Scandalous Desires
A New York Times Bestseller -- Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is impoverished, lovely, and kind -- and she made one horrible mistake. She went to a river pirate to save her husband and made a bargain that cost her marriage. Now that pirate is asking for her help. "Charming" Mickey O'Connor is...
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A New York Times Bestseller -- Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is impoverished, lovely, and kind -- and she made one horrible mistake. She went to a river pirate to save her husband and made a bargain that cost her marriage. Now that pirate is asking for her help. "Charming" Mickey O'Connor is ruthless, but he's never forgotten the na've captain's wife. And when his bastard baby girl is dumped in his lap after her mother dies, Mickey can't resist the urge to leave the baby on Silence's doorstep.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781410444905 (1410444902)
Publish date: March 7th 2012
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 519
Edition language: English
Series: Maiden Lane (#3)
I was so looking forward to the book. I was wondering how such an unlikable character would change and become someone I could like. The Mickey at the beginning was an asshole and the Micheal at the end was in love & a different person. I thought the insight into his childhood explained much of the p...
This book was nearly perfect for me. I just loved the tough and tender Mickey. Despite finding silence kind of ugh before, I loved her as a MC. Elizabeth Hoyt is completely rocking my world and I'm surprised I can read these so quickly after one another and find them so strong. I can't imagine not r...
So I'm making my way through Elizabeth Hoyt's Maiden Lane series completely out of order, but I am enjoying each installment. This is the third book in the series. It is about Silence Hollingbrook, one of the siblings who runs the foundling home in St. Giles. She's recently been widowed and has take...
She, Silence Hollingbrook, meek widow of no particular means, had just faced down Charming Mickey O'Connor, the most feared pirate in London. I was looking forward to this couple because of how "good" Silence and how "bad" Mickey was set-up portrayed; I'm found of supposed opposites like this, a'l...
3.5 StarsSome parts are so good. I loved the whole pirate thing. The ending classic old school pirate turns good kinda tale. And I am happy to say the smut is ... quite good.. and thats a huge compliment of a non-smutter. lolI am not sure quite sure why exactly but I found the fact that Silence aske...