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Breath of Scandal
Breath of Scandal
Author: Sandra Brown
ISBN-13: 9780446359634
ISBN-10: 0446359637
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 464
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 250 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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47 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

pbutterfly avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 41 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
The characters, especially our heroine Jade, were very well defined and interesting. The story kept my interest, and like any good Sandra Brown book, kept me reading long past bedtime!
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Helpful Score: 6
The writing is good, with lots of descriptives. While I was impressed with the plot, and how it unravels (catching the reader off guard) I found the heroine's consistent line of "I just can't get over this" wore me out by the end of the book.
Sharbysyd avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
This is a somewhat interesting read. The plot is basically a revenge plot with a love story. There are some sad parts.
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Helpful Score: 4
excellent! I love Sandra Brown books, always keeps you reading until the end!
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Helpful Score: 3
Very intense reading. Excellent work from Sandra Brown. Combines adventure, drama, and romance into one great novel.
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Helpful Score: 3
A big Brown fan and this one doesn't disappoint! Passion and revenge in a small town. Good reading to the end.
tinkerbellgirl82 avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Awesome, Awesome book. Really liked it a lot. I think I would reccomend to everyone.
Moo avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 111 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This books I couldn't put it down, and stayed up late reading it. This was a sitting on the edge of your seat kind of story. I gave this book a 5 star and this author is a very good writer.
txladyrah avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 180 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Expect to be entertained!
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Helpful Score: 1
A more lighthearted murder mystery.
bookworm7570 avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent, had me turning the pages late into the night!! It's a story that can happen to any woman....but how she goes on is amazing!!!
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Helpful Score: 1
Fast paced book of revenge!
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Helpful Score: 1
Thrilling to the end
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Helpful Score: 1
The best of Sandra Brown! The most dramatic story yet!
The hero & heroine suffer the worst experiences possible
but end up getting major revenge against their tormentors in the end. Great love story w. great characters!
auntjennjenn avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 15 more book reviews
This is one of my favorite books by Sandra Brown. It was a very long book, but it kept me VERY entertained! It made me happy, sad, jealous (dillan yummy)lol. The writting was so discriptive it made me feel her pain. There are many sex scenes and one towards the end was so sweet, i almost cried ok i did cry (break out of shell one). Revenge is sooo sweet, when you read this you will see. The last scene (sex scene) i dont know how i feel about that one, im still questioning it. To each there own everyone deals diffrent, but i dont know how i feel about it. Too me it was almost morbed. You know the saying keep your freinds close and your enemies closer! Well reverse that with this book! Keep your enemies close and your friends closer! I dont know how many times, I wanted to slap the shit out of some of her so called friends. Anyway REALLY
my-3-girls avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 28 more book reviews
I loved this story. Couldn't put it down until I had it finishied.
23dollars avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 432 more book reviews
BREATH OF SCANDAL is my absolute favorite Sandra Brown story. I read it as a teen and have re-read it a few times over the years. Jade Sperry was an unforgettable character. I could never forget what happened to her...and how she triumphed! If you haven't read this one, grab it today!
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Of all her books this has been my absolute favorite. Excellent story line and not too much passion which Sandra Brown is good for. I didn't want the book to end.
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Good read. Might read more of hers after this one.
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A good read. Story moves along well and characters are very interesting.
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A story about revenge and love. I couldn't put it down. I loved the storyline and the characters.
sharon8339 avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 17 more book reviews
On a night in her senior year in high school, college bound Jade Sperry endures gang rape at the hands of the rich man's son and his cronies. Years pass while Jade gets her education, has a baby and gets her life together, but she never forgets that night and her vow to exact revenge. Returning to her hometown to open a factory for her company, she lays the groundwork and succeeds in her goals, finding the possibility of love along the way.

Understanding this is one of Sandra Brown's earlier works, whoever edited this book should be strung up. The story line is fantastic, but the dialogue sometimes drags and the subplots seem to have been added as an afterthought. Dick Hill's narration was WAY overacted, still, it was a good story. It just didn't measure up to Sandra Brown standards. If you like audio books, this story would probably work well in the abridged version.
ribqueen avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on
This is a really good, suspensful book. The box is a little rough, but the CD's are just fine. I enjoyed it.
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This book was too graphic and bit distrubing for my taste.
Dimples2212 avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 209 more book reviews
Another winner from Sandra Brown. This novel is about Jade. As a high school girl in rural South Carolina, she is brutally raped by three of her classmates and left to die. She quickly learns that she'll never obtain justice through the legal system in small town America, since the sheriff's son is one of her attackers. Jade begins to plan her revenge instead.

