BOOK REVIEW- A Bargain with the Rake (Necessary Arrangements Book 3) by Sadie Bosque

   

A duchess determined to love...

Evie Montgomery, the Duchess of Somerset, has promised her grandfather she will marry for love, and she is determined to keep said promise. Only the man she loves is the most notorious rake in the country. And he hasn't spared her a glance in the seven years since she's known him. Winning his hand in marriage isn't hard, winning his heart, however, is another matter entirely.

The rake she cannot forget...

The last thing Gabriel, the Viscount St. Clare, wants in this life is marriage. However, when Evie appears on his doorstep, she proposes a bargain, he can't refuse. Marrying the duchess to gain her fortune is tempting, but not as tempting as the duchess herself.

When the past comes a knocking, they realize that to keep love in their lives, they have to give up much more than either of them has bargained for.  AMAZON LINK

4 STARS

The beautiful eBook cover caused me to slow down and read the book information.  I'm glad that I decided to read this book because I did enjoy it.  I like that the eBook cover was a good choice also because it does fit with a part of the story.  I like that when it happens.

Both Evie and Gabriel are NOT your usual main characters and are both unique in their own way.  Evie is a colorful person from the top of her brilliant red hair to the fact that she holds the title of Duchess even BEFORE her marriage. And that's just the start and she draws people to her like a magnet.  Everyone loves her; well except there are  a couple of people who want what she has and will stop at nothing to get it.

Gabriel is as advertised, an unrepentant rake.  Women of all kinds, even married ones have thrown themselves at him.  And he has been eager and quick to catch them.  But as time goes on we get to see that there is more to him than just the charm that he definitely has a boat load of.  I enjoyed the "friendship" that develops between the main characters but it's also good to note that this is definitely an adult story because of the foreplay that eventually happens. 

Quite a few unpredictable things happen to Evie and Gabriel making this quite the journey that they are on. Some of it quite dangerous at times.  All in all, the story put a smile on my face. 

 

 I received a free ARC of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.