A Scoundrel by Moonlight

March 23, 2015
Campbell’s beguiling fourth Sons of Sin Regency (after What a Duke Dares) pits the vengeful Nel Trim against dastardly cad James Fairbrother, Marquess of Leath. Once Nel learns that Leath’s seduction of her innocent half-sister, Dorothy, caused the young woman’s scandalous pregnancy and childbed death, she will stop at nothing to bring him down. She makes up her mind to steal the private diary he keeps of all his lecherous assignations, to expose him for the lout he is. When James catches Nel searching his library, he intends to toss her out of his house, but his intractable mother insists on taking Nel as her personal companion. From there it’s a clash of wills and hearts as James, of course, turns out not to be quite the bounder that Dorothy described. Campbell excels at developing the initial misdirection and confusion into sexy romance. Agent: Nancy Yost, Nancy Yost Literary Agency.

Narrator Steve West's melodic voice puts listeners under a spell with this romance novel. When handsome James Fairbrother, the Marquess of Leath, discovers Nell Trim, his mother's beautiful but less-than-humble companion, skulking around in his library at three in the morning, neither of them is much impressed with the other. And both of them are determined to get to the bottom of the other's secrets. West uses slight vocal differences to portray the lovely Nell and the Marquess's ailing mother, and their voices are appropriate and recognizable. But it's the enigmatic Marquess with whom he excels. West imprints this intelligent and sexy man with just the right deep, sensuous voice to capture the listener's imagination. A.C.P. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine