Memoirs Of A Scandalous Red Dress (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
A disappointment, overall. I didn't like this plot in the earlier books in the series, I didn't find Captain Thomas Dashwell an attractive suitor. The book is split into two halves, before she married Viscount Gossett and then twenty-some years later when Pippin is a widow.SPOILERSThe premise is good, the second chance at love predicament. The plausibility hinges on whether or not Pippin would throw respectability to the wind and follow her heart. The catch, which is glossed over in the book, is whether Pippin would prefer the unknown of a renewed relationship with Dash on board ship or to maintain her role as mother in England. At the end, she basically dumps her English son and daughter and will spend her life with Dash and his son sailing an American ship. I don't like long separation books and this one had a 20 year separation, so it was wasn't my cuppa. I also don't feel that Dash ever apologized to his son or Pippa for his actions. I also thought the ending a little strange. I didn't understand Pippa's reasons for not wanting to marry Dash, just live with him in sin...huh??? I would have loved to have seen books about John and Nash, both naval men, but one in the colonies and one in the English Navy...could have been fun.
What do You think about Memoirs Of A Scandalous Red Dress (2009)?
I have enjoyed Pippen & Dash's story mixed into the other books. Its great to find out how it ends.
—tdavenport2522
I LOVED Pippin's story. It feels like a long time coming. Also, her son needs to be smacked.
—sofialoren
A lot more about him than her, but fun & very piratey!
—LizzieG
