Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers #1)
Sarah MacLean
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· 343 ratings · 432 pages · Published: 30 Mar 2010

Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has always followed the rules, rules that have left her unmarried—and more than a little unsatisfied. And so she's vowed to break the rules and live the life of pleasure she's been missing.
But to dance every dance, to steal a midnight kiss—to do those things, Callie will need a willing partner. Someone who knows everything about rule-breaking. Someone like Gabriel St. John, the Marquess of Ralston—charming and devastatingly handsome, his wicked reputation matched only by his sinful smile.
If she's not careful, she'll break the most important rule of all—the one that says that pleasure-seekers should never fall hopelessly, desperately in love.
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- virgin heroine 42
- historical 41
- curvy heroine 40
- regency 39
- plain heroine 36
- alpha male 32
- bad boys 29
- funny 21
- take-charge heroine 20
- friends to lovers 19
- sassy heroine 16
- independent heroine 16
- rich heroine 16
- m-f romance 16
- possessive hero 15
- shy heroine 12
- angst 11
- sweet/gentle heroine 10
- third person pov 10
- secret relationship 9
- rich hero 9
- dual pov 8
- good grovel 6
- friends with benefits 6
- competent heroine 6
- aristo/royal heroine 5
- insta-love 4
- height difference 4
- praise kink 3
- victorian 2
- forced proximity 2
- slow burn 1
- royal hero 1
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- geography
- england 7
- british isles 4
- united kingdom 4
- europe 1
- content warnings
- gambling 6
- fatphobia 6
- past child neglect 3
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The 'Love By Numbers' series
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