The Perfect Rake

Merridew Series, Book 1

De: Anne Gracie

Narrado por: Heather Wilds

A phony engagement turns into real passion in this delightful Regency romance from award-winning author Anne Gracie.

Fate has lavished beauty on the Merridew sisters - that is, all save the eldest. But plain Prudence bears no grudge; she loves her four beautiful sisters infinitely. So when their abusive grandfather is laid up with an injury, she seizes the opportunity to concoct an ingenious plan that will allow all five of them to escape the clutches of their legal guardian. All it will take is a little matrimonial deception....

A renowned rake, Gideon, Lord Carradice, has a way of making ladies swoon. But when Prudence arrives at his doorstep and mistakes him for his cousin, the Duke, it is Gideon who's infatuated. The delightful spitfire claims she and the Duke are engaged - although a taller tale was never told. In spite of the lies, Gideon is so taken with charming Prudence that he's eager to join her game, especially if it will award him a stolen kiss or two. Now, Prudence's plot is about to go terribly, albeit deliciously, awry....

Contains mature themes.

©2005 Anne Gracie (P)2020 Tantor

Yes!!!!

I stumbled across this book on audible and decided to give it a try. I do enjoy historical romance so have some experience with the genre. This book was so well written and flowed so seamlessly that I’m going to buy everything she’s written and binge it like a tub of ice cream!!! The characters were well developed, there were good supporting characters as well. The plot was interesting with just the right amount of humor, athos, and pace. The dialogue was authentic and the plot was mostly believable which tends to be my sticking point for some of the historical romance novels. There was revenge and a happy ever after. The only thing that could have made this better would be a peek into how it went after (such as a epilogue because I’m a sucker for them) because I felt like there were still some loose ends to tie up. Otherwise, it was truly a gem of a book and I enjoyed the whole thing!!! The narration was done well for this audiobook. I was able to tell the male characters apart and I think that the narrator did well overall. I absolutely recommend buying this book!

Wonderful book

This was my first time reading a book by Anne Gracie and I can definitely say it won't be my last. Gideon, Lord Carradice, is my new book boyfriend. The plot kept moving. There were some fun twists. But the banter was *chef's kiss*. The narrator was very pleasing to listen to, and did a great job distinguishing between the characters, which couldn't have been easy with 5 sisters.

Very Likeable Leading Man

The main male love interest was a refreshing break from the brooding hero harboring dark secrets. There were even some laugh out loud moments.

This is not my favorite narrator. She stresses random words in sentences unnecessarily and it is a bit distracting, but not too bad overall.

Perfect start to a great series!

Very enjoyable from beginning to end with lots of excitement and tense moments. Was very hard to put down! Excellent narration from Heather Wilds too!

How Adorable!

Great story! Adorable, strong female characters, and oh that Man! yum All together captivating!
Thank you.

This needs to be a RomCom! LOL

I love historical romance books but what I loved more was the comedy scenes in this book. It was absolutely refreshing.

Too Funny!!!

This was a very long, full of useless rhetoric, but very funny book. I laughed so hard at the names..."havey cavey" "unshaven lout" "hagbag" omg soo worth the listen 🤣🤣

Funny!

This is the first time I've read an Annie Gracie book and it was so humorous! I found myself laughing through much of it. it did have other serious themes such as child beating and as a result, girls being taken in by anyone who showed them kindness - and I didn't laugh through those parts, but the relationship between the eldest girl child, Prudence, and Gideon, a past "rake". Prudence is described as not very pretty, but Gideon thinks and also says to her that she's beautiful! How can you not like a story with that premise? I also hadn't heard of narrator, Heather Wilds, before and she was so great! She could do both men's and women's voices excellently! I always think the test of a great narrator is if one forgets the narrator and believes there is actually a man or a woman talking - and that is what Heather Wilds does! Love this book!

All the feelings are in this story

I read a review someone wrote that they turned the speed down. I turned it up a couple of notches and it was perfect. The narrator’s voice was great just seemed slow.
The story line moved along very well.
I felt the poetry at the beginning of each chapter got longer and longer and that I could do without.
The author included some angst toward the end but explained rather well and finished the story without a cliffhanger.

So good!

It had everything! Action, romance, humor, and mystery! I loved it! Can't wait to read her other books!