Once a Rake (Drake's Rakes)
*Starred Review* The last thing Sarah Clarke needs is another problem. She is already exhausted simply trying to make ends meet at Fairbourne, while keeping her husband’s rundown estate out of the hands of his malevolent cousin Martin. Therefore, when Sarah stumbles across a wounded Colonel Ian Ferguson hiding on the estate, she knows the smart thing to do is to immediately turn him over to the authorities. After all, Ian is accused of trying to assassinate Wellington, and if Sarah is caught with him, she could lose what little she has left in life. Despite overwhelming circumstantial evidence, Sarah intuitively knows Ian is no traitor, but is that enough for her to risk everything for the love of one man? In the fourth addition to her top-notch Drake’s Rakes series, Dreyer dazzles readers with her incomparable gift for creating heartbreakingly real characters and her inimitable flair for fusing sexy passion and dangerous intrigue in a richly emotional, wickedly witty, and altogether enthralling historical romance. --John Charles