The Rake
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Miss Seraphina Beaton has taken all she can stand. She’s putting out fires left and right—literally and figuratively.
Taking on the responsibilities of caregiver for her younger siblings. Check. Helping her aging, vicar father care for his parish and parishioners. Check.
Past her marrying years...unfortunately, no check. She has a nefarious suitor, a father encouraging her to marry, and a useless older brother who’s been busy playing pirate all over the high seas and playing fancy gentleman with the Tremaine and McQuoid families. Determined to drag him back from London by his ears, his feet, or whatever means necessary (right after she strangles him), she heads to London to find him. What she finds instead...actually, a who—Mr. Campbell Smith.
Mr. Campbell Smith is a dutiful brother by day, the ruthless owner of a shipping empire by day andnight—and by the very, very late hours, the master of his own dark, insatiable pleasures. With his siblings now married off, Campbell is finally free. Free. Free. Free. A wicked bachelor for life, answerable to no one but his own demanding appetites.
Then Miss Seraphina Beaton shows up. Asking for help. No, demanding. The fiery minx doesn’t ask for anything. She takes. Her sheer audacity drives him mad. He doesn’t know whether to spank her or kiss her or more. And with every second they spend together, he finds himself craving that ‘more’, even harder.
With all the ways she’s turning him upside down, he’ll be happy when she’s gone. Won’t he? Except the closer that time comes, the less sure Campbell is. About his dream of staying a bachelor. About her being a burden.
About letting her go.
Heat Level: High Heat (Expect plenty of wicked pleasures)
***Can be read as a standalone!
Reader Reviews
I have a new author to enjoy!
What a great story of a woman who wanted to explore and never saw any danger. Mistaking the ship of that of a friend after disguising herself she is discovered and respected by the captain.
I only have time to read after bedtime this book definitely cut into sleep time but who needs to sleep!
-JKM
Adorable
I dare say, this is one of the most enduring and laughable books I have ever read. I dearly loved it. Best proposal ever. This book reaches ones soul and you named the book appropriately. The book is all about Cassia and her seagoing espisodes. Interesting, enjoyable and endearing.
-Katherine Sterling
To sea or not to see
Swashbuckling adventure from sea to shining see. Engrossing from beginning to end. You’ll be mesmerized by this adventurousness tale of a seafaring love story.
Clinton
Love is for all
Another fabulous book from the brilliant Christi Caldwell. Cassia, our heroine is determined to experience life and not merely follow the path set out for her by her parents. She doesn’t want a season and to marry a staid Lord, she hates the thought of being a typical Ton wife. She sets out to stow away disguised as a lad on the ship her brother serves on, in a bid to experience adventure and see some of the world. Her plan however goes awry and she finds herself aboard our hero Nathaniel’s ship. He too is trying to escape the life his parents have set out for him. When his elder brother tragically died he became the ducal heir. Devastated that his father is forcing him to give up his freedom on the high seas and marry the lady destined to have been his brothers wife, Nathaniel set off on one last mission. Although here are a couple of characters from previous books this can be read as a standalone. The tale that ensues has some drama and love but it has a great deal of humor. I really enjoyed the lighthearted parts of the book, I laughed out loud at many of Cassia’s antics. Thrown together Cassia and Nathan realize they care deeply for one another and fall in love. Of course it is not quite that simple but being a Christi Caldwell romance they do get their happy ever after. I highly recommend this book, a wonderful read that will have you wanting more.
-LCWilson
A wild ride on the high seas
Lady Cassia McQuoid has accepted her fate as a spinster. She has 2 younger sisters. The middle sister is married and the youngest sister has been sent to finishing school. She was never asked about going to school. She has never been asked to dance. Most of all, how can she be expected to lead a life confined to drawing rooms and royal balls when there’s a vast, exciting world to explore? Cassia is determined to find and stow away as a thrill-seeking lad on the ship her brother sails until it is in open waters. They won't be able to turn back and her adventure awaits. However, she is ushered onto the Flying Dragon instead of the Dancing Dragon. She is quickly discovered and meets the captain, and everyone has quite the adventure. The open season will never be the same.
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