A Scandal in the Headlines (Sicily's Corretti Dynasty) Mass Market Paperback – October 22, 2013

This story was awesome, actually the best story of all the Corretti saga. Alessandro and Elena were fantastic characters, strong, good looking, really great together. Ms Crews did a great job showing the passion of these two strangers who fell in love when they saw each other across a crowded room... This story is hot, hot, hot! I loved it and recommend it highly.

A Scandal in the Headlines by Caitlin Crews: Alessandro Corretti is convinced that getting jilted on his wedding day and ending up in a fight that left him bruised was the worst part of his day until he stepped on his yacht and found Elena Calderon onboard. The woman he'd felt was his six months ago when he met her at a charity ball, the woman engaged to his business rival and enemy. She claims she's been working for him as some sort of holiday before she marries, but Alessandro knows there's more to it than that.Elena Calderon holds Alessandro Corretti responsible for the ruination of her life in the past six months. Ever since their dance in Rome, the course of her life was changed forever. She has good reason to be working for Alessandro, good reasons that have nothing to do with the things he accuses her of doing. His distrust of her doesn't curb his attraction to her, and Elena is tired of fighting the attraction as well. But will their passion have unintended consequences? Can they channel their explosive chemistry into something more than just sexual attraction?A Scandal in the Headlines by Caitlin Crews is a book filled with angst. Crews has a great handle on the internal conflicts that drive this book. I was able to see how Alessandro's family legacy and his own darkness plague him, as well as Elena's internal struggle against her attraction to a man she thinks of as ruthless and untrustworthy. This book is filled with "I may hate myself in the morning, but I'm sleeping with you tonight" from both of their perspectives. Crews does a fantastic job of weaving in their insecurities and regrets with the undeniable connection between them.As I read A Scandal in the Headlines, I felt that there might have been a tad too much focus on their inner conflicts for my liking. I like a little angst in my romance, especially in an otherwise unrelentingly alpha male hero, but I felt deluged with feelings of insecurity, regret, and shame. I know it's the crux of Alessandro's and Elena's problems, much more than the external conflicts, but I felt emotionally off kilter the entire book. As such, it was harder for me to stay interested in Alessandro and Elena's story in some parts.This is the third book I've read in the Sicily's Corretti Dynasty series. I've become used to my feelings being taken on a rollercoaster ride for the duration. I just couldn't seem to connect as well with A Scandal in the Headlines. I really wanted to love Alessandro (he was ditched on his wedding day for his cousin, for goodness' sake!), but I couldn't fully like him for most of the story. I was waiting for this particular story, of the man who's aborted wedding was the catalyst for all the other stories. Perhaps I set unreachable expectations for it.A Scandal in the Headlines isn't a bad book. It's well written, with sizzling sex scenes and a variety of emotional ups and downs to keep a reader engaged. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes an emotionally charged read with sizzling love scenes and love (and distrust) at first sight.

I was expecting a little bit more from this book so I am disappointed. The author focuses a lot on the personal interaction of the hero and h in the story which is kind of interesting. There is not so much background build up. Apparently after a single but life altering dance with the hero ( that's supposed to be the romantic part of the story) the h's life unravels and she has to go into hiding from her evil fiancee. The hero has recently been jilted at the altar although there is minimal discussion about that, or it's impact on the hero which also seems minimal, since he has taken himself off in pursuit of the h. It seems that you are supposed to piece it together from the other books in the series so if you care enough about it you can find out by reading the other books. To me, it didn't really make sense, other than the author tried at the end to tie up the "Corretti" part of the story back to the series....and show how the hero was over being the head of this tired old Dynasty.Seriously? The h could have hidden somewhere else other than the hero's property right? Anywhere else in Italy perhaps? Better yet, another country?Unless you are subconsciously trying to put yourself in someone's path, and couldn't there have been another reason for them to stay on the island together other than waiting out to see if she's pregnant , while they continue to have sex for the following month?

The characters are intense and carry darker shades of grey in them. their struggle to come out of the darkness of their circumstances is very well portrayed by CC. I enjoyed the book and their HEA which was truly deserved. They do have a long way to go hereafter but together they will make it. They balance each other well. Loved reading their story.

The story held my interest from beginning to end.The characters were going through the darkest times in their lives, andthe were dark, Ilooke the way the writer brings them through.It shows that when two people really love each other they can overcome anything.I have enjoyed the series so far.This is one of the best books.You have to read it.