{"product_id":"the-rake-l-j-shen-9798285440482","title":"The Rake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston's most infamous femme fatale meets her match in a dangerously mild Englishman who has vowed to never marry in this romantic standalone from New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmabelle Penrose has cruised through life never needing a man, a plan that has worked stunningly well until about five minutes ago, when she decided she must have a baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevon Whitehall is 6'2\" of premium DNA, financial security, and British royal titles. Best of all, he fears the one thing she dreads the most: getting hitched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmabelle figures it's a no-brainer when Devon offers his services-sperm and involvement in her future child's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as an innocent, modern-family arrangement, quickly erodes into a web of lies, dark pasts, and unfurled secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this chaos, Emmabelle and Devon are forced to face the awful truth-they are capable of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven worse, they might feel it toward each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. J. Shen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798285440482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"L. J. Shen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136658751743,"sku":"9798285440482","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7113b7b-09bb-4680-905c-1547151a9fa5.jpg?v=1755024005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rake-l-j-shen-9798285440482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}