The Rake and the Writer: The Ashbourne Legacy, #5

By Eliana Piers

Her mission in life is to warn women of all the notorious rakes in the haut ton.

His mission in life is not to be a rake. Which should be easy, since he's not one.

 

After Lady Felicity has been nearly compromised too many times, she receives an anonymous letter cautioning her about Evan Ashbourne. Using a pen name, she writes for a prevalent scandal sheet to ensure Evan cannot ruin any naive women.

 

Evan Ashbourne is the grumpy, overworked brother who just needs a break. Especially from all the rumors circulating about his nonexistent rakish ways. It's the perfect time for a three legged race. When Felicity gets tied to his ankle and mistakes him for his twin brother, shenanigans ensue.

 

Can enough shenanigans lead to love? And when secrets are finally revealed, will the truth destroy the connection or build a solid foundation for their future?

 

This is the fifth book in the steamy new regency series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that follows the seven mislabeled brothers of Snow White.

 

Read this novelette if you like sweet and spicy easy reads with witty banter and lovable characters.

 

The Ashbourne Legacy:

1. The Blighter and the Bluestocking
2. The Scoundrel and the Scientist
3. The Virgin and the Vixen
4. The Rogue and the Rose
5. The Rake and the Writer
6. The Wastrel and the Wallflower
7. The Spy and the Spinster

• Language: English
• Publisher: Free Mind LS
• Release date: Feb 13, 2024
• ISBN: 9781998281206

Eliana Piers

What makes people fall in love? Why do two people end up together? Every love story is unique, and I love love.

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The Rogue and the Rose is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 

Copyright © 2024 by Eliana Piers

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No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. For permission requests, contact author.

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ISBN E-Book 978-1-998281-11-4

ISBN Print 978-1-998281-12-1

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Contents

Author's Note

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

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Author's Note

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Hello Beautiful Reader, 

Welcome to the Beau Monde. Most, if not all, of my books are part of an interconnected world with the Good Dukes, where it all started. This series, The Ashbourne Legacy follows the 7 brothers of Snow White, and it has some enchanting fairytale vibes for you.

If you like SHORT, SWEET & SPICY, you are in for a treat.

I love to write funny, easy, breezy stories where the characters learn things about themselves and the world around them, all the while continuing to reach for hope, joy, and above all, LOVE.  

Love always wins. Love never fails. 

You will always read a happy ending in my stories. 

I write to have fun, and so I make stories fit into a historical context, but I often take leeway with history. SO, if you are looking for a 100% accurate depiction of historical language and settings, please put this book down. You will be disappointed. And I don’t want that. You don’t want that. Neither of us wants you to be disappointed. Let’s just be happy. The world is a hard enough place as it is. 

IF, however, you don’t mind to sacrifice some historical truths in the name of LOVE and HUMOR, AND you want to read about some HOT men falling head over heels in love with some INTELLIGENT, STRONG, INDEPENDENT women, then read on, dear reader.

Much love, 

Eliana Piers

Chapter 1

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1816 England

HER MIDDLE NAME WAS Danger. Actually. And it was actually the result of a ridiculous dare that her parents had lost many years ago. She had yet to hear the full story, but one day she would drag it out of them. Besides for the obvious reasons that is was a ludicrous name to give a baby girl, it was also ridiculous because she wasn’t the least bit dangerous. Or so she thought, at least.

You know what’s going to happen when you get on that horse, don’t you? Hope taunted.

What’s that? Emma knew she was in for an earful. Though she admired her best friend Hope, youngest sister to seven brothers in the Ashbourne clan, at this moment, Emma wasn’t keen on hearing any input from anyone. It didn’t matter how long she had known and loved Hope.

The men here will never see you the same again.

They haven’t seen me in the first place. Besides, most of the men here are your brothers, so it really doesn’t matter.

Hope chuckled. There are plenty of men at this house party besides my brothers, but is there any one brother in particular you’ve been noticing? Emma felt a small nudge in her ribs from a bony elbow.

She scoffed. Not a single one. You know I don’t want to get married. She had seen too many women who had relied on their husbands, only to be widowed and destitute. No, marriage was not an option for her. She would be self-sufficient. That way no one could disappoint her.

Mmm…still thinking that way are we?

I don’t know about you, but I know about me, and I am still thinking that way. I have no use for a stodgy old man who will only view me as his property.

And what of the handsome ones?

Fate doles out looks or intelligence. Not both together.

Feigning injury, Hope placed a hand on her chest. And how, pray tell, did we elude fate’s miserly ways?

"We again? Well, you most assuredly escaped. You are a rare specimen. But