aurora paxton left london in disgrace eight years before the events in the scandalous flirt. at the time she had no idea what lucas vale, lord dashell thought of her, though given his attitude the one time they danced, she figured he found her contemptible.turns out that lucas has quite the poker face, because back then all he wanted was to bask in the heat of rory's smile. lucas and rory dance around their attraction as they search for a packet of letters that would implicate rory's stepmother and lucas's father. the truth hidden in those letters proves to be quite the bombshell. one that highlights a lot of the hypocrisy in the attitudes of victorian society.
rory is an independent-minded female and her strength of mind and beliefs contrast nicely with lucas's innate sense of decorum and his fair-mindedness. he is more accepting of things than he actually appears to be, in part because he's been born and bred and a key member of society and in part because his prudishness is a reaction to his father's debauchery.
but the more time rory and lucas spend together the harder it is to deny their connection. the problem then is how will they ever be able to afford running off together. especially given how british society at the time was particularly transactional. i just complained about the feminism in the bride that got lucky, but the social commentary in the scandalous flirt is so much more effective. rory doesn't shy away from her beliefs, but she's also a realist. she knows and understands how society works, she doesn't agree with it, but she also isn't petulant about it. this makes it much easier to read.
**the scandalous flirt will publish on october 31, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/st. martin's press in exchange for my honest review.
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