Miss Thornrose and the Rake

By Geraldine Burrows

Book Overview

When Verity Thornrose's latest charitable endeavor lands her in the clutches of the infamous Earl of Brathmere, he mistakes her for a lady of the night. Although Verity flees, the Earl is intrigued by this lovely highflier-and he's determined to track her down.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451213394
• ISBN13: 9780451213396
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Odd, but charming

Verity Thornrose, like her family before her, has dedicated her life to charity work. With a nickname like "Mistress Reform", how could she be anything but a spinster do-gooder? Currently, she invests her time in rescueing less-than-fortunate Irish girls from dire fates. Her current protege is a girl named Deirdre, who was a terrible habit of running away. While searching for Deirdre, Verity has a chance encounter with...

Unusual and entertaining but some problems

I've not encountered this author before and I see from inside the cover that the book was probably written a number of years before Signet brought it out. Not too sure how to explain what we have here - in some ways the novel is almost a pastiche of an 18th century novel a la Fielding, etc. Each chapter has a clever title that describes the action to take place. The author is very clever in her descriptions of time and...

WITTY, ENTERTAINING, JUST A GREAT STORY!

This is the first book by Geraldine Burrows that I've read -- it might be the first one she's published; I don't know. I do know I'll certainly be watching for her books in the future. Verity Thornrose is a perfect example of a Do-Gooding Female Determined To Rescue The Poor And Downtrodden and she does so through a variety of Good Works all of which are recorded in the family's history of good deeds. She is also pure,...