Reading is a narrator I’ve admired for a long time. If you’re a lover of historical romance, and of Kate Reading’s narrations, you won’t regret it. For this reason, I recommend starting with Silk is for Seduction and continuing from there. There are a few threads in Scandal Wears Satin that are left over from the previous book. Together, they set off in search of Clara. When Clara, Harry’s sister and one of Maison Noirot’s best customers, runs away to avoid an unwanted marriage, Sophy and Harry join forces to bring her back to London and save her reputation. It certainly wouldn’t do for Harry to become involved with Sophy, no matter how alluring she might be. Harry’s mother is furious and she intends to bring the Noirot sisters to ruin. However, the fact that her older sister married the man who was supposed to marry Harry’s younger sister has caused quite a stir. Harry, the Earl of Longmore, has been captivated by the mysterious Sophy ever since he first laid eyes on her. She’s glad her older sister has found love, but Sophy has no time for such frivolity. Sophy is a very busy woman, working in the dressmaking shop the Noirot sisters own by day and supplying the London scandal sheets with bits of gossip by night. She’s quick-witted, pretty, and extremely loyal to those she loves. Sophy Noirot has been keeping herself and her sisters out of trouble for as long as she can remember.

I was thrilled to move on to Scandal Wears Satin, second in the series. A couple of months ago, I listened to Silk Is for Seduction, Book 1 in The Dressmaker series, and fell in love with everything about it. Loretta Chase is one of those authors I’ve heard about for years, but just never got around to reading.

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