ARC Review: The Rakehell of Roth (Everleigh Sisters #2) by Amalie Howard
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Series: Everleigh Sisters #2
Author: Amalie Howard
Published February 9th 2021 by Entangled: Amara
Goodreads Synopsis
In this game of seduction, the rules don't apply...
As owner of the most scandalous club in London, the last thing the notorious Marquess of Roth wants is a wife. Keeping up his false reputation as a rake brings in the clients with the deepest pockets—money he needs to fund a noble cause. Even though everything inside tells him not to leave his beautiful, innocent wife behind at his country estate...he must.
But three years later, tired of her scoundrel of a husband headlining the gossip rags, Lady Isobel Vance decides enough is enough. She is no longer a fragile kitten, but as the anonymous author of a women’s sexual advice column, she’s now a roaring tigress...and she can use her claws.
Isobel decides to go to him in London, channeling her powers of seduction to make him beg to take her back. But she didn’t expect her marauding marquess to be equally hard to resist. Now the game is on to see who will give in to the other first, with both sides determined like hell to win.
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I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
When Isobel Everleigh needed to marry in order to get away from the evil Earl of Beaumont, Winter Vance, the Marquess of Roth, and heir to the Duke of Kendrick, stepped in to be her hero. Unfortunately, after wedding and bedding her, he left her in the countryside, at his father's estate, and has spent the last three years in London, continuing his rakehell ways, and not caring about Isobel, or her feelings. Well, enough is enough, and Isobel won't stand for it any longer. Arriving in London, with best friend Clarissa in tow, she sets out to make sure that Winter knows just what he's been missing, and that this kitten has developed some claws, and will not back down without a fight.
To say I loved this book would be an understatement. I loved The Beast of Beswick when I read it last year, and meeting Isobel and Vance in the way we did, made me desperate for their story, so when my NetGalley widget arrived for The Rakehell of Roth I dropped all the other books I was currently reading, and devoured the entire book in one afternoon. Isobel married when she was young, only 18, to escape Beaumont's clutches after he had already ruined her sister, and was naive in thinking that her husband would settle down and mend his ways for her. Winter had always been vocal that he never wanted to marry, and was considered by many to be an unsuitable heir to a dukedom, but he stepped up to help Isobel by giving her his name, and family's protection. After spending a single night with her, to consummate the marriage, he fled back to his life of debauchery in London, but it was all just a front he put on, as he could never forget his time with Isobel, thinking she'd ruined him for anyone else. However, his hatred for his father following the death's of his mother and sister have left him enraged, and he won't do anything that would please the duke, not least be back with his wife and have a family. So when Isobel arrives in London, and makes it plainly clear that she is wanting a proper marriage, and children, they come to a sort of wager, where if she hasn't managed to seduce him back into her bed by the end of a month, she'll go home, and might find another way to have children, without involving Winter at all. I loved this part of the book - it really showed both characters off to the best of their abilities, and somewhat to their worst, but the playful nature of their interactions, and seeing Isobel disguise herself as Iz to learn more from Winter was so cute.
While being sequestered in the country, Isobel hasn't been idle. Her and Clarissa - the daughter of the duke's steward - have used their cheeky and bawdy letters to each other to develop the persona of Lady Darcy, whose letters are published for all the ton to read, and enjoy. By doing this, it's helped Isobel grow, and become strong enough to fight for Winter, and help him too. The death's of his mother and sister really hurt him, and it's only by talking with Iz/Isobel that he starts to heal, and come to understand Oliver, his stuck up younger brother, and his father so much more. This secondary story line, which at times led to peril and angst, was running perfectly alongside Isobel and Winter's romance, and the way all of the questions and problems were resolved by the ending was simply wonderful. I loved the epilogue so much, and could not have wanted anything more for Isobel and Winter, as well as for their friends and families - the best ending to the entire series!
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5 Stars
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