Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has always followed the rules a proper lady must obey, and her reward has been to fade into the edges of society, overlooked and unsatisfied. Determined to finally live, Callie writes a list of forbidden adventures, from smoking and fencing to gambling, and sets out to try them all. She needs a guide, and there is no better rule-breaker than Gabriel St. John, the Marquess of Ralston, the charming rake she has secretly loved for years. Ralston agrees to help in exchange for her help launching his newly discovered half-sister into society, but the more scandal Callie courts, the more she risks her family's expectations and her heart. Sarah MacLean's debut is a witty, sensual Regency romance with a spirited, feminist heroine.