A Rake's Guide To Pleasure (Zebra Historical Romance) - Softcover

TRUE PLEASURE...
Raised by a titled, yet degenerate, father, Emma Jensen never imagined the gambling lessons she learned as a child would one day serve her well. When she finds herself in dire need of money, she concocts the alias of Dowager Lady Denmore and sets off to bewitch London's noblemen by engaging them in games of chance. The fact that respectable ladies do not gamble does not intimidate her in the least. But the darkly handsome Duke of Somerhart does--for he's awakened a deep, sensual hunger in her...

IS ALWAYS WORTH THE GAMBLE...
The dashing Duke of Somerhart has the notorious reputation of being one of London's most incurable rogues. When he meets the alluring Lady Denmore, he is immediately intrigued. Her recklessness and innocence intertwined titillates him as no other woman ever has. But what secret is the lovely Lady Denmore hiding? He's determined to find out. But first he must seduce her until she surrenders completely to his most wicked desires...

Emma, Lady Denmore, is the talk of London’s ton. Always in the middle of a game of chance, the young widow flouts convention by betting on anything. Emma’s plan is to win enough money and then disappear from London before anyone who can unmask her charade arrives in town for the season. Growing up with her debauched father, Emma never entered society and wants nothing to do with it; she only wants enough money to live a simple life in a small cottage. She is well on her way to achieving her goal when Hart, Duke of Sommerhart, appears. When she was a child, he allayed her fears concerning her father’s degenerate guests, and she remembers him as her knight in shining armor. But now he is an obstacle, blocking her way to independence. Dahl is a new author who will soon be a favorite among fans of sensual historical romances, given her intriguing and dynamic characters. --Patty Engelmann