A Most Scandous Proposal - Review

In A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn Macnamara we end up with two love stories the story of the sisters Julia and Sophia.  Both Julia and Sophia would be diamonds of the first water if only one thing were true.  They are not from a family with a title.  However, their poise and beauty easily get them into the best balls.  Sophia has been in love with the Earl of Clivesden since she came out.  Julia has decided that she will not marry for love.  However, all plans are blown when the Earl proposes to the wrong sister.  He wants Julia and not Sophia.  In order to get what he wants the Earl sets Sophia up to be compromised by someone else.  The unwilling suspect is a man with a dark past and a lot of honor. 

Julia decides that she is going to get herself compromised in the most scandalous way in order to get out of her betrothal to the dark Earl.  For this she asks help of her childhood friend Benedict Revelstoke. 

The book had a good romance story.  However, I think it takes on a little too much.  Instead of just one romance we the readers are trying to keep track of two.  While this does allow double the sex scenes it can get confusing. 

Ashlyn Macnemara leads us on a great and well told story.  However, this could have been broken up into two books to save on the confusion.  The reason that this gets confusing is when it switches points of view it doesn't always tell you what view you are currently in.  However, this author will have a lot to offer us in the future. 

The discription given for the book reads as follows, It only mentions one of the romance stories. 

"After watching her beloved sister, Sophia, pine over the ton’s golden boy for years, Miss Julia St. Claire has foresworn love and put herself firmly on the shelf. Unfortunately, her social-climbing mother and debt-ridden father have other ideas, and jump at the chance to marry Julia off to the newly named Earl of Clivesden . . . the man of Sophia’s dreams.

Since resigning his cavalry commission, Benedict Revelstoke has spent his time in London avoiding the marriage mart. But when he discovers that the Earl of Clivesden has his sights set on Julia, Benedict tries to protect his childhood best friend from the man’s advances—only to discover that more than friendship is driving his desire to defend her. He surprises them both with the force of his feelings, but when Julia refuses him, and her father announces her betrothal, Benedict fears he’s lost her forever—until Julia approaches him with a shocking scheme that will ruin her for all respectable society and lead them into an exquisite world of forbidden pleasures."