Review: Yours In Scandal

Yours In Scandal by Lauren Layne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Four and a half stars.

What happens when the Mayor of New York falls for his arch-rival's wayward daughter?

Now okay, I've got allergies this morning and my eyes have been watering since I put my mascara on but I don't think it's a coincidence that they started watering harder (that doesn't sound right) when I got to "the big moment" in this book.

Addie Brennan left New York and dropped off the radar after her wild-child party lifestyle got her publicly disowned by her father, the Governor of New York. Now she's returned, reinvented herself with a new image and a new name, Adeline Blake, party planner to the rich and famous.

Mayor Robert Davenport has been trying to live up to the memory of his late father who died at a very young age. His entire adult life Robert has been tying to emulate his father and be the best Mayor he can, that means no scandal, no sleaze, no dirty tricks, but as his second term draws to a close and he sets his eyes on the Governorship he realises that he is also lonely. Then Robert's less than squeaky clean campaign manager spots that Adeline Blake is non other than Addie Brennan and spots an opportunity to get some dirt on the Governor. Robert reluctantly plays along but finds the prickly, buttoned-up party planner to be intriguing and a breath of fresh air.

Soon it's difficult to tell who's zooming who - but can love win in politics when appearances mean everything?

This was divine, still obviously Lauren Layne but a different track from her more recent novels which have become a little formulaic. I don't think I could ever get Robert confused with any of her other heroes - he stood out as a charming, principled, uber-sexy guy, and Addie was great as the woman trying to put her past behind her. L.O.V.E.D it. Thrilled to see that this seems to be the start of a new series.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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