I think the biggest issue I had was the heroine in this story. For some reason I had the hardest time getting into the story, and by the time I was halfway, I wanted to finish it just to find out what happens, but I ended up skimming a bit (which is the worst, just so I could get through it). In the past I have come to love Enoch's writing and her powerful ability of storytelling, but I am sad to say I was disappointed in A Beginner's Guide To Rakes. Short ReviewIt has been quite some time since I have read Suzanne Enoch, and I bought this book about a year ago, and its been on my shelf collecting dust, so since there have been a few books come into this series, I thought I would try reading the first installment, before I got the others.

When Diane's brother-in-law threatens to ruin her club, Oliver and Diane find themselves no longer adversaries and instead teammates on a battle to save the club they have both invested heavily in.Īudiobooks note: I found the voice of 'Jenny' to be quite annoying Diane keeps him on his toes with with outlandish behavior and demands, but it's the unexpectedness and her determination which draws him to her. When Diane re-enters his life, he's forced to confront old feelings. Oliver is also fiercely independent and not used to not being in control. In order to fund the project, she needs help, and blackmails the man who broke her heart a few years ago - the Marquis of Haybury, Oliver Warren.

In the process, she ends up hiring a cast of girls with no where else to go.

After her deceased past husband left her penniless from her gambling, she decides to open a gentleman's club so that others gambling will work in her favor. Diane is a young fiercely independent widow intent on stirring scandal.

The rake by suzanne enoch