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  • By: Julia Quinn
  • Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
  • Category: Contemporary Women, Fiction
  • Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: April 21, 2020
  • Language: English
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First Comes Scandal Audiobook Summary

There were Bridgertons before the eight alphabetically named siblings. In this fourth of the Bridgerton prequel series, following The Other Miss Bridgerton, we go back to where it all began. . . from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn.

She was given two choices…

Georgiana Bridgerton isn’t against the idea of marriage. She’d just thought she’d have some say in the matter. But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she’s abducted for her dowry, Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life.

Enter Option #3

As the fourth son of an earl, Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course. He has a life in Edinburgh, where he’s close to completing his medical studies, and he has no time–or interest–to find a wife. But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton–his literal girl-next-door–is facing ruin, he knows what he must do.

A Marriage of Convenience

It might not have been the most romantic of proposals, but Nicholas never thought she’d say no. Georgie doesn’t want to be anyone’s sacrifice, and besides, they could never think of each other as anything more than childhood friends… or could they?

But as they embark upon their unorthodox courtship they discover a new twist to the age-old rhyme. First comes scandal, then comes marriage. But after that comes love…

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First Comes Scandal Audiobook Narrator

Rosalyn Landor is the narrator of First Comes Scandal audiobook that was written by Julia Quinn

#1 New York Times bestselling author JULIA QUINN began writing one month after graduating from college and, aside from a brief stint in medical school, she has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since. Her novels have been translated into 43 languages and are beloved the world over. A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, she lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest. 

Look for BRIDGERTON, based on her popular series of novels about the Bridgerton family, on Netflix.

About the Author(s) of First Comes Scandal

Julia Quinn is the author of First Comes Scandal

First Comes Scandal Full Details

Narrator Rosalyn Landor
Length 9 hours 6 minutes
Author Julia Quinn
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date April 21, 2020
ISBN 9780062956217

Subjects

The publisher of the First Comes Scandal is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Contemporary Women, Fiction

Additional info

The publisher of the First Comes Scandal is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062956217.

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Goodreads Reviews

Anne

April 21, 2022

There's this scene with Georgiana's cats. All of them are trapped in baskets for a long carriage ride to their new home, and one of the scraggly bastards is making life miserable for everyone involved.It makes listening to the audiobook 100% worth it. Swear to god, Rosalyn Landor had me crying. She does the yowling, highly indignant cat to absolute perfection. In fact, she pretty much does every character in Julia Quinn's books to perfection. I honestly don't think I'd find her books half as funny without Landor reading them to me.As for the rest of the story? It's cute.Georgiana is compromised in the eyes of society through no fault of her own, having been 'kidnapped' and taken for a carriage ride by a fortune hunter. Her old family friend and neighbor, Nicholas, gets pressured into asking her to marry him to avoid her ruination, and she's out of options and has to say, yes. Well, sort of. Quinn does a decent job making that weird situation palatable.He's studying to be a doctor and she is an intelligent young woman who would love to have the chance to travel and work in that field, as well.Anyway. Like I said, it's cute and (due to the cats) one of the funnier and more memorable of Quinn's stories.

Maja

January 04, 2021

HISTORICAL ROMANCE FINALLY HAS A SUPPORTIVE MALE LEAD 🙏Honestly, this is such a rare thing to find in HR (in my experience at least) and it really shouldn't be. A man who is supportive of his woman, who doesn't dismiss her or ask her to give up her dreams. Sure, often the guy becomes that. But not Nicholas. Nicholas was like that from the start. And that won me over.👍 What I Liked 👍Nicholas: Nicholas was so adorable. I liked how he genuinely wanted to help others. And I especially loved how supportive he was of Georgiana. He talked to her as an equal. Didn't try to belittle her or question her curiosity. He enabled her curiosity and pushed her further. It was so great to read a hero like that.Banter: Nicholas and Georgiana had so much great banter! I actually laughed out loud at some of it, it was so great. It was a big part of their relationship and I really liked it.Follow me for more book loving content!Blog ✨ Facebook ✨ Instagram ✨ Twitter Blog Post: 9 Hallmark-esque Christmas Romance Books

Ariel

February 13, 2020

This book might tie for first place as my favorite Julia Quinn novel. It was an absolute delight to read! Both main characters were immensely likable, their conversation and banter flowed very well. The tension and feelings between them felt natural, and delicious. There were cats! In carriages! I stayed up way past my bedtime reading it, and immediately wanted to turn around and start it again. Julia Quinn knocks it out of the park again!

