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Beyond Scandal Mass Market Paperback – July 25, 2006

by Brenda Joyce (Author)
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 97 ratings
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Brenda Joyce is a dreamweaver who spins spells that entice and enchant, a masterful creator of unforgettable characters and incomparable romance-from the spellbinding medieval passion of promise of the rose to the breathtaking sensual intrigue of the game. Now, with beyond scandall, she takes us one step further... beyond duty.

Adoring and innocent, Anne Stewart was seduced by Dominick Saint Georges, Viscount Lyons, then brazenly abandoned on their wedding night. Now four years have passed, and England's most mysterious lord has returned to Waverly Hall.

Beyond passion. Anne can never forgive Dominick for the shame he caused her. She is determined to resist his advances and ignore the gossip and speculation surrounding them. But shocking revelations and deadly intrigues are drawing her ever closer to her enigmatic husband, to whom she dares not surrender againthis secretive stranger who holds the key to her survival... and her heart.

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  1. Print length
    432 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Avon
  4. Publication date
    July 25, 2006
  5. Dimensions
    4.19 x 1.08 x 6.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0061235245
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0061235245
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Brenda Joyce is the bestselling, award-winning author of Promise of the Rose,Scandalous Love and The Fires of Paradise. All nine of her historical romances have been highly acclaimed, and four of them, including the first three novels in the "Bragg" saga Innpocent Fire, Firestorm, and Violet Fire have won six awards from Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur. She has also won three industry awards for her trendsetting promotional bookmarks from Affaire de Coeur. Brenda Joyce is currently working on her next novel.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (July 25, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061235245
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061235245
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 1.08 x 6.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 97 ratings

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Brenda Joyce is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fourty-nine novels and five novellas. There are over fourteen million copies of her novels in print and she is published in over a dozen foreign countries. A native New Yorker, she now lives in southern Arizona with her son, dogs and numerous Arabian and Half-Arabian reining horses. Brenda divides her time between her twin passions' writing powerful love stories and her quest to become a nationally ranked Top Ten equestrian. For more information about Brenda and her upcoming novels, please visit her websites: www.brendajoyce.com, www.francescacahillseries.com www.thedewarennedynasty.com and www.mastersoftimebooks.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this storyline
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2014
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I love this storyline. One of my favorite Brenda Joyce books. I have read and reread this book at least 4 times. Never been bored. :)
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Callie
4.0 out of 5 stars Anne Stewart was in love with Dominick St
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2014
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Anne Stewart was in love with Dominick St.George but he was to marry her cousin Felicity. He got a note from her to meet in the garden and was seducing her when they were caught. He married her but left her on the wedding night leaving her still a virgin .He did not return for 4 years until his father's death. He has a new mistress , an old one that he had 2 children by. He kept the latter in style and lived near them to be with the childen. They never were mentioned but once in the story . He had thought about adopting the boy and making him his heir. I always wondered what happened to them. He was a very unlikable person. He made fun of Anne when she talked to him about his women.He was always trying to turn everything back against her. I never thought he would change or did he. Felicity was now a widow she was chasing him at every turn.Her brother Patrick was in love with Anne.She thought of him as a friend but used him also to try to make Dom jealous.This book had a murder, blackmail, attacks against Anne to kill her, and Dom was framed for murder.I think it will not take long for anyone to figure out the villain. I think there was so much going on in this book and no one seemed to like the other person. Anne was even hated by Dom's mother Dom also gets another shock toward the end besides the murder charge..I think the book was more a 3.5 but no half points can be given. I did like it but not as much as her better books.
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T Jay
3.0 out of 5 stars The most annoying heroine EVER !
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019
Brenda Joyce is one of my favorite Authors … I love all of her books with the exception of this one ...The most annoying heroine I have ever read … by the end of the book I found myself wishing that Don would never be with Anne ! Never have I wanted the hero NOT to love the heroine but in this one I did . Terrible book . Don't waste your time and money .
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Ms. Wayne
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017
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Great book, couldn't put it down. Another classic by Brenda Joyce.
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zevadie harris
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017
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good book
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Elspeth
2.0 out of 5 stars likeable but not a great romance
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2008
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without going over the plot again, i found it not believable that the hero would leave our heroine on his wedding night when he couldn't keep his hands off her in the first place when he wasn't married to her. yes, i know, he had a fear of commitment, but to leave without a word to the
woman he disgraced and had to marry? sorry, not buying it. i also couldn't buy how he came home 4 years later for a totally unrelated reason and immediately decided he couldn't live without her. why would she take him back? she was portrayed as maturing during the time he was gone but she almost immediately reverts to where she was before he left.
an okay read at best.
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C. Dionne
5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 blue ribbon Romance Junkies review
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2008
Anne Stewart has been in love with Dominick for more years than she can remember. Since learning of his engagement to her cousin Felicity, Anne has accepted that she'll become a spinster. Ann and Dominick are caught in a compromising position in the gardens during the engagement party and she quickly finds herself exchanging vows with the man of her dreams, only to have him abandon her on their wedding night.

