Thomas and Amy are adorable in their love and connection in this novella. As second in the Heiress series it is not your typical romance and it is still charming. The mystery of the prior kidnappings lets you know another kidnappings is in the offing and will be solved by Thomas and Amy.

Although A Scandal in Newport is a stand-alone, I enjoyed having read Waltz With a Stranger first. This is a great afternoon, somewhat light-hearted read!

A Scandal in Newport is the second book in The Heiress series which features Thomas Sheridan and Amy Newbold, the secondary couple from Waltz with a Stranger. This is called a novella which is just 129 pages, so it is a fast read but well worth it.

Amy and Thomas are newly engaged and of course a celebration is required. The family travel to Newport, Rhode Island for the rest of the summer season. As they go from party to party in the "cottages" mansions of the wealthy someone is kidnapping young women who are recently engaged. Amy tries to spend time with these girls to see if she can discover why and who took them. When trying to save an acquaintance, she finds herself the unintended target of a kidnapping.

This is a sweet story of a determined young woman in love. Amy is feisty and definitely keeps Thomas on his toes as she wants to take their relationship further. I really liked the relationship between Thomas and Amy. It was warm with mutual respect for one another.

This book really just took me for a ride. I loved the build up, the character development, and the writing. I would definitely read more from this author!

This was a fun read. I’ll read others in the series! The characters were rich and Newport is one of my favorite places so the descriptions were enjoyable.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley and publisher, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Rating: 2.5/5 Stars (Rounded 3)
Publishing: September 22, 2022
Series: The Heiress Series 1.5
Pages: 115

“A Scandal in Newport” was an okay novella read for me. My thoughts…short and exciting but not on the pages. Amelia and family have now traveled back to America, after her twin sister’s marriage, are set to plan her wedding. Unfortunately, it is also at a time where there have been kidnappings of wealthy young women and she eventually finds herself one of the victims.

This was a short and easy read however my only drawback was the missing romance between the main characters in this short piece and the fact that Amelia’s sister was once involved with the hero didn’t sit quite well. Individually, Amelia and Thomas are likeable characters, and I couldn’t feel the romance that I was looking forward to in this short story. For the most part, the genre was more suspenseful than romance. As this is the second read for me from this author, the jury is still out on her writing style. I almost did not finish the first and almost not this one. However, it took me reading further along in both stories to feel any sort of connection.

A New Port Scandal

What can be said heiress is kidnapped.. Planning a wedding is hard but through everything in to the works. It nice easy read. Having her twin sister went as a dream for Amy. Cute story with drama.

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5 stars for "A Scandal in Newport" (a novella). This continues the story of Amelia from "The Heiress Series", who is engaged and planning her wedding in America. It includes a mystery of kidnappings and ransom of daughters of the very wealthy. I love Newport and the Gilded Age as the setting. I have seen and toured the mansions (cottages) there. I wish more romances were set in this unique American time period. I requested this book not realizing I have already read and reviewed it as part of a box set in December 2020. I checked and didn't see any changes in the story so I am using my original review. Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for an ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Gilded Age Newport is rocked by a series of debutante kidnappings.

This book is more historical suspense than romance, set against a background of high society intrigue.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.