Featured Book: Once a Rake by Rona Sharon
Society darling dares to approach the masked, reclusive colonel for a donation… and arouses the dormant desire of London’s legendary rake…
Once upon a time, the wealthy Earl of Ashby was a notorious libertine – damn–your–eyes handsome and dissolute – but the war against Napoleon has changed him. Now, years later, the former commander of the 18th Hussars is a scarred recluse, tormented by the horrors of war, consumed with self– hate and loneliness…
Isabel Aubrey is in need of an influential lord to champion her charity – helping destitute widows and orphans of war – and Colonel Lord Ashby is her prime candidate. The decorated war hero was her late brother’s best friend and senior officer on the Peninsula – and the dashing hussar of her girlhood dreams. She decides to risk her reputation and calls on him at his Park Lane townhouse…
When the kind and beautiful Isabel explodes into Ashby’s solitary life, bringing passion and chaos with her, she stirs his deepest emotions – and a hope he dares not cling to. To keep her, he must seduce her, as only a rake can…
Maddie said:
Loved this book! I vote Ashby as the most tormented alpha hero of 2007. Now I can’t wait for the twin’s story!
TY said:
When I found out about this book coming out, i couldn’t believe it. I have been looking for a Regency romance about an officer that returns scarred from the Napoleonic war. Of course I preordered it even though I didn’t recognize the author. Having read it in one sitting, I can’t believe this is Ms. Sharon’s second book! The book is wonderful, written with the pen of a pro. The deep torment of the hero tugged at my heart. I don’t want to spoil it to those of you who haven’t read it before, but be prepared for powerful emotional scenes that will make you cry, really cry with tears! I loved the hero. Isabel, the heroine, was a delight. Good, strong & funny. This book is a must read!