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The Rake's Reflection
An old favorite with a bright new look.
The fifth Earl of Torgreave, Rupert Manningford, has determined to reform his rakish ways. Ten years of dissolute living have brought him no pleasure, and offer no future. He returns to sobriety and eschews gambling and debauchery in his effort to reform. It has even crossed his mind to find and marry a virtuous lady-- if one will accept him--and get himself an heir.
His plans are disrupted by the arrival of a beautiful young Scottish woman. Miss Cordelia Tyninghame of Edinburgh. Her appearance reveals a remarkable mystery, a puzzle that defies understanding. Their search for comprehension takes them from the ice of the Frost Fair to the beginning of the London season. Propinquity conducts them to love, but love will lead only to anguish until the mystery is resolved. And that will alter Delia's past, Rupert's future, and the lives of everyone around them, perhaps even allow love to heal their hearts and transform their lives.
The fifth Earl of Torgreave, Rupert Manningford, has determined to reform his rakish ways. Ten years of dissolute living have brought him no pleasure, and offer no future. He returns to sobriety and eschews gambling and debauchery in his effort to reform. It has even crossed his mind to find and marry a virtuous lady-- if one will accept him--and get himself an heir.
His plans are disrupted by the arrival of a beautiful young Scottish woman. Miss Cordelia Tyninghame of Edinburgh. Her appearance reveals a remarkable mystery, a puzzle that defies understanding. Their search for comprehension takes them from the ice of the Frost Fair to the beginning of the London season. Propinquity conducts them to love, but love will lead only to anguish until the mystery is resolved. And that will alter Delia's past, Rupert's future, and the lives of everyone around them, perhaps even allow love to heal their hearts and transform their lives.
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First published October 13, 2006
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About the author
Lesley-Anne McLeod
21 books38 followersLesley-Anne McLeod is a devoted Anglophile. She has written thirteen full-length Regency-set romances (three of which dabble in time travel), six novellas and a book of Regency short stories. All are available as ebooks; the book of short stories is also available in print.
Lesley-Anne has an extensive research library and loves investigating historical details. Her Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram accounts all display her fascination with the Regency era. An avid reader of contemporary and historical fiction, Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer are her particular idols.
When she is not writing, researching, or reading, Lesley-Anne is gardening or sewing, all in the company of her two cats.
Lesley-Anne has an extensive research library and loves investigating historical details. Her Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram accounts all display her fascination with the Regency era. An avid reader of contemporary and historical fiction, Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer are her particular idols.
When she is not writing, researching, or reading, Lesley-Anne is gardening or sewing, all in the company of her two cats.
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April 24, 2010
Interesting set-up and characters and both heroine and hero a bit older - in their 20s/early 30s. The heroine had money herself and didn't need the hero. Very nice side characters, the only bit that was cloying was the purple prose used to describe the beauty of both hero and heroine and some of the melodrama in their interactions near the climax.
September 1, 2014
Loved it! I love it that it's written with passion but not too sexual - which is proper enough for the period :-)
July 8, 2025
The book is a decent representative of a regency romance genre. I will definitely give other books by this author a try.
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