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A great debut novel
20 July 2016
This is a nice light historical romance.
Cassandra Samuels has given the reader some wonderful and delightful characters in her debut novel A Scandalous Wager.
Oliver had me in stitches when he entered the scene at the beginning of the story. I do enjoy a book with humour and the more laugh out loud moments the better - and there were plenty of those. The banter between Lisbeth and Oliver was amusing and the more time they spent together a romance developed between them - it was quite endearing.
All characters were likeable even the grandmother and sister who turned against Lisbeth after she was accused of murdering her husband, eventually they felt ashamed for abandoning her at a time she needed them the most. Kudos to Ms Samuels for having Lisbeth forgive her family - always lovely to read happy words rather than bitter ones.
Well, I have to mention, it had me beat who the killer was. I even made a list of names who I thought it could be, shocked to find I got it wrong. Well done, Cassandra Samuels, for keeping me guessing and madly flipping the pages until the murderer was revealed and at that moment I was able to breathe again and relax into the last bit of the story. Loved the ending, came together quite nicely.
Cassandra Samuels has given the reader some wonderful and delightful characters in her debut novel A Scandalous Wager.
Oliver had me in stitches when he entered the scene at the beginning of the story. I do enjoy a book with humour and the more laugh out loud moments the better - and there were plenty of those. The banter between Lisbeth and Oliver was amusing and the more time they spent together a romance developed between them - it was quite endearing.
All characters were likeable even the grandmother and sister who turned against Lisbeth after she was accused of murdering her husband, eventually they felt ashamed for abandoning her at a time she needed them the most. Kudos to Ms Samuels for having Lisbeth forgive her family - always lovely to read happy words rather than bitter ones.
Well, I have to mention, it had me beat who the killer was. I even made a list of names who I thought it could be, shocked to find I got it wrong. Well done, Cassandra Samuels, for keeping me guessing and madly flipping the pages until the murderer was revealed and at that moment I was able to breathe again and relax into the last bit of the story. Loved the ending, came together quite nicely.
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20 July 2016
This is a nice light historical romance.
Cassandra Samuels has given the reader some wonderful and delightful characters in her debut novel A Scandalous Wager.
Oliver had me in stitches when he entered the scene at the beginning of the story. I do enjoy a book with humour and the more laugh out loud moments the better - and there were plenty of those. The banter between Lisbeth and Oliver was amusing and the more time they spent together a romance developed between them - it was quite endearing.
All characters were likeable even the grandmother and sister who turned against Lisbeth after she was accused of murdering her husband, eventually they felt ashamed for abandoning her at a time she needed them the most. Kudos to Ms Samuels for having Lisbeth forgive her family - always lovely to read happy words rather than bitter ones.
Well, I have to mention, it had me beat who the killer was. I even made a list of names who I thought it could be, shocked to find I got it wrong. Well done, Cassandra Samuels, for keeping me guessing and madly flipping the pages until the murderer was revealed and at that moment I was able to breathe again and relax into the last bit of the story. Loved the ending, came together quite nicely.
Cassandra Samuels has given the reader some wonderful and delightful characters in her debut novel A Scandalous Wager.
Oliver had me in stitches when he entered the scene at the beginning of the story. I do enjoy a book with humour and the more laugh out loud moments the better - and there were plenty of those. The banter between Lisbeth and Oliver was amusing and the more time they spent together a romance developed between them - it was quite endearing.
All characters were likeable even the grandmother and sister who turned against Lisbeth after she was accused of murdering her husband, eventually they felt ashamed for abandoning her at a time she needed them the most. Kudos to Ms Samuels for having Lisbeth forgive her family - always lovely to read happy words rather than bitter ones.
Well, I have to mention, it had me beat who the killer was. I even made a list of names who I thought it could be, shocked to find I got it wrong. Well done, Cassandra Samuels, for keeping me guessing and madly flipping the pages until the murderer was revealed and at that moment I was able to breathe again and relax into the last bit of the story. Loved the ending, came together quite nicely.
29 November 2014
I really enjoyed this book because it had interesting characters. I liked the fact that Lisbeth was strong and Oliver complimented her character.He was very much her hero. I particularly liked that I did not pick who the villain was and I can usually pick them out straight away. I loved the witty dialogue and the fact the plot kept me turning the pagse. I found for me it had just the right amount of sensuality. I'll be watching out for more from this author.
26 December 2014
I just loved this book, found it very hard to put down. The characters were well drawn and appealing, the plot was cleverly devised and I was amazed this was this author's first book. It was very true to the Regency period and there was plenty of action to keep one hooked. Ms Samuels writing style is smooth and flowing, and very professional. A simply delightful read - I look forward to her next book.
13 November 2014
Loved this book. Didn't want it to finish. Lovable hero and heroine. Terrific storyline, witty conversations, fiesty characters, fast paced and cliche free.
Looking forward to the next book by this new author. Great read!
Looking forward to the next book by this new author. Great read!
21 May 2015
The story was quite enjoyable with its twists and turns. It took me nearly to the end to guess who the murder was
7 January 2015
I have just finished A Scandalous Wager and you lady are responsible for a couple of very late nights because I couldn't put it down. It is fabulous. It flows wonderfully and the chemistry between Lisbeth and Oliver is amazing. The book is perfect. 5 stars *****
30 November 2014
Not usually my genre but I really enjoyed this book. I thought the pacing was good and the characters interesting. You could really feel the attraction between Lisbeth and Oliver and the dialogue was snappy and entertaining.
18 November 2014
Wow! What can I say...she had me at 'hello!' I love this author's voice! She writes such great one liners yet the dialogue flows. The storyline keeps you turning the page and the characters...intrigued me and the further I got into the book the more I wanted to 'really' know these people!