Title: The Rake's Retreat
Description: While sketching in a wooded grove, Lady Jemima Vale encounters a young actress who witnessed a murder in the grove . . . and her rescuer, the notorious libertine Beecham Bryce. When he insists young Lovelace Wellesley take shelter at his nearby home, Lady Jemima offers to act as chaperon, not realizing her maidenly reserve will soon be shattered by her devilish host.
Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Love stories, Man-woman relationships, Traditional Romance, Fiction, gothic, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, England, fiction
People: Lady Jemima Vale, Beecham Bryce, Lovelace Wellesley
Time periods: Regency England