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Beyond Scandal and Desire: A Sins for All Seasons Novel Hardcover – Jan. 30 2018

by Lorraine Heath (Author)
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At birth, Mick Trewlove, the illegitimate son of a duke, was handed over to a commoner. Despite his lowly upbringing, Mick has become a successful businessman, but all his wealth hasn’t satisfied his need for revenge against the man who still won’t acknowledge him. What else can Mick do but destroy the duke’s legitimate son—and woo the heir’s betrothed into his own unloving arms . . .

Orphaned and sheltered, Lady Aslyn Hastings longs for a bit of adventure. With her intended often preoccupied, Aslyn finds herself drawn to a darkly handsome entrepreneur who seems to understand her so well. Surely a lady of her station should avoid Mick Trewlove. If only he weren’t so irresistible . . .

As secrets are about to be exposed, Mick must decide if his plan for vengeance is worth risking what his heart truly desires.

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    Sins for All Seasons
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    320 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Avon
  5. Publication date
    Jan. 30 2018
  6. Dimensions
    15.24 x 2.84 x 22.86 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    006280412X
  8. ISBN-13
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“RITA Award–winner Heath’s new Sins for All Seasons series is off to an impressive start with an unforgettable, emotionally charged love story that will dazzle and delight readers with its exquisitely crafted characters, deliciously sensual romance, and impeccably rendered historical setting.” — Booklist (starred review)

“Heath launches a winning and steamy Victorian series... [she] builds a community of fascinating, intertwined characters that readers will be eager to get to know as they cheer for the driven hero and the spunky, smart heroine.” — Publishers Weekly

“[Heath’s] talents for drawing readers into the era with her well-drawn, three dimensional characters and realistic dialogue sets her novels apart. The unexpected twists and turns of the plot guarantees it will be placed on your keeper shelf.” — RT Book Reviews (top pick)

“Clever twists and turns complicate [the] path to a happy future, making Beyond Scandal and Desire a thoroughly delicious and romantic read.” — BookPage (top pick)

“Carefully researched details, a fascinating look into the baby-farming scandals of the period, and a wealth of intriguing bastards make this steamy, cleverly plotted Victorian a perfect start to a rollicking series.” — Library Journal

“The author’s talent for chemistry is as bold as the fireworks that explode in the first chapter.” — Kirkus Reviews

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At birth, Mick Trewlove, the illegitimate son of a duke, was handed over to a commoner. Despite his lowly upbringing, Mick has become a successful businessman, but all his wealth hasn't satisfied his need for revenge against the man who still won't acknowledge him. What else can Mick do but destroy the duke's legitimate son--and woo the heir's betrothed into his own unloving arms . . .

Orphaned and sheltered, Lady Aslyn Hastings longs for a bit of adventure. With her intended often preoccupied, Aslyn finds herself drawn to a darkly handsome entrepreneur who seems to understand her so well. Surely a lady of her station should avoid Mick Trewlove. If only he weren't so irresistible . . .

As secrets are about to be exposed, Mick must decide if his plan for vengeance is worth risking what his heart truly desires.

--Publishers Weekly

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (Jan. 30 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006280412X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062804129
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 473 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.84 x 22.86 cm
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Lorraine Heath

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lorraine Heath always dreamed of being a writer. After graduating from the University of Texas, she wrote training manuals, press releases for a publicist, articles, and computer code, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since. Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including RWA's RITA(R).

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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCEPTIONAL READ!
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2018
This is the first book in A Sins for All Season Series and what an exceptional read!  I LOVE IT.  From the beginning, I could feel the pull, the tension and the want between our main characters!  Mick Trewlove circles Aslyn Hastings like a lion hunting its prey.  That circle gets smaller and smaller until there is only one option – to pounce.  I felt his chase and her need and want to surrender.  I was on tenterhooks knowing he was going to make his move, but not when or how.  Just a constant buildup of tension and passion.  This is so very well written!  Pacing is perfect.  This book just pulls you in from the beginning and doesn’t let you go.  I was wrapped up in this world and its characters and I did not want to leave it.  Aslyn was a wonderful character.  She overlooks any illegitimacy issues pertaining to Mick and saves a child from drowning.  She fires an employee without further ado.  From a lady we think is tame to an outright protective tigress!  Mick was perfectly written in my opinion.  He is saddled with his illegitimacy and the Ton cannot seem to overlook it even though he has risen far and beyond his upbringing.  As he is makes his plans for vengeance, he is constantly questions himself.  He also helps a great many people in need with his own money.  I once heard it say that women want a man who is masculine and masterful.  Let me tell you, with Mick, we get all that and more!

