How the Rake Tempted the Lady by Laura A. Barnes
Love at first sight can sweep you away into a …
She lost her heart to him the first time they met. He kept falling harder for her whenever their paths crossed. After her uncle secures her engagement to another gentleman, can they find their way back to one another?
Gemma Holbrooke had waited anxiously to enjoy a Season in London and to fall magically in love. When her uncle granted her wish, she dreamed of the beautiful gowns she would wear, the dances around the ballroom floors, and of all the handsome gentlemen who would court her. Before they traveled to London, her uncle hosted a house party, and one guest in particular changed her every aspiration. A handsome lord who avoided her at all costs. His bold stare tempted Gemma to discover the depth of their burning attraction. When her uncle forbade any contact with her true love, Gemma defied the strictures of society. At every opportunity she risked her reputation to be held in in his arms, but too many obstacles stood in their way of happiness. Can Gemma outwit her uncle to secure the groom of her choice?
Barrett Ralston scoffed whenever he heard anyone mention they fell in love at first sight. Such an act never existed. That was until he caught sight of Gemma Holbrooke. A siren disguised as an innocent debutante who lured him closer with every smile. Then everything he ever believed in changed in the blink of a kiss that knocked him to his knees. When her uncle issued a demand to stay clear from his niece, Barrett decided to tempt the beauty into a scandalous affair. At every secret rendezvous, their soft kisses and gentle caresses heated into a passion out of their control. But when Barrett’s secret assignment to recover a stolen coin crossed over into their love affair, it broke their fragile connection. Can Barrett stop the threat from destroying Gemma’s love for him?
Soul mates meeting for the first time. A temptation that cannot be denied. A love like no other. Will Gemma and Barrett allow others to control their destiny? Or will they defy all the odds against them?
- File Name:how-the-rake-tempted-the-lady-by-laura-a-barnes.epub
- Original Title:How the Rake Tempted the Lady (Matchmaking Madness Book 3)
- Creator:Laura A. Barnes
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B092HJLC98
- Publisher:Laura A. Barnes
- Date:2021-05-05T18:30:00+00:00
- Subject:regency romance steamy series,matchmaking regency romance,regency romance new release,regency romance with sex,regency romance hot steamy,historical romance scoundrel,historical romance love triangle,regency romance with duke,regency romance with marquess,historical romance virgin,regency romance banter,laura a barnes,matchmaking madness,tricking the scoundrels,romancing the spies,rescued by the captain,rescued by the spy,rescued by the scot,whom shall i kiss an earl a marquess or a duke,whom shall i marry an earl or a duke,i shall love the earl,the scoundrel's wager,the forgiven scoundrel,how the lady charmed the marquess,how the earl fell for his countess,how the rake tempted the lady
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Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright Page
- 3. Dedication
- 4. Prologue
- 5. Chapter One
- 6. Chapter Two
- 7. Chapter Three
- 8. Chapter Four
- 9. Chapter Five
- 10. Chapter Six
- 11. Chapter Seven
- 12. Chapter Eight
- 13. Chapter Nine
- 14. Chapter Ten
- 15. Chapter Eleven
- 16. Chapter Twelve
- 17. Chapter Thirteen
- 18. Chapter Fourteen
- 19. Chapter Fifteen
- 20. Chapter Sixteen
- 21. Chapter Seventeen
- 22. Chapter Eighteen
- 23. Chapter Nineteen
- 24. Chapter Twenty
- 25. Epilogue
- 26. Author Laura A. Barnes
- 27. Desire other books to read by Laura A. Barnes
Laura A. Barnes
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How the Rake Tempted the Lady, Book 3 of the Matchmaking Madness series, was about Gemma Holbrooke, one of Theo Gray, Duke of Colebourne's nieces, and Barrett Ralston, Marquess and heir to the Duke of Theron. Gemma had fallen in love with Barrett at the Duke's house party some months before the London Season began. She had thrown herself at him, only for him to rebuff her. What Gemma didn't know was that Barrett also had feelings for her but couldn't act upon them. There were secrets keeping them apart...as well as people plotting against them. There was so much angst and intrigue, blackmail, and double-crossing going on that it caused the reader's head to spin from time to time. As they spent more time with each other, the deeper their love grew. But again, there were so many obstacles in their way that tore them apart time after time. The fact that the Duke of Colbourne liked to manipulate everyone under his control into doing whatever he wanted them to do was highly evident throughout the story. He was a manipulative, arrogant bstrd and I hope at some point someone in any other sequels to this series will take him down a peg or three. The angst was off the charts, as was the drama. The other emotions ranged from humor, sorrow, heartache, rage, betrayal, love, and passion. A virtual emotional rollercoaster, to say the least. While this book was much better than the first two in the series, it still caused questions of why the author would want to write such books that put one or two people in such manipulative control over everyone else's lives. It honestly does not make for a good series...or a good storyline. It was a decent enough book, yet it will not be added to the Keeper for the Shelves collection. It's not the type of story I want to read more than once.