Tempting a Reformed Rake

by Liz Tyner

A wrongfully disgraced woman

And the disreputable son of a duke

Sophia Marland is contemplating her limited options on the doorstep of a brothel when Oliver Addison offers her refuge in his home. She must ignore the longings sparked by her handsome benefactor—until he reveals a desire to match her own! But Sophia may never escape the scandal that has left her destitute…and that makes her unsuitable for a man who’s also trying to restore his own aristocratic reputation…

From Harlequin Your romantic escape to the past.

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published January 25, 2022

About the author

In fifth grade, Liz's teacher encouraged the students to write plays, and allowed them to cast their classmates as the characters. Then the students stood in front of the class and read their lines. Liz scribbled as fast as she could to finish her Little Red Riding hood series by the end of the year. She was writing plays she knew would be produced and she could cast any of her friends in the roles. In a rural Oklahoma town of approximately 500 people, it was an incredible experience, particularly because the actors couldn't refuse their parts and the audience was already assembled.

Liz always planned to write a novel, but she believed that only people from an imaginary world in which Stephen King, Hemmingway or the Bronte sisters lived could become writers. Getting a book published felt like an impossible dream but it came true for Liz when Harlequin Historical published her debut novel.

Now Liz writes from her home on a small acreage and takes breaks from plotting to walk in the woods while taking photos of wildflowers and nature. No wolves are in the area—she hopes—and her stories still have a similar theme to the ones she penned in fifth grade...a heroine who triumphs and a happily ever after!

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is basically a PG 13+ Bridgerton book, but a bit more serious. It's more like Bridgerton mixed with Downton Abbey.

Essentially, Sophia is boring, and she falls for Atticus, who is also boring but can be witty on occasion.
The backstory is that Sophia ran away from her life because people thought she murdered her husband, and Atticus went to jail for three days for something less than memorable. Atticus is the bastard son of a Duke who still has power and money, and Sophia is a commoner who ends up being hired by him as a maid.

He talks about his parents, a lot. She talks about her old friends who she gets Atticus to hire.

Honestly, it's all very boring and run of the mill, but it's not a bad book. I just won't remember reading it, a bit how I don't remember what happens in the first few episodes of Downton Abbey.

[Rosangela · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm sorry but I couldn't finish it. So slow and boring.