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The Ruin of a Rake

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A 2017 RT Reviewer's Choice Nominee for Best Digital Historical!

One of Goodreads' Best Romances of July

A RT Book Review Top Pick!

"Sebastian proves she is a new force to be reckoned with in historical romances."—Booklist

Rogue. Libertine. Rake. Lord Courtenay has been called many things and has never much cared. But after the publication of a salacious novel supposedly based on his exploits, he finds himself shunned from society. Unable to see his nephew, he is willing to do anything to improve his reputation, even if that means spending time with the most proper man in London.

Julian Medlock has spent years becoming the epitome of correct behavior. As far as he cares, if Courtenay finds himself in hot water, it's his own fault for behaving so badly—and being so blasted irresistible. But when Julian's sister asks him to rehabilitate Courtenay's image, Julian is forced to spend time with the man he loathes—and lusts after—most.

As Courtenay begins to yearn for a love he fears he doesn't deserve, Julian starts to understand how desire can drive a man to abandon all sense of propriety. But he has secrets he's determined to keep, because if the truth came out, it would ruin everyone he loves. Together, they must decide what they're willing to risk for love.

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      September 1, 2017
      Despite what his sister, Eleanor Standish, might think, Julian Medlock is not a miracle worker. Although he would do anything possible to ensure her happiness, rehabilitating the reputation of her friend Lord Courtenay may prove to be impossible. After all, Courtenay is already known as one of the most notorious and debauched rakes in London, and the recent publication of the scandalous The Brigand Prince of Salerno, with a libertine hero rumored to be based on Courtenay, is certainly not helping matters. Yet despite the odds, Julian reluctantly agrees to try, only to find his campaign to improve Courtenay's social status taking an unexpected turn when Julian admits he has feelings of his own for Courtenay, which could create a scandal that may very well ruin them both. In her latest flawlessly written Regency-set historical, Sebastian once again gifts readers with the kind of realistically complicated characters, deliciously dry humor, and combustible sensuality they have come to expect from her while at the same time crafting a love story that quietly, yet powerfully, demonstrates the universal power of love to change lives.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)

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