Seraphina Arden is cherished by her mates however feared by well mannered society. She’s a “relatively unpopular determine in most circles,” due to her writing about ladies’s rights and the rumors about her quite a few affairs—all fully true and unacceptable within the 1790s. She’s so infamous, in reality, that she’s needed to return dwelling to Kestrel Bay in Cornwall to work quietly on her most explosive ebook but. It’s right here that she meets Adam Anderson, a Scottish widower who’s anxious to develop his follow as an architect in order that he can present for his two younger kids. She’s immediately interested in him, proposing a no-strings-attached fling, however he resists temptation—till he doesn’t. Their attraction grows shortly, however the nearer they get, the extra painful recollections floor for each of them; nameless city residents hold attempting to drive Seraphina away, and she or he abuses alcohol to deal with her previous and present trauma. Adam, scared to desert his tame however secure life, tries to let Seraphina go. When he succeeds, she is heartbroken. When she lastly releases her memoir and all her secrets and techniques grow to be public, Adam realizes he can now not justify his selection—however it might be too late for his or her like to survive. That is the primary ebook in Peckham’s new Society of Sirens sequence, and like its heroine, it’s thrillingly complicated and suspenseful. Peckham’s beforehand established expertise for creating strong-willed heroines and heroes who respect them shines right here alongside together with her knack for creatively spicy scenes of intimacy. Given how effectively every member of the Society of Sirens is developed on this quantity, readers might be anxious to learn the subsequent installment.
