![]() ![]() From the get-go, Leigh identifies the imbalance of power between Sebastian and Grace - tipped in Grace's favor - and it's gratifying to read about a heroine in a historical romance who wields some power over the hero.įor one, Grace has wealth and social status. Whether or not that's true isn't the takeaway here, though. ![]() Never has been," he tells her at one point. He has a secret crush on his scientist friend Lady Grace Wyatt - but feels he has nothing to offer a woman of her status. Sebastian Holloway is an anthropologist who can recite facts at the drop of a hat, but suffers from social anxiety. In Eva Leigh's My Fake Rake, however, it's the quiet non-alpha hero who blossoms into a rake and sweeps the heroine off her feet. In literature and pop culture, we often see women getting makeovers to meet standards for beauty and social status (think Cinderella, or Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries). Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title My Fake Rake Author Eva Leigh ![]()
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