I discovered that I was, in fact, a bookworm in the making. To the despair of my father, who thought I should be reading much more serious works, I read all her books voraciously, before moving on to Jane Austen and other classics. Then, in my early teens, my mother introduced me to the novels of Georgette Heyer and I was hooked. I associated it with school and homework and I seemed to read without it engaging my imagination. Revised edition: This edition of The Bluestocking and the Rake includes editorial revisions.īizarre as it seems to me now, I hated reading as a child. The closer he gets, the more likely he is to discover that his bluestocking isn’t all that she seems. She might succeed, if only the wretch of an earl who won the estate at the gaming table would be reasonable.Īs the sparks fly, and as Lord Marcham finds himself unexpectedly attracted to Miss Blakelow, she becomes even more determined to keep him at a safe distance. Instead, she’s resigned to serving as governess to her siblings and saving the family estate from ruin. Miss Georgiana Blakelow has long given up the hope of marriage. Determined to have his revenge and teach her a much-needed lesson, the earl decides that his best course of action is to seduce her… But a straitlaced spinster may stand in his way after she releases a morality pamphlet exposing some of his most private misdemeanors. The Earl of Marcham has decided to put the excesses of his colorful youth firmly behind him so that he may find a wife and beget himself an heir.
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