The Rake
Oct 2011 · Kensington Publishing Corp.
4.3star
30 reviews
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A woman holds the key to one man’s destiny in this classic Regency romance from the legendary New York Times bestselling author.
Disinherited and disgraced, Reginald Davenport’s prospects cried for a dire end. But fate has given him one last chance at redemption—by taking his rightful place as the heir of Strickland, his lost ancestral estate. Davenport knows his way around women, yet nothing prepares him for his shocking encounter with Lady Alys Weston.
Masquerading as a man in order to obtain a position as estate manager of Strickland, Alys fled a world filled with mistrust and betrayal. She was finished with men—until Strickland’s restored owner awakens a passion she thought she would never feel. A passion that will doom or save them both . . . if only they can overcome their pasts . . .
Praise for Mary Jo Putney
“Putney’s endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight.” —Sabrina Jeffries
“A complex maze of a story twisted with passion, violence, and redemption. Miss Putney just gets better and better.” —Nora Roberts
“A gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romance work.” —Amanda Quick
“No one writes historical romance better.” —Cathy Maxwell
“Dynamite!” —Laura Kinsale
Disinherited and disgraced, Reginald Davenport’s prospects cried for a dire end. But fate has given him one last chance at redemption—by taking his rightful place as the heir of Strickland, his lost ancestral estate. Davenport knows his way around women, yet nothing prepares him for his shocking encounter with Lady Alys Weston.
Masquerading as a man in order to obtain a position as estate manager of Strickland, Alys fled a world filled with mistrust and betrayal. She was finished with men—until Strickland’s restored owner awakens a passion she thought she would never feel. A passion that will doom or save them both . . . if only they can overcome their pasts . . .
Praise for Mary Jo Putney
“Putney’s endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight.” —Sabrina Jeffries
“A complex maze of a story twisted with passion, violence, and redemption. Miss Putney just gets better and better.” —Nora Roberts
“A gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romance work.” —Amanda Quick
“No one writes historical romance better.” —Cathy Maxwell
“Dynamite!” —Laura Kinsale
Ratings and reviews
4.3
30 reviews
Brenda McCorcle
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March 26, 2014
This book has the magic of sucking the reader inside the book and waiting in anticipation of what is happening around the next page.
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Josie Valdez
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April 24, 2015
Great read! Will read more of her book!!
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About the author
Mary Jo Putney is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has written over sixty novels and novellas. A ten-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won the honor twice and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. In 2013 she was awarded the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. Though most of her books have been historical romance, she has also published contemporary romances, historical fantasy, and young adult paranormal historicals. She lives in Maryland with her nearest and dearest, both two and four-footed. Visit her at maryjoputney.com.
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