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Lady Ruthless (Notorious Ladies of London Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Scarlett Scott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Lady Calliope Manning is determined to punish the man she holds responsible for her beloved brother's death. She will do anything in her power to destroy him. When rumors swirl that the Earl of Sinclair requires a wealthy bride to rescue himself from dire financial straits, she seizes the opportunity to ruin him at last.

Justin "Sin" Vaughn, Earl of Sinclair, needs to marry an heiress, and he needs to marry one now. But the sudden, anonymous publication of salacious memoirs rumored to be his obliterates his chances. With polite society convinced he is a murderer, he has only one choice: find the person behind his supposed memoirs and get his revenge.

Callie never expected Lord Sinclair to discover she wrote Confessions of a Sinful Earl. Or to abduct her and demand restitution in the form of her own hand in marriage. She definitely did not expect to find him so difficult to resist...

Sin is about to teach the beautiful, perfidious Lady Callie a lesson in ruthlessness. One scorching-hot kiss at a time.

Heat level: Smoking hot! Don't say you weren't warned.

Don't miss the rest of the sizzling Notorious Ladies of London series:
1. Lady Ruthless
2. Lady Wallflower
3. Lady Reckless
4. Lady Wicked
5. Lady Lawless
6. Lady Brazen
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"Scarlett is in top form. Lady Ruthless is one of her best in my opinion." - Maggie, Goodreads Reviewer

"I also loved absolutely everything about Sin who made my toes curl (repeatedly). I found the road to their HEA to be captivating, engrossing & virtually unputdownable." - Janet, Goodreads Reviewer

"Lady Ruthless is the first book in Scarlett Scott's Notorious Ladies of London series and what a rollickingly great start it is! This book has everything." - Nazmin, Goodreads Reviewer

"This was the start of a great new series and I can't wait to see what Scott comes up with next!" - Amy, Historical Romance Lover Blog

"...this book [is] HOT! Mrs. Scott has done it again!" - Serial Romance Librarian, Goodreads Reviewer

"Romance and tastefully written hot love scenes, with a beautiful ending! I cannot wait for Book #2!" - Sonia, Godreads Reviewer

"I highly recommend this book to all historical romance readers who love a great story with wonderful characters and with steamy love scenes." - Lana, Goodreads Reviewer

"I fell in love with Sin and Callie from the very beginning. Their chemistry is electric!" - Vicki, Goodreads Reviewer

"This book is HOT, Steamy and may very well be Scarlett Scott's sexiest! You won't be disappointed!" Marla Lynn, Goodreads Reviewer

"I loved this book and read it in a day!!! Can't wait for the next book in this series!!!" Theresa, Goodreads Reviewer

"I savored every moment of this steamy historical romance and cannot wait for the rest of this series! " - Greta, Goodreads Reviewer

"This book was fire!! The chemistry between these two was insane but not only that, the affection and caring and evolution of these characters was fantastic also." - Alyssa, Goodreads Reviewer

"I think the magnificent Scarlett Scott has written another great series - The Notorious Ladies of London." - Rosemary, Goodreads Reviewer

"Couldn't put this down, and will definitely read again and again." - Lisa, Goodreads Reviewer

"You're going to fall in love with Callie and Sin...I mean come on, his name is Sin so you know it's going to be good!" - Ginger, Goodreads Reviewer

About the Author

USA TODAY bestselling author Scarlett Scott writes steamy Victorian and Regency historical romances with strong, intelligent heroines and sexy alpha heroes.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086XMHH97
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Happily Ever After Books, LLC (June 25, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 25, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1233 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 346 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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USA TODAY and Amazon Top 100 bestselling author Scarlett Scott writes deliciously wicked Victorian and Regency historical romances with strong, intelligent heroines and sexy alpha heroes. She splits her time between Maryland and Pennsylvania with her Canadian husband, their adorable identical twins, and two spoiled dogs.

A self-professed literary junkie and nerd, she loves reading anything but especially romance novels, poetry, and Middle English verse. When she’s not writing, reading, wrangling kids, or indulging in her inappropriate sense of humor, you can catch up with her on her website www.scarlettscottauthor.com. Hearing from readers never fails to make her day.

