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The Rake [Mass Market Paperback]

Mary Jo Putney
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 10 pages
  • Publisher: Topaz (April 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0451406869
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451406866
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 537,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Disinherited and disgraced by his libidinous exploits, Reginald Davenport's last chance for his respectability is to claim his place as master of Strickland, his ancestral estate, where he discovers his estate manager is a woman in disguise.

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The Rake Revised
For those people who threatened me with physical harm if I changed the original The Rake and the Reformer too much, I just want to assure that The Rake is essentially the same book, but polished and fine tuned with the skills I've learned in the nine years since I wrote the original. The book is very close to my heart, and I'm delighted that this revised edition will now be available to the historical romance audience. However, if you have the original SuperRegency, you don't necessarily need to get the new book. But The Rake does have a better cover!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good thoughtful romance 16 Jan 2008
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Reggie is a consummate rake. Which means that he spends his days doing nothing but indulging himself with women, gambling and all-nighters. He also has the usual issues: difficult childhood, no one who really loved him after his family died when he was 8, plus the fact that his inherited rights have been denied to him. You must be asking yourself, how is he different from the truckload of Tormented Heroes around?

The difference is that he has a serious drinking problem. He is also suffering from depression: he realises that he has nothing to live for and at the age of 37 he cannot keep up with his younger mates. He is suffering from constant memory loss that usually follows a night of debauchery and it is not unusual that he wakes up feeling like the world is crumbling apart, full of bruises he does not know how he came about or money he does not remember he won. A voice keeps telling him that this way of life is going to kill him and he despairs.

So it is no surprise when he jumps at the chance life is giving him when his cousin, who recently inherited the family title, decides to give his mother's estate back to him. Strickland is where he was born and where he lived a happy life until he was 8, a estate that it should have been his for years but his eviiiiil uncle wouldn't allow it. I could not help but to think that Strickland was to Reggie what Tara was eventually to Scarlett O'Hara- a lifeline, a source of strength where he could go and try to change his life.

Alys is a 30 year old spinster who is also running from her past. She is capable, smart and has earned her living for years as a governess and later on as the steward of Strickland, a job she got based purely on her references. Reggie's uncle never interviewed her for the position and everyone in London just assumed she was a man. She is accepted and respected by everyone in the region and soon enough by Reggie too, who realises that she is brilliant at what she does.

On top of her brains, she also has a heart - she has 3 wards that she must raise by herself and she is the friend who provides Reggie with the support that he needs.
I loved Alys - she is a force to be reckoned with but to me, the book belongs to Reggie and his struggle to fight his inner demons, to stop drinking and to become a better man so that he could be with Alys.

I was very surprised to see how delicately and yet seriously, the author dealt with the issue of alcoholism in the book. But this is still a romance novel and there are also moments that there are silly, flirty and sensual and a few secondary plots there were also interesting. And of course, eventually we are granted with the happily ever after that these two deserve
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story, It is a keeper. 8 July 1998
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My copy of the Rake and the Reformer is worn out, so I will probably order this latest edition. This is one of the best regency romances I have read. Putney is a great writer, and this is one of her best.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good novel 27 Dec 2011
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I enjoyed this novel. I've got a good few books by MJP and each of them have a good plot, deep characters and an interesting story. The hero's story was particularly well written and realistic, it really did show the true side of being a rake and the addictions that would go with it. What I didn't think that was that good was the heroine's back story, it lacked depths and was a bit wish-washy. I've given it 3 stars, it's probably 3.5 because I still enjoyed it but it doesn't have a patch on "Thunder and Roses".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Straight into my top ten
This is only the second MJP book I've ever read but I would rate it in my top ten list of historical/regency romances. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2008 by CJ
5.0 out of 5 stars A great favorite!
I was very pleased to see this wonderful novel reissued (in a slightly revised version). It remains my favorite Putney book, and I've read it more than once. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars The Rake is a romance with depth and substance.
All of Mary Jo Putney's romance novels are extraordinary in terms of their depth, substance,and human feeling. The Rake is an excellent example. Read more
Published on 19 May 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best! Right up there with Veryan and Heyer.
This book has to establish Mary Jo Putney as one the the best in the Romance writing field; right up there with Patricia Veryan and Georgette Heyer. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 1998
3.0 out of 5 stars It was good...but slow
I liked this book, and I thought it was pretty good. I liked the characters and I thought they were interesting and funny and fun to be with. Read more
Published on 14 July 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars This book won a well-deserved Rita award for excellence.
I read this book back in 1991 and at that time, as an addiction counselor, wrote Ms. Putney a letter raving about the accuracy and compassion with which she wrote about alcoholism. Read more
Published on 7 May 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars I love those Rakes!
They are the bad boys of the aristocracy, the blight of Regency England and they're truly wonderful. This book, like many other of Mary Jo Putney's novels deal with real life. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars The very best a book can be!
I read romance books all of the time. This one is one I will treasure forever. All of Mary Jo Putney's books are treasures, but this book is the crown jewel.
Published on 18 Mar 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars An accurate and compassionate look at alchoholism
Regency novels are often accused of being light and superficial--all rout parties, Almacks, and flights to Gretna Green. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 1998
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