A review by tmdavis
It Takes a Scandal by Caroline Linden

3.0

This was an Edelweiss egalley. I thought the story regarding Sebastian and Abby was very sweet. I felt really sorry for Sebastian regarding his situation with his father who went mad and sold off most of his estate for a mere pittance before Sebastian could get back from Waterloo to stop him. What made it even more galling was that Sebastian's childhood friend, Benedict's father was the one who purchased the lion's share of the land and who now refuses to sell it back for less than 10 times what he paid for it. Abby comes into the picture as an nouveau riche heiress whose parents have just purchased a country house that is on the land next to Sebastian. She and Sebastian meet on one of their many walks in the woods between the estate and they both fall for each other. But Sebastian must clear his name as he is accused of murdering his missing father as well as being a thief before he can rightly court Abby. And then his "friend" Benedict steps up as a suitor...

Lots of character development make this a worthwhile read. The pieces all came together in the end and everyone (except maybe Benedict, but maybe he'll get his own book) lives happily ever after.