The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh
Series : Last Chance Scoundrels #1
Genre : Historical Romance
Publisher : Avon
Publication Date : February 22nd, 2022
Genre : Historical Romance
Publisher : Avon
Publication Date : February 22nd, 2022
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.
Who doesn't love a reformed
rake paired with a society darling. It's a well acknowledged fact that
reformed rakes make the best husbands 😏😆 Am I right?
I've always loved Eva Leigh's books so I was super excited for The Good
Girl's Guide to Rakes. I think I ended up loving this one even more than
her previous series. She always writes such vivid characters who have
delicious chemistry between them!
Here we have Kieran, the third son of an earl, who now faces an
ultimatum from his parents after he and his brother helped their best
friend - Dom run away from his wedding with their sister, with misguided
good intentions🤦🏻♀️ So, now they need to clean themselves up and marry a
decent, respectable lady or be completely cut off.
And he has the perfect idea to seek help from Dom's sister, Celeste -
the only respectable woman he knows. But what he doesn't expect is that
the seemingly docile Celeste has a hidden rebellious streak and agrees
to help him with a condition - he needs to take her to all the
disreputable places a lady could never venture into.
As someone who comes from a nouveau rich family, she faces a lot of
pressure from her dad to marry well and she's almost engaged to a stuck
up earl though all she wants to do is escape. So, she wants to have some
fun!
I think my favorite part was how three dimensional the characters were!
They have many facets to their personalities. Just like how Celeste is a
respectable lady, who wants to stay true to her roots and help people
who were in the same situation as her. She's not just a lady who wants
to have fun. She wants to be free and do many other things as well.
Kieran is also not as reckless as he seems. I loved his sweet side, the
poet in him and his neck fetish lol 🤣 His and his brother's actions are mostly affected by the way their parents treat them. Gotta admit that they weren't great 🙄. But, I loved how he was charming and dependable at the same time!
The best part was definitely the chemistry and the dirty talk!🔥 Eva
Leigh's books always have the perfect amount of steam and romance! And I'm really excited for the next book(Finn's?) as well!✨
You can also find my review on bookstagram here
*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest
review*
You can also find my reviews of the author's other books here
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.
Eva also writes in multiple romance genres as RITA-award nominated Zoë Archer.
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