Laura's Reviews: The Rakehell of Roth by Amalie Howard (TLC Book Review)

Are you looking for a fun new Regency Romance? The Rakehell of Roth is the notorious Marquess of Roth. He owns a scandalous club in London. He enters a marriage of convenience to help the sister-in-law of a friend. Lady Isobel Vance is happy to be married to such a handsome and attractive man as Winter. Unfortunately, after their wedding night, Winter leaves Isobel at the estate of his father and doesn’t return. Three years pass by and Isobel keeps reading about Roth’s misadventures in the gossip papers. Little does he know that Isobel is the author of the infamous Lady Darcy advice column. Once Isobel arrives in London, will the two of them end back up together? Why did Winter leave Isobel?

This novel has many different tropes: Enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, mistaken identity, and I’m sure more. I thought it was very fun novel. I especially loved that Isobel had her lady friends including Clarissa who knows a lot about the facts of life from her brothers. She uses this information to write her column. I thought her column was quite hilarious and loved the tidbits at the start of each chapter. This novel was a low burn that led up to a very racy conclusion. I also loved that Isobel dressed up as a groom and Winter was able to talk to talk to her more freely than he would have otherwise. The one negative of this book was the premise to me. It didn’t really make sense to me that Winter was so angry at his father that he refused to be with his own wife, even though he was highly attracted to her. I loved the characters and story, but this premise fell flat.

The Rakehell of Roth is the second book in the Regency Rogues series with The Beast of Beswick as the first book. The Rakehell of Roth is a standalone novel and worked as one, but I’m interested in reading the first book.

Favorite Quote:

“In matters of seduction, Dearest Friend, the easiest way to catch a gentleman’s eye is with confidence. Subtlety is for spinsters.”

Overall, The Rakehell of Roth is a fun regency romance.

Book Source: Review Copy for being a part of the TLC Book Tour. Thank-you! For more stops on this tour, check out this link.

From the Publisher:

As owner of the most scandalous club in London, the last thing the notorious Marquess of Roth wants is a wife. Keeping up his false reputation as a rake brings in the clients with the deepest pockets?money he needs to fund a noble cause. Even though everything inside tells him not to leave his beautiful, innocent wife behind at his country estate…he must.

But three years later, tired of her scoundrel of a husband headlining the gossip rags, Lady Isobel Vance decides enough is enough. She is no longer a fragile kitten, but as the anonymous author of a women’s sexual advice column, she’s now a roaring tigress…and she can use her claws.

Isobel decides to go to him in London, channeling her powers of seduction to make him beg to take her back. But she didn’t expect her marauding marquess to be equally hard to resist. Now the game is on to see who will give in to the other first, with both sides determined like hell to win.

Each book in the Regency Rogues series is STANDALONE:
* The Beast of Beswick
* The Rakehell of Roth