Rake's Reflection

The fifth Earl of Torgreave Rupert Manningford has determined to reform his rakish ways. He will return to his estate, mend his relationship with his brother, and possibly even find a virtuous lady and marry. Miss Cordelia Tyninghame of Edinburgh has determined to travel to London. She is to stay with the fourth Earl of Torgreave, a friend of her late father. She believes she has been in correspondence with the fourth earl. However, the old earl is dead, and unknown to everyone, the fifth earl's housekeeper has answered Delia's letters. Delia's arrival holds surprises for everyone. Her appearance reveals a remarkable mystery. Solution of the mystery will alter Delia's past, Rupert's future, and the lives of everyone around them. Their search for understanding takes them from the ice of the Frost Fair to the beginning of the London season. The love they discover brings them only anguish before it heals their hearts and transforms their lives.
About the Author
Lesley-Anne McLeod has loved all things British for longer than she can remember. So it was natural that when she turned to writing fiction she should write Regency romances, those uniquely English historical romances. Lesley-Anne has been writing for twenty-five years and has published articles on antiques and collectibles. She has also free-lanced in business writing. Book-selling was her career for nearly ten years; she owned her own bookstore for three of those enjoyable years. She has been a member of the Beau Monde Regency Sub-genre Chapter of the Romance Writers of America since its inception and a member of the Romance Writers of America for nine years. She also belongs to the Saskatchewan Romance Writers and treasures the support and friendship that group offers. For the past fifteen years Lesley-Anne has been able to focus her attention on fiction writing, learning the intricacies of character development, the importance of word choice, and the necessity of creating a world in which the reader can believe and dwell. She regards research for the historical novel as a joy and a necessity that involves long hours with wonderful books. The traditional Regency requires careful attention to historical detail, and a particular regard for the turn of phrase that creates another age. She takes her inspiration from the work of Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer and Patricia Veryan. Lesley-Anne is married and has one daughter. She lives on the prairies of Canada which are distant from Regency England in time and thought, but which retain an echo of Great Britain in history and tradition.