The Irish Rake

by Emma Lange and Jennifer Hartmann

Book Overview

Despite her best intentions, warnings about the rakish Marquess of Clare, and her betrothal to the ideal aristocrat, innocent young Gillian Edwards finds herself drawn to the handsome and scornful... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451187687
• ISBN13: 9780451187680
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Rake Who is Not Really One

The hero does sleep around, so in that sense he IS a rake. But unlike most rakes I've encountered in novels, he's quite sensitive & a very honorable man. I don't want to spoil this book for anyone who hasn't read it, so I'm limited in what I can say, which is a shame, because there are so many wonderful parts in this book that I want to talk about. One part that really stood out in my mind is when the hero is being questioned about marriage. The person doesn't believe the hero could stay faithful to a wife, and the hero says that it's true he's been with quite a few women, but he had never made a vow to any of them. I thought that was such a sweet quote.

I love this book!

I have read and re-read this Regency, something I almost never do. Emma Lange is very good at making the characters realistic and sympathetic. When Gillian falls hopelessly for a man with a bad reputation who she believes scorns her for a "green girl" you will fall right along with her. The Irish Rake is of course more honorable than he seems and his efforts to resist taking advantage of someone he could "seduce without half trying" really show Gillian what a hero he is. She doesn't realize he's fallen in love with her at first sight and neither does he until. . .well you won't be able to predict the outcome of this one. Give it a try!