Redeeming the Rake

By: Dudley, Lorri

He's bent on destroying everything she values, stealing her heart in the process.

As a vicar's daughter, Emily Thompson has always put her family's reputation first, even when it meant setting aside her aspirations of joining the Royal Art Academy. But when a notorious London rake is accosted in her sleepy Costwold village and her quick thinking saves the libertine's blackened soul, that reputation she's so carefully guarded is left vulnerable to vicious gossip.

Agent Lord Jacob Edward Warren's silver tongue can't save him when he's staring down the barrel of a vengeful husband's gun. but an enchanting damsel's skill with a bow and arrow offers him the hope of tomorrow. Intrigued by Miss Thompson's quiet charm, he commissions the budding artist to paint his portrait, but his intensions change when he discovers this beguiling beauty holds not only his chance at redemption but also the intelligence he's been assigned to gather.

The time spent in Lord Warren's company has Emily wondering if he's hiding more than charm and wit behind his reputation as a rake. But when she's drawn into Jacob's noble cause, the web of danger proves more perilous than either of them are prepared to face.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1963212002
• ISBN13: 9781963212006
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Wild Heart Books
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Regency With Twists & Turns

A great regency romance with secrets and undercover work to make it intriguing. This is book three in The Agents of Espionage Series but I was able to read it as a standalone. I throughly enjoyed the characters as I found them witty and interesting. I loved how Emily learned her self worth even though her supposed best friend treated her as less than. She is a nurturing and caring person who is also a talented artist and a marksman with a bow an arrow. Jacob grew as a person and in his faith and proves himself as worthwhile person to family and others after having a past that was unsavory. I loved how caring he was to his aunt, Lady Athol. Lots of guessing to who the highwaymen are keeps you turning pages with several surprises to uncover. I was throughly engrossed from beginning to end and recommend picking up a copy and settling in for an entertaining story of redemption. I received a complimentary copy from CelebrateLit. The honest review and opinions are my own and were not required.