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Beauty and the Rake (The Rookery Rogues #3)
Erica Monroe
Quillfire Publishing: 2015, 351 pages
Reviewed by Jessie Park
Abigail Vautille has lived in the Whitechapel rookery her whole life, working long, hard hours at the factories until a tragic event rendered her unable to work. With no other options at hand, Abigail offers herself in order to deal with her father's gambling debts and save them from debtor's prison. Inspector Michael Strickland of the Metropolitan Police likes the deal; he gets to spend two weeks with Abigail as his mistress in exchange for forgiving the debt but is unaware that she has never been with a man before. After all, aren't all Whitechapel women the same? As they spend more time with each other, both are unprepared for how deep their feelings towards each other becomes. Will Abigail be able to let go of the past? Will Michael be able to change his roguish lifestyle? Readers should be aware that there is some sexual content and explicit language but it is not constant throughout the book. The typical cliches of romance novels are present, as is the lack of historical accuracy.
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