Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

By Sarah MacLean

  • Release Date: 2010-03-30
  • Genre: Historical Romance
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 785 Ratings)

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Book Synopsis

Readers will delight in New York Times bestseller Sarah MacLean’s debut novel—featuring her sexy, funny, emotionally rich writing and one of the fiercely feminist heroines that made Entertainment Weekly crown her “the utterly intoxicating queen of historical romance.”

There are things a lady simply does not do. She does not smoke. She does not fence or attend duels. She does not fire a pistol, and she never, ever sneaks into a men’s club for a night of gambling and…other excitements.

Calpurnia Hartwell has spent a lifetime following the rules and, as a reward, she’s been forgotten at the edges of society, unnoticed…and unsatisfied. So, what’s a girl to do, but break the rules and get a taste of the life she’s been missing?

Once Callie throws herself into a bold new world, she fast realizes a taste won’t ever be enough. She’s going to need a partner—someone who knows everything about rule-breaking. Someone like Gabriel St. John, Marquess of Ralston—charming and handsome, with a scandalous reputation matched only by his wicked smile.

But the further Callie ventures into this new world, the further she gets from her family’s expectations and all she once held dear. Will she be brave enough to leave her old life behind? Because she’s about to break the most important rule of all—the one that says pleasure-seekers should never fall in love. . .

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Latest Impressions

  • Captivating

    5
    By Wynter7Sash
    I started and never stopped until it was finished. It was worth every passing moment.

  • Let’s all make a list

    5
    By a respectful reader
    Great character development, good plot, lovely Calpurnia. I really liked this book

  • ELECTRIC!

    5
    By jolie.pink
    Love the chemistry between the characters! A must read.

  • Severe insecurity

    3
    By Raunchy Romance Connoisseur-SS
    Good storyline but sometimes I would just cringe at how desperate and severely insecure the heroine is. (SPOILER AFTER THIS) The extremely handsome duke has to consistently compliment her. She doesn’t ever find herself beautiful by herself but after marrying the man she had an unrequited love for 10 years is when she feels beautiful. The ending was annoying in that sense.

  • MacLean Shine’s in her first Rules of Nine

    5
    By Reading is my Best Vacation
    Sarah MacLean captured my romance literature heart over a decade ago when I first read her Nine Rules to Break when Romancing a Rake. She gives a refreshing modern twist on the old tropes of Innocence, Rake’s and Duels by building chemistry from characters that grow into love from a place of like and surprising respect. A great read!

  • Loved this book.

    5
    By sarah hooks it
    Can’t even put into words how much I loved this book.

  • Great read

    5
    By Xzjy44
    Loved the story and relationship between the characters.

  • A must read!

    5
    By Tami1315
    I feel like I’ve read every regency romance novel and this is my favorite. It’s so simple and perfect. A very well written novel that just really comes together perfectly. Fingers crossed for Benny’s love story!

  • Phenomenal debut for a phenomenal writer

    5
    By Marsh61623
    This is the first book I read of the authors and boy was I hooked! Strong characters with complex personalities made me really root for them. I loved Callie and Ralston in the way I love my real friends, meaning that even when I was cringing at their actions I still wanted nothing more than their happiness!

  • Melancholy

    3
    By Atlz3
    Took me a while to finish this book. The general tone of the book is melancholy. The heroine is 28 and ON THE SHELF. Get used to reading that phrase. It’s an okay read with some tepidly scandalous adventures but does not make my top 100 list. The only really racey part is when the rake ( in a gentleman’s club ) is trying to explain an s&m scene. How can one woman please three men?

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