The Secrets He Keeps by Amy Sandas
A fearsome woman.
Callista Hale is the beautiful proprietor of London’s most elite brothel. When a new gentlemen’s club positions itself to lure away her wealthy clientele, she’ll do whatever it takes to protect her business. Even if it means accepting a wicked offer from the club’s mysterious and sensual owner.
A man of experience.
From the moment he meets Madam Pendragon, Erik Maxwell vows to have her in his bed. Her sharp mind challenges him while her lush body sparks every fantasy he’s ever had. But he’ll have to use everything he knows about desire to get past the jaded lady’s formidable walls.
An offer too wicked to resist.
If the man believes he has the talent and skill to seduce her, Callista will gracefully accept his defeat—and his exit from London—when he fails. And he will, of course.
Unless, seduction isn’t all Erik Maxwell has in mind.
- File Name:the-secrets-he-keeps-by-amy-sandas.epub
- Original Title:The Secrets He Keeps: A Peril & Persuasion Novella
- Creator:Amy Sandas
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B08SR848FF
- Publisher:Amy Sandas
- Date:2021-01-19T00:00:00+00:00
- Subject:regency romance,steamy romance,historical romance,steamy historical,Pendragon,Peril & Persuasion,Secrets,silver fox
- File Size:319.510 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright Page
- 3. Dedication
- 4. Chapter One
- 5. Chapter Two
- 6. Chapter Three
- 7. Chapter Four
- 8. Chapter Five
- 9. Chapter Six
- 10. Chapter Seven
- 11. Chapter Eight
- 12. Chapter Nine
- 13. Chapter Ten
- 14. Chapter Eleven
- 15. Sign up for Amy Sandas's Mailing List
- 16. Further Reading: Noble Scoundrel
- 17. Also By Amy Sandas
- 18. About the Author
The Secrets He Keeps, Book 1 of the Peril & Persuasions series, was about Miss Callista Hale "Madam Pendragon", the owner of London’s most elite brothel, and Mr. Erik Maxwell, the owner of a new gentlemen’s club that threatens Callista's business. In an attempt to get Erik to close his business down in order to prevent him from taking business away from hers, Callista went to see him. When it became apparent that he would not do so, Erik then made a proposition. If he could not seduce her within the remaining twelve days of the year, he would acquiesce to Callista's proposal to shut down and leave London forever. These two main characters were both strong-willed, arrogant, pushy...and hurting from their pasts in one way or another. Callista, being a child of the rookery, grew up as a prostitute who eventually managed to own and run one of the more successful brothels in London...so profitable, in fact, that she put many other places out of business. Erik, on the other hand, grew up with a traveling troupe that took him to many countries. He ended up in London, opening his sown gentleman's club that offered a unique service. While the storyline and plot were well written, they really didn't make any sense. As popular and successful as Callista's business professed to be, why did she feel threatened by Erik's club? Why did she feel it necessary for him to close it down and leave? It was as if fear was the driving force behind her demand. Though the title of the book was, "the secrets he kept", it really wasn't about secrets at all, so the title didn't fit the story. If it had been titled something like, "the seduction he sought" or something even remotely to do with the actual story, it would have been better. There really wasn't much angst or drama. There was absolutely no humor. It was actually a darker story than it needed to be. The romance...wasn't really romantic at all. Though there was plenty of passion, it was actually just...sex for sex's sake. The two main characters spent very little time developing a relationship otherwise. Definitely not a five-star story.
Correction: This was actually Book 0.5 and NOT Book 1 of the series.