Rake Most Likely to Thrill

Rake Most Likely to Thrill
Bronwyn Scott

A Rakish Thrill-Seeker… Archer Crawford has come to Siena to compete in its notorious horse race – only daredevils need apply!But on his first night, he meets the beautiful Elisabeta di Nofri, a young noblewoman whose love of thrill-seeking is second only to Archer’s!A Woman Longing for More… Elisabeta is determined to savour one last taste of freedom before an unwelcome marriage is forced upon her. But one night of wild desire isn’t enough.And Archer and Elisabeta will have to risk everything if they’re to win what they truly want… !Rakes on Tour: Outrageous Hell-Raisers Let Loose in Europe!

RAKES ON TOUR

Outrageous hell-raisers let loose in Europe!

When London’s most notorious rakes embark on a Grand Tour they set female hearts aflutter all across Europe!

The exploits of these British rogues might be the stuff of legend, but on this adventure of a lifetime will they finally meet the women strong enough to tame their wicked ways?

Read Haviland North’s story in

Rake Most Likely to Rebel Already available

And read Archer Crawford’s story in

Rake Most Likely to Thrill August 2015

And watch out for

Rake Most Likely to Seduce and Rake Most Likely to Sin Coming 2016!

AUTHOR NOTE

I hope you enjoy this second story in the Rakes on Tour mini-series. This is your chance to catch up with Archer Crawford in Siena as he embarks on his quest to ride in the famed Palio. I’ve tried to incorporate details about the race and to be as true to fact as possible. If you want to read more about the great race try La Terra In Piazza—the text I consulted.

What is true about the race the way it is depicted in Archer’s tale:

1. The Pantera neighbourhood did win the June Palio that year, with Jacopo’s Morello.

2. The Torre neighbourhood did turn around and win the August Palio that same year with the same horse. (It is fairly remarkable to have the same horse win both races in the same year.)

3. The neighbourhoods (contradas) did have rival neighbourhoods. Torre was despised by Oca and Onda. Pantera was a neutral neighbourhood with no set rivals. The neighbourhood rivalry was strong and intense and I’ve tried to be true to that intensity in the storyline.

What is not true (obviously) is that Torre’s jockey is hurt before the race and Archer needs to ride in his place. You can look up lists of jockeys and see who really rode in the August race.

I hope you have a good time with Archer, and learning a little bit about a beautiful Tuscan city.

Join me online at bronwynswriting.blogspot.com or at bronwynnscott.com

Rake Most Likely

to Thrill

Bronwyn Scott

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

BRONWYN SCOTT is a communications instructor at Pierce College in the United States, and is the proud mother of three wonderful children (one boy and two girls). When she’s not teaching or writing she enjoys playing the piano, travelling—especially to Florence, Italy—and studying history and foreign languages. Readers can stay in touch on Bronwyn’s website, bronwynnscott.com (http://bronwynnscott.com), or at her blog, bronwynswriting.blogspot.com (http://bronwynswriting.blogspot.com). She loves to hear from readers.

For Judi and Don and Nina and El Dorado Farms.

Thanks for helping Catie find Sharper Eagle.

There is no finer love than a girl and her horse.

Contents

Cover (#ufaf80f84-71cd-58d6-9d35-44589ac82815)

Introduction (#u5e52b3f4-d9b8-5227-a617-c2b193475868)

Author Note (#u767c6d63-0b38-5d37-953f-d2d37b8cf2d0)

Title Page (#uafd23ef7-a347-5c88-9375-a7bc430d078a)

About the Author (#ubc97e9a8-eab5-5f5e-aba1-c040175f0822)

Dedication (#ua20a7c8d-a430-5459-9dae-9c4acc6c7c80)

Chapter One (#ub829295f-2ab7-51c9-bab2-4a7d1ce249cc)

Chapter Two (#u2da70c8b-02ce-5c2f-9dee-11abb63cacdb)

Chapter Three (#u33381e25-e718-58ff-9782-94fdd9c303c5)

Chapter Four (#ud16cbafa-0cd9-5dba-8a76-03f6393f1b91)

Chapter Five (#u7fadd9e1-a324-50c1-9f08-caaad10ad621)

Chapter Six (#u7308378c-b71e-579c-b28d-6382d6c1a99e)

Chapter Seven (#uc7aac422-86ff-5f09-b9fa-7dc33f6b8729)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)