Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane #3)
Elizabeth Hoyt
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
3.97
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 168 ratings · 400 pages · Published: 24 Oct 2011
Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is impoverished, lovely, and kind--and nine months ago she made a horrible mistake. She went to a river pirate for help in saving her husband and in the process made a bargain that cost her her marriage. That night wounded her so terribly that she hides in the foundling home she helps run with her brother. Except now that same river pirate is back...and he's asking for her help.
"Charming" Mickey O'Connor is the most ruthless river pirate in London. Devastatingly handsome and fearsomely intelligent, he clawed his way up through London's criminal underworld. Mickey has no use for tender emotions like compassion and love, and he sees people as pawns to be manipulated. And yet he's never been able to forget the naive captain's wife who came to him for help and spent one memorable night in his bed...talking.
When his bastard baby girl was dumped in his lap--her mother having died--Mickey couldn't resist the Machiavellian urge to leave the baby on Silence's doorstep. The baby would be hidden from his enemies and he'd also bind Silence to him by her love for his daughter.
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Tagged as:
- historical 36
- pirate hero 31
- tortured hero 30
- georgian 30
- bad boys 29
- enemies to lovers 28
- alpha male 27
- working class hero 20
- m-f romance 18
- forced proximity 16
- working class heroine 16
- rich hero 16
- mystery 15
- possessive hero 15
- sweet/gentle heroine 15
- single father 15
- tortured heroine 14
- angst 14
- slow burn 14
- abduction 13
- cruel hero/bully 12
- poor heroine 12
- forbidden love 11
- take-charge heroine 8
- suspense 7
- height difference 4
- class difference 2
- found family 2
- grumpy & sunshine 1
- shy heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 15
- past child abuse 12
- dubious consent 11
- graphic violence 10
- abuse between mcs 3
- misogyny 2
- geography
- united kingdom 11
- england 11
- europe 1
- Format
- audiobook
- third person pov 14
- dual pov 11
romance tags
The 'Maiden Lane' series
3.92 · 1994 ratings- Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt Book #1
- Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt Book #2
- Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt Book #3
- Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt Book #4
- Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt Book #5
- Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt Book #6
- Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt Book #7
- Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt Book #8
historical · england · georgian · audiobook · m-f · third-person-pov · dual-pov · mystery · europe · united-kingdom · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · angst · suspense · strong heroine · forced proximity · competent heroine · hurt-comfort · class difference · tortured hero
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