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Breath of Scandal

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4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
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Sandra Brown touches the heart in almost every way with this book. I can honestly say that I felt true pain for a fictional character. Very rarely does that happen, but I feel that Ms. Brown really exceeded even her own triumphs of previous books with Breath of Scandal. It is as if you are right there with the characters.

There is one part of the book that I found terribly hard to read, but not due to bad writing. In fact, it is just the opposite. I found it difficult because it was so well written and very realistic. You feel like you have experienced Jade's tragedy yourself and therefore you heart aches. Just be prepared to grab for the tissues. But once you get through it be ready to cheer triumphantly for Jade. She is prepared and determined to fight her own battle and I feel that she did a great job in doing that.

This is definately not the type of book that tries to personify the woman of tragedy as being needy, clingy, or desperate for the knight in shinning armor to come riding up to save her. Instead, Ms. Brown omits all the typical stereotype characteristics and instead makes Jade into the self-efficient strong-willed woman that is, to me, the true realism of today's women. Oh she gets her knight all right, but she relies on no one but herself to save her.

If you haven't read this I encourage you to do so. There is romance and tragedy. But there is so much more. Ms. Brown teaches that you can in fact fight your own battles, overcome tragedy, and in time find the happily ever after that you never expected.

This is by far her best book!

After recently reading "Envy" and "Mirror Image", both recommended to me by others and thoroughly enjoying both of those books, I decided I was hooked on reading more Sandra Brown. I picked this book up when my work was having a book fair to raise money. I was not disappointed with this choice! I thought Ms. Brown did an excellent job of developing the plot and the characters along with some good love scenes. I really liked the character of Jade Sperry and admired her. I think Sandra Brown does a great job of intertwining the story itself along with some suspence and sex. To me, this makes the book a little more interesting. If you are like me in that you are still new to reading Sandra Brown, I think this book is a good choice. I still have a ways to go as far as reading more of her other books. I have read a couple of her romance novels she wrote in her earlier days under a different name and while some are ok, some you can leave alone as well. But I do think Sandra Brown is a good author and will look to keep reading her other books along with new books when they come out.

Sandra Brown is one of my favorite author....This book is one of is best i think
I'm really satisfied of my purchase

Always like Sandra Brown. She keeps you interested with plots and twists. Waiting for her next one. I so love suspense

Really enjoyed this book. Another great read by Sandra Brown. Not your typical suspense romance. Plot is introduced from the beginning but the twists in the story and the ending is fantastic!

Breath Of Scandal by Sandra Brown

This book was amazing. I couldn't put it down.

One spring night in the small town of Palmetto, South Carolina, a young girl's dream would be shattered forever. Raped and beaten by the three town hell-raisers, Jade Sperry's life would be irrevocably changed. Had she been weak, she would have stayed in the mud that her attacker left her at. But more compelling than her will to survive was the need to see her attackers punished for their crimes. But when her plea for justice was ignored, Jade vowed to one day return to the town that betrayed her, and find the peace she will never again know until her attackers suffered as much as she did that night.

Fourteen years on and Jade is a very successful woman. Knowing that the only way to hit back at the Patchetts - the powerful family who made everyone turn a blind eye against her attack - is by crippling their business, she builds a construction project in Palmetto. And as she comes close to the justice that was denied her once, it seems that fate is not only granting her that one wish, but also giving her another chance at love in the form of Dillon Burke, the man she hired to complete the project.

BREATH OF SCANDAL is an intriguing and heartwrenching tale about a young girl's shattered dreams and her fight for survival. The author has carefully spun a tale that is guaranteed to hook you from the start. The story flows well and I felt all sorts of emotions - anguish, disbelief, sadness and pride. Yes, pride for Jade and for how she picked herself up after what she went through. And I was so glad for her to meet someone like Dillon, a man who also suffered the cruelty of fate, a man seeking for a new start. I loved how he patiently helped Jade overcome her fear of men and intimacy and help her rediscover love.

With its strong characters and compelling plot, BREATH OF SCANDAL is a tear-jerking novel that you won't be able to put down. I plan on reading many more of Sandra Browns books.

This is an exceptional book. I really suffered for Jade. Dillon was also very well developed as a character, before and after he met her, as well as after he learned the truth about the rape.

Strongly recommended.

This book was pretty good. I thought the plot was pretty believable, with one exception: Jade's son's basically nonchalant reaction to being informed that he was the product of a rape was completely unbelievable. Such a revelation would have had incredibly damaging psychological consequences on a 14-year-old boy. I thought the fact that Jade had kept this important fact from her son was very irresponsible and selfish, and the author basically chickened out and failed to hold Jade responsible for this. Other than, an entertaining read.

This is more than a story of revenge. It is a story of courage and triumph. For Jade, it is about revenge, yes, but also about learning to truly LIVE again. For Dillon, it is about forgiving himself. Finding each other was the best thing that could have happened to Jade and Dillon. This is my favorite book by Sandra Brown. Be Blessed!!

Sandra Brown is one of my favorite authors because her books have substance, plot, and believable characters, this book is no exception. But be warned, the entire first half of the book is setting the stage. The two main characterd don't meet until well into the second half. I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 because it was so hard to read tragedy after tragedy with only mildly pleasent moments inbetween. The story is about revenge and redemption. Both the main characters come from tragic pasts and are pounded at every turn by more. Though, at the end, all ends well. Getting there was painful.