Marie

August 10, 2022

August 2022 : i don't have better words than those i wrote in april 22. i love georgie and nicholas, they have such brilliant banter (all the carriage scenes are simply hilarious, although credit must be given to cat-head for being the funniest side character). their generosity and tenderness towards each other are perfectly written as well and bring the romance to the level of perfection.April 20: A DELIGHT! so easy to read, it makes you smile and grin... it is a very short, simple romance story about a marriage of convenience, medicine and cats and it is just lovely.bonus points: the family scenes in the first half were of course just brilliant and so funny.June 19 : THAT TITLEDecember 18 : GIVE ME ALL THE BANTER AND THE ELECTRICITY BETWEEN THOSE TWO ALREADY

Christie«SHBBblogger»

April 22, 2020

Title: First Comes ScandalSeries: Rokesbys #4Author: Julia QuinnRelease date: April 21, 2020Cliffhanger: NoGenre:historical romanceThis was my first read in the prequel series, and what fun it was! In First Comes Scandal, Georgiana Bridgerton meets her match with her childhood friend, Nicholas Rokesby. The Rokesbys have a neighboring estate and the two families are inseparable. Nicholas' father, Lord Manston is Georgiana's godfather, so when she is abducted by a fortune hunter and her reputation is ruined, he's not willing to sit by idly. He immediately summons his fourth child home from medical school to swoop in and save the day. I don't know if it's funny or sad that it never even crosses his mind that Nicholas would object to an arranged marriage. Probably a little of both. His heart was in the right place, but he could have been trapping his son in a loveless, passionless marriage for the rest of his life. When the idea is presented to him in fact, it was hard for him to wrap his mind around looking at Georgiana in a romantic way, let alone spending the rest of his life with her. Georgiana has found herself in a horrible position through no fault of her own. She's always followed society's rules, and comported herself like a lady, but gossips were quick to shred her reputation to tatters after Freddie Oakes' abduction. Although she never particularly yearned for marriage or entering a season to find possible suitors, she's despondent over the choice being taken away from her. This is one thing the two main characters had in common-being trapped in a situation not of their own making where people play with their life like chess pieces. Georgiana is understandably sensitive and frustrated about people telling her how she must feel, or that she doesn't know her own mind. The last thing she wants is pity or duty from a man proposing to her, and that is how she views poor Nicholas' clumsy offer. Nicholas thought he knew her pretty well considering how much time they spent together growing up. But shortly after they renew their acquaintance, her sense of humor and intelligence has him looking at her in ways he never has before.“When Georgiana Bridgerton smiled like that, he wanted to reach into the sky and grab down the sun, just to hand it to her on a platter.” Her curiosity for medicine rivals his, and they can have intellectual and often hilarious conversations about the subject most important to him. If women were afforded the same freedom of choice back then, Georgiana would have loved to get a higher education. Nicholas would answer all of her questions and treated her as an equal rather than patronizing her. When she told him how she felt about her own health issues he truly listened to her and trusted that she knew what was right for her own body. He was such an honorable and gentle man. I loved that both he and Georgiana were inexperienced in romance and physical intimacy because we got to see them discover passion for the first time together. She had known him forever, but suddenly the whole world was strange and new. He was holding her hand, and she was suddenly full of emotion and confusion and something she couldn’t quite define.The Bridgerton kids' parents from the main series are in this which was such a delight to me! We are gifted a peek into Edmund and Violet's relationship early in their marriage when the lovebirds were blissfully wrapped up in each other. Edmund is Georgiana's brother, and at the time of this story three of his eight children have been born. Julia Quinn gives us little snippets of insight, and of course hilarious moments to savor. They are just secondary characters here, so their page time isn't heavy, but it was wonderful to spend just a little bit of time with them from a new perspective. I would describe this story as sweet and entertaining that lacks misunderstandings or drama. If you're looking for a romance with low angst this would be a great pick. For me, there wasn't much conflict between the couple, and the romance did feel rushed in the way that it moved from platonic to love in a short span of time. However, I enjoyed every minute with the Bridgertons! The cat scenes had me belly laughing, and Julia Quinn's fast-paced writing was such a comfort to ease into. There was zero difficulty engaging my attention, and never a moment of boredom. I can't wait to catch up on the rest of the series!FOLLOW SMOKIN HOT BOOK BLOG ON:

