{"product_id":"nothing-but-a-rake-abigail-bridges-9781958098370","title":"Nothing But a Rake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe believes love is an unattainable goal. She is facing a marriage without it. But when their paths cross in a mud-drenched alley, both discover something neither thought possible-hope.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour years ago, Lord Michael Ashton stood at a crossroads in Gretna Green, abandoned, penniless, and determined neither would happen again. The third son of the Duke of Kennet, Michael left his family for a life in the darkest streets of London. Now his father has delivered an ultimatum, and Michael faces a steep climb out of the gutter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLady Clara Durham struggles to find her place in Society as well. She is too round and too smart to please most aristocratic gentlemen, and far too quick with her tongue. But with her father's health declining, Clara agrees to marry the Duke of Wykeham, a prickly man with ulterior motives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything shifts, however, when Clara's kitten disappears down an alley. Clara darts after her, tripping headlong into a mudpuddle behind the Kennet stables. When Michael helps her up, he becomes fascinated by this woman who loves horses, talks about hunting with a falcon, and is more interested in finding her cat than cleaning off the mud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe sparks that fly between them leave both determined to help each other out. But their struggle to make new places for themselves in London's Society explodes into a conflict between three powerful families that results in a horse race with their future at stake and a duel that could destroy them both.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail Bridges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195809837X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958098370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.68d","brand":"Abigail Bridges","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078014071039,"sku":"9781958098370","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e17cca4-0751-40a6-8bfc-7debb121409d.jpg?v=1685473054","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nothing-but-a-rake-abigail-bridges-9781958098370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}