He handles his business, takes care of his shit, stands up for his woman and his friends, and puts it down in bed (pretty much. In the previous two, The Rake's Mistress and A Reputable Rake, 'rake' seemed like it was just codeword for 'fuckboy.' Someone who wants to fuck a lot of women but doesn't want to take responsibility for it and someone who can't handle an adult relationship with adult responsibilities and seems to enjoy (or at least not care) about hurting people who love him. Okay, this is the first 'rake book' of the three I've just read that has pleased me. They would remember him as more than just a wealthy Duke, an object of advancement. He had made himself into a man women remembered, and if it was by giving them more pleasure than any thought possible, then so be it.

In an attempt to be more than a title and money, he had taught himself to be a lover. We still have our minature pincher Rosebud, our cat Kid and our cockatiel Bubbie. He had cancer and when they went to operate on him they found that the cancer was enormous and had spread everywhere.

Unfortunatly, our dog Wizard just passed away on 5th of September this year. Today, my husband and I live in Tucson, Arizona. Our daughter was born about a year and a half after our wedding and she's been our little terror ever since (granted she is all grown up now). We dated for about a year before I finally said 'hey, so when are you going to marry me.' The rest is history for us. My husband's military career moved the family every two to three years and I wanted a career I enjoyed and could take with me anywhere in the world. This is also where I met my husband, who flew fighter aircraft for the United States. My interest in England began when the United States Air Force stationed me at RAF Woodbridge, near Ipswich in East Anglia. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science with a concentration in history.

The Rake by Georgina Devon