The Rogue not taken by Sarah Maclean is a historical romance set up in the 1800s in England. It was known as the Victorian Era. This is an Era where I wouldn’t wish to be a female.
An Era where girls aspire to marriage. Where they compete to be saddled up with the rich and titled men. An Era where girls especially the noble ones are too stiff, too prim and proper. Avoiding anything that would taint their image or ruin their family name because a slight slip up can ruin a good marriage prospect.
So if it means a good and well constructive pretense, they’re up for it.
While the boys are free spirited. They can do whatever they want with the sole aim of having fun. They are flirts, rogues, rakes but would still land a good and well titled lady if they wanted to.
Young Sophie Talbot was surrounded by all these shams and she thought that life was rather unfair to her. After disgracing her brother in law publicly whom she caught red-handed cheating on his wife. She realized that no one cared about what the men did.
She vowed that instant to leave London and its discomforts, lies, deceit and falsehoods to settle for a home free from scrutiny and expectations.
But after meeting a famous and titled Rogue she disliked at their first encounter, she knew that she couldn’t embark on such a journey without a ride and she’d just found one.
King Eversley had his own reasons for leaving London and it included a face to face encounter with his frail father whom he had to meet and possibly hasten his death because of the agony and hurt he’d caused him.
But after meeting Sophie, he knew he’d found a leech and one he couldn’t get rid of.
This book includes trials, sizzling passion, romance, love and it’s also hilarious.
Sophie is someone I relate with. She’s strong, opinionated, stubborn and quite a rebel. I love her spirit and her unconventional ways.
It deserves five stars and lots more.
I recommend this book by Sarah Maclean.
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