Rakes & Rogues

The terms “rake” and “rogue” are often used interchangably, although they are not the same. In romance novels, the rake is used as a term for a ladies’ man, a bon vivant and possibly a libertine while the rogue is used as a term for a scoundrel, a man considered dangerous (perhaps he is a smuggler or is thought to have murdered his first wife), a man who may be acting outside the law. Often a man labeled as a rake or rogue is only a pretender, but for purposes of this list, you’ll still find him here.

(List begun 09/97, updated 04/14)

  • The Bride (1989) by Julie Garwood – Alec Kincaid (A at AAR)
  • Shadowheart (2004) by Laura Kinsale – Allegretto Navona (A-/B- at AAR)
  • A Kingdom of Dreams (1989) by Judith McNaught – Royce Westmoreland (A at AAR)
  • Lady Gallant (1991) by Suzanne Robinson – Christian de Rivers, Viscount Montfort (A at AAR)
  • Lady Fortune (1999) by Anne Stuart – Nicholas Stringfellow (B at AAR)
  • Lord of Danger (1997) by Anne Stuart – Simon of Navarre (B- at AAR)
  • Dancing with Clara (1993) by Mary Balogh – Frederick Sullivan (A at AAR)
  • Indiscreet (1997) by Mary Balogh – Rex Adams, Viscount Raleigh (A at AAR)
  • More than a Mistress (2000) by Mary Balogh – Jocelyn (A- at AAR)
  • The Notorious Rake (1992) by Mary Balogh – Lord Edmunde Waite (A at AAR)
  • The Obedient Bride (1989) by Mary Balogh – Geoffrey Astor (A at AAR)
  • The Temporary Wife (1997) by Mary Balogh – Anthony Earheart (A at AAR)
  • An Arranged Marriage (1991) Jo Beverley – Nicholas Delaney, Earl of Stanbridge
  • Emily and The Dark Angel (1991) by Jo Beverley – Piers Verderan (B+ at AAR)
  • Miss Thornrose and the Rake (1999) by Geraldine Burrows – Alaric Tierney (B+ at AAR)
  • Reclaiming Lord Rockleigh (2001) by Nancy Butler – Lord Rockleigh Conniston (B+ at AAR)
  • An English Witch (1989) by Loretta Chase – Basil Trevelyan
  • The Blackmoor Devil in When You Wish Anthology (1997) by Patricia Coughlin – Christian Lowell (A at AAR)
  • The Natural Child in When You Wish Anthology (1997) by Sharon and Tom Curtis – Henry Lamb (A at AAR)
  • A Change of Heart (1995) by Candice Hern – Jack Raeburn, Marquess of Pemberton
  • Venetia (1958) by Georgette Heyer – Lord Damerel (A at AAR)
  • Reforming Lord Ragsdale (1995) by Carla Kelly – John Staples, Lord Ragsdale (A at AAR)
  • The Rake’s Reward (1991) by Mary Kingsley – Alex Darcy, Viscount St. Clare
  • The Bad Baron’s Daughter (1978) by Laura London (Sharon & Tom Curtis) – Lord Linden (A at AAR)
  • What I Did for a Duke (2011) by Julie Anne Long – Alexander Moncrieffe (A- at AAR)
  • An Angel for the Earl (1994) by Barbara Metzger – Kieran Somerfield, Earl of Stanford
  • Lady in Green (1993) by Barbara Metzger – Ross Montclair, Earl of Gardiner
  • The Rake and The Reformer (1989) by Mary Jo Putney – Reginald Davenport (A at AAR)
  • The Lost Duke of Wyndham (2008) by Julia Quinn – Jack Audley (A- at AAR)
  • Lord St. Claire’s Angel (1999) by Donna Simpson – Lord Justin St. Claire (A- at AAR)
  • First Comes Marriage (2009) by Mary Balogh – Elliott Wallace, Viscount Lyngate (A-/A- at AAR)
  • Heartless (1995) by Mary Balogh – Lucas Kendrick, Duke of Harndon (A at AAR)
  • Portrait of My Heart (1999) by Patricia Cabot – Jeremy, Duke of Rawlings (B+ at AAR)
  • Across a Moonlit Sea (1996) Marsha Canham – Simon Dante, The Pirate Wolf (B+ at AAR)
  • My False Heart (1999) by Liz Carlyle – Elliot Armstrong, Marquis of Rannoch (B+ at AAR)
  • Never Romance a Rake (2008) by Liz Carlyle – Kieran, Lord Rothewell (A- at AAR)
