Scoundrel (ISBN 0553569112)

Misnamed:
The main character wasn't a scoundrel. He was a sort of stuffy British duke who had difficulty expressing his feelings. The heroine was pretty good. She cried a lot, but she had a good reason. She got attacked a lot. The good thing about her was she was intelligent, but she played dumb in public. The villain was not revealed until the very end, and it was sort of disappointing. I would have liked a little more insight into his character. Overall, a slightly better than average romance.

Very entertaining:
the book caught my interest right at the begining and rarly let it slip, I love that in books, but I really want to know why there isn't more out there from this wonderful author. PLEASE, give this book a chance, I doubt you will be dissapointed.

Hope there is a sequel to this soon.:
Discovered this book in a used book store, I thought the plot was very good, an unexpected villain towards the end made it more intriging, felt for sure that the author would write a sequel to it, covering secondary characters Robert & Sophia's story, perhaps with an update on Lily & Miles, as they all seem to be in the same line of work. It was a most enjoyable read, and I look forward to reading more of the books by Elizabeth Elliott.

Entertaining and suspenseful:
Lady Lily Waters is one of England's top code breakers...and her identity has just been revealed to the enemy. France dispatches a spy to murder her but the plan fails. She is able to escape and flees her house to the London streets and right into the arms of the Duke of Remmington. The Duke, betrayed by his first love long ago, decides to protect Lily, but discovers he also has to fight his growing desire for her as he unravels the mystery of who wants Lily dead. Elizabeth Elliott has done it again. This was such a pleasurable book to read. Not only was I entertained by a touching love story but also a cloak-and-dagger plot line that kept me riveted to the last page. My only complaints are these: The book cover. Pleeez! Can they not come up with a better one? And what's with the title? The book title is totally misleading from what the story is really about. Remmington is far from being a scoundrel.

A Smart, Sensible Heroine and a Hero that's Anything But a Scoundrel:
Elizabeth Elliott's book, "Scoundrel" is misnamed because the hero, the dashing Miles, Duke of Remmington is the tamest scoundrel I've encountered in several hundred romance novels. However, title aside the story is engaging and Lady Lily Walters is a heroine who is easy to relate to. Unlike some stories, I was quite happy to root for these two getting together. Others have provided good summaries of the plot, so I'll just briefly recap. Lily has been secretly in love with Miles for a long time, but an encounter in a London ballroom has dashed her hopes. Late that evening she is attacked in her home and runs into the night to find her father. Instead Miles finds her and ends up providing her a place to hide out, without knowing that instead of the empty headed miss he thinks she is that Lily is really a cryptologist for the war department. And Lily doesn't know that Miles also works for the war department. Passion ensues, misunderstandings happen, but unlike a lot of romance novels the misunderstandings are quickly cleared up. After a midnight rendezvous at a house party, Lily and Miles are married, an unexpected bad guy pops up and is disposed of, and just when things seem wrapped up the true threat to Lily shows up. All's well that ends well. I was very entertained by this story and enjoyed reading it. I'm disappointed that Elizabeth Elliott doesn't seem to have written anything else--I expected a follow-up with Sophie, Lily's best friend, and Robert, Lily's brother. If she ever writes more I will definitely buy it. Her writing style is engaging and her characters are charming.