He never goes back-it's her, forever and ever. While they're expecting to retain their rakish ways and wander off and live their lives as remarkable bachelors forever, instead they're clubbed over the head with, Oh my God, I have to live with her forever. Both characters need something from the other. Often they then wander aimlessly into a moment with the heroine where they have to make a deal or an arrangement. The arc of the story, of course, is them being hit over the head with love. Ironically, women throw themselves at him, because many women are drawn to men who have this, "You can't catch me" feel to them. He has a plan in place for how to remain carefree and delicious. In the case of Simon, not only is he not planning to marry, but he also has a plan for how his lineage will go. At the start of any of these books, the rake is convinced that he's a loner, a rebel. Can you walk us through where a rake starts in most romance novels, and where he ends up? The worst thing that will happen to you with a rake is that he'll ruin you-but he'll marry you in the end. I'd say that "rake" is a specific word that is more playful than it is dangerous. Essentially, the rake is the bad boy with the heart of gold.Īs bad as he needs to be until his heroine sorts him out-which is the point. They have an innate sense of how sexy they are, and how to use that sexiness to get what they want from anybody around them. Often, rakes really adore women of all shapes and sizes. He's definitely someone who's not interested in marriage. They're really funny on the page, and clever-you don't find rakes who are overly serious.
Usually, a rake is someone who has been around and has had a number of relationships.
There's a wide spectrum of rakes, and Simon of Bridgerton lands on the nicer end. "It's a terrible idea." As for falling in love with them on the page or the screen? Go right ahead.įirst up: What is a rake, in the context of a romance novel?Ī rake is a lovable scoundrel. "You definitely shouldn't date a rake," she cautions. The author of acclaimed historical romances, including Nine Rules to Break While Romancing a Rake, MacLean spends her days bringing the roguish heroes to life.īelow, MacLean answers all of our burning questions about rakes-including their eternal appeal and what to do if you meet one in the wild (because they're out there, folks). Sarah MacLean knows a thing or two about rakes.
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