  • The Last Hellion (1998) by Loretta Chase – Vere Mallory, Duke of Ainswood (A/C at AAR)
  • Lord of Scoundrels (1995) by Loretta Chase – Sebastian Ballster, Marquess of Dain (A/B- at AAR)
  • Calypso Magic (1988) by Catherine Coulter – Lyonel Ashton, Earl of Saint Leven (A at AAR)
  • Midsummer Magic (1987) by Catherine Coulter – Phillip Hawksbury, Earl of Rothmere (A at AAR)
  • The Wild Baron (1997) by Catherine Coulter – Rohan Carrington, Baron Mountvale (B at AAR)
  • Bliss (1995) by Judy Cuevas (Judith Ivory) – Nardi de Saint Vallier (A at AAR)
  • Sleepless at Midnight (2007) by Jacquie D’Alessandro – Matthew Devenport, Marquess of Langston (B- at AAR)
  • A Week to be Wicked (2012) by Tessa Dare – Colin Sandhurst (B+ at AAR)
  • Three Nights with a Scoundrel (2010) by Tessa Dare – Julian Bellamy (A at AAR)
  • That Scandalous Summer (2013) by Meredith Duran – Michael de Grey (B at AAR)
  • Bound by Your Touch (2009) by Meredith Duran – James Durham (A at AAR)
  • Wicked Becomes You (2010) by Meredith Duran – Alexander Ramsey (A- at AAR)
  • A Beginner’s Guide to Rakes (2011) by Suzanne Enoch – Oliver Warren (B+ at AAR)
  • London’s Perfect Scoundrel (2003) by Suzanne Enoch – Marquis of St. Aubyn (A- at AAR)
  • Reforming a Rake (2000) by Suzanne Enoch – Lucien Balfour, Earl of Kilcairn Abbey (B at AAR)
  • Taming an Impossible Rogue (2012) by Suzanne Enoch – Keating Blackwood (A- at AAR)
  • Vice (1996) by Jane Feather – Tarquin, Duke of Redmayne (A at AAR)
  • Lord of Fire (2001) by Gaelen Foley – Lord Lucien Knight (B+ at AAR)
  • To Have and to Hold (1995) by Patricia Gaffney – Sebastian Verlaine, Viscount D’Aubrey (A at AAR)
  • The Gift (1991) by Julie Garwood – Nathan Baker, Marquess of St. James (A at AAR)
  • A Lady Awakened (2011) by Cecilia Grant – Theo Mirkwood (A- at AAR)
  • The Perfect Rake (2005) by Anne Gracie – Gideon, Lord Carridice (B- at AAR)
  • Her Officer and Gentleman (2006) by Karen Hawkins – Christian Llevanth, Viscount Westerville (B at AAR)
  • Devil’s Cub (1933) by Georgette Heyer – Lord Vidal (A+ at AAR)
  • Beyond Seduction (2002) by Emma Holly – Nicholas Craven (B- at AAR)
  • Notorious Pleasures (2011) by Elizabeth Hoyt – Griffin Remmington (B+ at AAR)
  • The Raven Prince (2005) by Elizabeth Hoyt – Edward de Raaf (A- at AAR)
  • To Seduce a Sinner (2008) by Elizabeth Hoyt – Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale (A- at AAR)
  • The Seduction of an English Scoundrel (2005) by Jillian Hunter – Grayson Boscastle, Marquess of Sedgecroft (B- at AAR)
  • Dangerous in Diamonds (2011) by Madeline Hunter – Duke of Castleford (A-/D+ at AAR)
  • The Forbidden Lord (1999) by Sabrina Jeffries – Jordan Willis, Earl of Blackmore (A-/B at AAR)
  • Let Sleeping Rogues Lie (2008) by Sabrina Jeffries – Anthony Viscount Norcourt (B+ at AAR)
  • Practically Wicked (2012) by Alissa Johnson – Maximilian Dane (A- at AAR)
  • Flowers from the Storm (1992) by Laura Kinsale – Christian Langland, Duke of Jeveaux (A/A at AAR)
  • Seize the Fire (1989) by Laura Kinsale – Sheridan Drake
  • Devil in Winter (1995) by Lisa Kleypas – Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent (A- at AAR)
  • Dreaming of You (1994) by Lisa Kleypas – Derek Craven (A at AAR)
  • Married by Morning (2010) by Lisa Kleypas – Leo Ramsay (B at AAR)
  • Where Dreams Begin (2000) by Lisa Kleypas – Zachary Bronson (A- at AAR)
  • Highland Rogue (1991) by Arnette Lamb – Lachlan MacKenzie, Duke of Ross
  • The Duke’s Wager (1983) by Edith Layton – Jason Thomas, Duke of Torquay
  • Gentle Rogue (1990) by Johanna Lindsey – James Malory
