The Dangerous Love of A Rogue by Jane Lark Also by this author: The Jealous Love of a Scoundrel
Series: Marlow Intrigues #4
Also in this series: The Jealous Love of a Scoundrel
Published by Harper Impulse on January 22, 2015
Genres: Historical, Romance
Format: eBook
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“The game is on with Pembroke’s little sister…” Lord Andrew Framlington watched Miss Mary Marlow. The woman had been warned to keep away from him, but she had a little contrary in her soul. She had not been deterred. Perhaps she had a taste for bad hidden beneath her cold denials, or a liking for naughtiness in her soul – either of which appealed.
“Stop pretending you do not like me…” Drew had urged Mary, "Stop running…" Her body urged her to as much as he did. Something pulled her towards him. Something unknown and all consuming… and yet how could she disobey her father and her brother…
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*Sally’s Review*
Once again, another five star review for Jane Lark and the Marlow Intrigues series. There’re a whole lot of assumptions, pride, romance, and the original Jane Lark formula of family above everything, that makes this story another great one.
Lord Drew Framlington had a reputation of debauchery and wasn’t one to disagree with how people saw him. He figured let them believe what they want. Who cared? He didn’t. They didn’t deserve the energy it would take to prove that he wasn’t as bad as everyone thought, even though he could be if he wanted to. The only thing Drew cared about right now, was finding a wife that could get him out of debt and help him stop living a life he was tired of.
Mary Marlow, the beautiful and genuinely good little sister of the Duke of Pembroke, was the opposite of everything Drew supposedly stood for. After one dance, he decided she would be the one he would marry. Her goodness was calling out to him and the fact that her father and brother warned here away from him, made her even more appealing. Besides, he loved a good chase. As good as Drew was at the game of luring women his way, Mary was something else all together and he ended up genuinely wanting her for more than her money.
She was not like them. Miss Marlow was his best hope of fidelity and yet she would not be in love with him…and he would not be in love with her. Theirs would not be a love match…He did not know how to love, he did not even really believe in it.
Perhaps if all failed, he would follow his false-father’s path and leave her to get on with it, find a country sanctuary for himself and rooms in town for her.
But quiet words whispered in his head, she would not be false.
Deep down, he hoped so hard.
That desire was another secret he was keeping form his friends. They thought him a pleasure loving rogue. He was still, in a way, but…
God, how they’d laugh if they knew a man with his reputation hated the women he was meant to seduce. He could not stand female promiscuity anymore. Not since he’d discovered a group of women who abhorred such things.
The Pembroke women had become like idols to him.~~Drew
Drew did not come from a happy home. He did not know what it was like to have a loving family and watched Mary’s with awe and longing. This was one of the many reasons he wanted to be with her. He wanted to become a part of that family and know what it felt like to be loved and supported. Mary’s family, though, were not going to make it easy. Talk about pot calling kettle black. If you’ve read the earlier books in this series, you will know what I mean.
The only person who could see right through Drew’s pride into the good man he could be…the loyal and loving man he could be, was Mary. Her family didn’t know this, but their warning her away also made him more intriguing to her and Mary was not stupid. She lost her heart to Drew with that first dance and knew that nothing good would come of it if her family did not support her decision. They were too powerful. She had to be smart about it and hope that her happiness was enough to gain her family’s support. Drew on the other hand was too proud. Well, pride was all he had really. It was all he knew. Mary had a hard road ahead of her if she was going to help Drew get past that and learn to accept her love and love her in return.
She looked up, determination flooding her. “I will not call you Drew. I shall call you Andrew, your real name.”
His eyes widened but he did not look displeased.
He was not a devil. He was a man, a man who could make mistakes, had faults and felt fear. He was Andrew beneath Drew’s sharp edges; the rogue was simply a layer upon that, a layer that she hoped would disappear when they were wed.~~Mary
Again, the lessons will be love, respect and above all, believing in the power of family. Every single book in this series is wonderful. I love Jane Lark’s Historical Romances. Period.
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About Jane Lark
Jane is a writer of authentic, passionate and emotional Historical and New Adult Romance, and a Kindle top 25 bestselling author.
She began her first historical novel at sixteen, but a life full of adversity derailed her as she lives with the restrictions of Ankylosing Spondylitis.
When she finally completed a novel it was because she was determined not to reach forty still saying, I want to write.
Now Jane is writing a Regency series and contemporary, new adult, stories and she is thrilled to be giving her characters life in others’ imaginations at last.
You might think that Jane was inspired to write by Jane Austen, especially as she lives near Bath in the United Kingdom, but you would be wrong. Jane’s favourite author is Anya Seton, and the book which drew her into the bliss of falling into historical imagination was ‘Katherine’ a story crafted from reality.
Jane has drawn on this inspiration to discover other real-life love stories, reading memoirs and letters to capture elements of the past, and she uses them to create more realistic plots.
‘Basically I love history and I am sucker for a love story. I love the feeling of falling in love; it’s wonderful being able to do it time and time again in fiction.’
Jane is also a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development in the United Kingdom, and uses this specialist understanding of people to bring her characters to life.
What a fab review, thank you for reading and sharing!!
Best wishes, Jane x
You’re so welcome Jane! Thank you for writing a fabulous series!