Taming the Rake by Erica Ridley Book Tour + Book Review = enter daily to win books!

Hello friends!
I am so excited that I was chosen to be part of a blog tour for Erica Ridley’s new book, Taming the Rake. I love her books; they are so much fun. The characters are likeable and she does a great job of making the book world feel real and authentic.

Erica Ridley will be awarding a Winner’s choice ebook or paperback copies of the first TWO books in the Wicked Dukes Club series! (ebooks international) to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions book tour, please click on the link in the image above. Follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better you chances of winning.

My review:
Erica Ridley’s second installment in the Lords’ in Love series, Taming the Rake, is a delight. In this series, we’re in the fictional town of Marrywell, the site of a marriage festival, the May Day Matchmaking Festival! You just know there are going to be all sorts of goings-on in that setting.
In this book, I loved seeing the romantic convention of rake seducing innocent upended into a tale of a woman taking back her power. Gladys, our heroine, is smart and bookish while managing to be a sensual, lovely sought-after courtesan. She is so cool and collected while being witty. Her nemesis (and love interest) Reuben is all rakish charm on the outside while being horribly insecure. His evolution from a superficial jerk into a lovable, sweet man worthy of Gladys was great fun. Gladys kept Reuben guessing without it getting tiresome. I kept waiting to see what she would do next to torture him. I particularly loved her use of an hourglass to keep him on his toes. There was plenty of heat between them without a great deal of physical action. And as always, Ms. Ridley’s humorous writing kept me smiling throughout.
I recommend this one highly to anyone who enjoys a funny, sexy (without a sex scene in every chapter) historical romance.

**Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book and have voluntarily provided an honest, and unbiased review in accordance with FTC regulations**

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Here’s an Exclusive Excerpt!

Reuben smiled. “If you’re wondering why our paths haven’t crossed before, it’s because I rarely
attend gatherings of the beau monde.”
She gazed back at him, neither indicating she’d held any curiosity as to why they hadn’t met
before, nor asking any of the obvious questions, like Why would you avoid the aristocracy? Or,
What have you been doing instead?
“May I accompany you through the maze?” he offered.

“What about your friends back at the grotto?”
“They…” don’t mean anything to me was absolutely the wrong answer.
In fact, Reuben couldn’t think of a right answer. It was as though his mystery woman had laid a
verbal trap for him, which was absurd. Reuben himself had chosen to entertain his harem in the
grotto. It was nobody’s fault at all that this woman happened to walk past an extremely public
place in the center of a celebrated landmark in the middle of a festival.
He ground his teeth in consternation. Usually he was much smoother than this. Or rather,
usually he needn’t try to be smooth at all. The women he surrounded himself with didn’t much
care what Reuben had to say. They wanted what his body could give them, and he was happy
to comply.
Being forced to impress a woman in a rapidly diminishing minute-and-a-few-seconds was
dizzying and confusing. He’d never had to work this hard. If anything, he’d never had to try at
all. He was the one who could pick and choose, who never dallied with the same woman twice,
who had a waiting list a mile long.
“Are you staying for the entire festival?” he blurted out.
“I had planned to.”
“Are you here to find a husband?”
“Are you here to find a wife?”
“No,” he answered honestly. If she didn’t know of his wicked reputation, the least he could do
was set that much straight. “I’ve no intention to marry.”
“No one has caught your eye?”
Everyone caught his eye. It was his heart that would never be caught.

Enter to win two books – a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway info: a randomly selected winner will get their choice of ebook or paperback copies of the first two books in the Wicked Dukes Club series. Like this post and comment to enter the contest. And don’t forget to go to the other stops on the tour to enter there too.