Duke of Depravity (Sins and Scoundrels #1)

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Book One in an exciting new Regency Historical Romance series from bestselling author Scarlett Scott A duke with demons and a governess with secrets collide in this passionate tale Crispin Ashforth returns from battle the newly inherited Duke of Whitley with two sisters under his charge Publicly lauded as a hero, he is haunted by the bitter mission that nearly saw him killed and cost the life of his best friend He s desperate to drown out the demons tormenting him by any means, regardless of how depraved All he needs to do is find a proper governess for his hellion sisters so he can drink and wench himself into oblivion Enter Miss Jacinda Turnbow, who is as lovely as she is prickly It doesn t take Crispin long to realize he s found precisely the sort of distraction he needs in the prim governess But Jacinda has secrets of her own, and she s no ordinary governess To save herself and her father from ruin, she has agreed to infiltrate the duke s home and search for evidence that he s a traitor Resisting his advances growsdifficult by the day, however, as she discovers there sto Crispin than the careless life of sin he s cultivated And the greatest danger she faces is losing her heart to the man she has no choice but to betray Purchase or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited Best Download [ Duke of Depravity (Sins and Scoundrels #1) ] Author [ Scarlett Scott ] – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here 2.5 stars.But after the wonderful hat trick that started with Her Reformed Rake, continued with Darling Duke and ended with Her Deceptive Duke, I certainly didn t expect to be a little disappointed with this one I feel a little bad to be writing this review, especially after I d really loved the author s previous 3 novels a lot but I really didn t enjoy this book It started out quite well and I was very intrigued after the tragic early scene where the H s best friend is tortured and murdered 2.5 stars.But after the wonderful hat trick that started with Her Reformed Rake, continued with Darling Duke and ended with Her Deceptive Duke, I certainly didn t expect to be a little disappointed with this one I feel a little bad to be writing this review, especially after I d really loved the author s previous 3 novels a lot but I really didn t enjoy this book It started out quite well and I was very intrigued after the tragic early scene where the H s best friend is tortured and murdered It did establish a solid justification for the H s subsequent inner angst and torment but the storyline started to lose its momentum at the 50% marker The storytelling got a little monotonous at this juncture and the H s angst started to evolve into some serious manbaby manpouting I had found him very sexy at the start of the story, but I soon grew frustrated with him and his antics The...I definitely can not do any better than Ivy s review so am not going to recaphttps www.goodreads.com review showGorgeous cover, by the way.Just a couple of thoughts The Duke is a gross, arrogant, rude pig for much of the story I have a feeling this creation is much closer to real Duke s in Regency England than the fictional ones we read about But as with all bad boys, there is something about him that is compelling Not charming but compelling Although alcohol and women view spoiler I definitely can not do any better than Ivy s review so am not going to recaphttps www.goodreads.com review showGorgeous cover, by the way.Just a couple of thoughts The Duke is a gross, arrogant, rude pig for much of the story I have a feeling this creation is much closer to real Duke s in Regency England than the fictional ones we read about But as with all bad boys, there is something about him that is compelling Not charming but compelling Although alcohol and women view spoiler the author WAAAYYYYY over used the words quim and cunny Okay, okay I get it These are Regency terms, but enough hid...Another hard to rateI really liked this story The first chapters however bothered me as did the hero I didn t like him at all I almost quit the book but I am glad I didn t This would actually be a five star book if not for the beginning, the overuse of the q word disgusting and him taking her to a Cyprians ball I expected her to be repulsed by it and disgusted that he took her there but she really wasn t I wasoffended than she I didn t like that the room he took her to was one Another hard to rateI really liked this story The first chapters however bothered me as did the hero I didn t like him at all I almost quit the book but I am glad I didn t This would actually be a five star book if not for the beginning, the overuse of the q word disgusting and him taking her to a Cyprians ball I expected her to be repulsed by it and disgusted that he took her there but she really wasn t I wasoffended than she I didn t like that the room he took her to was one he had taken the whores to He knew the room he said that he had been there before and watched the people in