04316cam a2200373 4500 277033812 TxAuBib 20161023120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781492605003 149260500X B00R37SQQS Amazon 2538a983-8853-4b94-bf73-6e4e91650d56 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2166685 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Lee, Jade. 50 Ways to Ruin a Rake [Libby eBook] : Rakes and Rogues Series, Book 1. Sourcebooks, 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe PDF eBook, Filesize: 7536kB. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 895kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><strong>Book 1 of Rakes and Rogues</strong></p> <p><strong>USA Today bestselling author Jade Lee delights readers with the first in a vibrant, saucy Regency romances series.</strong></p> <p><strong>Mellie Smithson has a plan...</strong></p> <p>Mellie Smithson is trapped in the country with no suitors and no prospects on the horizon except, perhaps, the exasperating-although admittedly handsome-guest of her father. Unwilling to settle, Mellie will do anything to escape to London...</p> <p><strong>Trevor Anaedsley has a problem...</strong></p> <p>Trevor Anaedsley's grandfather has cut off his funds until he gets engaged. Beset by creditors, Trevor escapes to the country-ostensibly to visit his old tutor Mr. Smithson-where he meets Smithson's lovely daughter Mellie. The obvious solution is suddenly before him-but will this fake engagement go as Trevor and Mellie plan? Or will they find that even the best laid plans often go awry?</p>Celebrate the 80th birthday of Regency Romance with great books from Sourcebooks Casablanca! <p><strong>Rakes and Rogues Series:</strong><br /> 50 Ways to Ruin a Rake (Book 1)<br /> One Rogue at a Time (Book 2)<br /> The Richer the Rogue (Book 3)</p> <p><strong>Praise for 50 Ways to Ruin a Rake:</strong><br /> "Lee creates a wonderful read full of madness and mayhem..." -RT Book Reviews, 4½ Stars<br /> "With its wonderfully whimsical characters and fanciful plot, Lee's latest...is tailor-made for readers who like their Regency-set historicals served up with plenty of frothy fun." -Booklist<br /> "Full of witty banter and steamy love scenes, Lee will keep you entranced until the very end." -Historical Romance Lover, 5 Stars</p>. HTML:<p>March 23, 2015<br /> Lee’s first Rakes and Rogues Regency romance is a middling affair that relies too heavily on the ridiculous. When Melinda Smithson, beautiful, rich, and logical, is proposed to for the umpteenth time by her obsessively poetic but brutish cousin Ronnie, she bemoans her inexplicable lack of other prospects. Trevor, future Duke of Timby and a former student of Melinda’s father, pays a visit and complains that his grandfather has cut off all funds until Trevor becomes engaged. Quickly he<br /> realizes that a fake betrothal will let him introduce Melinda to men who might court her and will also unlock his bank accounts. Unexpected reactions, high emotions, determined suitors, and scenes of passion soon blur the lines between falsehood and reality. Lee begins her tale with an unsuccessful attempt at humor and relies on extreme emotional drama to propel the action. Her formulaic and unoriginal plot strikes out. <em>Agent: Karen Solem, Spencerhill Associates.</em></p>. Publisher's Weekly. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2016-10-22 23:00:02. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=2538a983-8853-4b94-bf73-6e4e91650d56 https://samples.overdrive.com/50-ways-to-2538a9?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe PDF eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/50-ways-to-2538a9?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/50-ways-to-2538a9?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/50-ways-to-2538a9?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)