Celia’s arc as a reformed mean girl who is trying to make amends from those she wronged was a very compelling tale. I liked how the novels connected while still being independent to give readers the option to read the novels as a complete series or as standalones. Eva and Godric, the main characters from Outrageous, also make brief cameos in this novel. Even though Lucien and Richard were briefly introduced ten years earlier during Outrageous, I loved that the tie in between the novels. Each couple is going through their own journey to try to find their way together while attending Antonia and Sebastian’s lavish Christmas wedding/party with multiple other guests and events taking place. It was greatly enjoyable to read about all of them and it was difficult to choose which couple I enjoyed the most, as they were both very gratifying.Įven though there are multiple moving pieces in the novel, the author did an excellent job about seamlessly moving from one to the next. I love how each character has their own emotional journeys and reasons for their thoughts/decisions. Celia regrets her past, but she needs to find out if the ones she wronged will forgive her. Through the story, the reasons for how each character got to each place in their current lives are discovered. The novel includes the perspectives of Richard, Celia, Lucien, and Phyllida as all of the relationships are explored.

With open-ended feelings left to the be resolved with Celia, the story becomes more complex among these six characters. Lucien is now married to Phyllida while Richard is happily single. As an employee, Celia has no choice but to attend, as well, when she accompanies Lady Yancy. She has been invited to attend the wedding event of Sebastian to the youngest member of the Redvers family, Antonia. The story flashes forward ten years and all the characters are now in different places in their lives, but will be thrown together again.Ĭelia Trent is now Celia Pelham, a widow, who now works for Lady Yancy. Last, there is Phyllida Singleton, who is Richard’s friend and sometimes dance partner. Their connection is left somewhat vague at the beginning, but becomes more apparent as the story moves forward. Celia is intangled with Sebastian Fanshawe, the Duke of Dowden.

Lucien is courting Celia Trent with plans to propose, while Richard is attracted to Celia, but does not act on it for his brother’s sake. Readers are first introduced to twin brothers, Richard Redvers and Lucien Redvers, the Earl of Davenport. The story begins in 1818 at the Duke of Sanford’s ball where the four main characters and the fifth important one are all introduced.

Unlike Notorious (#1) and Outrageous (#2), this novel expands the main “cast” by including the stories of two couples that are closely intertwined compared to the other two that did one. Infamous is the third novel in the Rebels of the Ton series, where each novel can be read as a standalone.

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