Scoundrels, thieves, and rebels inhabit the rookeries–where dangerous men fall in love with fierce women. HIS BUSINESS IS DISCOVERING SECRETSWhen a girl is murdered at a factory in London, Sergeant Thaddeus Knight of the Metropolitan Police comes in to investigate. But it’s not just the factory owners that Thaddeus wants information on–the devilishly intriguing Poppy O’Reilly is a puzzle he’d … devilishly intriguing Poppy O’Reilly is a puzzle he’d like nothing more than to solve.
HER LIFE DEPENDS ON KEEPING HER PAST HIDDEN
All it took was one scandal for Poppy to lose her reputation. Shunned by polite society, she’s retreated to the one place no one from her old life would look for her: the rookeries. Protecting her young daughter is the most important thing to Poppy, and Thaddeus threatens the false identity she’s carefully constructed. The last thing she should do is allow Thaddeus close to her family, yet she can’t stay away from him.
With danger around the corner, will the secrets of a scarlet woman lead to their undoing?
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Note: Secrets in Scarlet is a dark, gritty, and steamy (on-page sex scenes) full-length romantic suspense featuring the pre-Victorian working-class, set in the London underworld. While it is book two in the Rookery Rogues series, it can be read as a stand-alone historical romance.
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Looking for a different kind of historical romance? Erica Monroe’s Secrets in Scarlet will be a captivating read you won’t be able to put down!
Loved it. Off to the next one in the collection!
Secrets In Scarlet by Erica Monroe is an entertaining historical romance. Ms. Monroe has given readers a book that is well-written and populated with fabulous characters. Thaddeus is a Sergeant with the Metropolitan Police. Poppy is a weaver at a factory, trying to raise her daughter without a husband. Thaddeus and Poppy’s story is packed with drama, humor, sizzle, action and suspense. I enjoyed this book and will gladly read more from Erica Monroe in the future. Secrets In Scarlet is book 2 of The Rookery Rogues Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
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I really enjoyed this book. The interaction of the characters is wonderful. The idea of a police officer becoming involved with a woman of good character but, who by circumstances, is forced to live with people who make a living illegally and the tension that causes is great. How is the police officer going to handle it? Oh, throw in the mystery of the murder of a co-worker of the woman. Of course, the police officer is the one who investigates the murder. Wonderful story!
I enjoyed the story but the grammatical errors were an irritant.
Very entertaining
This was a good mystery and different from many historical romance I have read. I have not read other books in this series. There are characters from a previous book which were referenced but not integral to the storyline. I found both the H/h likeable and honorable. The story is around a woman who has to work in textiles and a policeman. I enjoyed it. There was mystery, action, romance and a different perspective on society.
Kept me reading
This was a very good read worthy of 4 1/2 Stars!
Not the usual Regency fare with the Ton. Storyline set in the 1830s rookeries of London. Great characters. Loved Thaddeus, the main character. Poppy a little harder to like but she grew on me. She and Thaddeus were obviously meant for each other. I really appreciate how Ms. Monroe provided such a gritty description of the reality of life for most who lived, worked and survived in the rookeries. I loved how she wove the information about the looms and weavers into the storyline. Great research was done. Some reviewers have complained about the story dragging on but IMO it was perfect. Erica is fast becoming one of my favorite authors.
I recommend this book!
This book had a very interesting story line, but just dragged on and on. The author chose to write a long paragraph when a sentance would have been better.
Really good story. This one moves a little too slow.
Loved the setting – not your typical lords and ladies. Showed a different side of the time period with interesting characters. Fully enjoyed this author and will travel in her world again.
This story is gritty, depicting a London life of poverty in the rookeries (slums) during the start of the Industrial Revolution. The hero, Thaddeus, is well bred but choses to be what we would now call a beat cop, a Peeler – hated by all the residents of the rookeries. (Peeler was the name given to the first police officers, named after Sir Robert Peel who introduced them, first in Ireland, and then in England.) Our heroine, curse her luck, is with child after her first surrender, stupidly, to a bored peer of the realm. Shunned, she takes her bastard daughter and makes her living as a fabric weaver using those ubiquitous looms. Distrust and misconceptions turn into love.