When Only a Rake Will Do

Read When Only a Rake Will Do Storyline:

With a fondness for fairytales, Daphne Hewitt has long-dreamt of falling
in love and living out a romantic tale all of her own. Unfortunately,
however, when her brother recklessly gambles away the family fortune her
idealistic fantasies are abruptly shattered. Reluctantly agreeing to
marry a man she despises to save her family from ruin, a man old enough
to be her grandfather, Daphne is forced to accept that her future will
be nothing like the storybook love affair she’s always envisioned.
Nevertheless, she is boldly determined to experience at least one aspect
of her forsaken fairytale before saying I do, passion. And who better
to aid in her quest than Lord Brendon Leighton, the devilishly handsome
rogue whose skill in the bedchamber is rumored to be unsurpassed?As
one of England’s most infamous and beloved rakes, Brendon Leighton is
well-accustomed to the amorous attentions he receives from the women of
his acquaintance. Even so, nothing could have prepared him for the
scandalous proposal he receives from Lady Daphne Hewitt, an innocent
young miss out for her first London Season, or for the overwhelming
temptation that it would present. Nonetheless, and despite being
utterly captivated by her remarkable beauty and winsome nature, he knows
that he can’t possibly agree to her bold request. But all too soon,
Brendon discovers that doing the honorable thing is far more easily said
than done.