There are a few small things that I did not like in the story pertaining to Mick’s adoptive mother and the fine line skirted between cheating and not.  These however, are minor details when compared to the absolute enjoyment of this book.  It is definitely not to be missed!
Thank you to Edelweiss and Avon Books for the ARC.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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margie 1
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2018
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It was a good story I really enjoyed reading it.
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Monique D
2.0 out of 5 stars Can't win them all
Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2018
Lady Aslyn Hastings, the ward of the duke of Hedley, has been cosseted all her life. It was always assumed that she would marry Hedley’s son, the earl of Kipwick – Kip – who has always been like a brother to her. Aslyn is the picture of propriety, even though she longs for freedom. Mick Trewlove is Hedley’s illegitimate son; Mick has crawled his way from poverty and became a wealthy and successful businessman, but with a chip on his shoulder the size of a small country. Mick wants the duke of Hedley to acknowledge him publicly so he can take the place he deserves in Society, and Mick will make Hedley bend to his will by taking destroying Kip and ruining Aslyn.

First of all, had it been mentioned that Mick did not intend to “woo” Aslyn, as is mentioned in the blurb, but “ruin” her, I would not have chosen to read the book. I dislike this sort of trope, although some authors have managed it successfully. Very seldom do I dislike both protagonists in a romance, and I’m afraid it was the case with BEYOND SCANDAL AND DESIRE. The main problem was that the characters lacked depth, except for Fancy – Mick’s sister – and to some extent Kip. Another huge problem was Mick’s total lack of consistency: he abhors what is done to bastards, he will do anything to protect his sisters from being ruined, yet he is intent on ruining Aslyn, who is entirely innocent of the whole thing, thus making himself into precisely the kind of man he despises; it made no sense. As was pointed out to him during the story, why not ruin his father instead of innocents? Because. I thought Aslyn was a pathetic, spineless ninny, part of it was due to her upbringing, although she did grow some semblance of backbone at some point. I was ever so grateful to have been TOLD that she had some wanton thoughts early on, which explained her attraction to Mick. Aslyn had had no contact with men, apart from her male relatives and Kip, and from what I read, it was the only reason she could be attracted to Mick. As to Mick, I felt possessed no charm whatsoever, in spite of being endlessly reminded how wonderful he was. I found him boastful about his money and his achievements, snobbish, and forever spouting that he was a bastard, and that bastards were mistreated, with which I entirely agree. I had gotten the idea the first hundred times or so that allusions were made about illegitimate children. Mick is jealous of anyone who dares look at Aslyn; he will be the one to ruin her. How noble. I never felt for one moment that this romance would have happened had it not been strongly governed by external forces; nothing ever felt organic. I might have started warming up to our couple ever so slightly had Mick still not been bent on ruining Aslyn eventually after some intimacy had occurred between them, even after I was TOLD that he was having feelings for her. Mick is always so careful of her pristine reputation, because when Aslyn will be ruined, it will be on his own terms, thank you very much. How quaint. And even while being TOLD that Mick was a gentleman, he certainly wasn’t.

The bright spot was Fancy: she felt like a ray of sunshine on a cold, dreary day, and even though she was not described at all physically beyond being seventeen years old, she was alive; she was the only character, besides Kip, who wasn’t two-dimensional. Everything in BEYOND SCANDAL AND DESIRE felt so predictable, with opportune and unlikely about-faces, inexplicable character “development” that occurred somewhat spontaneously, and some of the most preposterous plot twists I have ever seen conclude this novel. The vibrant descriptions were a welcome respite from the lacklustre characters, the pace was steady throughout, and the writing was flawless. A review is one’s objective thoughts on a book, we are all entitled to our opinions, and I know that mine will most likely ruffle many feathers, and that I will be in the minority. So be it, and I apologise if I antagonise anyone.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe my favorite Heath novel!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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Excellent novel! I truly enjoyed all of the characters in this, save Kip, and their interactions were so interesting. I think Aslyn was by far Heath’s most likable FMC, both proud and kind. And Mick definitely falls first, which I love. I highly recommend this one!
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5.0 out of 5 stars An emotional, captivating and sensual love story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2019
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This is the first book in Lorraine Heath’s new Sins for All Seasons series and she weaves an emotional, captivating and sensual love story with a totally unexpected twist at the end.

