It Takes a Rake, Anna Bennett
It Takes a Rake, Anna Bennett
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It Takes a Rake

Author: Anna Bennett

Narrator: Beverley A. Crick

Unabridged: 9 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/23/2024


Synopsis

She’s facing her biggest challenge yet

Miss Kitty Beckett is a talented heiress who can breathe life into a dry building plan with her pencils and paints. She can also spot a rake at a hundred yards––and she won’t be tricked or charmed into marriage. Certainly not by any man who might interfere with her dreams. When Bellehaven Bay
announces its first-ever architectural design contest, she vows to win––with a little help from her childhood rival.

Turning her buttoned-up nemesis into a rake

Leo Lockland, a hardworking architect with a gift for numbers, has returned home after a few years in London, and he has secrets. The biggest? He’s been in love with Kitty since they were both apprentices. When she mistakenly assumes he’s smitten with another woman, she offers to help him win
her over––in exchange for his help with her building design. Before Leo knows it, he’s agreed to let Kitty tutor him in the nuances of fashion, flirting … and seduction.

Let the lessons begin

Leo proves to be a surprisingly quick study in the ballroom, on the beach, and in the bedchamber. Before long, he’s softening Kitty’s hard edges with his wicked words and kissing his way past all her defenses. Perhaps she’s a bit too skilled at teaching, because her lessons are threatening to backfire …

About Anna Bennett

Anna Bennett is the award-winning author of the Debutante Diaries and Wayward Wallflowers series. Her dream of writing romance began during a semester in London, where she fell in love with the city, its history, and its pubs. Now she's living happily-ever-after in Maryland with her family, who try valiantly not to roll their eyes whenever she quotes Jane Austen.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on December 31, 2024

I think this one was very cute and fun—I love the turn me into a rake plotline—but it lacked just a bit of tension. I knew where the ending was going so I was kinda of wary, and when their romance was finally on track (yay!!!) it was of course derailed by obvious villains and miscommunication. I wan......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on November 26, 2023

IT TAKES A RAKE is the third installment in the Rogues to Lovers series featuring three women searching for their own chance to live happily ever after. Smart, snarky women and intelligent, gorgeous men stalk the pages of these books often antagonizing one another until they finally give in and admi......more

Goodreads review by Becky (romantic_pursuing_feels) on February 04, 2024

Note: Some of my goodreads shelves can be spoilers Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Readability: 📖📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋🦋🦋🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔 Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡⚡ Romance: 💞💞💞💞 Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋 Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥 Humor: Yes, plenty of banter Perspective: Third person from both the hero an......more

Goodreads review by Julie on January 15, 2024

A swoon-worthy rivals-to-lovers story, It Takes a Rake is a fabulous conclusion to the series. Kitty and Leo have been rivals for years ever since they both apprenticed with his grandfather. But it’s been years since Leo left without a note, and Kitty is still hurt from the loss. Leo had an important......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on October 18, 2024

3.50 ⭐/ 3🌶️ All women want a rake - or at least the chance to be the reason one goes straight. In an attempt to win the heart of the woman he loves, Leo makes a deal with Kitty to help turn him into a rakish rogue. What she doesn't know, is she's the woman he wants. This was a cute and quick historica......more