Alba

December 29, 2021

4 Estrellitas para cerrar ésta serie. Tenía ciertos reparos a leer éste libro porque le ponían como el peor de la serie, pero la verdad es que lo he disfrutado bastante y me ha parecido muy tierno. Quizás lo único que puedo echarle en contra es que carece de conflictos o giros argumentales que atrapen al lector, pero a mí personalmente no me ha importado, es una novela muy pausadita que se lee sola."Primero llegó el escándalo" es el cuarto y último libro de los Rokesby, y en él tenemos el romance de los hermanos menores, Nicholas Rokesby y Georgina Bridgerton. Aunque muchos pensaran en ellos como pareja, nunca se vieron así, ellos se criaron más como hermanos. Entonces, ¿qué ocurre para que dejen de verse como hermanos? Han pasado doce años desde el inicio de la serie, Georgie tiene veintiséis años y sigue soltera, mientras que Nicholas está terminando de estudiar medicina en Edimburgo. Georgie lleva varias temporadas debutando, pero sus padres nunca la insistieron para desposarse debido a sus problemas de salud. Pero algo acaba de ocurrir, que ha destruido por completo la reputación de Georgie. Ha sido secuestrada por un canalla, Freddie Oakes, que solo la quiere por el dinero de su cuantiosa dote. Por suerte, lady Danbury estaba en el lugar indicado en el momento justo, pero nada es suficiente para devolver la buena reputación.Nicholas debe volver a Kent de inmediato, según dice su padre en su nota. Lógicamente, Nicholas pensaba que algo malo debía ocurrir, lo que no esperaba es que su padre lo "obligara" a casarse con Georgiana Bridgerton ¿Por qué debía reparar él las faltas de otro? Aún es joven para desposarse y debe terminar sus estudios, además Georgie ha sido siempre como su propia hermana. Pero también es cierto que Nicholas es un caballero, y no querría ver a Georgie desdichada. Si lo único que puede reparar ése error es que él le dé su apellido, así será.Georgie no quiere que nadie la rescate, ni que nadie se sienta obligado a casarse con ella, es más, del canalla que la secuestró, quiere saber menos aún. Georgie está cabreada, está furiosa, pero el matrimonio no es algo que anhele en lo más recóndito de su corazón. Aún así, cuando Nicholas le ofrece casarse con él, sabe de sus motivos y Georgie tiene su orgullo; pero quizás casarse con él no sea tan malo, si las mariposas que siente en el estómago cada vez que lo ve desde que ha vuelto, significan lo que ella cree.Aquí tenemos una novela romántica de las que los protagonistas pasan de la amistad al amor. De ésta manera nos ahorramos el cómo se conocieron hasta pasar a la acción. Como dije arriba, el libro es bastante plano y pausado y carece de conflictos o giros argumentales, lo que a Julia Quinn le interesa es mostrarnos cómo Georgie y Nicholas se enamoran poco a poco hasta que el suyo es un matrimonio por amor.Sí, quizás pueda ser tildado como uno de los libros más sosetes, pero admito que he leído algunas de las escenas más divertidas de Julia Quinn, sobre todo cuando el gato de Georgie sale en su rescate y se tira sobre Freddie Oakes; para mí eso ha sido memorable.En contra de lo que pudiera pensar, la serie de los Rokesby me ha sido muy grata y me ha gustado mucho, pese a no ser lo mejor que ha escrito Julia Quinn, pero a mí me ha convencido. Al menos me ha gustado más de lo que me llegaron a gustar las Smithe-Smith, ésas pobres no me dijeron nada, pero los Rokesby me han hecho acordarme mucho más de los Bridgerton.

Stephanie

April 29, 2020

This romance was so gentle and cozy and comforting, like getting a warm hug. It's listed as Rokesbys #4, but it worked beautifully for me as a standalone. I was SO glad to find and read it this week, and I'll definitely be talking in more detail about it in my Dragons' Book Club column on Patreon (going out tomorrow), because for me, it was definitely a highlight of this month and exactly what I needed to get through a hard moment.

Sarah

May 04, 2020

Short but sweet. I enjoyed this book. It was a quick easy read. I feel like it needed more though. More conflict, more pages. It was still a good book, just not quite enough. So 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

Estíbaliz

August 31, 2021

La he disfrutado como 4⭐, pero creo que analizándolo de forma más "objetiva" le falta un poco de chicha a la historia, en el sentido de que el conflicto es casi nulo, así que quizás la nota real sería 3-3'5⭐. Cuando llegamos al nudo de la historia, donde por lo general se produce un punto de tensión que tendrá que resolverse en el desenlace, todo es demasiado plano, ya no hay conflicto, si no que el mayor que hay se resuelve en la primera mitad.Había que haber trabajado un poco más el desarrollo de la trama, que aunque sea una historia predecible, es una línea argumental a la que se le puede sacar más partido. Aunque el tema de estudiar medicina en esos años, y la imposibilidad de que las mujeres estudiaran ha sido un punto interesante de la trama, me habría gustado que tuviera algo más de peso.Por lo demás, está en la línea de Julia Quinn en cuanto a risas aseguradas, agilidad y ligereza. A pesar de lo que le falta, es una lectura que me ha dejado con una sonrisa en la cara. Y la más grande me la provocaron Anthony y Benedict Bridgerton de pequeños. ¡Muero de amor!

Celia

February 01, 2021

Nothing happened in this book of consequence. There weren't any character arcs that I could see. But Cat-Head stole the show and upped it a star.

May

April 24, 2022

Georgie y Nicholas son unas cositas hermosas

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