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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
between a bookseller
& her hard-boiled ghost.


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If Her Highness thinks I’ll let another man claim her and my child, she’s lost her royal mind. Sophaya’s mine.


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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.


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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

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Also by Sarah MacLean:

Mastermind, February 2027
Trade Paperback
Ladies in Waiting, November 2025
Trade Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
These Summer Storms, July 2025
Hardcover / e-Book
Knockout, September 2023
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Heartbreaker, September 2022
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, April 2022
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Bombshell, September 2021
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Daring and the Duke, July 2020
Paperback / e-Book
How the Dukes Stole Christmas, October 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Brazen and the Beast, August 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
How The Dukes Stole Christmas, October 2018
e-Book
Wicked and the Wallflower, June 2018
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Day of the Duchess, July 2017
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
A Scot in the Dark, September 2016
Paperback / e-Book
The Rogue Not Taken, January 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Never Judge a Lady By Her Cover, December 2014
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished, December 2013
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
One Good Earl Deserves A Lover, February 2013
Paperback / e-Book
A Rogue By Any Other Name, March 2012
Paperback / e-Book
Eleven Scandals To Start To Win A Duke's Heart, May 2011
Paperback / e-Book
Ten Ways To Be Adored When Landing A Lord, November 2010
Paperback / e-Book
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, April 2010
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Season, March 2009
Hardcover

NINE RULES TO BREAK WHEN ROMANCING A RAKE
By: Sarah MacLean


It's a well-known rule that a proper young lady should never steal into the house of a notorious marquess and demand a passionate kiss. But to romance this rake, Lady Calpurnia Hartwell will break all the rules.

Love by Numbers #1
Avon
April 2010
On Sale: March 30, 2010
Featuring: Lady Calpurnia Hartwell; Gabriel St. John
432 pages
ISBN: 0061852058
EAN: 9780061852053
Kindle: B003C2SP46
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Other Editions
Paperback (reprint - April 2022)

Romance Historical

After years of harboring a secret love for one of London’s most notorious rakes, and maintaining a pristine reputation, she finally decides to take some actionβ€”and Callie makes β€œThe List.”

From drinking scotch and smoking cheroot, to attending a duel and dancing every dance at a ball--Callie is on a quest to bring adventure into her life. Seized by her newfound appetite for thrills, Callie chooses the most nerve-wracking task as her first: Kiss someone, passionately.

Love by Numbers

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
NINE RULES TO BREAK WHEN ROMANCING A RAKE
#1.0 β€’ April 2010
Ten Ways To Be Adored When Landing A Lord
TEN WAYS TO BE ADORED WHEN LANDING A LORD
#2.0 β€’ November 2010
Eleven Scandals To Start To Win A Duke's Heart
ELEVEN SCANDALS TO START TO WIN A DUKE'S HEART
#3.0 β€’ May 2011