There’d never been anything gentle in his life. Everything he’d experienced had been hard, harsh and challenging.

Raised in poverty in the Rookeries, Mick had clawed his way up to become wealthy, successful, self-assured and powerful. He is stubbornly obsessed with wreaking revenge on his father, the Duke of Hedley, for his refusal to acknowledge Mick as his illegitimate son; a father who tossed him away like a piece of garbage. Mick has no qualms about ruthlessly using his father’s legitimate son, the Earl of Kipwick, and his ward, Lady Aslyn Hastings, in his revengeful plans.

As first, Mick seems hard and ruthless but I soon saw a very different side to him. He cares deeply for his family and knows that he owes his ‘mother’, Ettie Trewlove, a debt he can never repay and does everything he can to make her life comfortable. They may not be related by blood, but he loves all his siblings and would die for each of his brothers without hesitation. He is protective towards his sisters but also willing to fulfil their wishes, whether it be shopping for a parasol for one sister or buying a tavern for the other. I admire his genuine altruistic desire to improve the lives of those in the poorest areas of London by providing homes, and shops that will provide jobs.

Aslyn has been the Duke of Hedley’s ward since her parents died in a railway accident when she was a girl. Beautiful and dignified, she has led a confined and sheltered life, always being the perfect lady, only too aware that her life has been planned out for her as Kip’s wife and a future duchess. But, deep down, she longs for independence and excitement.

Aslyn longed for more: the independence afforded those who weren’t expected to make a suitable match, the carefree moments enjoyed by those not shackled by duty, the excitement offered within the shadows of the night.

I love how Ms, Heath really takes the time to develop the relationship between Mick and Aslyn. The initial meetings engineered by Mick and their secret assignations allow them to talk and get to know each other in a way that feels real and natural. I could see how they compliment each other and felt that they are truly meant to be together.

I enjoyed seeing Mick’s plans begin to unravel as the seducer becomes the seduced…

His purpose was to draw her in while keeping himself at a distance. Instead, she’d managed to entice him into a maelstrom of emotions and sensations, needs and desires, that were foreign to him.

I love his protectiveness, his kindness and the fact that he actually talks to Aslyn and encourages her to be herself. He finds himself longing for her smiles, her laughter, the lilt of her voice and just enjoying being with her. One of the most poignant moments is when he says…

“Never in my life have I longed to be legitimate more so than I do at this very moment.”

Aslyn has never met a man like Mick. He instils in her a desire to break free of the pampered and stifling existence she has led and makes her aware of herself as a woman with needs that go beyond the strict rules of society.

What was it about the man that had such wicked thoughts bursting forth as though they were perfectly normal?

Her feelings for Mick also make her question her relationship with Kip and their suitability, because he has never made her feel alive as she does when she’s with Mick. I love how she never looks down on Mick or his family and regards him as extraordinary for having achieved such success, despite the stigma of his birth. I really respect Aslyn for her courage, determination, compassion and her willingness to stand up for injustice.

I knew that their idyll could not last because Aslyn would eventually learn of Mick’s scheme, and when she does I could feel her anger, her sense of betrayal and her heartbreak, knowing that he would seek to destroy those she loved. When the mystery surrounding Mick’s birth is finally revealed, the twist is one I never expected. I can’t say more other than it is truly heartbreaking and it changes everything that Mick believed to be true. But his actions reveal what an honourable and compassionate man he is, even though it means giving up the woman he loves. When all seems lost, it is Aslyn who finds a solution and ensures their Happy Ever After.

All his life he’d been searching for acceptance, and here it was in the form of a woman with a tilted-up nose and crooked smile.

