Rakehell's Widow

by Sandra Wilson

Alabeth had married the notorious rake Robert Manvers, but her beloved husband had died in a duel encouraged by his supposed friend, Sir Piers Castleton. Returning to London to guard her sister Jillian from romantic temptations, she cannot prevent her from falling in love with the heartless Piers Castleton himself. Then, surprisingly, she meets the very mirror image of her late husband in Count Adam Zaleski, the lover that every high-born lady in London vies for. Clearly Alabeth must battle the man she hated to save her sister - and suppress the memory of the man she loved to save herself...

317 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Lexie · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.