He’ll go along with her scheme, even if it means ruining them
both.
The Importance of Being Scandalous
Tale of Two Sisters, #1
Tale of Two Sisters, #1
by Kimberly Bell
Releasing July 25th 2017
Entangled Select
Entangled Select
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . THE
IMPORTANCE OF BEING SCANDALOUS (Tale of Two Sisters, #1) . . .
LOVED
IT. LOVED IT. LOVED IT. I can’t seem to say it just once. I loved this read. I
loved the boy next door. I loved the unacceptable girl next door. I loved that
they were childhood friends. I loved they made it work for each other. I loved
they found love with each other. I loved their romance. I loved the way their
romance came about. I loved this read from beginning to end.
The Tale of Two Sisters series has gotten
off to a wonderful start. I loved Amelia (Mia) and Julia the undesirable
next-door-neighbor-girls. They were beautiful together and separate they still
made an impact. The two were mischief, adventurous, and romantics. That made
the read feel full of mischief, adventure, romance, scandal, fun and more. Nick
being second in line has his own mind. His family wants nothing to do with the
neighbors or scandal.
Getting
to know Nick and Mia was fun. Their family dynamics added to the read. The
other secondary characters made the read fuller and richer. The writing was
smooth, clean, clear and enticing. I want more. I look forward to Julia’s
story. I have some ideas. I want to see if they pan out.
Tale of Two Sisters series:
The
Importance of Being Scandalous – Tale of
Two Sisters, #1
A
Scandal by Any Other Name – Tale of Two
Sisters, #2
Blurb
A horse race in trousers on Rotten Row. Visiting a gaming hall in a dress that would make her mother faint. Sneaking an invitation to a masquerade ball attended by only the wickedest, most debauched members of society…
None of these things are scaring off bookish but strong-willed Amelia Bishop’s stuffy, egotistical fiancé.
The only thing left is to entice childhood friend Nicholas Wakefield into a truly engagement-ending scandal. The Wakefields are the height of propriety, and Nicholas’s parents have made it clear a wife from the neighboring Bishop family would be unacceptable…
But Nicholas would give up his family and his fortune if Amelia would ever see him as more than just a childhood friend. He’ll go along with her scheme, even if it means ruining them both, because he’s got a plan that will change her mind about him being merely the boy next door.
A horse race in trousers on Rotten Row. Visiting a gaming hall in a dress that would make her mother faint. Sneaking an invitation to a masquerade ball attended by only the wickedest, most debauched members of society…
None of these things are scaring off bookish but strong-willed Amelia Bishop’s stuffy, egotistical fiancé.
The only thing left is to entice childhood friend Nicholas Wakefield into a truly engagement-ending scandal. The Wakefields are the height of propriety, and Nicholas’s parents have made it clear a wife from the neighboring Bishop family would be unacceptable…
But Nicholas would give up his family and his fortune if Amelia would ever see him as more than just a childhood friend. He’ll go along with her scheme, even if it means ruining them both, because he’s got a plan that will change her mind about him being merely the boy next door.
Nicholas
tried to stay close to Amelia when they insinuated themselves into the crowd
around Lady Chisholm, but Amelia kept insisting they should stand apart. He
strongly suspected she was trying to insulate him from the scandal she was
about to cause. He had no one but himself to blame for her thinking that way.
Their whole lives, he’d let his family name hold too much sway. Somehow, he
would have to convince her things were different now.
“I
rather like the new styles from the continent,” some young miss made the
mistake of saying.
“Nonsense,”
Lady Chisholm barked. “They stray much too far from tradition.”
From
the other side of the group, Amelia spoke up. “I don’t think they stray nearly
far enough.”
“Excuse
me?” Lady Chisholm gasped.
“I
said I don’t think they stray nearly far enough.”
“I
heard you, Lady Amelia. I only hoped I was mistaken.”
Amelia
frowned. Nicholas thought she might give up, but then her shoulders
straightened and she lifted her chin. “Are you mistaken often?”
“Rarely.”
Montrose’s aunt peered at Amelia. “And what do you imagine might be appropriate
attire for a young lady?”
“Trousers,”
Amelia announced.
A
murmur went up through the crowd. It was everything Nicholas could do to hold
in a laugh. All the more so because he knew Amelia was being honest. In this
regard, he was on Lady Chisholm’s side. He’d seen Amelia in trousers a number
of times and he knew how distracting it was. Were it to become a popular trend
in women’s fashion, the entire country would devolve into anarchy inside a
week.
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Kimberly
Bell writes historical romance from her cabin in
South Lake Tahoe or the beaches of Southern California (it’s a super tough
life).
She's a pretty hardcore introvert that loves dogs,
cheeseburgers, and occasional day drinking. She also spends way too much time
on twitter because she thinks she's super hilarious and she’s trying to get
that rumor to catch on.
MY INTERVIEW WITH KIMBERLY BELL
How would you describe your style of writing to
someone that has never read your work?
My books all end up
being funny, feminist historical romances. They also tend to be a fast read
because I use a lot of quick-flowing dialogue.
What are some of your writing/publishing goals
for this year?
I just finished the first five books I
contracted two years ago, so this year is about taking a short breather and
then knocking out the next three-book series.
Do you feel that writing is an ingrained
process or just something that flows naturally for you?
Definitely a natural thing. I'm starting to pick up some
deliberate craft techniques now, but my first book was my first attempt at
writing a book, and I worry about -over-training and losing whatever that spark
was that people saw in the first book.
Do you have a character that you have been
working on for a long time that still isn't quite ready, but fills you with
excitement to work on the story?
I don't have any that I have worked on a long time, but I do
have a few I won't be able to get to for a few years, if at all. Every once in
awhile their story comes at me louder than before, and I get a ton of new ideas
for it.
If you could spend one-week with 5 fictional
character, who would they be?
Oh, man. In no particular order: Hermione
Granger, Sherlock Holmes (in Robert Downey Jr. or Benedict
Cumberbatch form. I'm not picky), Jamie Fraser from Outlander, River Tam
from Firefly, and Olivia Pope from Scandal.
Where would you spend one full year, if you
could go ANYWhere?
Bed? :P Probably Italy. I haven't been yet, but it already has
my favorite food, coffee, fashion, and architecture.
What would you do with this time?
Learn Italian, gain 50 pounds, and see every fresco in the
country.
Can you share you next creative project(s)? If
yes, can you give a few details?
I just finished edits on my fifth book, the
sequel to The Importance of Being Scandalous that features Julia as the leading
lady, and now I'm working out the details on a companion series that starts
with a book for Jasper's twin-sister, Ruby.
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