The characters were very real, the situations authentic and it was difficult to anticipate what would happen next. Two of the villans in the book died before Jade was able to extract her revenge. The remaining two were partially beaten when Jade set up her sting operation.

I enjoyed the book immensely.
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One of the better Sandra Brown books I've read.
Susanaque avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 422 more book reviews
Jade was raped one day by three class mates-one of which was the richest family in town. Due to evidence being thrown out, the me were found not guilty. Jade swore she would get even one day and did she ever.She was able to wrestle the town from her enemy grasp and found love at the same time
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Very good!
Satin43 avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 157 more book reviews
Jade Sperry's entire professional life is dedicated to one purpose: revenge. As a pretty and intelligent high school senior she is raped by three classmates, an attack instigated by Neal Patchett, the son of the most powerful man in Palmetto, S.C. No one, not even her own mother, believes Jade's tale, and her boyfriend, led to think she cheated on him, commits suicide. Jade vows to destroy all three boys, especially Neal. She has become pregnant from the attack, but she wins a full scholarship to college and takes her baby son with her. Even after she achieves professional success, her violent past will not allow her to enjoy healthy relationships with men--until she meets Dillon Burke, whom she hires to build the construction project in Palmetto that will spell financial ruin to Neal Patchett and his father.
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Another great novel by Sandra Brown.
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A good book but I found myself thinking it read like a Danielle Steele novel (which isn't bad - just different).
mmartin avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 22 more book reviews
Brutally raped one night by three local boys--one of them the privileged son of the town's wealthy and powerful family--Jade returns to the town years later determined to exact a just revenge.
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I just finished it, found it hard to put down.
I felt it was a little different for Sandra Brown's
writing. A lot of it was about revenge, but inspite
of that I found it interesting.
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Not the best Sandra Brown I've read. I felt this one was lacking the "mystery" element of the plot. Other than that, a typical Brown novel.
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BREATH OF SCANDAL is an intriguing and heart wrenching tale about a young girl's rape and her fight for survival. I was intrigued by the book by page one. The story kept my interest and I felt all sorts of emotions. Jade was a strong woman and I was so glad for her to meet someone like Dillon, a man who also suffered the cruelty of fate, a man seeking for a new start. It was mystery and romance all wrapped up into one story. Good book..
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Well, I love Sandra Brown, I had read all of her books,but this one, for some reason I missed, well, after ordering it and wasting a credit, I couldn't even finish it, I've read other reveiws and I see I am the only one, but honestly, I am glad she got better... I am sure some day I WILL finish it, but right now, I can't even pick it up anymore!
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Robbed of her youthful ideals, Jade ran as far and as fast as she chould, but she never forgot the town where everyone was dependent on one wealthy family whose son changed her life forever. Someday she'd return, exact revenge and free herself from fear and the family that could destroy her.
freeverse071681 avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 609 more book reviews
On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals, and at the center of scandal, she ran as far away as she could. But now she has returned to exact a just revenge and perhaps fulfill a lost promise of love.
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Jade Sperry endured a young woman's mightmare at the hand of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals & at the center of scandal & tragedy, Jade ran as far and fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, & child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgave their spoiled son, who with his two friends changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return...exacting a just revenge, frreing herself from her enemies' grasp, & perhaps, fulfulling a lost promise of love.
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On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgave their spoiled son, who with his two friends changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return...exacting a just revenge, freeing herself from her enemies' grasp, and, perhaps, fulfilling a lost promise of love.
queen627 avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 45 more book reviews
on a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell raisers.
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On a rainy Southern night. Jade Sperry endulred a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy. Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgot their spoiled son, who, with his two friends, changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return, exact a just revenge-and free herself from fear, and the powerful family that could destroy her.
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On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young womans worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgave their spoiled son, who with his tow friends changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return..exacting a just revenge, freeing herself from her enemies grasp and perhaps fulfilling a lost promise of love.
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On a rainy Southen night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst night-mare at the hands of three local hell-raisers.
AVONLADY avatar reviewed Breath of Scandal on + 329 more book reviews
On a rainy Southern night. Jade Sperry endulred a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy. Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgot their spoiled son, who, with his two friends, changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return, exact a just revenge-and free herself from fear, and the powerful family that could destroy her.
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On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every mand, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgot their spoiled sone, who with his two friends changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return...exacting a just revenge, freeing herself from her enemies' grasp, and perhaps, fullfilling a lost promise of love.
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This is not the cover. It is the black and white one with the trees.