Scarlett Peckham

He’s controlled. Meticulous. Immaculate. No one would expect the proper Duke of Westmead to be a member of London’s most illicit secret club. Least of all: his future wife. Having overcome financial ruin and redeemed his family name to become the most legendary investor in London, the Duke of Westmead needs to secure his holdings by producing an heir. Which means he must find a wife who won’t discover his secret craving to spend his nights on his knees – or make demands on his long scarred-over heart. Poppy Cavendish is not that type of woman. An ambitious self-taught botanist designing the garden ballroom in which Westmead plans to woo a bride, Poppy has struggled against convention all her life to secure her hard-won independence. She wants the capital to expand her exotic nursery business – not a husband. But there is something so compelling about Westmead, with his starchy bearing and impossibly kind eyes -- that when an accidental scandal makes marriage to the duke the only means to save her nursery, Poppy worries she wants more than the title he is offering. The arrangement is meant to be just business. A greenhouse for an heir. But Poppy yearns to unravel her husband’s secrets – and to tempt the duke to risk his heart. "An astonishingly good debut...The whole book is a breath of fresh air, both a complex, layered story and a soaring romance with two very real people at its heart." -- The New York Times Book Review Author’s Note: Dear readers, please be aware this is an angsty, twisty book written in the style of a gothic romance, and there are some dark moments along the path to a happy ending for our characters. No spoilers here, but if you are a sensitive reader please do consult the reviews before diving in. Yours, Scarlett 2018 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart ® Winner for Best Historical Romance "Desert Isle Keeper...The alliance is unexpected, fascinating and a refreshing departure from typical Regency romances, and I never wanted The Duke I Tempted to end." -- All About Romance "Peckham’s meticulous character work pays off in spectacular, grandly romantic fashion and The Duke I Tempted ends with particularly cathartic and hard-won happily ever after." -- BookPage "Gothic romances are tempestuous by definition, but this one is dramatic even by those heightened standards...If you want something to speed your heart and stop your breath as you read beneath the covers, with only the meager flashlight beam warding off the enveloping night — then you have a rare treat in store." -- The Seattle Review of Books "A one-sitting, late-into-the-night read, The Duke I Tempted ran away with my heart." -- Book Ink Reviews

The Duke I Tempted

One of EW's 20 Must-Reads for April and an Amazon Best Romance of May! Meet the SOCIETY OF SIRENS--three radical, libertine ladies determined to weaponize their scandalous reputations to fight for justice and the love they deserve... She's a Rakess on a quest for women's rights... Seraphina Arden's passions include equality, amorous affairs, and wild, wine-soaked nights. To raise funds for her cause, she's set to publish explosive memoirs exposing the powerful man who ruined her. Her ideals are her purpose, her friends are her family, and her paramours are forbidden to linger in the morning. He's not looking for a summer lover... Adam Anderson is a wholesome, handsome, widowed Scottish architect, with two young children, a business to protect, and an aversion to scandal. He could never, ever afford to fall for Seraphina. But her indecent proposal--one month, no strings, no future--proves too tempting for a man who strains to keep his passions buried with the losses of his past. But one night changes everything... What began as a fling soon forces them to confront painful secrets--and yearnings they thought they'd never have again. But when Seraphina discovers Adam's future depends on the man she's about to destroy, she must decide what to protect... her desire for justice, or her heart.

Society of Sirens, Volume I

The Rakess

She’s beautiful, rich, and reckless... When Lady Constance Stonewell accidentally ruins the Earl of Apthorp’s entire future with her gossip column, she does what any honorable young lady must: offer her hand in marriage. Or, at the very least, stage a whirlwind fake engagement to repair his reputation. Never mind that it means spending a month with the dullest man in England. Or the fact that he disapproves of everything she holds dear. He’s supposedly the most boring politician in the House of Lords... Julian Haywood, the Earl of Apthorp, is on the cusp of finally proving himself to be the man he’s always wanted to be when his future is destroyed in a single afternoon. When the woman he’s secretly in love with confesses she’s at fault, it isn’t just his life that is shattered: it’s his heart. They have a month to clear his name and convince society they are madly in love... But when Constance discovers her faux-intended is decidedly more than meets the eye—not to mention adept at shocking forms of wickedness—she finds herself falling for him. There’s only one problem: he can’t forgive her for breaking his heart.