  • Tender Rebel (1988) by Johanna Lindsey – Tony Malory
  • The Windflower (1984) by Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis) – Devon Crandall (A at AAR)
  • The Perils of Pleasure (2008) by Julie Anne Long – Colin Eversea (A- at AAR)
  • What I Did for a Duke (2011) by Julie Anne Long – Alexander Moncrieffe (A- at AAR)
  • A Rogue by Any Other Name (2012) by Sarah Maclean – Marquess of Bourne (B at AAR)
  • Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (2010) by Sarah Maclean – Gabriel St. John (B at AAR)
  • Veiled Passions (2008) by Tracy MacNish – Matteo de Gama (B at AAR)
  • A Whisper of Violets (1997) by Linda Madl – Nicholas Darrington, Earl of Seacombe (B at AAR)
  • Til Dawn Tames The Night (1991) by Meagan McKinney – Vashon, Viscount Blackwell
  • Some Like It Wicked (2008) by Teresa Medeiros – Sir Simon Wescott (A- at AAR)
  • The Countess Conspiracy (2013) by Courtney Milan – Sebastian Malheur
  • The Thorn & The Thistle (1997) by Julie Moffett – Rolf St. James (B+ at AAR)
  • Meet Me at Midnight (2001) by Jacqueline Navin – Raphael Giscard (B+ at AAR)
  • Petals in the Storm (1993) by Mary Jo Putney – Rafe Whitbourne, Duke of Candover
  • The Rake (1998) by Mary Jo Putney – Reginald Davenport (B- at AAR)
  • Silk and Shadows (1991) by Mary Jo Putney – Prince Peregrine of Kelirstan (A at AAR)
  • Thunder and Roses (1993) by Mary Jo Putney – Nicholas Davies, Earl of Aberdare (A at AAR)
  • Minx (1996) by Julia Quinn – William Dunford, Lord Stannage (B- at AAR)
  • Splendid (1995) by Julia Quinn – Alex Ridgely, Duke of Ashbourne (A at AAR)
  • When He Was Wicked (2004) by Julia Quinn – Michael Stirling (B at AAR)
  • Upon a Wicked Time (1998) by Karen Ranney – Jared Mandevill, Earl of Kittride (A- at AAR)
  • The Rogue and the Rival (2008) by Maya Rodale – Phillip Kensington, Marquis of Hawthorne (B- at AAR)
  • The Seduction (2004) by Julia Ross – Viscount Gracechurch (A- at AAR)
  • Never Kiss A Rake (2013) by Anne Stuart – Adrian Bruton (B at AAR)
  • The Devil’s Waltz (2006) by Anne Stuart – Christian Montcalm (B+ at AAR)
  • To Love a Dark Lord (1994) by Anne Stuart – James Killoran, Earl of Killoran (A at AAR)
  • A Rose At Midnight (1993) by Anne Stuart – Nicholas Blackthorne (A at AAR)
  • Ruthless (2010) by Anne Stuart – Viscount Rohan (A at AAR)
  • Reckless (2010) by Anne Stuart – Adrian Alistair Rohan (A at AAR)
  • The Black Angel (1999) by Barbara Samuel – Tynan Spencer, Earl of Glencove (A at AAR)
  • Tatiana and Alexander (2003) by Paullina Simons – Alexander Barrington Belov (A/A at AAR)
  • The Rogue Report (2006) by Barbara Dawson Smith – Jack, Earl of Rutledge (B at AAR)
  • Tempting the Bride (2012) by Sherry Thomas – David Hillsborough (A- at AAR)
  • The Luckiest Lady in London (2013) by Sherry Thomas – Felix Rivendale (A at AAR)
  • Vanquished (2006) by Hope Tarr – Harry Stone/Hadrian St. Claire (B+ at AAR)
  • Once in a Blue Moon (1993) by Penelope Williamson – McCady Trelawny
  • A Rose in Winter (1982) by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss – Christopher Seaton
  • The Raider (1987) by Jude Deveraux – Alexander Montgomery
  • A Rogue in Texas (1999) by Lorraine Heath – Grayson Rhodes (A-/B+ at AAR)
  • Sweet Savage Love (1974) by Rosemary Rogers – Steve Morgan
  • Still Life with Murder (2003) by P.B. Ryan – Will Hewitt (B+ at AAR)
  • The Gamble (1984) by LaVyrle Spencer – Scott Gandy
  • Heart of the West (1995) by Penelope Williamson – Zach Rafferty (A at AAR)
  • Baby, Don’t Go (2000) by Susan Andersen – Nick Coltrane (A- at AAR)
