Catherine Miller escaped with her young brother 10 years ago from their murderous relatives who were intent upon stealing her brother's title. Arriving with only the clothes on their backs, Catherine takes refuge in an orphanage with her brother. For the past two years, Catherine has been secretary to the dear Headmaster Dunn, never divulging their true background. Instead, she leads a lackluster life while trying to prepare her brother for eventually receiving his title. A title she has no idea how to regain.

Seven years ago, Major Marcus Dunn left Andersen Hall after a brutal argument with his father. He swore he'd never return. However, Marcus' superior officer suspects a spy operating in his hometown and blackmails Marcus into returning. Upon his homecoming, memories assail him of his father's diligent care of the orphans and his father's neglect of his mother and him. With the passage of time dampening the anger, Marcus and his father reach a tentative truce, which abruptly ends with his father's murder.

Catherine's infatuation with Marcus returns full force upon his arrival, but thankfully, Marcus is unaware of her. Before, Marcus only saw a quiet mouse following him and his friends around, now he sees a lion protecting his father and the other orphans. Together they work to find the killer and spy, while denying the growing attraction between them.

MORE THAN A SCANDAL is a pleasant romance. Ms. Robins has created appealing characters and adds a delightful Robin Hood twist at the end.

Book Summary

Lovely Catherine Miller has always been timid -- until the treachery of unscrupulous cousins threatens her childhood home. But her discovery of the journal of the notorious "Thief of Robinson Square" has given the resourceful lady a plan.

To exact a righteous vengeance, she will don the mantle of this "Robin Hood" who, years ago, preyed on pompous Society. She doesn't realize, however, that the one man in London sworn to stop her is the man she has loved in secret since she was twelve!

An important mission to unmask a traitor has brought Major Marcus Dunn back to Catherine Miller, only to find that the shy, awkward girl he remembers is now an enticing young woman with a spirit as strong as his. But the tempting enchantress guards a secret, and Marcus fears his desire for her could expose his own -- and send them both careening recklessly toward a passionate love far more perilous than mere scandal.