The Earl I Ruined

He’s a minister to whores... She’s a fallen woman... Lord Lieutenant Henry Evesham is an evangelical reformer charged with investigating the flesh trade in London. His visits to bawdy houses leave him with a burning desire to help sinners who’ve lost their innocence to vice—even if the temptations of their world test his vow not to lose his moral compass...again. As apprentice to London’s most notorious whipping governess, Alice Hull is on the cusp of abandoning her quiet, rural roots for the city’s swirl of provocative ideas and pleasures—until a family tragedy upends her dreams and leaves her desperate to get home. When the handsome, pious Lord Lieutenant offers her a ride despite the coming blizzard, she knows he is her best chance to reach her ailing mother—even if she doesn’t trust him. He has the power to destroy her... She has the power to undo him... As they struggle to travel the snow-swept countryside, they find their suspicion of each other thawing into a longing that leaves them both shaken. Alice stirs Henry’s deepest fantasies, and he awakens parts of her she thought she’d foresworn years ago. But Henry is considering new regulations that threaten the people Alice holds dear, and association with a woman like Alice would threaten Henry’s reputation if he allowed himself to get too close. Is falling for the wrong person a test of faith ...or a chance at unimagined grace? Content Warning: Fair readers, a note on content, for those who like to know. (If you prefer to be surprised, skip this part!) This book contains explicit sex; kink and hierophilia (look it up!); feelings of guilt and shame concerning sex; prostitution (both practitioners of and debates about the legality of); parental mortality; toxic families of origin; religious faith, including questioning of and alienation from; allusions to body image issues; and quite a lot of truly despicable cursing.

The Lord I Left

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Society of Sirens #2

Portrait of a Duchess

Widow in Emerald

The Christmas I Ruined

Society of Sirens, Volume III

Mistress Experience

Par amour

When Lady Constance Stonewell accidentally ruins the Earl of Apthorp's entire future with her gossip column, she does what any honorable young lady must: offer her hand in marriage. Julian Haywood, the Earl of Apthorp, learns the woman he's secretly in love with is at fault, it isn't just his life that is shattered: it's his heart.

I segreti di Charlotte Street 1 Inghilterra, 1753 Archer Stonewell, Duca di Westmead, si è salvato dalla rovina finanziaria riscattando il nome di famiglia. Irreprensibile e meticoloso, ha bisogno di un erede e quindi cerca moglie. Nasconde però un torbido segreto e il senso di colpa che lo tormenta lo porta a frequentare un club privato, in cui si sottopone a punizioni fisiche e umiliazioni, dalle quali ricava però un intenso piacere. Ambiziosa botanica, Poppy Cavendish non sembra proprio il tipo di moglie ingenua e distratta che servirebbe a un uomo del genere. Tra i due, invece, scocca una forte attrazione e, quando uno scandalo rende indispensabile il matrimonio, Poppy accetta. Ma quella che dovrebbe essere un'unione di convenienza rischia di trasformarsi nella più intensa e trasgressiva delle passioni...

I Grandi Storici Seduction

Gli scandalosi segreti di un gentiluomo

PRIMEIRO VOLUME DA SÉRIE OS SEGREDOS DE CHARLOTTE STREET. Livro de estreia de Scarlett Peckham. "Uma estreia sensacional. O livro inteiro é um sopro de ar fresco, com uma narrativa cheia de camadas e, no centro do enredo, uma história de amor entre duas pessoas totalmente verossímeis." – The New York Times Book Review "Um romance sobre as mentiras que as pessoas contam, sobre as barreiras que erguemos para nos proteger e sobre os medos que temos que superar para permitir que os outros nos amem." – The Washington Post Depois de superar a ruína financeira, redimir o nome de sua família e se tornar o mais lendário investidor de Londres, o duque de Westmead precisa garantir a continuidade de seu título e de sua fortuna. A única forma de fazer isso é gerar um herdeiro. Para isso ele tem que arranjar uma esposa que não interfira nos anseios sombrios que ele satisfaz na calada da noite nem faça exigências ao seu coração trancado para o amor. Poppy Cavendish, a ambiciosa florista contratada pela irmã de Westmead para decorar seu salão de baile, não é esse tipo de mulher. Ela sempre lutou contra as convenções sociais para manter a própria independência e, por isso, o matrimônio nunca esteve em seus planos. Mas agora Poppy precisa de capital para expandir seu negócio de plantas exóticas. E a atração que sente pelo duque é tão irresistível que, quando um escândalo acidental torna o casamento com ele o único meio de salvar seu ganha-pão, ela teme querer mais do que o título que ele oferece.

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