A scandal! In acient Britain, that's a word on one wants to be associated with, it can ruin a lot of lives in a single second. If the society deems it a scandal, then it is a scandal. The book will tell... This is an historical regency romance that depicts the societal norms of acient Britain with some twists. A scandal is controversial enough but a royal scandal... THAT is something you do not want to miss. So sit tight, fasten your seat belts and let the wind of my imagination and keyboard lead you to acient Britain...
Oh... A scandal! This word has to be the most powerful of them all.
If you love regency romance then this book will make you love it on another level.
This is a royal regency book that depicts how the arrival of a prince, coronation, wedding arrangement and arrival of a new season turns into a full blown scandal. One that not only leaves gossips at the lips of the society but also forces even the shallowest of lies to come to light.
A scandal is controversial enough but a royal scandal... THAT is something you do not want to miss.
So sit tight, fasten your seat belts and let the wind of my imagination and keyboard lead you to acient Britain...
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ISABELLA'S POV
"I do not need such humongous flowers on my hair mama! I'm going to a ball not a garden festival!" My voice is strained as I pull out ninety percent of the flowers that were rooted in my long red hair by my mama. My green eyes scrunch in irritation and my rather long lashes flick rather ridiculously.
My pink lips form a thin line as I take in my appearance in the mirror. Mama runs her hands through her red hair and sighs.
"Isabella! How do you plan on attending the ball looking so..."
"Normal mama, I plan on looking normal" I slowly turn around to face her scowling face and I almost burst out laughing but the fear of being scolded keeps me in check.
Mama's brown eyes scrutinize me intently, her lean hands stubbornly placed on either side of her waist. Her sharp jawline hardens stubbornly and she flicks her rather short lashes uncomfortably.
"Oh goodness! I should give up on getting you ready at all. Ellen is the easy one"
"I keep telling you that mama, Isabella is rather difficult" Ellen's excited voice fills my room as she literally jumps inside, her long blonde hair bouncing around her.
I scoff playfully "tis not a sin to be difficult. You seem rather excited today" I say noting the gleam in her chocolate brown eyes.
Isabella is my younger and only sibling, you can say we're polar opposites and twins at the same time. Her hair is blonde just like our papa's while mine is red just like our mama's. I got papa's green eyes while she got mama's brown eyes, but her eyes are way more darker and mysterious than Mama's light and simple eyes.
People always say that we have a striking resemblance despite all the differences. Sometimes I can't help but disagree. Like our height, while Ellen is of average height, I'm rather tall. Not extremely tall but I'm taller than Ellen and mama.
The only things Ellen and I have in common has to be the length of our hair, colour of our lips, length of our eyelashes and structure of our nose. Rather than that, you can barely tell we're sisters, except we're standing with our lookalike parents.
"Of course, tis not news that I am elated. My good friend Elena just made it known to me that there will be a special announcement at the ball this evening. Tis lovely to experience such. Tis been quite tiring these days"
"And why is that?" I ask sitting on my bed.
Ellen looks from me to mama before answering "Tis been quite overwhelming lately. There's been no gossip to feast on Isabella. I can't wait to hear the big announcement"
"Tis true. A little gossip will go quite the disteance" mama says pinching her neck "word got in that today's ball is a must. Kindly get your sister ready Ellen. I have to make sure the butler has got the flowers I requested for Mrs Andrea. I've given up on getting Isabella ready" mama says before strolling out of the room.
I roll my eyes before walking back to the mirror.
"Why is your corset so loose Isabella? Your bodice is barely alluring! No gentleman will spare you a glance. I forbid it! You shan't attend the ball like this" Isabella hastens to me and starts pulling on the strings of my corset, trying to make it suffocatingly tight.
I let out a strained gasp as I struggle to catch my breath "Ellen! Do you intend on taking me to my grave? Tis too tight!"
"Tis not! You're too stubborn, tis barely hugging your waist. Just hold on a little" Ellen insists on her torture despite my protests.
"Why are you even keen on getting me ready today? You barely care about my dead fashion sense"
"well today I very much care. What if a wealthy Lord is in attendance? I shall want him to meet this stubborn sibling of mine"
"you search for another wealthy Lord? You have dozens of Lords sending you flowers and courting you. I thought you must have chosen one by now. You seemed interested in Lord Shapin, you both look..."
"not wealthy enough!" Ellen says cutting me off.
I turn to look at her "what?"