Scarlett’s Books:

Unexpected Lords (scorching hot Victorian)

1. The Detective Duke

2. The Playboy Peer

3. The Millionaire Marquess

4. The Goodbye Governess

The Sinful Suttons (scorching hot Regency)

1. Sutton's Spinster

2. Sutton's Sins

3. Sutton's Surrender

4. Sutton's Seduction

5. Sutton's Scoundrel

6. Sutton's Scandal

7. Sutton's Secrets

Rogue's Guild (scorching hot Regency)

1. Her Ruthless Duke

Notorious Ladies of London (scorching hot Victorian)

1. Lady Ruthless

2. Lady Wallflower

3. Lady Reckless

4. Lady Wicked

5. Lady Lawless

6. Lady Brazen

Heart’s Temptation (scorching hot Victorian)

1. A Mad Passion

2. Rebel Love

3. Reckless Need

4. Sweet Scandal

5. Restless Rake

6. Darling Duke

7. The Night Before Scandal

Wicked Husbands (scorching hot Victorian)

1. Her Errant Earl

2. Her Lovestruck Lord

3. Her Reformed Rake

4. Her Deceptive Duke

5. Her Missing Marquess

6. Her Virtuous Viscount

League of Dukes (scorching hot Victorian)

1. Nobody's Duke

2. Heartless Duke

3. Dangerous Duke

4. Shameless Duke

5. Scandalous Duke

6. Fearless Duke

The Wicked Winters (scorching hot Regency)

1. Wicked in Winter

2. Wedded in Winter

3. Wanton in Winter

3.5 Wishes in Winter

4. Willful in Winter

5. Wagered in Winter

6. Wild in Winter

7. Wooed in Winter

8. Winter's Wallflower

9. Winter's Woman

10. Winter's Whispers

11. Winter's Waltz

12. Winter's Widow

13. Winter's Warrior

14. A Merry Wicked Winter

Sins and Scoundrels scorching hot Regency)

1. Duke of Depravity

2. Prince of Persuasion

3. Marquess of Mayhem

4. Sarah

5. Earl of Every Sin

6. Duke of Debauchery

7. Viscount of Villainy

Lord of Pirates (stand-alone novella)

Love’s Second Chance (steamy contemporary romance)

1. Reprieve

2. Perfect Persuasion

3. Win My Love

Coastal Heat (extra steamy contemporary romance)

1. Loved Up

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Twitter: @scarscoromance

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Jenna Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Another series from Scarlett Scott that is amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2020
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I have read all the Wicked Winters series and loved them! This is my second series from Ms. Scott and I am torn as to which one is my favorite! It is the Notorious Ladies series. Lady Ruthless is the story of Callie and Sin.

Callie blames Sin for the death of her brother and sets out to destroy him. Sin exacts his revenge by coercing Callie to marry him so he can have her dowry. This couple HATE each other, yet their passion is fiery hot. It is a joy to watch their story unfold. You can feel the electricity between the two. This is a VERY steamy read. Very passionate. I didn’t want it to end yet I yearned to see their HEA.

The characters were bold and enchanting. They both were formable vocal sparring partners. The tension between them was electrifying. The plot was different and engaging. The story ran smoothly and at a fast paced. You definitely did not get bored. The story caught my attention and didn’t let go until the final page.

I absolutely loved this book! I did not want it to end. I read it in one afternoon. I can’t wait to pick up Lady Wallflower, the next in the series. I would recommend this series and the author to anyone who likes steamy historical fiction.
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Amazon CustomerLiz
4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific story
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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I really enjoyed the story. A bit over the top on the love making in the last part of the story. I kind of skimmed that part.
The heroin was a mixture of stupid and smart. I was hoping that Jo at least met her potential partner.
Maybe next book.
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Zena
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Paced!
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023
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It was facinating watching Lady Calliope Manning and Justin "Sin" Vaughn, Earl of Sinclair go up against each other as they fall in love.
I loved the effect they had on each other while bringing out the very best in their characters.
This was a fast paced love story of note and it certainly kept me totally engrossed and thoroughly entertained.
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Missy Dice
5.0 out of 5 stars loved this enemies to lovers read!
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
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I loved the characters and the storyline; well written. And honestly, it was nice reading about a married couple falling in love and enjoying their physical relationship instead of one full of sex before marriage.
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Debbie Maszka
3.0 out of 5 stars An excellent story
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2020
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The story line is captivating. I would have liked it to be more fleshed our. Unfortunately the amount of pages dedicated to sexual activity turned me off. I don’t think I will be anymore of Scarlet Scott’s books
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Cynthia L. Bogner
4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020
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I really wish Kindle/Amazon would get their act together to allow partial stars. This book is better than four, but not quite five stars. My visceral reaction is to like the hero and heroine despite their faults. But there were some plot holes and/or uncomfortable plot elements that made the book less enjoyable for me than it could have been. I suspect a little longer book might have solved some of these issues.

I thought the plot was above-average interesting, even for a kidnap/blackmail premise. I loved Callie from when I met her in her brother’s book, but she kind of got whittled down to a more two-dimensional version of herself in this story. She makes a rash decision without absolute proof, but she is the only one smart enough to rightly conclude that some coincidences are too suspect to be real coincidences. Yet her erroneous conclusions regarding Sin’s involvement in murder define her in this book (in my opinion). Her brother, the Duke, continues to be the most inept spy or agent ever letting Sin sneak into Callie’s room. Egads.

