Title: Ruined by the Rake
Series: Wallflowers & Scoundrels #3
Published by: Ardent Artist Books
Genre: Coming Soon, Regency
Release Date: 2026
Ruined by the Rake Wallflowers & Scoundrels, Book 3
Josephine Holt has never done anything scandalous in her life.
She is a vicar's daughter. She follows the rules, keeps her head down, and asks for nothing from Society — because Society has never had anything to offer a woman like her. One wrong moment. One witness in the wrong place. One catastrophic misunderstanding — and suddenly her careful, quiet life is in ruins.
And the man responsible is utterly unbothered by it.
Lord Sebastian Hartwell — Viscount Ashmore, heir to one of England's oldest fortunes — has never given much thought to consequences. Why would he? Money smooths every wrinkle. Title opens every door. And charm has always handled everything else.
Until now.
Because the only way to salvage Josephine's reputation is a wedding. His wedding. To a vicar's daughter he has never met, never noticed, and never would have looked twice at — who makes it abundantly clear the feeling is entirely mutual.
He expects a quiet, grateful bride. She has no intention of being either.
Trapped in a marriage neither of them chose, Sebastian discovers that a woman who has never needed anything from him is far more dangerous than he ever anticipated. And Josephine learns that the most inconvenient man in England may be the only one who has ever truly seen her.
Ruined by the Rake is a sweet Regency romance about a scandal that changed everything — and two people who never expected to be the best thing that happened to each other.
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