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A Noble Rogue
223 pages
A charming Regency romp where a desperate masquerade as a servant leads to an unexpected romance with a notorious gamester.
What it feels like
This breezy Regency romance offers a delightful blend of theatrical deception and sweet, escalating attraction. The narrative moves at a brisk, playful pace, driven by the heroine's absurd predicament of playing housekeeper in her own ruined manor to save her brother's reputation. The mood is lighthearted and charming, wrapping the reader in a classic upstairs-downstairs masquerade where stolen kisses in the servants' hall lead to genuine emotional entanglement. The prose is engaging and focused on the witty interplay between a spirited young woman and an intrigued, rakish lord. It is a perfect escape for readers who adore classic historical romances centered on hidden identities, reforming a rogue, and the tender journey from a playful dalliance to earnest love.
- Mood
- breezy
- charming
- theatrical
- Tone
- playful
- romantic
- lighthearted
- witty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden identity · class transgression · reforming a rake · familial loyalty
- The writing
- Light, engaging, and period-appropriate, focusing on witty banter and romantic tension.
- The arc
- Moves from a frantic, farcical deception to a tender, earnest romance as true identities and feelings are revealed.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic Regency romances featuring mistaken identities, rakish heroes, and spirited heroines making the best of absurd situations.
Content notes
- gambling debts
- mild deception
About the book
AN UPSTAIRS-DOWNSTAIRS AFFAIR — After years at an exclusive boarding academy, lovely Sara Brandon-Howe returned to the majestic manor she and her half-brother, Philip, had inherited. But instead of taking her place in society, Sara took her place in the servants hall! — Philip's gambling debts had left Carvington Hall in a shambles and without domestic help. Now, worried that his reputation would be ruined forever in the ton, Philip begged Sara to play "housekeeper" for a day while Hugh Devlin, one of London's infamous gamesters, was visiting. Hugh, intrigued by the pretty maid, decided a dalliance would be a delight. First he stole a kiss; then he stole Sara's heart. Now Sara was in a dreadful muddle -- besotted and desperate to turn a wanton lord into a gentleman worthy of her love...
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