A Good Rake is Hard to Find by Manda Collins

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Manda Collins is a pet and family person evident by the fact that she currently lives with three cats, a dog and sister who visits her often. This might be greatly attributed mainly to her teenage preferences. Most of the characters, terminologies and settings in a novels and book series are England based. In order to achieve this, she spent most of her teen years experimenting with electricity, carrying out indoor plumbing and reading lots of books as a form of time travel to the medieval time. True to her calling, Manda works by day as an academic librarian at a small liberal arts college where she actively engages with college students, teaching them how to navigate the intertwined world of academic research.Ĭollins desired to be born a couple of centuries earlier, preferably in the English countryside during her teenage years. The affinity and love for books led her to obtain two distinct graduate degrees, one in English Literature and the other in Librarianship. This is probably the motivation behind her venturing into the world of writing. Manda prides herself in the fact that she has managed to read lots of books in her lifetime. Manda who is currently living in the same house that her mother grew up in is a native of coastal Alabama. Her teenage and current life is characterized by her constant fascination with books. But Lucas has a reason for wanting Cecily to join the Egyptian Club: His brother went missing during one of Lord Hurston’s expeditions to Egypt.Manda Collins is an award-winning U.S female author of romance, mystery and thriller fiction novels. He’s a dashing and decorated war hero determined to help Cecily – even if that means looking the other way when she claims the dance card of Amelia Snow, this season’s most sought-after beauty. Lucas Dalton, Duke of Winterson, is anything but dull. To clear her ailing father’s name of a scandalous rumor, Cecily needs to gain admission into the Egyptian Club – and is willing to marry anyone she has to do it. But by the rules of her father’s exclusive academic society, she can only join if she marries a member. Cecily Hurston would much rather explore Egypt than marriage. Manda Collins Synopsis: How to Dance with a Duke is the first book in Manda Collins’ Ugly Ducklings series. If You Like Manda Collins Books, You’ll Love… Ayres, Sarah Castille, Tiffany Clare, Lily Dalton, Elizabeth Essex, Darynda Jones and Kieran Kramer. We (Heart) the Holidays also contains contributions by Karen Akins, Donna Alward, D.D. Past Thrills also contains stories by Jo Beverley, Darcy Burke, Christy Carlyle, Julia Justiss, Wendy LaCapra, Ann Lethbridge, Deb Marlowe, Erica Monroe and Lana Williams. Notes: Murder, Secrets, Kisses, and Lies also contains stories by Carey Baldwin, Lena Diaz, Rachel Grant, Krista Hall and Gwen Hernandez.

A Good Rake is Hard to Find by Manda Collins