The Earl I Ruined - (Secrets of Charlotte Street) by Scarlett Peckham (Paperback)

The Earl I Ruined is a historical romance novel that follows the story of Lady Constance Stonewell, who accidentally ruins the Earl of Apthorp's future with her gossip column, and their subsequent fake engagement to repair his reputation.

The book is a breath of fresh air, with complex and layered storytelling and soaring romance.

Peckham evokes a wide arc of desire, fear, love, humor, and sadness in Westmead and Poppy's marriage.

The novel ends with a particularly cathartic and hard-won happily ever after.

If you want something to speed your heart and stop your breath as you read beneath the covers, with only the meager flashlight beam warding off the enveloping night -- then you have a rare treat in store.