When the latter passed away, Cecilia inherits the fortune, her business (gambling hell and more) and becomes the new Scarlet Lady. The basic gist is that she's an orphan whose university education had been sponsored by a mysterious benefactor, who turned out to be her maternal aunt. This unfortunately did not work out for me at all. What I've sampled in the past, I did enjoy. I am familiar with her writing - the dramas, the angst, the embellished prose. The plot was poorly conceptualised, the characters underdeveloped and while I love most things purple, the Ms Byrne's prose suffered from a serious case of violaceous overdose even though red is the favoured colour of the story - as in The Red Rogues (red-haired heroine and her two best friends who for some reason label themselves as rogues and adopt male pet names), the Crimson Council, the Scarlet Lady (heroine's inherited alter ego). Warning! Highly unpopular opinion coming up - and spoilers. But what happens when consuming passion and escalating danger threaten to reveal the truth? He has no idea she is both women.and Cecelia would like to keep it that way. Now Cecelia must live two lives: one as a proper lady who finds herself undeniably drawn to Lord Ramsay and the other as a savvy gaming hell owner trying to save her business from the very same man. Sent to prestigious boarding school and later to university, Cecelia believed high society was at her fingertips.Then, from out of nowhere, she became the inheritor of a gambling establishment. IN THIS GAME OF LOVE, THE RULES DO NOT APPLYĬecelia Teague was an orphan facing a rather dire future-until a secret benefactor from her mother's scandalous past swept into her life. His mission: To investigate the goings-on at London's most notorious gaming hell, owned and operated by one of the most intriguing and desirable women he's ever met. His title: Lord Chief Justice of the High Court. A strong and imposing Scot who can turn on the charm but does not suffer fools. A man who's made his own way in the world through ruthless cunning and sheer force of will. And there is only one woman who can bring them to their knees. They are a dangerous duke, a fierce lord, and an infamous earl-dark, bold, brave men who know exactly what they want.

All scot and bothered by kerrigan byrne