What do you think?
Rate this book
Rakehell's Widow
When Alabeth left London under a cloud of gossip as bride of notorious rake Robert Manvers, she thought never to return. But her beloved Robert was dead now, fallen in a duel encouraged by his supposed friend, Sir Piers Castleton, and Alabeth was free to come to London to guard her overly romantic sister Jillian from temptations that Alabeth knew only too well. But even Alabeth did not dream that Jillian would fall in love with so seductive a scoundrel as the handsome and heartless Piers Castleton himself. Even less did Alabeth expect to meet the very mirror image of her late husband in Count Adam Zaleski, the lover that every high-born lady in London vied for. Clearly it was Alabeth's duty to battle the man she hated to save her sister—and fight off the memory of the man she loved to save herself.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
1 person want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
April 21, 2014
I will be honest here, RAKEHELL'S WIDOW by Sandra Wilson, bored me. I was so excited by the blurb, too! Unfortunately, I just did not enjoy this book too well. I wasn't really sympathetic with the female lead, Alabeth, as I felt she should have known what she was getting in for when she married Manvers. Also, she was entirely too harsh with Sir Piers Castleton. I understand that after the accident things might have been awkward and uncomfortable, but to not listen to the man for years?
I felt sincerely bad for Piers in fact, as he seemed like a decent guy. The Count, Adam Zaleski, however, was vastly annoying! There are few things I can stand less then a conceited, prima donna male, in real life or in fiction. They go from being amusingly arrogant, to annoyingly all-knowing, to downright irritating as a bee in no time flat. Adam Zaleski lost me pretty much his second appearance.
It's not often that I won't, or can't, read every single word on every single page, but I found myself skipping sentences and skimming interactions in hopes of something livening up. I was disappointed and finished the book with a dissatisfied frown.
I felt sincerely bad for Piers in fact, as he seemed like a decent guy. The Count, Adam Zaleski, however, was vastly annoying! There are few things I can stand less then a conceited, prima donna male, in real life or in fiction. They go from being amusingly arrogant, to annoyingly all-knowing, to downright irritating as a bee in no time flat. Adam Zaleski lost me pretty much his second appearance.
It's not often that I won't, or can't, read every single word on every single page, but I found myself skipping sentences and skimming interactions in hopes of something livening up. I was disappointed and finished the book with a dissatisfied frown.
Displaying 1 of 1 review