I like how Ms. Heath highlighted the practice of baby farming in the late Victorian era, a practice that often meant death for the unfortunate illegitimate or unwanted babies handed over to such women.

We meet Mick’s intriguing siblings, each with their own stories to tell in future books, and I was delighted to see Dr. Graves (the hero of The Last Wicked Scoundrel, the final book in Ms, Heath’s Scoundrels of St. James series) in a cameo appearance. There is also a heart-warming Epilogue which left me with a smile on my face.

MY VERDICT: An excellent start to her new series and Ms. Heath delivers everything I look for in historical romance. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wie immer nett!
Reviewed in Germany on December 26, 2018
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Natürlich sind es Geschichten, aber sie sind nett geschrieben für lange Winterabende
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4.0 out of 5 stars Slow Start But Strong Finish
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018
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"Is there not some part of you, some deep dark part of you, that longs for scandal?"

FINAL DECISION: A bit slow in developing, the romance between Mick and Aslyn builds up to a wonderful finish especially as the two spend quiet time together getting to know one another. In setting up the premise of the series and introducing all the characters, some of the emphasis on the couple is lost for the first third of the book, but the ending was unexpected and made me interested in the next in the series.

THE STORY: Mick Trewlove is the illegitimate son of a duke and a self-made businessman. Determined to get revenge for his father abandoning him to a baby farmer (where he might have ended up dead), Mick intends on ruining the Duke's legitimate son and seduce the son's betrothed. Lady Aslyn Hastings has been raised in all comfort and in expectation of marrying the Duke's heir. But now that her betrothal is at hand, Aslyn feels something missing and is tempted to the scandalous Mick.

OPINION: For me, the highlight of this book are the clandestine meetings between Mick and Aslyn which show growth and companionship and a true relationship. There is great beauty in how these two people find something special together.

Aslyn is a sheltered woman whose future has been planned out since childhood. It was always expected that she would marry her guardians' son and eventually become a duchess. As this book begins, Aslyn begins to find out that having one's future planned out means that she has missed so much of her interactions with others (especially men). Because she has never been courted or even flirted with other men because of the expectation in everyone's minds that she is settled.

When she meets Mick, she is tempted towards the scandalous, but rather than relying on the typical scandal plot line, this book instead focuses on the wrongness of the social rules that brand an illegitimate child with the sins of his parents. This book is deeply interested in the rules and the fates of those illegitimate children and the injustice of the social ostracism.

Mick is up to no good as this book begins, but finds himself challenged by his meeting with Aslyn. As the book begins, he is also trapped by the rules about illegitimacy. He seems to believe that all will be well if he can cause his father to acknowledge him (because being an acknowledged bastard is better). In many ways, his relationship with Aslyn turns his own notions around as well. He is a self-made man who cares about others despite his own perception of himself.

I loved the relationship between Mick and Aslyn as he shows her respect and treats her as a person -- not just a beautiful woman. The times that they spent together were gentle and moving. I found their discussions to be a wonderful and quiet way of developing their relationship.

I also really liked the twist in this book which was unexpected and interesting (reading the author's note at the end gave a insight as well).

The only problem I had with this book was the first third which was slow as it introduced quite a number of characters (which will be the subject of future books). The setup slowed the book down for me, but once the story truly began, I was caught up in the developing relationship between Mick and Aslyn.

WORTH MENTIONING: I love the potential stories of Mick's siblings.

CONNECTED BOOKS: BEYOND SCANDAL AND DESIRE is the first book in the Sins for All Seasons Series about six illegitimate children raised as siblings. I have hopes that the series will include stories for each sibling.

STAR RATING: I give this book 4 stars.

NOTE: I received an ARC of this book via Edelweiss in order to prepare a review. I was not required to write a review or to write a positive review. All opinions contained herein are my own.
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I loved the story couldn't put it down it kept me hooked from start to finish was sorry when I got to the end...but like so so many other foreign Authors they can't grasp the concept of what the value of the English pound was in the 19th Century £100 to a lady's maid just to sit on top of the carriage for a short journey home... £1000 for some other thing I can't quite remember...the lady's maid would probably only earn £12 in a year it's madness that this aspect of research is always over looked hence only 4stars
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