The author gives us beautifully wicked love scenes aplenty, which I’m not complaining about, but I think it tends to limit some aspects of character development, and brings forth resolutions too quickly or tidily so as not to make at the book longer I guess. For example, Sin’s backstory made him seem a little whiny and incompetent (immature) on some level. Sure, his first wife took lovers (as did many husbands) and spent a lot of money, but he appeared to flee to the Continent in response, and then upon his return spent money he didn’t have in a debauched gentlemen’s club, drinking, gambling and whoring rather than trying to work his way out of debt. His two choices were borrow money from a friend or marry a rich heiress? He was desperate, but it seems to be a situation of his own making even without Callie’s story.

I think the real story regarding Callie’s brother and Sin’s wife could have been revealed gradually with more suspense. It was a great twist that deserved more pages. I was also left wanting to know more about Simon, the artists in France, and Callie’s own time there as well. We get to see all the ways Callie misjudged Sin from Callie’s POV, but we never see Sin discovering truths about Callie’s past notwithstanding his slow realization she isn’t the witch he thought her to be.

The kidnap and blackmail aspect kept me put off for a bit. I’m not against those plot elements, but there was a sense (written into the fabric of the story) that Callie deserved such mistreatment for her behavior. And part of me understood it, but a part of me rejects forcing a woman into submitting because she deserves to be ill treated. I’m convinced there was a way to get essentially the same story without forced marriage as the only choice. Perhaps the alternative could have been standard monetary blackmail or marriage and she chooses marriage over humiliation in her brother’s eyes. Or perhaps she could have suggested marriage over straight blackmail thinking through marriage she could further punish him for his perceived sins. But you decide.
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LynnS77
5.0 out of 5 stars The Sinful Duke
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023
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Lady Calliope, sister of the Duke of Westmoreland had a great deal of sadness in her young life. Her fiancé died of some disease, her brother fell down the stairs at the home of the Duke of Sinclair. Callie was certain he had been pushed and murdered by Sinclair.

The Duke of Sinclair also had a great deal of sadness in his life. His wife went mad and made him a cuckold with half the men she knew, including the footmen. Then after one of them died falling down the stairs she committed suicide with poison.

Callie was so certain the Duke of Sinclair murdered both her brother and his wife that she wrote a serial for the paper called The Sinful Duke in which she all but named Sinclair and hung him with every wicked deed imaginable, only some of which he was guilty of in truth.

Because of the serial, Sinclair is no longer accepted by the ton and loses his fortune, and kidnaps Callie and convinces her that he will out her as the author unless she marries him. Sinclair marries her for her dowry and expects another loveless marriage. Callie has no reason to expect anything else, but sometimes love surprises even the most jaded.
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SP
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2023
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What a start for a new series with incredible characters to discover... As usual, gripping from the very first page! Great plot! Scarlet did it again!
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4.0 out of 5 stars 🖤 Callie & Sin 🖤
Reviewed in Germany on April 20, 2023
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/6.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5.

This was such a fun read but also frustrating at times. The set up of this was everything. It got my attention and I had to read this book till the end hence why I read it in one sitting.

Callie is a scrappy fighter. She has fire in her and she ain’t afraid to show it and I loved that about it but at a certain point she was fighting Sin just for the sake of her pride and nothing else. It was frustrating seeing her deny everything while every action said other things but Sin saw through her and he didn’t let her hide behind her stubbornness.
Sin seemed like a scoundrel of the worst kind but he was a scorned man and as such he didn’t have that good of a reputation however he has a kind heart and he would never betray the ones he deems worthy.
I loved their explosive tension and how Sin helplessly fell in love with his wife without meaning to.

Can’t wait to read Decker’s story next!
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Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars A New series
Reviewed in Italy on July 1, 2021
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A hot story between two enemies which fall in love with each other when they get to know better, I’m going to read next book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely hot and too soppy
Reviewed in India on September 10, 2020
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All about intimacy between hubby n wife and emotion blooming between. Perhaps the last part could be 10% less soppy? Steamy enough to make car windows completely opaque. Or whip a tornado from a Victorian lady’s fan. Nothing like open intimacy between a lovingly married couple.
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Miriam
5.0 out of 5 stars Steamy and rebellious
Reviewed in Australia on December 11, 2022
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When Callie, the heroine, ruins the life of the hero Sin - perhaps it’s only natural that Sin retaliates. It’s a fast moving story of both hero and heroine learning to love and trust. Rather steamy at times but it adds to their relationship building throughout the story. Enjoyable read.
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