A fun and flirtatious romance with witty dialogue and engaging characters then add in a scandalous secret and a little mystery and you have a fabulous story. Leonora and Rake are meant to be, and much better together than apart. An undeniable attraction and seizing their moments brings about the best happily ever after.

Wonderfully enjoyable book. Even though our main character is an innocent, she is flirty and fun. She is loves rakes as they give back what she is laying down. Enter Dare. He is handsome, flirty, fun, and like all the best rakes gives Lenora something to amuse herself at balls. I like when there is a little jealousy on the man’s part and we got that here cause Lenora is enjoying life. I didn’t love the third act break up but I kind of appreciated how both of them handled it. How dare people who made bad life choices think they know better than Dare and Lenora.

This is my second favorite book in this series since the first published.

Simply not engaging…a lot of the substantive relationship development happens before the book begins. I don’t understand why they’re interested in each other or what the basis of the connection is. DNF.

Rake the Earl of Dare is truly a rogue and a rake.
He strikes up a friendship with Lady Leonora whose wit and banter lightens his life.
She is an innocent and he will protect her even from himself.
Secrets abound and Leonora is determined to uncover them.
A fun romantic romp with strange animals intruding into their encounters.
Lighthearted and easy to read.

Just About a Rake is the fifth book in the Ladies Who Dare series. This can be a stand-alone read.

Lady Leonora Heart has learned a secret that could change her life forever, but does she dare reveal that she is aware. She has been growing closer to the Earl of Dare. He is a rake and everything she is supposed to stay away from. But she finds that she can be herself and is accepted without judgement. He guesses the secret Leonara holds close to her heart.

Rake Sloane, the Earl of Dare, refuses to change for anyone, but finds that he feels most complete with Leonara by his side. He knows that he should stay away, but the more he tries the more he desires Leonara. An innocent display in front of the ton threatens a scandal for Leonara.

This was a fun quick afternoon read. The characters were wonderful and entertaining.

Leonora enjoys flirting with rakes. Rake Sloane enjoys flirting with her. Although they are friends, they find themselves in all sorts of scandalous situations. Neither thinks they are good enough for each other. Rake swears he won't be tamed, but he starts to have second thoughts. I received an ARC from NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for my honest review.