Dominick Saint Georges, Viscount Lyons, must marry in order to carry on the family name. Lineage, not love, was the deciding factor when he agreed to an engagement to Felicity. Too bad his sense of honor didn't stop him from indulging in his baser desires with Anne. He had no choice but to do the honorable thing and marry her. That doesn't mean he has to be happy about the marriage or live with his new wife.

Four years after marrying and leaving Anne, Dom leaves Paris and returns to England after learning that his father has become ill. Arriving on the day of his father's funeral comes as a shock to him. He never really got a chance to know his father. He hasn't even spoken to him since the day of his wedding.

If Don thinks he is going to be welcomed home by a loving wife, then he is sadly mistaken. Anne is determined to have nothing to do with Dom. Thanks to him she's suffered years of shame, remains a subject of gossip, and is an outcast of `polite' society. She could never forgive him for the pain he's caused her.

His father's death isn't the only unexpected news that Dom receives as soon as he returns home. He also learns that his father's home, Waverly Hall, has been placed in a trust with Anne as the sole beneficiary by his grandfather, Rutherford. Dom is infuriated by the insult and goes to Rutherford demanding answers, which Rutherford is only too happy to provide. Yes, the house does belong to Anne but there is a way that Dom can regain it. All he has to do is perform his marital duty and provide an heir. Dom's mother, Clarisse, is convinced that Anne has schemed her way into Dom's life and everything from their marriage to her acquiring the house had been carefully plotted out. Clarisse couldn't be more wrong, Anne is very much in love with Dom, always has been. Does she dare trust him after the callous way he once left her?

Brenda Joyce never fails to write thrilling historical novels that have readers holding their breath in anticipation of what unexpected twists and turns the plot will take. BEYOND SCANDAL is chock full of mini plots that tease and entice you to keep reading until you know all the nitty gritty details. Dominick and Anne make a fabulous couple. Both of them are strong-willed and determined to have their own way. Throw in a meddling old man and things get extremely interesting!

Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)
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wackko
4.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Scandal.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2010
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Great fan of Brenda Joyce and this book did not let me down. Read this book in 2 days and that was with a house full of kids (9 kids to be exact.)
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KitKat
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2017
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Terribly written. I'd be reading about one character when it would suddenly jump to another character without a break.
There were random full stops instead of commas and there were numerous spelling mistakes. Where was the proofreader?
If you can get past all the punctuation, grammar and spelling errors to actually read the story, then you get to know two very unlikeable main characters. There was no chemistry between them and I'm not sure how they managed to decide that they loved each other.
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Nialaii1987
1.0 out of 5 stars long and dragged out.
Reviewed in Canada on June 24, 2014
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This was a bit much. I like a bit of intrigue but this was too much. Not my favorite book of hers.
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