Romancing the Rake

Allingham Regency Classics #4

by Merryn Allingham

Can she tame the ton's most notorious rebel?

Marianna Marquez appears the most innocent of young, lovely and chaste. Her sparkle charms everyone she meets. But all is not what it seems, and a summer spent in Brighton promises every delectable temptation ...

Mr Joshua Marchmain is reputed to be society's most scandalous tall and wickedly handsome, with a dangerous allure that can disgrace even the purest of ladies ...

An overwhelming force draws Marianna and Joshua together - but there are those in society who would stop at nothing to keep them apart.

301 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 21, 2019

About the author

I was born into an army family and spent my childhood moving around the UK and abroad. Unsurprisingly it gave me itchy feet and in my twenties I escaped an unloved secretarial career to work as cabin crew and see the world.

I still love to travel and visit new places, especially those with an interesting history, but the arrival of marriage, children and cats meant a more settled life in the south of England, where I've lived ever since. It also gave me the opportunity to go back to 'school' and eventually teach at university.

I've written seven historical novels, all mysteries with a helping of suspense and a dash of romance - sometimes set in exotic locations and often against a background of stirring world events.

My latest novel, A Tale of Two Sisters, is set in Constantinople at the turn of the 20th century when rebellion within the Ottoman Empire is growing ever louder. Against this background the novel traces the fate of two sisters, Alice and Lydia Verinder, and explores themes of family, love and loss.