Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

I have to confess that my favourite reads are Romance.  They all follow the same formula.  Boy meets girl, they fall in love and usually get married.  Victorian Romance is also a favourite.  I've been reading so much YA fiction lately, I needed to pick up a good romance book and was not disappointed with this one.  It had me laughing, it had me crying (and I hate to cry), then laughing and crying all in the same breath.  And to say I was very surprised is an understatement.  This is the story of Lady Calpurnia Hartwell and Gabriel St. John, The Marquess of Ralston.  Lady Calpurnia or Callie as she is known to her nearest and dearest has admired the Marquess of Ralston, known as Gabriel from here on in from afar for the last decade.  She is now classed as a 'spinster' at the ripe old age of 28, and decides that she would like to experience some adventures which all seem to put her in the path of Gabriel.  Like most romances, they find themselves in compromising positions (in a public bar, a gentleman's club etc.) and Gabriel is both rescuing her and 'compromising' her at the same time.

The last paragraph does not really do justice to the book because I don't like giving out spoilers but Callie is a heroine to be greatly admired and Gabriel is a gorgeous man who does not quite understand or appreciate the gift he has in the love a good woman.  If you feel like a bit of light hearted reading, you're not scared of romance, enjoy well written sex (or love making) scenes with a happy ending, I recommend this book.  Everyone needs a reformed rake in their lives at some stage.