With her enchanting romance One Perfect Rose, Mary Jo Putney earned her rightful place on bestseller lists and ‘keeper’ shelves everywhere. Yet how can Stephen declare his love when he is haunted by the knowledge that made him flee his old life? And how can Rosalind risk loving a man who fulfills her secret dreams, but can never be hers? Not only do they provide the family he has always craved, but their lovely daughter, Rosalind, a foundling who has grown into an enchanting, compassionate woman, stirs the deepest desires of his heart. Then a heroic rescue thrusts him into the warm embrace of the Fitzgeralds, a theatrical family brim*ming with laughter and affection. Until shocking news sends him running from his isolating world of wealth and privilege to roam the countryside as an ordinary man. One Perfect RoseStephen Kenyon, Duke of Ashburton, has always taken the duties of his rank seriously… Now, the winner of two Romance Writers of America RITA awards and a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award sweeps us into the mesmerizing story of two unlikely lovers, thrown together by fate… MARY JO PUTNEYReaders around the world cherish the novels of Mary Jo Putney for her rich historical settings, ingenious plots, and characters so real they jump from the page into your heart. 2.5 million copies of Mary Jo Putney’s books in print Fivetime nominee Mary Jo Putney won the 1995 RWA Award for Dancing on the Wind in the Best Long Historical Category Mary Jo Putney has also won four RWA Golden Leaf Awards for Best Historical Novel, and the Romantic Times Award, for Best Regency Author Mary Jo Putney is also the author of the national bestselling Topaz romances River of Fire, Shattered Rainbows, Angel Rogue, and Dancing on the Wind

Now he will awaken in her a passion more powerful than anything she has ever known a passion that can doom or save them both if they dare to believe. But nothing prepares him for his shocking encounter with a beautiful lady who has fled a world filled with betrayal. Now, Signet is proud to present The Rake, her latest and most compelling novel to date! Fate has given a disgraced rake one final chance to redeem himselfby taking his place as the rightful master of an ancestral estate. Mary Jo Putney has delighted millions of loyal readers with tales of captivating romance and high adventure.

The Rake by Mary Jo Putney