the next room while they were fornicating and that part just repulsed me But I know I am weird And he did love her In his fashion The Hero annoyed me too because when he confronted her she lied So very sad It did have an HEA, a dastardly villian, and a surprise twist regarding Spain But the evil butcher guy in the beg...This Duke can be Depraved with me anytime , hot A brilliant read and a great storyline to boot Yes it s steamy , yes it has some bad language, but to be honest the story is so good it s not an issue , and I don t mind anyway , but you have been warned It s a great story of love , betrayal and redemption One that is just so good.Any steam is totally part of the story , he s depraved , it s his way , but can Jacinda tame him , bring him back from the brink.She s there to find evide This Duke can be Depraved with me anytime , hot A brilliant read and a great storyline to boot Yes it s steamy , yes it has some bad language, but to be honest the story is so good it s not an issue , and I don t mind anyway , but you have been warned It s a great story of love , betrayal and redemption One that is just so good.Any steam is totally part of the story , he s depraved , it s his way , but can Jacinda tame him , bring hi...This was a first time read by this author and I really don t know what to think The H was practically mean to the heroine most of the book so I chalked it up to it being part of his character for the story and title ...I felt so bad for Crispin Ashforth, Duke of Whitley He was suffering from PTSD after witnessing all the horrors of the Napoleonic war in Spain He has been sent home because his brother the Duke is dead and he is now the new Duke of Whitley The things Crispin saw during the war and what he believes has happen to his best friend Morgan the Marquess of Stearle made me gag Jacinda Turnbow is a decipher working with her father to decode massages from France She is forced by the Earl Kilros to be I felt so bad for Crispin Ashforth, Duke of Whitley He was suffering from PTSD after witnessing all the horrors of the Napoleonic war in Spain He has been sent home because his brother the Duke is dead and he is now the new Duke of Whitley The things Crispin saw during the war and what he believes has happen to his best friend Morgan the Marquess of Stearle made me gag Jacinda Turnbow is a decipher working with her father to decode massages from France She is forced by the Earl Kilros to become the Governess for Crispin s sisters Honora and Constance and to find secret messages proving that Crispin...Depraved Duke meets Governess spyCrispin has been in hell since he came home from the war He is called the Duke of Depravity and he needs a governess to subdue his wild sisters Jacinda is being forced to work as governess in the Dukes household to save her father and herself from Dunn territory He is accused of being a traitor and she is to find the proof But as they get to know each other, they discover that all is not as it seems and Jacinda can save him in every way This is very well wri Depraved Duke meets Governess spyCrispin has been in hell since he came home from the war He is called the Duke of Depravity and he needs a governess to subdue his wild sisters Jacinda is being forced to work as governess in the Dukes household to save her father and herself from Dunn territory He is accused of being a traitor and she is to find the proof But as they get to know each other, they...Scarlett Scott is a new author to me and boy have I been missing out I thoroughly enjoyed her writing style Duke of Depravity kept my attention from beginning to end and the characters were entirely fascinating Alpha males are my favourite and Crispin makes a completely swoon worthy alpha male hero Jacinda is a intelligent, witty and completely loyal heroine that you can t help but love This story had a fair amount of humour in it, the story is unpredictable and very steamy A very enjoyabl Scarlett Scott is a new author to me and boy have I been missing out I thoroughly enjoyed her writing style Duke of Depravity kept my attention from beginning to end and the characters were entirely fascinating Alpha males are my favourite and Crispin makes a completely swoon worthy alpha male hero Jacinda is a intelligent, witty and completely loyal heroine that you can t help but love This sto...Ratings out of 5 Chemistry Heat Heart Mrs Jacinda Turnbow leads a quiet life A widow of the Napoleonic Wars, she spends her days helping her father to break French codes When treachery strikes her family, she finds herself in the home of Crispin, Duke of Whitley, playing the part of a governess Crispin is a veteran of the war himself The ghosts of his mistakes drive him into the arms of harlots and whiskey soaked stupors But when Jacinda strides confidently through his doo Ratings out of 5 Chemistry Heat Heart Mrs Jacinda Turnbow leads a quiet life A widow of the Napoleonic Wars, she spends her days helping her father to break French codes When treachery strikes her family, she finds herself in the home of Crispin, Duke of Whitley, playing