This series could quite easily become one of my favourite historical romances. Ms Ashley just has this way of creating characters that you can't help but adore. While I didn't enjoy this book quite as much as I enjoyed the previous one, Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage was still a cut above the rest.
Lady Isabella and her husband, Mac, have had a rather tumultuous relationship. They met at Isabella's debut ball when she was only eighteen. They'd known each other for barely a few hours when they decided to run off and elope.
In the years after their marriage, they had one of those "love the way you lie" relationships. They were either crazy in love, or fighting like cats and dogs. Then, when the fighting got to be too much, Mac would bail in the middle of the night and only come home weeks later. There was very little middle ground between them, and eventually Isabella decided that she'd had enough.
So, this book starts three years after Isabella and Mac separated. Both are a little bit miserable, but do their best to act like their separation doesn't bother them. However, after years of avoiding one another, Isabella and Mac get thrown back into each other's company when Isabella discovers that someone is forging Mac's paintings. Mac is somewhat blase by the whole situation, while Isabella is determined to find out what's going on. However, Mac soon realises that the person responsible for mimicking his art isn't as benign as he first appeared.
I loved Mac and Isabella together. They could be so sweet, although they did frustrate me a time or two. Isabella would sometimes be all, "Oooh, I want you!" and then turn around to be all, "Eeeek, get away!"
Another bonus about this book is that we saw quite a bit of Ian and Beth. It was so funny to hear Ian giving Mac relationship advice. It was a little bit surreal.
The next book is the Many Sins of Lord Cameron, and I can't wait! I absolutely love Cam and his son, Daniel.
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