My Fake Rake: A Witty Regency Romance – The First Union of the Rakes Adventure of Fake Dating, Friends to Lovers, and Real Love (The Union of the Rakes Book 1)

Lady Grace Wyatt, a bluestocking focused on scientific pursuits, decides she wants to be noticed by a celebrated naturalist who has recently returned from abroad. To catch his attention, she devises a plan to hire a fake suitor to court her publicly. Grace enlists Sebastian Holloway, an anthropologist and her colleague, as her pretend rake. Sebastian agrees to the arrangement to further his own research on English society. As Grace transforms him from a bookish academic into a dashing suitor through secret lessons and public flirtations, her feelings for him shift from friendship into genuine attraction. Sebastian, however, has fallen in love with Grace. Caught between his real feelings and their original bargain—which requires him to help her marry someone else—Sebastian must decide whether to risk everything by revealing the truth to her.