the part of a governess Crispin is a veteran of the war himself The ghosts of his mistakes drive him into the arms of harlots and whiskey soaked stupors But when Jacinda strides confidently through his door, she makes him feel things he thought were beyond his reach Can they survive the betrayal that would bre...Duke of Depravity Sins and Scoundrels Book OneBy Scarlett Scott Crispin Ashforth has returned from battle with the newly inherited title Duke of Whitley and two sisters to take care of The public is calling him a hero, but he is haunted by the mission that nearly killed him and took the life of his best friend All he wants to do is drown out the demons that torment him by any means possible, regardless of how depraved.All he needs to do now is find a governess for his sisters that are Duke of Depravity Sins and Scoundrels Book OneBy Scarlett Scott Crispin Ashforth has returned from battle with the newly inherited title Duke of Whitley and two sisters to take care of The public is calling him a hero, but he is haunted by the mission that nearly killed him and took the life of his best friend All he wants to do is drown out the demons that torment him by any means possible, regardless of how depraved.All he needs to do now is find a governess for his sisters that arelike hellions so he won t have to worry about them and he can drink and wench himself into oblivion.Miss Jacinda Turnbow is a...Crispin Ashforth returns from the Peninsula the newly inherited Duke of Whitley with two troublesome sisters under his charge Publicly lauded as a hero, he is haunted by the bitter mission that nearly saw him killed and cost the life of his best friend Morgan He s desperate to drown out the demons tormenting him by any means, regardless of how depraved.All he needs to do is find a proper governess for his hellion sisters so he can drink and wench himself into oblivion Enter Miss Jacinda Turnb Crispin Ashforth returns from the Peninsula the newly inherited Duke of Whitley with two troublesome sisters under his charge Publicly lauded as a hero, he is haunted by the bitter mission that nearly saw him killed and cost the life of his best friend Morgan He s desperate to drown out the demons tormenting him by any means, regardless of how depraved.All he needs to do is find a proper governess for his hellion sisters so he can drink and wench himself into oblivion Enter Miss Jacinda Turnbow, who is as lovely as she is prickly has sec...I m not a huge fan of heroine widow books, but this was definitely a good steamy read So winner winner for changing my mind Scarlett Scott RTC.Scarlett Scott has given us an aspect into the world of the Duke of Depravity s life of darkness and how he transformed himself with the help of caring and loving people Crispin Ashforth never wanted to be a Duke, let alone have two little hellion sisters to look after He was a solider surviving some of the bloodiest conflicts of the war with France, while losing his best friend Crispin had been left for dead when he came to, all he found of his friend was his bloody hand and signet ring H Scarlett Scott has given us an aspect into the world of the Duke of Depravity s life of darkness and how he transformed himself with the help of caring and loving people Crispin Ashforth never wanted to be a Duke, let alone have two little hellion sisters to look after He was a solider surviving some of the bloodiest conflicts of the war with France, while losing his best friend Crispin had been left for dead when he came to, all he found of his friend was his bloody hand and signet ring His life now was mainly terrible dreams, when he could sleep, and plenty of drink to keep the dreams away People said he was a Hero, but to him it was all rot Darn his brother to die now he needed a governess, a proper governess that would not run away as the others had Jacinda Turnbow came into his and his sisters lives as the governess that seemed to have the sense about her too tame the young ladies But Jacinda was not who she seemed, as she was sent on a mission that would save her and her father ...Duke of Depravity is a highly charged love story with fantastic, passionate characters that held me spellbound until the end This is one of my favorite storylines of the emotionally wounded hero who needs redemption in the worst way Returning from the war and the awful experiences he had gone through, Crispen is determined to drown out his demons in whatever way he can But what he finds is a governess he hires for his two sisters.Jacinda is not all as she appears and has an agenda of her own Duke of Depravity is a highly charged love story with fantastic, passionate characters that held me spellbound until the end This is one of my favorite storylines of the emotionally wounded hero who needs redemption in the worst way Returning from the war and the awful experiences he had gone through, Crispe...

Duke of Depravity (Sins and Scoundrels #1)
  • 11 August 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 242 pages
  • Scarlett Scott
  • Duke of Depravity (Sins and Scoundrels #1)