The Earl I Ruined

The Secrets of Charlotte Street, Book 2

By: Scarlett Peckham

Narrated by: Holly Chandler

She’s beautiful, rich, and reckless. When Lady Constance Stonewell accidentally ruins the Earl of Apthorp’s entire future with her gossip column, she does what any honorable young lady must: offer her hand in marriage. Or, at the very least, stage a whirlwind fake engagement to repair his reputation. Never mind that it means spending a month with the dullest man in England. Or the fact that he disapproves of everything she holds dear. He’s supposedly the most boring politician in the House of Lords.

Julian Haywood, the Earl of Apthorp, is on the cusp of finally proving himself to be the man he’s always wanted to be when his future is destroyed in a single afternoon. When the woman he’s secretly in love with confesses she’s at fault, it isn’t just his life that is shattered: it’s his heart. They have a month to clear his name and convince society they are madly in love. But when Constance discovers her faux-intended is decidedly more than meets the eye, not to mention adept at shocking forms of wickedness, she finds herself falling for him. There’s only one problem: he can’t forgive her for breaking his heart.

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Consent in HR so rare and so hot!

I love Scarlet Peckham! Just the hottest HR available hands down. The characters are so good, their pov’s are real and raw and make sense, the details of the 🌶️ scenes are just *chefs kiss* and feel appropriate to the characters, not a formula. Love love highly recommend!

Great characters

Love the characters! The female lead was so full of life and the male character was so smitten. This is going in my favorites!

Great book!

This is a great read with well developed characters and the story unfolds in a way that will keep you listening & playing the one more chapter game. The dialog is engaging and the characters are strong. Holly Chandler does a wonderful job narrating this story and bringing the characters to life.

It was free

Well, the story line was actually not that bad; woman ruined man and wants to make it up with fake engagement then run away. However, the angst played on too long and they never became a couple. The antagonist wasn’t an outsider but within. I guess that’s what it was free. I bought it because someone complained about too much sex. That person needs to just read children’s literature.

Be aware

I would give this book an X rating. There was a story in between the sex scenes but not much of one.