title: Too Scandalous to Wed
author:  Alexandra Benedict 
description: "TOO SCANDALOU TO WED deserves more that the 5 that I have given it but it's our highest rating ... I truly adored it. It was a beautiful story. The details were vivid and I was right in the middle of the story ... I have come to love this author's work and anyone who loves historical romances will love her too." - <i>Romance Junkies, 5 Blue Ribbons</i>
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  London, 1817
  
  “You are suggesting that, now our year of mourning for our husbands has come
  to an end, we should all take at least one lover?”
  
  Sophia Rowlands, the widowed Duchess of Clayborne, is shocked by her friend’s
  daring proposition—but is even more astounded when Dante Carfax, Earl of
  Sherbourne, offers to do the honor! He may be rakishly handsome and undeniably
  arousing, but he’s also four years her junior and they’ve been at odds ever
  since he stole a kiss from her ten years ago....
  
  As a young man, Dante had taken one look at the beautiful Sophia and desired
  her more than any other woman before—or since. After years of longing, he’s
  determined to claim her at last. But can he convince Sophia to risk scandal
  and surrender to their passion?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Some Like It Scandalous
  
  Carole Mortimer
  
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  Contents
  
  [Chapter One](index_split_004.html#filepos2454)
  
  [Chapter Two](index_split_005.html#filepos14900)
  
  