。 They make a deal--if Octavia can find proof she owns the house， Gabriel will leave。 The deal ends in one month， but the mo 3。5 starsGabriel Fallon travels to see the latest addition in his late father's gambling acquisitions-the former Holton manor， but he gets the surprise of his life when Octavia Holton shows up and claims the house is hers。 Gabriel has the vowel that states Octavia's father gambled and lost the house to his father， but Octavia is positive that she is still the rightful owner。 They make a deal--if Octavia can find proof she owns the house， Gabriel will leave。 The deal ends in one month， but the more time they spend together， the more they wish the end of the deal would never come。This was a different sort of romance with the heroine doing what most men would consider shocking-owning a gambling hell and making her own decisions about her life without relying on a man。 I have mixed feelings about Octavia。 She was rather rude and arrogant in the beginning， but there was definitely some growth in her character when she realizes there is no shame in asking for help。 Gabriel on the other hand was so likeable and honorable that you couldn't help but fall in love with him。 I loved the Greek mythology thrown into the mix and the secondary characters fleshed out the story nicely。 Some parts of the story dragged a bit， but overall I was happy to see that Octavia and Gabriel finally found their HEA。 I voluntarily read the advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jess
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I received this as an ARC from the publisher
Taylor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Megan Frampton is back with another great duo in Four Weeks of Scandal！ Octavia + Liv flee their small country town as young women after their father uses them as a wager in his latest bet。 They are able to provide for themselves by opening their own gambling hall but， unlike the ones their father frequents， they make sure that their clients are never staking more than they can afford to pay。 When their father dies， Octavia returns to the home to prepare it to sell to pay off a loan shark she bo Megan Frampton is back with another great duo in Four Weeks of Scandal！ Octavia + Liv flee their small country town as young women after their father uses them as a wager in his latest bet。 They are able to provide for themselves by opening their own gambling hall but， unlike the ones their father frequents， they make sure that their clients are never staking more than they can afford to pay。 When their father dies， Octavia returns to the home to prepare it to sell to pay off a loan shark she borrowed money from to make improvements to the club。 But when she arrives she finds the handsome son of a man her father frequently gambled against， who claims the house is his after his father won it in a bet shortly before his death。 Gabriel is a scholar who longs for a stable place of his own to call home and plans to do exactly that with this house。 As the two clean the home and look for clues as to who the rightful owner of the home really is， they begin to find more than what they were looking for。 As they bond over the their similar pasts， they also both find themselves longing for a future --- despite the fact that Octavia belongs in London with her business and Gabriel belongs in this quiet， provincial town。 They settle on "The Pomegranate Compromise"， which is a perfect compromise indeed ;） Laced with charming secondary characters and many references to Greek mythology， this was a lovely read！ I've only read one of the Hazards of Dukes books so far， and look forward to going back to the beginning to read the origin story of Liv + her husband Sebastian， who make a cameo in this book。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
sil ♡ the book voyagers
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This was soooo good！ Megan's romances always give me the feels， that's a fact。 So I was very excited to read this upcoming one。 I also did the cover reveal and shared an excerpt of the book a week ago or so， so I was more excited when I saw/read everything。 It didn't disappoint。Octavia is travelling to her estranged father's estate。 He just died and she believes he left the estate to her and her sister。 She is in need of money AND QUICK because she loaned money from a guy who is expecting his mo This was soooo good！ Megan's romances always give me the feels， that's a fact。 So I was very excited to read this upcoming one。 I also did the cover reveal and shared an excerpt of the book a week ago or so， so I was more excited when I saw/read everything。 It didn't disappoint。Octavia is travelling to her estranged father's estate。 He just died and she believes he left the estate to her and her sister。 She is in need of money AND QUICK because she loaned money from a guy who is expecting his money back， you know， and she doesn't have it yet。 So， she's going to sell the house and give him that money so he doesn't k！ll her！ But everything complicates when she finds a naked guy inside a pond with his tiny Pomeranian claiming the house is his。 Hilarious moments， swoony scenes， and let's not forget the steam。 This book has it all and you should all be adding this to your wishlists and TBRs。 Octavia and Gabriel are so funny together and I love that she gives him hell， and he's so enamored by her instantly。 Because they cannot deny their attraction， they make a deal: a four weeks sex pact where at the end of the month they part ways。 But obviously it doesn't work out because they're perfect together and spending more and more time together will make them realize that fate had a hand on them reuniting。 It has a little bit of Hades and Persephone lore in it because Gabriel studies greek mythology and he has a thing about telling the myths in the evenings to the whole household and it's so cute。 But definitely the Hades and Persephone myth is mentioned more， especially because Octavia is bound to go back to London and she can't stay at the estate/little town with everyone。 The whole story was so entertaining and I highly enjoyed reading this book！ 。。。more
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