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Two nerdy characters and a make-over fake dating plot – in a Regency romance

My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh

December 27, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Official book description: Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. But when a handsome, celebrated naturalist returns from abroad, Grace wishes, for once, to be noticed. Her solution: to “build” the perfect man, who will court her publicly and help her catch his eye. Grace’s colleague, anthropologist Sebastian Holloway, is just the blank slate she requires. In exchange for funding his passage on an expedition leaving London in a few months, Sebastian allows […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: cbr11, Eva Leigh, fake dating, historical romance, makeover, Malin, Mrs. Julien, My Fake Rake, Regency, science

Malin's CBR11 Review No:97 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: cbr11, Eva Leigh, fake dating, historical romance, makeover, Malin, Mrs. Julien, My Fake Rake, Regency, science ·
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