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The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes (Last Chance Scoundrels Book 1) Kindle Edition
In USA TODAY bestselling author Eva Leigh's new novel a notorious rake and an innocent debutante strike a scandalous bargain...
When Kieran Ransome’s latest antics result in a massive scandal, his father issues an ultimatum: find a respectable wife or inherit nothing. But as one of London’s most inveterate scoundrels, Kieran doesn’t know any ladies who fit the bill. Or does he?
Celeste Kilburn is a society darling, beloved by influential members of the ton. But keeping a spotless reputation leaves little room for adventure and she longs to escape her gilded cage, especially with her impending engagement to a stuffy earl. When Kieran—her older brother’s best friend and an irresistibly attractive rogue—begs for her help, Celeste makes a deal: she’ll introduce him to the right social circles if he’ll show her the scandalous side of London.
In between proper teas and garden parties, Kieran escorts Celeste—disguised as “Salome”—to rowdy gaming hells, wild fêtes, and sensual art salons. As they spend more time together, their initial attraction builds to a desperate desire that neither can ignore. But when someone discovers their midnight exploits, Celeste’s freedom and reputation are endangered, and Kieran must save the woman he loves… respectable or not.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAvon
- Publication dateFebruary 22, 2022
- File size5315 KB
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Editorial Reviews
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"Eva Leigh is an author who never fails to provide scorching love scenes and deliciously filthy dialogue, and this is no exception... Leigh captures something critical to the essence of romance — good sex on the page is fun to read, but great literary sex comes with something to say about power, pleasure, and rebellion." — Entertainment Weekly
"A woman bargains for her freedom from society’s gilded cage in Leigh’s smart and sizzling introduction to her Last Chance Scoundrels regency series... That Kieran and Celeste’s love affair is born of mutual respect and admiration only enhances the sensual love scenes. This risqué romp will have readers hooked." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"If you’re looking for a Regency romance with a full-blown bad boy—Bridgerton fans know that “rake” is the English-historical-romance version of ladies’ man—please meet Kieran Ransome..." — Self
"Many romances explore young women fighting against the patriarchal standards that dictate their lives. This story not only does that with aplomb, but also considers the intersection of gender and class... Delightful dirty talk and dazzling prose contribute to making this book a standout. A captivating series kickoff from an author soaring to a new level of excellence." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"With this promising start to her new Last Chance Scoundrels series, Leigh once again displays her literary prowess for creating marvelously memorable characters and crafting sensuality-forward love stories perfectly enhanced by her deliciously acerbic sense of humor." — Booklist
“Leigh’s heroines are complex, vivid characters who seem to have stepped out of an enviable time and place, and not just because of all the satisfying, sexy romance they get to have.” — Sarah MacLean, Washington Post, on From Duke Till Dawn
“Eva Leigh is one of my favorite authors. Her books are pure romantic delight.” — Tessa Dare, New York Times bestselling author
“Leigh consistently crafts whip-smart heroines and irresistible heroes delivered in packages bursting with wicked wit, feminist leanings, and sex positivity... For any who question whether historical romance is outdated or can be feminist, look no further than Eva Leigh’s work—while maintaining assiduous historical accuracy, she delivers intoxicating yarns that bulldoze tropes and flip gender expectations on their head.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A jolt of electricity, a blast of fresh air—everything delightful and exciting you could want it to be.” — New York Times Book Review on My Fake Rake
"My Fake Rake is a feast of female empowerment, positive friendships, feel-good moments, and social satire. And as the first book in a series, it builds a delicious world you'll want to come back to—hopefully because the delightful supporting characters will get their own stories next." — NPR
"This book is totally charming." — Cat Sebastian, author of A Delicate Deception
“there’s just something about the way [Leigh] structures her plots that slips under my skin and gets my mental wheels turning every time...” — Seattle Review of Books
"In the realm of historical romance, Eva Leigh... knows how to write very spicy stories with lots of hot chemistry that never burns out, but also a depth and richness to characters that leads to incredibly fulfilling relationships unfurling across the plot." — Paste Magazine
About the Author
Eva Leigh is a romance author who has always loved the Regency era. She writes novels chock-full of determined women and sexy men. She enjoys baking, spending too much time on the Internet, and listening to music from the '80s. Eva and her husband live in Central California.
Product details
- ASIN : B095SNR2BW
- Publisher : Avon (February 22, 2022)
- Publication date : February 22, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 5315 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 380 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #132,660 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #488 in Action & Adventure Romance (Books)
- #1,173 in Women's Historical Fiction
- #1,304 in Sisters Fiction
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Eva Leigh is a USA Today Bestselling author of historical romance. Her books have been featured by the New York Times, NPR, Oprah Daily, the Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus, and many more. She lives in Central California with her husband and cats.
