Moonlight Encounter by Nina Jarrett

Moonlight Encounter Series: The Inconvenient Scandals series book #7
on April 25, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
Pages: 274
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Lord Aidan Abbott investigates Mr. Smythe but compromises his daughter, Gwen, at a ball in front of a crowd of important guests.
In this steamy historical romance, the heir to a viscountcy is determined to protect his sister, accidentally ruining a young woman while searching her father's home. Now he will need to choose between his crusade and the growing love between them.

He feels guilty for failing his family ...
Lord Aidan Abbott neglected his duties as a chaperone when his parents left his little sister in his charge. Because of him, Lily was forced to wed under a cloud of scandal. Now Aidan must solve a murder to keep his sister and her new husband out of danger.

She is caught unawares ...
A mysterious lord interrupts Miss Gwendolyn Smythe while she is taking air on the terrace. Unfortunately, they are discovered together, forcing her to marry a man she has never met before to quell the scandal. Now Gwen is determined to make the best of their new marriage, with or without his cooperation.

While Aidan continues to secretly investigate Gwendolyn's family, he realizes that the scholarly redhead now holds his heart in her hands. How can he reveal what he has been doing without shattering their only chance at love?

Moonlight Encounter is the delightful second book in the Inconvenient Scandals series of steamy Regency suspense romance books. If you like worthy heroes, strong heroines, fast-paced plots, and enduring connections, then you’ll adore Nina Jarrett’s charming novel. Can be read as a standalone book.

Moonlight Encounter is book seven in the Inconvenient Scandals series. I adored this book. When Gwen Abbott wanders outside during a ball to gaze up at the moon, she encounters a handsome stranger. Their magical interlude leads to a scandal that changes both of their lives. Forced to marry a stranger, Gwen decides to try to make the best of the situation. Can they find true happiness? This book picks up right where the previous book “Long Live The Baron” ends. I think this book is very well written. The characters are so relatable. I really identified with Gwen Smythe; her experience being bullied in school and the lasting impact it had felt very familiar. Gwen doesn’t see herself in truth and her tainted self image affects her relationships. I thought the hero, Lord Aidan Abbott, was dreamy and swoonworthy. There are a number of steamy scenes. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.