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A Matter of Scandal (With This Ring, Book 3)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780380818501
ISBN: 0380818507
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: August 01, 2001
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: July 31, 2001
Studio: Avon
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Editorial Review:
Lovely Emma Grenville is the headmistress of Miss Grenville's Academy, a contented spinster, and firmly on the shelf--or so she believes until Greydon Brakenridge, the Duke of Wycliffe, arrives in west Hampshire and threatens to raise her rent and close down her school. He's handsome, intelligent, and thoroughly exasperating, for he believes the academy is nothing more than a "marriage factory" to train young girls to become simpering, clinging ninnies without an original thought in their heads. Greydon is determined to seduce the lovely Miss Grenville, and Emma, although powerfully attracted to the Duke, is just as determined to teach him a lesson about the intelligence of women. Before Emma and her students are done with Greydon Brakenridge, he will have an entirely new respect for educated women. And before Greydon is done with Emma, he will have stirred up a scandal that even his powerful position may not be able to resolve.
A Matter of Scandal is a delightful Regency romp, sprinkled with charming secondary characters both hilarious and endearing, and with a hero and heroine whose romantic escapades and witty dialogue add up to an excellent tale that will please readers everywhere. --Lois Faye Dyer
Miss Emma Grenville, who is no silly debutante, has had her fill of thick-headed noblemen who believe women exist solely to satisfy men. And her arrogant new landlord, the Duke of Wycliffe, is the worst of the lot! The too attractive cad wants to triple the rent on Emma's finishing school for young ladies to help get his uncle's estate out of dept. Well, Greydon Brakenridge clearly needs educating—about women. And Emma's just the one to enlighten him!
The sinfully handsome duke has never met a woman he couldn't outwit and seduce. And now that he's tricked Emma into a wager, he has the stubborn headmistress right where her wants her—and hopefully, soon in his bed. But the confirmed bachelor underestimates the intelligent and surprisingly sensual Miss Grenville. For she may be leading Greydon to a place neither dreamed they'd ever go—to the altar.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Better than expected...
Had to purchase new books for my library, and bought this for less than $5 at a market; one of the best buys to date.
Enjoyed the wit in the story; various innuendos...
Would have liked to have seen more of an ending - seemed to finish abruptly.
Won't be the last purchase of this author's books.
Rating:  - Enjoyable fluffy read, witty author
I was surprised at how often this book had me laughing out loud, and that alone is the reason I gave it 5 stars instead of 4. The dry sarcasm in several comments was hilarious. I enjoyed the characters. Mentally quick Emma is a school headmistress and falls for the duke. The arrogant and condescending duke dislikes and distrusts all women. He believes the school does nothing more than teach girls how to trap a husband. He ends up changing his mind about the school and the students, and of course ... Read More
Rating:  - Tsk, tsk, Ms. Enoch - a little Austen envy, maybe?
The characters and plot were fairly weak in this story - Emma and Grey's first lovemaking encounter comes to mind, among other things - but what I found most distracting was Ms. Enoch liberal use of Pride and Prejudice names sprinkled throughout the book. Key characters were named Lizzy, Jane, Mary, and Georgiana. (And let's not forget our female protagonist, Emma -- but that's another story. Literally!)
This is my first Suzanne Enoch read and I won't be recommending this book to anyone because ... Read More
Rating: - Enjoyable -- 4.5 stars
The wager that is the basis for this plot was a little ragged and poorly-defined, and the ending was a little anti-climactic. The characters, however, were delightful, and their motivations were plausible enough to suspend my disbelief. So many novels that fall into the category of "romance", focus mainly on only the hero and heroine, which can actually be tiresome. This one had a supporting cast of delightful characters -- funny, distinctive, individual -- that made the book more fun, often hilarious, and the ... Read More
Rating: - The Best of the Three Rings!
I think Suzanne Enoch is great, and after reading many of her more recent novels, I read the With This Ring trilogy. Knowing they were published earlier than some of the others I had read, I noticed that the writing was good, but now she's better. This trilogy shows her maturing as a writer, as well. The third book, A Matter of Scandal, was by far the most satisfying of the three reads. The banter between the the hero and heroine is delightful, and the chararcters are very well-developed. The ending ends a ... Read More
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