The Bachelor Bargain (Secrets, Scandals, and Spies #1)
Maddison Michaels
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· 15 ratings · 339 pages · Published: 17 May 2021

Lady Olivia Haliford has had enough. Tired of seeing women lose their reputations, futures, and sometimes even their lives to scandal while the men walk free, she is ready to take back power and stand up for women everywhere. Along with her two closest friends, she plans to start an anonymous publication dedicated to dishing the dirt and exposing the secrets of society’s most eligible bachelors. But in order to do so, she will have to make a deal with the devil...
Sebastian Colver, known as the Bastard of Baker Street, is feared throughout London as the city’s most notorious gambling den owner and undisputed king of the underground. His life is nothing but darkness and danger, so he is shocked when the petite lady gracing his doorstep seems anything but frightened of him. He agrees to be a silent partner in the publishing of the Gazette if she will use her connections to sponsor his sister and launch her into Society and away from his dark world.
But exposing the secrets of the rich and powerful can be dangerous. Almost as dangerous as a lady falling in love with the king of the underground.
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- disabilities & scars 1
- vengeance 1
- aristo/royal heroine 1
- rich heroine 1
- competent heroine 1
- sleuth heroine 1
- bad boys 1
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The 'Secrets, Scandals, and Spies' series
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