Four Weeks of Scandal: A Hazards of Dukes Novel

Megan Frampton

Jun 2022 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

If you love the sparkle of Tessa Dare and the wit of Sarah MacLean, then you won’t want to miss this newest historical romance by Megan Frampton, who returns with a delicious story about a will in dispute, a four-week bargain, and a pretend engagement with romantic consequences.

It only takes one moment to cause a scandal...and four weeks to live it down!

Week one: Lovely, lively Octavia Holton arrives in the village, determined to claim her inheritance—the home she grew up in with her late father. Surely he meant for his daughter to have the property, and owning it means she could fix it up, sell it, and use the money to pay off her debts. But when she arrives, she discovers the house is also claimed—by one Gabriel Fallon.

Week two: Gabriel claims his father won the property in a bet, but he can’t bring himself to toss Octavia out on her very delightful derrière, so he makes her a four-week bargain: Together they’ll pretend to be engaged, all the while seeking out any will, letter, or document that proves who gets the ownership.

Weeks three and four: But that means togetherness...a lot of togetherness, and long days—and evenings—in each other’s company. The pair seems destined to “duke it out,” staking their claims...but it’s all too soon that they realize their rivalry might lead to something much more intimate. And suddenly four weeks seems like a long time. And yet not enough.

Ratings and reviews

I liked this book. While I didn't feel like the storyline was anything fresh or groundbreaking it was fun. As for the characters I really liked Gabriel. He just seemed like a great guy. I wish I could say the same about Octavia but honestly, I was not a fan and actually found her quite annoying. I thought that their chemistry was solid though and I thoroughly enjoyed the heat they generated. This is my candid, volitional review.

Four Weeks of Scandal by Megan Frampton, book five in her Hazards of Dukes series, is an enjoyable, low-angst romance between a straight-laced scholar and a spontaneous gambling hell owner who have a shared past. When Miss Octavia Holton's gambler father dies, she is determined to claim an inheritance by selling her childhood home and paying off her debts. When she arrives in the village, she discovers Mr. Gabriel Fallon, who also lays claim to the house. Gabriel has a marker proving his father

On her father's death, Octavia moves into his home—but so does Gabriel, claiming his own father won the property in a bet. Until the legal mess is straightened out, they pretend to be engaged. Will they go their separate ways once the four weeks of scandal end? Fun and steamy, this novel offers a rollicking plot, irresistible characters, and witty banter. I love how Megan Frampton's heroines approach intimate relationships without shame or apologies. Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

About the author

Megan Frampton writes historical romance under her own name and romantic women’s fiction as Megan Caldwell. She likes the color black, gin, dark-haired British men, and huge earrings, not in that order. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and kid.