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    Slightly Scandalous
    Slightly Scandalous
    Slightly Scandalous
    Audiobook11 hours

    Slightly Scandalous

    Written by Mary Balogh

    Narrated by Rosalyn Landor

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    About this audiobook

    Growing up with four unruly brothers has made Freyja Bedwyn far bolder than most society ladies. From feisty manner to long, tumbling hair, Lady Freyja is pure fire-a woman who seeks both adventure and freedom.

    Adventure soon finds her on a visit to Bath, when a handsome stranger bursts into Freyja's room and entreats her to hide him. His name is Joshua Moore, Marquess of Hallmere, a man with a hell-raising reputation of his own who is quickly intrigued by the independent beauty. So intrigued, in fact, that he makes her a surprising request: to pose as his fiancee and help thwart his family's matchmaking schemes. For two people determined to be free, it's the perfect plan . . . until passion blindsides them both. For as Joshua sets out to achieve his complete seduction of Freyja, a woman who has sworn off love is in danger of losing the one thing she never expected to give again: her heart.

    Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJan 17, 2017
    ISBN9781515976714
    Slightly Scandalous
    Author

    Mary Balogh

    New York Times bestselling, multi-award-winning author Mary Balogh grew up in Wales, land of sea and mountains, song and legend. She brought music and a vivid imagination with her when she came to Canada to teach. There she began a second career as a writer of books that always end happily and always celebrate the power of love.

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    • 5/5
      Charming and fun to listen to.
      I am loo forward to another book from this autor
    • 4/5
      I love this series but sadly each of the recordings available on Scribd skip or are missing relevant parts. Very frustrating that the quality is not up to par
    • 2/5
      Couldn’t warm up
      To Freyja, and I just kept thinking Josh deserves so much better
    • 3/5
      When the man she was in love with is expecting his first child with his new wife, Lady Freyja Bedwyn leaves the neighborhood for Bath. On her way there, Joshua Moore (who has lately inherited the title of Marquess of Hallmere) runs into her bedchamber to escape a pair of blackmailers. Freyja looks at him down her aristocratic (read: gigantic) nose and tells him if he doesn't leave, she'll scream. He mocks her and says she wouldn't dare expose herself to gossip in that way. Freyja promptly screams the inn down.

      And that is why Freyja is the best. Because she does what she wants, or thinks is right to do, and damn the gossip. When she thinks he's molested a servant girl, she openly calls him out for it in the middle of the Pump Room, at full volume. And when she realizes she's wrong, she apologizes, just as openly. I'd liked her in other books in the Bedwyn series, and this book just cemented my love. I had a harder time appreciating her romance. I just don't enjoy historical romances where the hardass lady meets her match. Just once, I want a man to submit to the dominant, stubborn, high-handed heroine.

      The minor murder mystery plot is pretty shallow, and is resolved far too easily. I want more plot, less boring het-sex, dammit! (And really, how much p-in-v sex do I have to read? Seriously, every single sex scene Balogh has written is: gentleman fingers lady, notices how very very wet she is, thrust thrust thrust, then they both come and lie around panting and cuddling. If you're going to write several sex scenes a book, please god get a little variety in there!)

      Trigger warning: contains incestuous sexual abuse, including that of a minor and of a developmentally disabled minor. It's not graphic or detailed--it's all in the past, and the perpetrator is dead--but it talked about.
    • 4/5
      Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh is the third book in her historical romance series about the Bedwyn family. The first two books dealt with two of the men in the family while this book is about Freyja, their sister. Freyja has made appearances in the other books, so we already know much of her backstory and personally, I didn’t find her very likeable. Luckily, the male lead, Joshua Moore, Marquees of Hallmere is much more sympathetic.Joshua appears to be a laughing, light hearted rake but we soon find out that he has a sensitive, compassionate side as well. He very much admires Freyja and encourages her free spirit, but he also likes to challenge her. The two end up in a fake engagement, and are, of course the last to realize that they are perfect for each other.The “fake” engagement is a standard variant of romance stories and this one is quite well done. As the relationship develops first into a friendship and then into love, we grow to know the characters and it isn’t too long before we are rooting for them. While Slightly Scandalous isn’t my favorite of the series, I enjoy reading about this family and as there are still three more siblings to read about, I look forward to continuing on in the series.
    • 5/5
      Great redemption for Freyja who has been a pretty unlikeable character up until now. Joshua was a perfect partner for her and a lovely hero to boot. Balogh obviously had a great time working toward their HEA, and I look forward to continuing to revisit all these characters.
    • 4/5
      Lady Freyja has a surprising amount of freedom in this book - maybe it is her age and wealth? I liked the fact that both Freyja and Joshua have hidden hurts that they hide behind bold and fun personalities. When they are actually vulnerable with each other, they discover that they are actually well suited. I definitely enjoyed the way the whole family rallied around Joshua when his aunt was trying to defame him.
    • 4/5
      Unlike many reviewers, I did not read A Summer to Remember , Freyja's back story, before reading Slightly Scandalous . It is not necessary as Ms. Balogh does a fine job filling in the gaps.

