The Rake By Suzanne Enoch

The Rake
Lessons in love series - Book one
By Suzanne Enoch

Lady Georgiana Halley and Tristan Carroway, viscount dare have an interesting history. Six years ago, Georgia gave her heart to Tristan only to realize that he was wooing her because of some wager made over her stocking. Feeling betrayed, tricked and heartbroken she nurtures a hatred for lord dare. When she and her friends decide to give some men 'lessons in love', Georgia decides to show lord dare how it feels to have ones heart broken. He would never again treat a woman the way he treated her...she would make sure he made a good husband to miss amelia johns, whom he is courting. A very simple plan that involves making him fall in love with her, breaking his heart and walking away. But simple plans are always anything but simple...

Tristan Carroway won a wager 6 years ago but he lost a lot in the process which the world doesn’t know about. The only memento he has of that is the stocking of the lady. And now she is back staying under his roof and he is likely to repeat the same mistakes again...only this time he is not letting it and her go. To have her love he must earn her trust...which he has already betrayed once.Will Georgia’s heart trust him again?

Review - A beautifully written tale with an interesting love-hate relationship between the hero and the heroine. The highlight of the book for me was the reformation of Tristan, the rake for the woman he loves. The part where he tears up the book at White's is my favorite. There is also an interesting mix of secondary characters thrown in like the aunties, the duke of Wycliffe, the Carroway brothers and Miss Amelia Johns. The climax is a bit bawdy but funny nonetheless. A perfect opener for a series already looking forward to the next one. A definite 9/10