  • Get Lucky (3/2000) by Suzanne Brockmann – SIM-991 – Luke “Lucky” O’Donlon (A-/B- at AAR)
  • Billy Bob Walker Got Married (1993) by Lisa G. Brown – Billy Bob Walker
  • Crazy for Lovin’ You (1994) by Lisa G. Brown – Jubal Kane
  • Slow Heat in Heaven (1988) by Sandra Brown – Cash Boudreaux
  • Tangled (2013) by Emma Chase – Drew Evans
  • Wallbanger (2012) by Alice Clayton – Simon Parker (B+ at AAR)
  • Crazy for You (1999) by Jennifer Crusie – Nick Ziegler
  • Faking It (2002) by Jennifer Crusie – Davy Dempsey (A/B+ at AAR)
  • Love Lessons (2013) by Heidi Culliman – Kelly Davidson M/M (A at AAR)
  • The Growing Season (9/1985) by Rebecca Flanders – HSR-180 – Pierce Lanson
  • When Love Gets Hairy (2013) by Jacob Z. Flores – Nino Santos M/M
  • When Love Takes Over (2013) by Jacob Z. Flores – Van Pierce M/M (B at AAR)
  • Any Man of Mine (2011) by Rachel Gibson – Sam Leclaire (B+ at AAR)
  • See Jane Score (2003) by Rachel Gibson – Luc Martineau (A- at AAR)
  • Truly, Madly Yours (1999) by Rachel Gibson – Nick Allegrezza (B+/C- at AAR)
  • Lucky’s Lady (1992) by Tami Hoag – Lucky Doucet
  • All For Quinn (9/1993) Kay Hooper – LS-631 – Quinn
  • After the Night (1995) by Linda Howard – Gray Rouillard (B at AAR)
  • MacKenzie’s Mountain (4/1989) by Linda Howard – SIM-281 – Wolf MacKenzie (A at AAR)
  • Absolute Trouble (1998) by Michelle Jerott – Julien Langlois (B+ at AAR)
  • All a Man Can Be (4/2003) by Virginia Kantra – SIM-1215 – Mark Delucca (B+ at AAR)
  • Blue-Eyed Devil (2008) by Lisa Kleypas – Hardy Cates (B+ at AAR)
  • Hip Check (2013) by Deirdre Martin – Esa Saari (B at AAR)
  • Double Standards (1984) by Judith McNaught – Nick Sinclair (B at AAR)
  • The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch (2002) by Marsha Moyer – Ash Farrell (B at AAR)
  • Jackson Rule (1996) by Dinah McCall – Jackson Rule (A at AAR)
  • Heaven, Texas (1995) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips – Bobby Tom Denton (A at AAR)
  • One Summer (1993) by Karen Robards – Johnny Harris (B- at AAR)
  • Carnal Innocence (1991) by Nora Roberts – Tucker Longstreet (A- at AAR)
  • Finding the Dream (1997) by Nora Roberts – Michael Fury
  • Honest Illusions (1992) by Nora Roberts – Luke Callahan (A/A at AAR)
  • Megan’s Mate (11/1996) by Nora Roberts – SIM-745 – Nathaniel Fury
  • Playing the Odds (3/1985) by Nora Roberts – SSE-225 – Justin Blade
  • The Return of Rafe MacKade (4/1995) by Nora Roberts – SIM-631 – Rafe MacKade (B at AAR)
  • Sea Swept (1998) by Nora Roberts – Cameron Quinn (A/B at AAR)
  • Raining Men (2013) by Rick R. Reed – Bobby Nelson M/M (A- at AAR)
  • True Betrayals (1995) by Nora Roberts – Gabe Slater
  • Annie and the Outlaw (10/1994) by Sharon Sala – SIM-597 – Gabe Donner
  • Shying Away (2011) by Kate Sherwood – Quinn Donahue M/M
  • Illumination (2013) by Rowan Speedwell – Adam Craig M/M (A- at AAR)
  • Moonrise (1996) by Anne Stuart – James McKinley
  • Night Fall (1995) by Anne Stuart – Richard Tiernan
  • Ritual Sins (1997) by Anne Stuart – Luke Bardell
  • Darkling I Listen (2001) by Katherine Sutcliffe – Brandon Carlyle (A at AAR)
  • True Blue (5/1994) by Ingrid Weaver – SIM-570 – Mike Hogan
  • Wallbanger (2012) by Alice Clayton – Simon Parker
  • Bitten (2001) by Kelley Armstrong – Clayton Danvers (A- at AAR)
  • Hundreds of Years to Reform a Rake (2007) by Laurie Brown – Deverell Thornton, Earl of Waite (B at AAR)
  • Naked in Death (1995) by J.D. Robb – Roarke (A at AAR)
  • Rejar (1997) by Dara Joy – Rejar (A at AAR)
  • In Death Series (1995 – ) by Nora Roberts – Roarke