The Rebel and the Rake

A League of Scoundrels Novel, Book 2

by Emily Sullivan

⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5

On the surface, Rafe Davies is nothing but a rake floating from society gathering to gathering… at least that is what he has been portraying to the world. He is. Spy for the crown and has come to this particular house party to see about the threat of an uprising…

Miss Sylvia Sparrow is also in disguise! She’s been acting as the mild mannered lady’s companion to her old school friends Aunt since her world imploded years ago when she was arrested for being part of an anarchist group. Now all she craves is peace and enough savings to live out a quiet life…

Too bad that someone has found out her secret and now she but follow the demands of a blackmailer! Lucky for her she finds a little help with the party’s resident rake- who doesn’t seem that rakish at all…

This story had a slower start to it compared to Emily’s debut, but these characters don’t have a mutual history to start on. The beginning provides ample set up of both characters and tier motivations and the difficulties they will have. By the midpoint of the story I was deeply invested in Sylvia and Raf’s plight and how they were going to find a solution to the dangers that had unfolded and an HEA that wouldn’t make either character give. Up too much of themselves or their beliefs.

Sylvia the activist and Rafe the duty bound man of the crown had so much to overcome personally and externally to reach an HEA. I really enjoyed these opposite characters and their journey!

Bonus! Emily set’s up book 3 with characters we meet and fall for in The Rebel and the Rake! I cannot wait to see the second chance romance between Sylvia’s friend Georgian and Rafe’s buddy, Henry in the next book!

The Rebel and the Rake by Emily Sullivan is scheduled to release December 28th, 2021.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Forever Grand Central Publishing. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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