title: A Rake's Guide To Pleasure (Zebra Historical Romance)
author:  Victoria Dahl 
description: Emma, Lady Denmore, is the talk of Londons ton. Always in the middle of a game of chance, the young widow flouts convention by betting on anything. Emmas plan is to win enough money andthen disappear from Londonbefore anyone who can unmask her charade arrives intown for the season. Growing up with her debauched father, Emma never entered society and wants nothing to do with it; she only wants enough moneyto live asimple life in a small cottage. She is well on her way to achieving her goal whenHart,Duke of Sommerhart, appears. When she was a child, heallayed her fears concerning her fathers degenerate guests, and she remembers him as her knight in shining armor. But now he is an obstacle, blocking her way toindependence. Dahl is a new author who will soon be a favorite among fans ofsensual historical romances, given her intriguing anddynamic characters. --Patty Engelmann
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  “Your braid is coming loose,” he murmured, tugging softly at the leather tie.
  Both his hands slid through her hair, meeting at her neck to work out the
  tangled braid.
  
  This was wrong. So wrong. But hot shivers of sensation moved over her scalp
  and down her neck and all the way to her toes. Pleasure trickled down her
  spine and gathered in a pool deep in her belly. She thought she would melt
  right through his fingers when he finally worked her hair free and ran his
  hands slowly through the strands, smoothing out the waves with gentle
  pressure.
  
  Her head fell back under his ministrations, her mouth parted just slightly on
  a sigh. She wanted, feared, knew he was going to kiss her. The softest touch
  of warm breath caressed her lips and then it was him, his mouth, his lips
  against hers. . . .
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  A RAKE’S GUIDE TO PLEASURE
  