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FIRST COMES SCANDAL - Julia Quinn England - 1791 Nicholas Rokesby is concerned when he receives a message from his father, the Earl of Manston, to quickly return to Kent. Nicholas, a medical student in Edinburgh, hurries south, wondering what could possibly be so urgent to take him from his studies? Upon arrival, his parents sit him down and practically order him to marry Georgiana Bridgerton! It seems that the loathsome Freddie Oakes kidnapped her, planned to force her into marriage in order to get her dowry, but she escaped. However, she cannot escape the scandal and only a wedding will cure that. Nicholas is close to finishing his degree and marriage is nowhere in his own plans. What is he to do? Georgiana, Georgie to friends and family, has no intention of marrying Freddie in order to save her reputation. Her marriage plans include actually loving her husband, or at least wanting to marry him! Having life-long friend Nicholas propose, in a roundabout way, mostly angers her as she knows this wasn't his idea by his lack of enthusiasm. And then Freddie shows up in a tree outside her bedroom window! FIRST COMES SCANDAL is another delightful Julia Quinn tale of the Bridgertons. What is so enjoyable about Quinn's books is the humor in both the dialogue and the story itself. Georgie and Nicholas have known each other forever, but neither ever thought that marriage to each other was in their future. This entertaining tale is filled with fun despite Georgie's "issue". She is a no-nonsense young woman who is well aware that her reputation is unfairly blemished, but why should she or Nicholas be forced into a wedding? Nicholas mostly wonders what he's going to do with a wife! For yet another well written, thoroughly enjoyable book by Julia Quinn, I highly recommend FIRST COMES SCANDAL. Jani Brooks |
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