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Innocent Rosalyn Fernsby had accompanied her elder sister to the House of Virtues, an exclusive brothel hidden under the cloak of a sham charity. Now thoroughly disillusioned but also rather captivated, especially by one particular gentleman, she was angry at her dead father. How could he have left his five children in such dire and dubious straits?
Suddenly a job offer too good to be true. A summer in the country and her siblings can accompany her. He’s engaged after all, and she can resist temptation, can’t she?

Intrigued by the virtuous young lady he, Alexander Hotchkiss, Earl de Lucey, met in Belladonna’s parlour, he begs the madam for an opportunity at a closer, more intimate acquaintance with the girl. Everyone knows he’s to marry his ward in a few months, a dreadful fate he cannot escape, but the girl stirs his desires. He must have her!
So what does he do? He offers her the position of companion to his fiancée at his country estate. Keep your friends close, and you’re your greatest temptation closer?

📚 Be ready for some explosive revelations, naughty discoveries and major grovelling in this playful and tasty tale! Scandal, secrets, lust, humour and family. He’s entitled, dutiful and arrogant. She’s naïve, righteous and caring. Ultimately they want the same. Nothing is what it seems, and the twisty road to love has dangerous turns.
This story has real growth for the MCs, and some interesting points on women’s rights and options in Victorian England. A truly entertaining read!
📚 Age gap 19/35(ish), frosty fiancée/lusty lord/green girl, steamy, open door

Thank you Carrie Lomax and BookSirens for this eARC! All opinions expressed are my own.