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The owner of London’s most popular gaming hell, wealthy and powerful Silas Masters, is feared by men and desired by women-except Mercy Kittinger. That being said, I’m excited for Gwen’s book.New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns with an all new sizzling historical romance in her Duke Hunt series about a woman determined to reclaim her family home from the dangerously handsome owner of London’s most popular gaming hell. Not to mention that the steam level is 🔥🔥🔥 But I think my expectations were a bit too high going into this book.

I really liked Silas’s grand gesture in the final act. I realize that I read an advance reading copy, so maybe these weird metaphors will be changed in the final copy. I could not figure out what the author was trying to describe. There were a lot of oddly phrased descriptions/metaphors that confused the hell out of me. Sophie Jordan’s prose is usually clear and focused, so I was surprised to see instances of weird purple prose that didn’t make any sense. The alliteration sounds great, but it is not true to the character in question. Furthermore, contrary to the title of this book, Silas is not a rake. It was too ridiculous, so I could not for the life of me suspend disbelief. She was so good at it that Silas truly believed she was an experienced woman, even though this was her first sexual experience. And yet, you expect me to believe that she ravished an experienced man with no fumbling and hesitation. She is a virgin who has never even kissed a man before. She has extensive knowledge of sex based on reading books and studying photos, but she has zero experience. So why the low rating? Well, I just could not suspend disbelief 🤷🏾‍♀️ Mercy and Silas’s first meeting is steamy as hell 🔥 But Mercy is a virgin who acts like an experienced courtesan. The storyline was also interesting enough to keep my attention, even though some of the supporting characters really pissed me off. I liked Mercy and Silas and I think they made a good couple together. I had high hopes going into this book because this is such an unconventional pairing in historical romance.

Silas is a self-made hero who owns and runs a gaming hell. Mercy is an admirable heroine whose main priority is to take care of her family and their farm. I always enjoy historical romances with independent spinster heroines, especially when they are the caretaker of their family. What’s a girl to do but distract the gaming hell owner by ravishing the hell out of him? 😏 She manages to find the proof, but Silas catches her in his chamber. After her irresponsible brother loses their family home in a card game, Mercy Kittinger sneaks into Silas Masters’s rooms to steal and destroy the contract. The Rake Gets Ravished has quite the unconventional couple: a farmer heroine and a gaming hell owner. I received an ARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.