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The Rake

Boston Belles, Book 4

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By: L.J. Shen
Narrated by: Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden
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Boston’s most infamous femme fatale meets her match in a dangerously mild Englishman who has vowed to never marry in this romantic stand-alone from Washington Post best-selling author L.J. Shen

Emmabelle Penrose has cruised through life never needing a man, a plan that has worked stunningly well until about five minutes ago, when she decided she must have a baby.

Devon Whitehall is 6’2” of premium DNA, financial security, and British royal titles. Best of all, he fears the one thing she dreads the most: getting hitched.

Emmabelle figures it’s a no-brainer when Devon offers his services - sperm and involvement in her future child’s life.

What begins as an innocent modern-family arrangement quickly erodes into a web of lies, dark pasts, and unfurled secrets.

Inside this chaos, Emmabelle and Devon are forced to face the awful truth - they are capable of love.

Even worse, they might feel it toward each other.

©2022 L.J. Shen (P)2022 Audible, Inc. Romance Boston
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Emotional Journey • Complex Characters • Twisty Plot • Satisfying Conclusion • Engaging Romance • Exceptional Voice Work

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Loved it. Thank you thank you. You will not be disappointed. Sad to say good buy to this series but have LOVE the ride. Thank you

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I can hardly believe this is the end of the Boston Belle series! and what a way to end it! I knew when we met Devon in the previous books there was so much to uncover underneath his British sarcasm and charm. Emmabelle and Devon’s story is not an easy story. They have so many complexities to them but in a way there shared traumatic pasts bond them in a way that was different and uniquely beautiful.

Emmabelle is one of the most frustrating heroines I’ve read. Stubborn to a fault but with good reason. She does not trust men and it near impossible to break through her walls unless your Devon Whitehall. This man, is sexy, witty, his devotion and unwavering love towards Belle was what made me fall so hard for him! He never once gave up on her even when she pushed him away countless times. His determination, and fierce protection over her I loved.

If you follow my reviews then you likely already know that Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell are my favourite narrators. These two are powerhouses when they come together to tell a story but I have to give accolades to Joe for his phenomenal performance as a British rake. His accent and ability to carry it throughout the story was fantastic. I loved Maxine’s emotional performance as well.

Devon and Emmabelle’s story closes out this series perfectly. This book has some heavy angst and big feels in it but is an addicting, unputdownable story, that will captivate your heart from beginning to end.

Mr Joe Arden slays it as a British Rake!!

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I loved this book. Happy ending for all. it is a must read or listen.

Raked

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I felt like this one was pretty mild compared to her other books. I liked it. I didn’t think I would from the beginning but I enjoyed it. I didn’t really expect the expected “bad guys” to actually be the bad guys. Usually she throws me for a loop. I’m glad I read this one despite my skepticism. Another good read by LJ Shen

I just love her books

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Both our MMC and MFC have heavy backstories. It took a little longer to get through this book because I was constantly going ‘wtf’. The characters have great banter but a complicated relationship. Really good story.

Triggers:
Child Abuse
Adultery
SA
Stalking
Kidnapping

Darker Story/Beautiful Ending

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