A family saga that takes the reader right from the 1950s to the end of the twentieth century, and set between the Hamptons summer homes of New York’s elite and the English countryside familiar to any fan of British period drama, Wicked Pleasures is a tale of the power and greed of the mega-rich.

Silk merchant Johnathan Harcout is suspicious of marriage because of his parents' loveless relationship. But he needs to expand his mill and have an heir, so Johnathan agrees to a contractual marriage with his neighbor, Aurelia Upford. Sharing a bed was part of their agreement, but when unexpected emotion begins to bloom within him, Johnathan must decide if he can risk sharing his heart, too.

Hidden identities, rising political and religious tension, sensual awakening, and artistic vision come together in Vanora Bennett’s luminous and absorbing historical novel of Tudor England reminiscent of the works of Phillipa Gregory, Sarah Dunant, and Tracy Chevalier.

When Max, Earl Blakehurst, meets Verity, he sees a downtrodden servant. He doesn't recognize her as the daughter of a colonel under whom he used to serve, the girl he'd once helped years before. The life Verity's now living is untenable. So he proposes a shocking solution—he will set her up as his mistress.

"A sexually charged novel that also will tug at your heart." —Romantic Times