      Freyja's starts out more funny than scandalous -- scandalous for her time in history, modern-day funny!
    • 4/5
      Freyja Bedwyn is trying to deal with the aftermath of seeing the guy she loved marrying another woman, a woman who is now having his baby. She heads to Bath to visit a friend and on the way helps hide a man trying to hide. Turns out he's Joshua Moore, Marquess of Hallmere, also heading for Bath. When they meet in Bath sparks fly and they discover that they intrigue each other. A pretend engagement to help twart his manipulative aunt starts them down a path they may not want to get off.It was fun, kept me reading well past my bed time. I liked the characters and his Aunt was suitably evil and manipulative and deserved what happened to her. I like how he accepted her with all her flaws and she accepted him.
    • 3/5
      Thoroughly enjoyable; and Freyja of course becomes more likable. Enjoyed the interplay with her siblings. I'm beginning to feel like I really know this family.

      Joshua was adorable. The romance didn't set me on fire, but it was sweet.

      On to Morgan's story.
    • 4/5
      First read Jan 2012
      I avoided this book the first time as I didn't really like Freyja's character from the other books I read. I read the series somewhat out of order the first time starting with Slight Wicked, then Married, Sinful, Tempted then Scandalous and Dangerous. I liked Freyja's story a lot more than Morgan's. Morgan's, Tempted was forgettable. It is the next in line for a re-read and I cannot remember anything except that they meet on the continent. This one was not. I think it is my second favorite after Dangerous. I put off reading it because I really didn't have much interest in the women Bedweyns and Morgan's proved to me that it was flat. I thought Scandalous would be the same but it was not. The only thing I did not like was Freyja's punching at the flip of a switch. It was over the top at a couple of the scenes. I would think the men would retaliate also.
    • 4/5
      Balogh writes a beautiful happily-ever-after for Freyja without sacrificing one iota of the hauteur and fire that make her formidable. While the device that brings her and Joshua together is a bit contrived, the affection and respect between them is carefully developed and wonderful to read.
    • 3/5
      I liked this less than the previous books in the series, partly because I never warmed to the heroine. The villains are a bit over the top, but I'm still enjoying this series.
    • 4/5
      "Slightly Scandalous" is the third book in the "Slightly" series. It follows Freyja Bedwyn, the oldest daughter and fourth child of the Bedwyn family. The story opens with Freyja on her way to Bath in order to escape the arrival of the child of the man she loved and lost and his new wife. While staying the night in a less-than-stellar inn, a man bursts into her room seeking refuge from the results of his not-quite-gentlemanly deeds. While Freyja reluctantly shelters him - for a short time - he eventually is forced to escape out the window. Arriving in Bath, she discovers that this man is none less than the new Marquess of Hallmere - Joshua Moore. Their tumultuous relationship continues, and upon the arrival of Joshua's evil aunt, Freyja and Josh decide on the spur of the moment to fake an egagement to save Joshua from being forced to marry his cousin against the will of both.Freyja's backstory was first given in "A Summer to Remember," and while that book gives a lot of detail and clarifies a few things, it is not necessary to have read it to enjoy "Slightly Scandalous." Freyja is a wonderful and unique character. She is a strong, intelligent, spunky and passionate female without going outside of the mold of 19th century ladies. Freyja knows how to behave and can conduct herself quite well in social situations - she was bred to it - and while brash and tomboyish, she is also feminine and, in some ways, very sad. Freyja grows a good deal more in this book than does Josh. While they both have "issues," Freyja's seem prominent. She must learn to overcome her residual love and bitterness towards Kit in order to accept Josh's love. Josh must grow to take his place where he is needed. As a character, Josh is a joy. His one fault would be that he is perhaps too nice and too wonderful. One of my problems with this book, however, was that I kept confusing Josh's aunt with Judith's aunt ("Slightly Wicked.") Both horrible and evil, that is.
    • 5/5
      Freyja Bedwyn marries Joshua Moore and becomes the Countess of Hallmere. Third in the Slightly series.