"He's not wealthy or ranked enough. I do not desire to be some ordinary lady or mistress. I want some status Isabella! I want the society to respect me, I want more comfort"
"You are the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, you have a lot of comfort and status Ellen. What more do you desire? Besides, Shapin is a viscount. That's still a lot of comfort!"
"tis not enough, his ranking is adequate but I want the higher society. I want more and I shan't settle for less"
"but is love not enough? In everything you stated I did not hear anything of relation to love..."
"there's no such a thing as love Isabella. Tis barely a word, if I get married to a man wealthy and ranked enough, I shan't care what he does. As far as I'm recognized as his and I own the comforts, he can go around all he wants"
"Ellen! Tis not proper to have such wishes..."
"tis proper to me Isabella. Now enough of all these love talks, I need to dress you for the ball. I can't wait to be of attendance"...
I cowered at the presence of the man in front of me. His presence was laced with power, wealth, danger and dominance. He ruled the underworld with an iron fist, his countenance void of emotions and warmth. He was feared by all and now I was caught in his trap. I committed a crime, I killed his sister. It was a question to his power and I knew his answer would crush me to pieces yet I couldn't help but shiver at his touch. Maybe, just maybe this mafia don would break me in the way I want.
Married to a man you can't recognize? It was a contract marriage, they've been married for two years. She didn't even look at his face on their wedding day. She can't recognize him if she sees him, they only met once and that was on their wedding day. He lives in Italy and she lives in New York. Till it all changed, they have to live together and give birth to an heir. He is fire, she is fireworks.
When Zora was sick during the early days of her pregnancy, Ezrah was with his first love, Piper. When Zora got into an accident and called Ezrah, he said he was busy, when in actual fact, he was buying shoes for Piper. Zora lost her baby because of the accident, and throughout her stay at the hospital, Ezrah never showed up. She already knew that he didn't love her, but that was the last straw for the camel's back, and her fragile heart could not take it anymore. When Ezrah arrived home a few days after Zora was discharged from the hospital, he no longer met the woman who always greeted him with a smile and cared for him. Zora stood at the top of the stairs and yelled with a cold expression, "Good news, Ezrah! Our baby died in a car accident. There is nothing between us anymore, so let's get a divorce." The man who claimed not to have any feelings for Zora, being cold and distant towards her, and having asked her for a divorce twice, instantly panicked.
June Rivera was divorced by her husband after three years of marriage because he wanted to be with her sister who was pregnant for him. Kicked to the curb with a divorce and rejected by her parents,she struggles to make ends meet and get a job until she saves Luis Ambrose from an accident - the only child of Rafael Ambrose, a widowed man and the CEO of Ambrose Corporation. When little Luis asks to have her as a nanny, and Rafael's mother pressures him to get married, they draw a contract. To be Luis's nanny and his fake wife for one year in exchange for 50 million dollars!
Anabel found out she was pregnant and dialed her husband's number to share the good news to him. They have been married for two years without a child. Desmond's mother had been accusing her of being barren and unproductive. When the call was picked, she was flabbergasted and broken. She was hearing a loud moan of feminine voice. "Ohh! Yeah! Don't stop fucking me! Fuck me harder baby!" accompanied with sound of skins slapping against the other. She went home to confront her husband and end up receiving a divorce paper. Desmond divorced him for a lady his mother was rooting. Few months later when he found out that his ex-wife is a billionaire heiress and she is pregnant with twins, he went crazy!
"Never let anyone treat you like shit!" I learned that the hard way. For three years, I lived with my in-laws. They didn't treat me as their son-in-law but as a slave. I put up with everything because of my wife, Yolanda Lambert. She was the light of my life. Unfortunately, my whole world came crashing down the day I caught my wife cheating on me. I have never been so heartbroken. To have my revenge, I revealed my true identity. I was none other than Liam Hoffman—the heir of a family with trillions of dollars in assets! The Lamberts were utterly shocked after the big reveal. They realized what fools they had been for treating me like trash. My wife even knelt down and begged for my forgiveness. What do you think I did? Did I take her back or made her suffer? Find out!
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
"I heard you're going to marry Marcelo. Is this perhaps your revenge against me? It's very laughable, Renee. That man can barely function." Her foster family, her cheating ex, everyone thought Renee was going to live in pure hell after getting married to a disabled and cruel man. She didn't know if anything good would ever come out of it after all, she had always thought it would be hard for anyone to love her but this cruel man with dark secrets is never going to grant her a divorce because she makes him forget how to breathe.