The Lives of the English Rakes
Author: Fergus Linnane
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFascinating and well-researched history of the notorious English rake.
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One Night with a Rake
Author: Connie Mason
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2013-06-04
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 1402272448
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor King and Country, Three Notorious Rakes Will Put All Their Seductive Skills to Work. After All, The Fate of England's Monarchy is in Their Hands. Since the death of his fiancée, Nathaniel Colton's polished boots have rested beneath the beds of countless wayward wives and widows of the ton. He's careful to leave each lady smiling, and equally careful to guard his heart. So seducing Lady Georgette should pose no problem. But the beautiful reformist is no easy conquest, and Nate's considerable charm fails to entice Georgette to his bed. To woo her, Nate will have to make her believe he cares about someone besides himself--and no one is more surprised than Nate when he realizes he actually does.
Waking Up with a Rake
Author: Connie Mason
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781402272400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo prevent three dukes from shoving their way into the royal line, the monarchy will dangle the "ton's" most notorious rakes before the dukes' intended brides. They'll cause a scandal, then call off any plans of matrimony. But just who will have the last laugh? First in a new series. Original.
Between a Rake and a Hard Place
Author: Connie Mason
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2014-01-07
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 1402272472
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Plenty of action and passionate, wicked adventures."—RT Book Reviews on One Night with a Rake Lady Serena's List of Forbidden Pleasures Attend an exclusively male club. Smoke a cigar. Have a fortune told by gypsies. Dance the scandalous waltz. Sir Jonah Sharp thinks Lady Serena Osbourne will be just like any other debutante, and seducing her will be one of the easiest services he's ever done for the Crown. Then he catches her wearing trousers and a mustache in his gentleman's club and she demands he teach her to smoke a cigar. But what will truly be Jonah's undoing is finding out he's an item on her list too, which makes him determined to bring her all the forbidden pleasures she can handle.
Rakes, Highwaymen, and Pirates
Author: Erin Mackie
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2009-01-21
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 0801890888
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSynthesizing the histories of masculinity, manners, and radicalism, Rakes, Highwaymen, and Pirates offers a fresh perspective on the eighteenth-century aristocratic male.
Rakes of the Old Court
Author: Mateiu Caragiale
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 2021-08-15
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 0810142260
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWidely regarded as the greatest Romanian novel of the twentieth century, Mateiu Caragiale’s Rakes of the Old Court (Craii de Curtea-Veche) follows four characters through the bars and brothels of Bucharest. Guided by an amoral opportunist, the shadowy narrator and his two affluent friends drink and gamble their way through a city built on the ruins of crumbled castles and bygone empires. The novel’s shimmering, spectacular prose describes gripping vignettes of love, ambition, and decay. Originally published in 1929, Rakes of the Old Court is considered a jewel of Romanian modernism. Devoted “Mateists” have long read, memorized, and reenacted the novel, and after the Romanian Revolution, it became part of the high school curriculum. Now canonical, Mateiu’s work has been celebrated for its opulent literary style and enigmatic tone.
Last Night with the Duke
Author: Amelia Grey
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Published: 2017-03-07
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1250102499
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"St. Martin's Paperbacks historical romance"--Spine.
Rakes and Rogues
Author: Mary Balogh
Publisher: Signet Book
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780451176394
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn five stories--by Mary Balogh, Melinda McRae, Anita Mills, Mary Jo Putney, and Maura Seger--about devilishly appealing heroes, wicked and wonderful men demonstrate why they are "mad, bad, and dangerous to know." Original.
Rake's Ransom
Author: Barbara Metzger
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Published: 2012-04-25
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 1611873169
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMadcap Tomboy... When the local magistrate jailed Jacelyn Trevaine's pet dog as a public nuisance, the country miss knew he meant to blackmail her into socializing with his nephew. High-spirited Jacelyn decided to free her dog by kidnapping the precious nephew, but unfortunately she abducted the wrong gentleman! Her captive was none other than handsome Lord Leigh Claibourne--returned war hero and rake extraordinaire. And four hours alone with the libertine Earl was tantamount to social ruin. Of course if she was already ruined, Jacelyn may as well give society something to be scandalized about... Hardened Womanizer... Claibourne found country life tiresome and dull ... until he was kidnapped by an irrepressible chit whose candor was utterly disarming. Even rakes have their points of honor, however, and when the situation threatened to compromise Jacelyn, the cynical nobleman was forced to give the appearance of being betrothed to her. Claibourne never gave something for nothing. And in the case of the deliciously appealing Jacelyn, he'd hold her reputation hostage...for a rake's ransom.
Plastic Back
Author: Anna Rakes
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2006-03
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 0595385435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf I did end up with a brace, how would I ever have any more amazing assists? Who would get Becca the ball and how would the team win without their captain? For basketball superstar Anna Beth, life as a seventh grader is just as cool as she thought it would be. She's finally in junior high and the excitement of sports, school dances, and friends consumes her every thought. But when Anna Beth is diagnosed with scoliosis and made to wear a back brace, her life quickly becomes much more complicated. With her plastic shell, dances are awkward, sports are hard to play, and good friends are difficult to find. Though the brace forces her to change some aspects of her life, she soon realizes that certain things-her family's love for her and the friendship of true friends-will never change. Plastic Back shares the story of Anna Beth's struggle to survive junior high and discover a full life despite her new plastic "accessory".
