How To Survive a Scandal

Rebels with a Cause, Book 1

by Samara Parish

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5

An exceptional historical romance debut!

A winter storm rescue of a half frozen Lady Amelia results in the loss of her betrothal to a duke and her marriage of necessity to Mr Benedict Asterly, her erstwhile hero.

These two are from completely different sides of the social sphere. Lady Amelia has been raised to be a duchess and is the epitome of an aristocratic lady, where Ben has grown up to despise the aristocracy and their privilege. He has made his own fortune and works hard for the rights of the everyday man.

Together Ben and Amelia are like oil and vinegar until they start letting the sparks of their chemistry to ignite! They become lovers at night, but during the day Lady Amelia and Ben are both playing a dangerous game of tug of war to see whose world they will exist in: Amelia’s glittering society or Ben’s small village and ironworks…

I absolutely was in love with this book from the start! Samara opening scene creates an electric starts that she carries forward throughout the book. The upstairs, downstairs dynamic between self-made Ben and privileged Amelia was great fun to watch play out as these two soften towards each other and the circumstances that made them the way they are.

I loved seeing these two opposites find common ground in their home, then at work and finally in their hearts toward each other!

I am eager for the next book in this series- Smara Parish has just been added to my must read author list!

How To Survive a Scandal by Samara Parish is scheduled to release May 25th, 2021.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Forever Grand Central Publishing through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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