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Taken By The Wicked Rake
288 pages
A scandalous Regency escape where a stifled lady finds thrilling liberation in the arms of her captor.
What it feels like
This dramatic Regency romance offers a brisk, escapist journey into the heart of a scandalous temptation. The mood is clandestine and swoony, wrapping the reader in the thrilling rebellion of a perfectly behaved lady who finally gets the chance to break all the rules. Driven by the tension of a forbidden enemies-to-lovers dynamic, the narrative pulses with breathless desire and the dramatic unearthing of long-buried family secrets. The prose is highly romanticized, leaning into the delicious melodrama of a kidnapping that feels more like a liberation. It is a perfect read for those who devour historical romances where stifling societal expectations are gleefully abandoned in favor of a dangerous, unsuitable, and utterly captivating love.
- Mood
- swoony
- clandestine
- rebellious
- Tone
- dramatic
- sensual
- scandalous
- escapist
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- forbidden desire · shedding expectations · enemies to lovers · family secrets
- The writing
- Melodramatic and highly romanticized, focusing on breathless tension and scandalous temptation.
- The arc
- Moves from stifled duty to thrilling rebellion and passionate surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love dramatic Regency romances where proper ladies are swept away by dangerous, unsuitable rogues.
Content notes
- kidnapping
- family conflict
About the book
Taken by the Wicked Rake (Regency Silk & Scandal #8)
AT THE MERCY OF A VERY WICKED RAKE!
Lady Verity Carlow, 21, is poised, charming, virginal. Her family's precious jewel. She will marry whatever titled bore is chosen for her. Yet sometimes, in the dark of the night, she wishes she weren't always so well behaved...
Then she is kidnapped by her family's enemy, Gypsy lord Stephano Beshaley. In this dangerously unsuitable man's arms, Verity is tempted to do wicked, wicked things. And, shockingly, she does not want to be rescued --- not one little bit!
As the secrets of the past are dramatically revealed, join in the final breathtaking installment of SILK & SCANDAL.
Description from Open Library.
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