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Michael Stirling is known as the Merry Rake. Seducing and flirting is his forte. However, Michael is in love with the one person he can never have. Married to his cousin John, Francesca is unaware of Michael’s feelings for her. The three of them are best friends, but her presence makes Michael hurt in the worst of ways.
But when a loss shatters both their worlds, Michael and Francesca don’t know how to deal with the pain...or the presence of one another. The question s ...more
Michael Stirling is known as the Merry Rake. Seducing and flirting is his forte. However, Michael is in love with the one person he can never have. Married to his cousin John, Francesca is unaware of Michael’s feelings for her. The three of them are best friends, but her presence makes Michael hurt in the worst of ways.
But when a loss shatters both their worlds, Michael and Francesca don’t know how to deal with the pain...or the presence of one another. The question s ...more

If you asked me about this book in person, I would alternately shrug and sigh. I just can't really say more than that. It's funny because I was worried about this book, just because I had no sense of Francesca. The other Bridgertons, I know them, Colin's even my fictional soulmate, but Francesca was unknown. And then, that made sense in this book and was beautifully carried.
And this book allowed me to concede that I should just finish the series instead of drawing them out. The Bridgertons will ...more
And this book allowed me to concede that I should just finish the series instead of drawing them out. The Bridgertons will ...more

I gave this a 3 out of 5 for a few reasons, mainly I HATED the Ending. I felt left adrift. One minute the Hero, Michael is sick and then the next Francesca and him are married and there's a random letter from Johns Mother in the epilogue. What the heck?! I was also annoyed by the two, Michael and Francesca, denying their feelings because of Francesca's marriage to John and then with in a chapter that's forgotten and they are doing it like rabbits. Weird. My least favorite in the series. I hope G
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Possibly my favorite of the Bridgerton books and definitely the hottest. All those who think that the affirmative consent rules on college campuses will suck all the sexiness out of hooking up need only read Chapter 17 to see how it's done right.
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