Customer Reviews
Engaging and exciting historical romance - By: josie82, 30 Jun 2008 
Madeline Prescott is determined that her new teaching role at Mrs Harris's School for Young Ladies will help repair her father's tarnished reputation. But that is until the devilishly handsome Anthony Dalton, Viscount Norcourt tries to enrol his niece at the school.
With a reputation as a rakehell, there is only one way to ensure that the Viscount is truly willing to change his ways - get him to give "rake lessons" to the pupils to teach them how to avoid the advances of unscrupulous gentlemen.
Madeline has always believed attraction is a scientific matter but there is nothing scientific about the way Anthony makes her feel. And as the pair are brought together, first to help the pupils & then to help Madeline's father - Madeline knows she is playing with fire. For there is nothing more dangerous than a rake. Even more so when he is trying so hard to behave himself!
This book is the fourth in Jeffries' School For Heiresses series (after Never Seduce A Scoundrel, Only a Duke Will Do & Beware a Scot's Revenge) & is a fantastic addition to the series. Despite that, it also stands alone quite nicely so there is no real need to have read the other books before reading this one.
Both Madeline & Anthony are stand out characters that reallly make this book. Madeline is intelligent, passionate & every thing she does is for a reason - there are certainly no stupid heroines in a Sabrina Jeffries novel. Anthony is the kind of character that you just love to read about. He's sexy, alpha, a little arrogant with a dark & tortured past - the perfect hero to be tamed by love! Together the pair have delicious banter & hot chemistry which makes for some scorching reading in parts.
The story is fast paced, interesting & so rich in detail that you can't help but be transported into the Regency times where this story is set. There is obviously a huge amount of research that has gone in to this book but at no point does it come across like a boring history lesson with the author simply telling us facts about the period for the sake of it. This gives the book an intelligent edge that is sometimes lacking in other books of the same genre.
Overalll, this is another wonderful romance from Sabrina Jeffries. Intelligent, engaging, romantic & wonderfully written - you reallly can't ask for more from a historical romance & it's easy to see why Sabrina Jeffries is one of the best in her field. Highly recommended & definitely worth the full 5 stars.
A fun romp.. - By: Fraochale, 28 Mar 2008 
Romances readers are going to love this book. Ms Jefferies takes the "classic rake" & makes him a hero to die for. In order to get his niece away from his demented family's control, he has to convince a bluestocking teacher that he is what is best for his niece. To that end, he has to teach her young charges at the alll girl's school "rake lessons" but it is the teacher who gets a lesson that will change her life & she forces him to realize that he needs her for more than a reference.
These protagonists are typical for romances, but Ms Jefferies adds some unique humorous twists that the seasoned romance reader is going to savor. The story is fast paced, a wonderful blend of action & narrative with a surprise twist at the ending. Ms Jefferies doesn't disappoint. If the reader wants to escape for a few hours of reading enjoyment then this is a must read, they won't be disappointed