Visit her on the web at http://evaleighauthor.com
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"The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes is a diverting, spicy historical romance about a woman chafing under the constraints and expectations of Regency..." Read more
"...This book is true to the period while being sexy, funny, sweet, and engrossing. Everything you want in a regency romance...." Read more
Customers find the book an overall good read.
"Wasn't fond of the way it started, but ended up being pretty good. Seemed slow moving at times. Would recommend. Looking forward to Finn's story." Read more
"...A bit too much back and forth about their feelings, but overall a good read. I’d read it again." Read more
"Oh my gosh. This was so good. Kiernan and Celeste were so sweet together. Their chemistry was so palpable and irresistible." Read more
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In order to break-out for a precious few months and visit, in disguise, the wilder parts of London, she needs a guide and selects Kieren, a well born man who is a RAKE and knows the seamier side of the city, but as their adventures moves along, the two are both surprised to find that they are caring for each other, deeply. What will happen? Well with Eva Leigh we know it will be surprising and just smashing - and all of this filled with her usual fine writing: "...she was a bundle of rusty wire, all jagged pieces and tension" and "She had a sneaking suspicion that if she did get some time with Kieren, she'd grab him and kiss him like she was a sailor on leave." Fine romance, great fun.
I will buy the next book but be aware that the sex scenes are in depth and graphic.
It is an engrossing story for the first two-thirds of the book. I found my attention starting to wander from after they became physically intimate until the villain revealed just how cruel he was. Then it picked up again until the end. I really enjoyed it overall, and intend to continue onto the next book.
4.5/5 stars
Kieran, the third son of an earl, is a rake and the book starts with him and his brother, Finn, helping their best friend, Dom, skip out on his wedding to their sister. The set-up for the next two books in this series is established!
Our heroine is Celeste, who is now her family’s remaining hope to raise their social status in society. Her father is a self-made man who wants the stature and respectability of those born into society. Luckily for her, she’s been to finishing school and she’s being courted by a future Marquess. (Perhaps this was changed for the final published version, but her father calls her Star, and it’s not explained how she has that nickname although it’s not hard to connect Celeste and Star.)
Celeste wants more out of life than being a lady of society. She wants to give back to Ratcliff, the community where she spent part of her youth, before her family had wealth. She wants adventure too, so she makes a deal with Kieran. She’ll help him improve his reputation to meet his parent’s demands, in return he takes her to places she’d never be allowed to go as herself. You can imagine what happens from there.
The writing is good, the historical elements seem well-researched and the story is low-angst and sweet. The big surprise and treat is that the first eleven chapters give zero hint of the dirty talk that the second half of the book contains! I won’t spoil any other surprises, but I will say that this reader fully appreciated this surprise and even more, the use of the c-word in a consensual, respectful and racy encounter!
I’m familiar with this author and her body of work, but I didn’t love this book. I never really connected with the characters and never got the sense they were fully developed. The story was driven by action and reaction and character seemed to adapt to each situation rather than drive it.
Still, Ms. Leigh is doing some good work incorporating progressive and feminist ideals into modern historical romance and I hope that the rest of the series integrates more of her character and storytelling skills as she navigates this growth as a writer.
Thanks to NetGalley I received an ARC of this book for my honest review.
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This new series follows second and third son (of an Earl) and their best friend (from a wealthy trades background) who have to marry respectable women within a year or they’ll get disinherited.
"The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes" is a page-turning, 5 star whopper of a series start! It features:
- A heroine who has to carry the weight of the world for her family and wants to break free by roaming London’s scandalous places at night while she’s in disguise and in company of the hero.
- A Rake with a capital R, who is a secret poet and has a heart of gold but needs her services to introduce him to respectable women as he needs to fulfill an ultimatum to get married.
It's refreshing to see him stray away from toxic masculinity enforced by society and especially his parents and fully embrace who is truly is all the while she's finding out who she really is and develops the confidence to embrace her dreams and goes after what she wants and needs.
What else I loved about it?
- Enthusiastic, explicit consent during steamy scenes and no shying away from what is described as direct and crude language during these scenes.
- Colonialism and the slave trade were acknowledged several times.
Perfect start to a new series.
Can’t wait to dive into the next one.
Content warnings include:
Parental emotional abuse, toxic masculinity, blackmail.
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