Mr. Ridley

HE'S ALL BONES AND SHE'S ALL SUNSHINE.He has rules for everything. She is about to become the exception.LONDON, ENGLAND • 1830Criminals fear the iron fist of justice he delivers. Scotland Yard would do anything to get their hands on his extraordinary mind. And women? They would crawl for the chance to become his.Coldly brilliant, ruthlessly disciplined, and impossible to deceive, Mr. Ridley has made a life of uncovering what others desperately want hidden. Every crime has a motive. Every lie has a weakness. Every person can be read.Until her.Jemdanee Lillian Watkins Kumar is a botanical savant from India who has just been arrested for a crime she didn't commit. No one believes her. Except Mr. Ridley. He intends to prove her innocence. She intends to discover what he hides beneath all that control. And somewhere between the investigation, the attraction, and the rope he keeps knotting in her presence, the only mystery left is which of them will surrender first.Mr. Ridley is Book One of THE WHIPPING SOCIETY, an erotic historical romance trilogy following Ridley and Jemdanee through desire, devotion, and a love that must survive everything they are about to become.Each book tells its own complete story while continuing their saga.THE WHIPPING SOCIETYBook One: Mr. RidleyBook Two: The Devil Is FrenchBook Three: Reborn