Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has a plan. The inveterate spinster is sick and tired of spending her life on the sidelines, never having any fun. Callie has decided there are 9 things she will do before she dies -- just once! Kiss someone - Passionately Smoke cheroot and drink scotch Ride astride Fence Attend a duel Fire a pistol Gamble (at a gentleman s club) Dance every dance at a ball Be considered beautiful. Just once. But she never expected that a dashing and dangerous man would make her want to throw all caution to the wind and never look back at her old life. But can good Lady Calpurnia ever be enough to tame a wild rake?

Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has a plan. The inveterate spinster is sick and tired of spending her life on the sidelines, never having any fun. Callie has decided there are 9 things she will do before she dies -- just once! Kiss someone - Passionately Smoke cheroot and drink scotch Ride astride Fence Attend a duel Fire a pistol Gamble (at a gentleman s club) Dance every dance at a ball Be considered beautiful. Just once. But she never expected that a dashing and dangerous man would make her want to throw all caution to the wind and never look back at her old life. But can good Lady Calpurnia ever be enough to tame a wild rake?