In Bed With The Earl By Christi Caldwell
In Bed with the Earl by Christi Caldwell Series: Lost Lords of London Series Book #1
on January 7, 2026
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / General, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Victorian
Pages: 384
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"Sizzling, Witty, Passionate...Perfect!" --Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling author
Christi Caldwell, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Wicked Wallflowers series, combs London's underground and finds romance and danger for a missing lord and the lady who loves him.
To solve a mystery that's become the talk of the ton, no clues run too deep for willful reporter Verity Lovelace. Not even in the sewers of London. That's precisely where she finds happily self-sufficient scavenger Malcom North, lost heir to the Earl of Maxwell. Now that Verity's made him front-page news, what will he make of her?
Kidnapped as a child, with no memories of his well-heeled past, Malcom prefers the grimy spoils of the culverts to the gilded riches of society. Damn the feisty beauty who exposed the contented tosher to a parade of fortune-hunting matchmakers. How to keep them at bay? Verity must pretend to be his wife. She owes him.
The intimacy of this necessary arrangement--Verity and Malcom thrust together in close quarters--soon sparks an irresistible heat. But when the charade ends, the danger begins. Will love be enough to protect them from a treacherous plot devised to ruin them?
In Bed with The Earl is book one in the Lost Lords of London series by Christi Caldwell. Although it is a stand-alone – truly, I recommend reading this book after Courting Poppy Tidemore. The characters of Poppy and Tristan make an appearance at the end of In Bed with The Earl, and it is just a richer experience when you understand the greater depth and history of the tale. This book impacted me on a very deep level. I couldn’t put it down. It left me enthralled and aching for more. Both of the main characters are masterfully developed, but I think Percival Northrop stole the show. “He was a glorious specimen, and yet his features were slightly too pronounced to ever be lauded as handsome by society’s standards. He had slashing, bronzed cheekbones. A hard set to a square jaw, slightly too heavy. Prominent scars that stood out starkly, even with the day’s growth covering his face.” Caldwell trounces other romance authors with her ability to give her characters believable personalities. They have a depth that brings them to life in a very relatable way. I loved it. Probably one of my favorite Caldwell novels and I have read most of them.
