He believes his soul to be black and irredeemable, but nothing could be further from the truth. Mickey is a man who thinks he no longer has a heart. Hoyt did an amazing job of redeeming this bad boy pirate. Mickey has definitely earned a spot on my all-time favorite heroes list. What more could a girl possibly ask for in a romance novel? There was a death-defying climax that had me on the edge of my seat, nearly unable to put it down, and the ending left me positively dying for the next book in the series. The characterizations were extraordinary, with even the secondary players being quite memorable. There were tidbits of humor scattered throughout that had me smiling. The love scenes were decadently sensuous and utterly beautiful with this couple holding back nothing from one another. It had everything I could have hoped for and more. Scandalous Desires exceeded my wildest expectations and was quite possibly the best romance I've read all year.

Now that I've finally read it, I can say without a doubt that it wasn't just good it was absolutely amazing.

Even though I had only seen glimpses of them in those two novels, I had become enthralled by their characters and thought that their own story would have to be good. ReviewĪfter reading the first two books in Elizabeth Hoyt's Maiden Lane series, I was eagerly awaiting Silence and Mickey's story. Before he knows it, Mickey is so desperately in love with Silence, he cannot live without her, but his enemy still lurks in the shadows just waiting to steal his newfound happiness. Just when he thought he could no longer feel anything akin to love, she quietly steals into his heart and soul with her kind, compassionate nature. Having Silence under the same roof is almost too tantalizing to bear. She reminds him of everything good and pure in life and makes him want things he shouldn't. When Mickey offers to allow Silence to stay with the child, she feels she has no other choice but to accept even though she doesn't trust him.Įver since Silence came to him a year ago, asking him to return her husband's stolen cargo, Mickey hasn't been able to get her out of his mind. Silence is the only parent Mary has known, and she cannot leave her. Mickey refuses, saying that the little girl is in danger from his enemies, and the only way to keep her safe is to keep her under lock and key in his home. Silence storms into Mickey's palace, demanding that he return the baby to her immediately. She has long suspected that little Mary's father is none other than the notorious river pirate, Mickey O'Connor, the man who ruined her reputation a year earlier. When the baby girl Silence Hollingbrook has been raising as her own suddenly disappears, she knows exactly where to look.

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