And in spite of his adherence to some of the behaviors of a rakish hero, his background has imbued him with a sense of nobility and honor, which dictates his relationship with Mercy. He’s raised himself up from pretty much nothing, and while he does take pride in the financial ruin of others at first, often these men deserve to be taken down a peg or three (Bede certainly does, even if his sisters don’t deserve to be collateral damage). Silas is a hero I was initially intrigued by, if cautious of, but he very quickly grew on me. I love that she’s willing to do whatever it takes to save her family from ruin and keep a roof over their heads…even if it means compromising her own virtue and seducing a fearsome gaming hell owner. She’s the one who really cares for their family’s livelihood, what with her brother, Bede, who has legal rights to the property and guardianship of her and their other sister, Grace, being a complete wastrel with aspirations beyond his means. And as is the case with my complicated relationship with Sophie Jordan’s work, this one was far better than its predecessor. Having DNFed the first one because I found both leads insufferable, I can confirm this works as a stand-alone, and those characters are barely present in this one. The Rake Gets Ravished is the second book in Sophie Jordan’s Duke Hunt series. I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review. He will hunt down the sultry woman who haunts his dreams and show her just how sweet payback can be. Even if he could forget the dark-haired seductress who undid him, he can’t allow anyone to steal from him. Thank goodness she’ll never see him again.
Safe at home and determined to settle back into her quiet, uneventful life, Mercy burns at the memory of her night spent ravishing the most compelling man she’d ever met.
But things don’t go to plan…Ĭaught in the act, Mercy must be bold to save herself…even if it means seducing the dangerous rogue and then disappearing with the dawn, debt voucher in hand. When the blackguard wins her family home in a game of cards, Mercy steals into Silas’s rooms, intent on destroying the proof. The owner of London’s most popular gaming hell, wealthy and powerful Silas Masters, is feared by men and desired by women-except Mercy Kittinger.
New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns with an all new sizzling historical romance in her Duke Hunt series about a woman determined to reclaim her family home from the dangerously handsome owner of London’s most popular gaming hell.
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