{"product_id":"a-brush-with-scandal-a-spicy-and-utterly-gripping-victorian-historical-romance-paperback","title":"A Brush with Scandal: A spicy and utterly gripping Victorian historical romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllison Grey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1882\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eAn artist from the notorious Seven Dials will paint her way into London's heart...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolet Latimer \u003c\/strong\u003elongs to escape her scandalous origins in the rookery of Seven Dials and finally make a name for herself as a painter. 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Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eThis book gave me everything... a great setting, an independent badass heroine, a \"he falls first\" and charming MC and some steam and heist plot on the side. I loved all of it! I highly recommend this to my fellow fans of historical romance!\u003c\/strong\u003e' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Della Rose, oh what a character! So witty and unapologetically herself... Cole Winthrop LADIES \u0026amp; GENTS this man had me blushing!!! Add this to your TBR!\u003c\/strong\u003e' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA cross between\u003cem\u003e My Fair Lady\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOliver Twist \u003c\/em\u003ewith a touch of \u003cem\u003eBridgerton \u003c\/em\u003ethrown in for good measure! 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I was charmed by the compelling, passionate and witty Della Rose... bonus character trait: she is obsessed with books! I LOVED this\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAbsolutely amazing! It had me hooked from the very first sentence... incredibly romantic... highly recommend.\u003c\/strong\u003e' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eCaptures the mind and heart from the very first chapter... the perfect balance of romance and suspense... this book is sure to be a bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e.' 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