Monday, July 8, 2019

MARRIED TO THE RAKE by Samantha Holt


Title:  MARRIED TO THE RAKE

Series:  Wallflower Brides #1

Author: Samantha Holt

Publisher:  Helstone Press

Publish Date:   07.08.2019

Category /Genre:  Historical Romance

Recommended for:  14+ due to language

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Samantha Holt

Goodreads link: Married to the Rake

Date completed: 07.03.2019



Description from the publisher:

Wallflowers and rakes do seldom mix well.

Miss Chloe Larkin is completely assured of that.  Especially when said rake is a member of the Waverly family--the people responsible for a feud that has been ongoing since practically the dawn of time.


But he comes offering a deal... 


The centuries-old feud between the Larkins and the Waverleys has taken its toll.  Brook Waverly wants this fight solved.  Now.  His ageing father cannot take much more of the stress and he's determined the problem shall be resolved before he comes to inherit.


So he needs her help... 

Chloe is distrustful of Mr. Waverley--and rightly so.  Not only is he her lifelong enemy but he has a reputation that would make the most experienced of women blush.  And boy does he make this wallflower blush!  However, she has little interest in continuing the silly feud and, with her little brother set to inherit one day and her father's failing health, the sooner it is all over, the better.


Working with the handsome, and far too charming Mr. Waverley to get their fathers to come to an agreement is...interesting.  Especially when he seems to be less concerned with ending the feud and more interested in her.  Can she really trust him or is this just another way for his family to get their revenge on hers?

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MARRIED TO THE RAKE is the first book in the Wallflower Brides series.  Each will be a stand-alone historical romance, but why would you read just one?



Three wallflowers have made it to the end of another Season.  Chloe is a true introvert and bookworm.  Joanna was recently widowed after a short marriage.  Augusta is a romantic and has been engaged for two years.  She bides her time until her fiancé returns from his world travels – not that her friends believe that he will.



I loved that this one could almost be classified as a “clean romance.”  It was more about the emotions and the seduction of heart and mind than about seducing the body.  I loved the sneaking away to be together for the good of their families and slowly falling in love.  I loved that he knew first and she was hard to convince.  I loved that it was all absolutely swoon-worthy.



This is a wonderful story and I can’t wait to read the next in the series.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



The Wallflower Brides Series:

1.      Married to the Rake

Also from Samantha Holt:

·         The Angel’s Assassin

·         Buckle Down

·         Christmas Seduction

·         The Crimson Castle

·         Eden’s Fire

·         Gentlemen Prefer Spinsters

·         Heart of a Viking

·         Her Dream Cowboy

·         Her Highland Defender


·         Hunting His Highland Lass

·         Kissed at Midnight

·         Knight’s Captive

·         Love or Loyalty

·         Must Love Lords

·         Not Another Soldier

·         Once Upon a Rake

·         The Rake Who Rescued Me

·         The Sexy Bartender’s Virtual Seduction

·         A Summer Siege

·         Tempting His Mistress

·         Too Much to Lose

·         Warriors

·         The Warrior’s Reward

Bluestocking Brides series:

1.      Amelia and the Viscount

2.      Julia and the Duke

3.      Emma and the Earl

4.      Catherine and the Marquis

5.      Lilith and the Stable Hand

Borderland Legacy:

1.      Borderland Bride

2.      Borderland Beauty

3.      Borderland Betrayal

Cynfell Brothers series:

1.      Sinful Confessions

2.      Sinful Deeds

3.      Sinful Liaisons

4.      Sinful Cravings

5.      Sinful Possession

6.      Sinful Temptations

7.      Sinful Secrets

Highland Fae Chronicles:




The Inheritance Clause series:





One Knight Collection:

1.      One Knight

2.      Black Knight

3.      White Knight

4.      Highland Knight

Regency Fairy Twists:

1.      Wake Me with a Kiss


3.      Dance with Me at Midnight

Rogues of Redmere Series:



3.      Waiting for a Rogue Like You

4.      What’s a Rogue Got to Do with It?

Spinsters Club Series:

1.      Gentlemen Prefer Spinsters


















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