Miss Georgiana Blakelow is content with her spinster
lifestyle, living with her younger siblings and ageing
Aunt,
on their country estate called Thorncote. But appearances
can
be deceptive. Thornton is falling apart at the seams, and
has
a new owner in the form of Robert Holkham, Earl of
Marcham.
And Georgiana is most definitely not what she appears to
be.
Having a scandalous past, she has constructed this new
image
to protect both herself and her remaining family. But she
was
not prepared for Robert or the feelings he inspires.
Robert Holkham has a notorious reputation as a rake of the
highest order, but he is tiring of this lifestyle. Wanting
to
avoid any more scandal, find love and beget an heir, he
finds
himself the centre of attention of many match making
mamas.
Strangely drawn to Georgiana, he yearns to be around her
and
is determined to have her as his wife. But with shocking
revelations, lies, and an interfering family, will
Georgiana
and Robert ever be free to be themselves, and find a
future
together?
THE BLUESTOCKING AND THE RAKE by Norma Darcy is a
complicated
Regency romance with many twists and turns, and unexpected
occurrences. I enjoyed the character of Robert the most,
as he
is so self assured, and self aware of both his good
qualities
and his flaws. Unfortunately the plot of THE BLUESTOCKING
AND
THE RAKE is very detailed, but it seemed rushed in some
areas,
and drawn out in others, and the story just did not flow
naturally for me.
The Earl of Marcham has decided to put the excesses of his
colorful youth firmly behind him so that he may find a
wife
and beget himself an heir. But a straitlaced spinster may
stand in his way after she releases a morality pamphlet
exposing some of his most private misdemeanors. Determined
to have his revenge and teach her a much-needed lesson,
the
earl decides that his best course of action is to seduce
her…
Miss Georgiana Blakelow has long given up the hope of
marriage. Instead, she’s resigned to serving as governess
to
her siblings and saving the family estate from ruin. She
might succeed, if only the wretch of an earl who won the
estate at the gaming table would be reasonable.
As the sparks fly, and as Lord Marcham finds himself
unexpectedly attracted to Miss Blakelow, she becomes even
more determined to keep him at a safe distance. The closer
he gets, the more likely he is to discover that his
bluestocking isn’t all that she seems.
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