What follows is a comedy where both Richard and Isabel, the young lady in question, try to outwit each other and steal the jewel from one another not once but several times.

Luckily for him as soon as he arrives in London he spots it and manages to steal it. Richard, Viscount Mallory, is ordered by his grandmother to search and recover a missing family heirloom, a brooch that has last been seen on a young woman in London. I’ve had this one in the TBR pile for quite a while so I decided it was time to give it a try. Passion ignites between them as the competition heats up, and suddenly there is more than a ruby brooch at stake in this game of hearts. He is stunned when she steals it back the very next day! Clearly the enchanting Isabel is a more formibable opponent than he imagined, and the former soldier finds himself battling wits and wills with the captivating temptress. Richard is determined that the brooch be returned to his family, so when an opportunity presents itself, he pilfers the jewel from the lady's bedroom.

Imagine his surprise when he spots the exquisite heart-shaped ruby brooch on the bosom of the equally exquisite Lady Isabel Weymouth! Could this popular young socialite actually be a jewel thief? When Richard, Major Lord Mallory returns home from the wars, his grandmother sends him on a quest to find and retrieve the Mallory Heart, a long-lost family heirloom. It is a predictable story that keeps you entertained. Even when they were a bit cliched you still felt love or hate for them. Hern has as a way with dialogue and characters. So begins the game of jewel thievery but soon they don't know if they are stealing the brooch or one anothers's heart.Ī fun historical romp sizzling with passion and a hint of mystery and action. Was this socialite widow a jewel thief as well? Richard steals the brooch from Isabel (who is borrowing the jewelry from her grandmother) then Isabel steals it back the next day. At one of the social events in London he sees the brooch pinned to Lady Isabel Weymouth's bosom. His cold non-maternal grandmother sends him on a mission to find the long-lost Mallory heart before her husband dies. Richard (aka Major Lord Mallory) returns home from the wars and finds his beloved grandfather on his deathbed. Genre: standalone, fiction, romance, historical romance, humour

Her Scandalous Affair by Candice Hern