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Review by Customer
I usually don't like to read too many historical books because I find them boring, unreal, or full of errors. But this one was wonderful! Miss Fanny Brightwell has to marry a rich man because her father lost everything before he died. When Alverley, the man Miss Fanny hoped to marry tells her that he wants her just as his mistress, she is devastated; that means that she'll have to marry the pestilential Lord Slyther, but that night she meets Viscount Fenton. At first, Lord Fenton wants to marry her... however, after some lies by a jealous man and some misunderstandings he believes that Miss Fanny was a consummate lover and he offers carte blanche instead. What a splendid book! I loved every moment of it. Ms. Beverley Oakley created an original and amazing plot. She keeps our attention through the whole book. And the characters… what can I say? Outstanding! I loved Miss Fanny and adore Lord Fenton. I enjoyed their misunderstanding and I was delighted by their torrid and passionate meetings. And the end… made me burst out laughing. It rocks! 5 stars for her and I can hardly wait to read her new release... Ms. Beverley Oakley, I'm not above begging for more! I expect I won't have to wait too much longer for it, you are now one of my favorite writers.
Review by Customer
...The characters in Rake's Honour, a Regency romance, leap off the page and into the reader's heart. Fanny is well aware of her obligations to her family, yet yearns to find a husband she can love. Fenton has outgrown his childish excesses and is ready to settle down with a wife. The heat between these two practically sets fire to the pages, a mean trick for an e-book! Ms. Oakley brings the setting and time period to life without lengthy descriptions of society's strict rules. The sex, oh my goodness, the sex is hot and in unusual settings as Fenton and Fanny must hide what they are up to from the eyes of judgmental society. Supporting characters like Fanny's younger sister and her friend and confidante, Lord Quamby, bring added life to a lush story. The pacing is just perfect, keeping you in your chair reading right through to the end. The “mamas” are ever present, placing demands on their children to marry well for family's sake. In the end, Rake's Honour is about satisfying society's demands while still finding ways to remain true to oneself and one's heart. For these reasons, Rake's Honour earns an honored spot on my re-read stack.
Review by Customer
There should be a warning; hot scenes in Rake's Honour will melt your e-reader. Set in 1818, this story sizzles. Hot characters with a burning desire and sensual trysts. After an unexpected, sexual encounter with a delectable, muscular masked man, Fanny Brightwell can't think of anyone else, or for that matter anything else. Her sexuality has been aroused and she wants more. Nothing will stop her from getting what she wants, Viscount Fenton. Fanny's mother has made other arrangements, she must marry wealth, and soon. But her sister Antoinette is endangering not only her own reputation, but that of the family as well. Already, rumours are rife about Fanny, none of which are true. Only Fenton, the Honourable Rake, knows the secret that would scandalize proper society. Being an honourable man he has kept this himself. So much is going on in Fanny's innocent—well perhaps not so innocent—life that she must confide in someone. Her willing confidant has a brilliant plan that will rock their world. Learning to work the intrigue to your advantage is something Fanny adapts to quickly. She agrees to her confidant's ploy, which is too good to ignore. The unexpected twist at the end made me smile and think...yes that's perfect.
Review by Customer
A young miss with a less than pleasant mother, must marrry a lecherous and gouty old man unless she can secure the affections and an offer of marriage from a young man more to her liking. Not easily done if the young miss is penniless and her family's reputation is dicey. Enter a handsome rogue interested in introducing the young lady to lustful pleasures without benefit of marriage and watch her dilemma increase tenfold! Rake's Honor is a sexy romp that is well-paced and features an interesting cast of supporting characters, as well as a rakish hero that you'd like to kiss one moment and slap the next. Steamy scenes and a great 'woman on the verge of jeopardy' plot make this a page-turner that will give you a vested interest in Fanny Brightwell and her quest for happiness sans gouty old reprobate.
Review by Customer
Rake's Honour takes the ballroom historical a naughty step further, reimagining the traditional scenario of the dutiful daughter, saving her family through an unappealing marriage to appeal to readers who enjoy more smut as sweetener to their Almack's lemonade. The characters are at the forefront of the story -- Fanny is unrepentantly lusty, and likeable because of it. And ahhh, her Rake, the delectable Lord Fenton. Muscular, passionate, possessing of a good fortune and a healthy appreciation for Fanny's breasts and creamy thighs. When Fenton wants Fanny, you do too; and when they give in to their hunger for each other, well, let's say there's no question their marriage will have (many) happy endings!
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