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 04/09) |
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Medieval Romances |
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Regency Romances |
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European Historical Romances |
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American Historical/Frontier Romances |
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Contemporary Romances |
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Alternate Reality |
Medieval Romances
- The Bride (1989) by Julie Garwood - Alec Kincaid
- Shadowheart (2004) by Laura Kinsale - Allegretto Navona
- A Kingdom of Dreams (1989) by Judith McNaught - Royce Westmoreland
- Lady Gallant (1991) by Suzanne Robinson - Christian de Rivers, Viscount Montfort
- Lady Fortune (1999) by Anne Stuart - Nicholas Stringfellow
- Lord of Danger (1997) by Anne Stuart - Simon of Navarre
Regency Romances
- Indiscreet (1997) by Mary Balogh - Rex Adams, Viscount Raleigh
- The Notorious Rake (1992) by Mary Balogh - Lord Edmunde Waite
- An Arranged Marriage (1991) Jo Beverley - Nicholas Delaney, Earl of Stanbridge
- Emily and The Dark Angel (1991) by Jo Beverley - Piers Verderan
- Miss Thornrose and the Rake (1999) by Geraldine Burrows - Alaric Tierney
- Reclaiming Lord Rockleigh (2001) by Nancy Butler - Lord Rockleigh Conniston
- An English Witch (1989) by Loretta Chase - Basil Trevelyan
- A Change of Heart (1995) by Candice Hern - Jack Raeburn, Marquess of Pemberton
- Venetia (1958) by Georgette Heyer - Lord Damerel
- Reforming Lord Ragsdale (1995) by Carla Kelly - John Staples, Lord Ragsdale
- The Rake's Reward (1991) by Mary Kingsley - Alex Darcy, Viscount St. Clare
- The Bad Baron's Daughter (1978) by Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis) - Lord Linden
- 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
- Lord St. Claire's Angel (1999) by Donna Simpson - Lord Justin St. Claire
European Historical Romances
- First Comes Marriage (2009) by Mary Balogh - Elliott Wallace, Viscount Lyngate
- Heartless (1995) by Mary Balogh - Lucas Kendrick, Duke of Harndon
- Hundreds of Years to Reform a Rake (2007) by Laurie Brown - Deverell Thornton, Earl of Waite
- Portrait of My Heart (1999) by Patricia Cabot - Jeremy, Duke of Rawlings
- Across a Moonlit Sea (1996) Marsha Canham - Simon Dante, The Pirate Wolf
- My False Heart (1999) by Liz Carlyle - Elliot Armstrong, Marquis of Rannoch
- Never Romance a Rake (2008) by Liz Carlyle - Kieran, Lord Rothewell
- The Last Hellion (1998) by Loretta Chase - Vere Mallory, Duke of Ainswood
- Lord of Scoundrels (1995) by Loretta Chase - Sebastian Ballster, Marquess of Dain
- Calypso Magic (1988) by Catherine Coulter - Lyonel Ashton, Earl of Saint Leven
- Midsummer Magic (1987) by Catherine Coulter - Phillip Hawksbury, Earl of Rothmere
- The Wild Baron (1997) by Catherine Coulter - Rohan Carrington, Baron Mountvale
- Bliss (1995) by Judy Cuevas (Judith Ivory) - Nardi de Saint Vallier
- Sleepless at Midnight (2007) by Jacquie D'Alessandro - Matthew Devenport, Marquess of Langston
- London's Perfect Scoundrel (2003) by Suzanne Enoch - Marquis of St. Aubyn
- Reforming a Rake (2000) by Suzanne Enoch - Lucien Balfour, Earl of Kilcairn Abbey
- Vice (1996) by Jane Feather - Tarquin, Duke of Redmayne
- Lord of Fire (2001) by Gaelen Foley - Lord Lucien Knight
- To Have and to Hold (1995) by Patricia Gaffney - Sebastian Verlaine, Viscount D'Aubrey
- The Gift (1991) by Julie Garwood - Nathan Baker, Marquess of St. James
- The Perfect Rake (2005) by Anne Gracie - Gideon, Lord Carridice
- Her Officer and Gentleman (2006) by Karen Hawkins - Christian Llevanth, Viscount Westerville
- Devil's Cub (1933) by Georgette Heyer - Lord Vidal
- The Raven Prince (2005) by Elizabeth Hoyt - Edward de Raaf
- To Seduce a Sinner (2008) by Elizabeth Hoyt - Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale
- The Seduction of an English Scoundrel (2005) by Jillian Hunter - Grayson Boscastle, Marquess of Sedgecroft
- The Forbidden Lord (1999) by Sabrina Jeffries - Jordan Willis, Earl of Blackmore
- Let Sleeping Rogues Lie (2008) by Sabrina Jeffries - Anthony Viscount Norcourt
- Flowers from the Storm (1992) by Laura Kinsale - Christian Langland, Duke of Jeveaux
- Seize the Fire (1989) by Laura Kinsale - Sheridan Drake
- Devil in Winter (1995) by Lisa Kleypas - Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent
- Dreaming of You (1994) by Lisa Kleypas - Derek Craven
- Where Dreams Begin (2000) by Lisa Kleypas - Zachary Bronson
- 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
- The Perils of Pleasure (2008) by Julie Anne Long - Colin Eversea
- Veiled Passions (2008) by Tracy MacNish - Matteo de Gama
- A Whisper of Violets (1997) by Linda Madl - Nicholas Darrington, Earl of Seacombe
- Til Dawn Tames The Night (1991) by Meagan McKinney - Vashon, Viscount Blackwell
- Some Like It Wicked (2008) by Teresa Medeiros - Sir Simon Wescott
- The Thorn & The Thistle (1997) by Julie Moffett - Rolf St. James
- Meet Me at Midnight (2001) by Jacqueline Navin - Raphael Giscard
- Petals in the Storm (1993) by Mary Jo Putney - Rafe Whitbourne, Duke of Candover
- The Rake (1998) by Mary Jo Putney - Reginald Davenport
- Silk and Shadows (1991) by Mary Jo Putney - Prince Peregrine of Kelirstan
- Thunder and Roses (1993) by Mary Jo Putney - Nicholas Davies, Earl of Aberdare
- Minx (1996) by Julia Quinn - William Dunford, Lord Stannage
- Splendid (1995) by Julia Quinn - Alex Ridgely, Duke of Ashbourne
- When He Was Wicked (2004) by Julia Quinn - Michael Stirling
- Upon a Wicked Time (1998) by Karen Ranney - Jared Mandevill, Earl of Kittride
- The Rogue and the Rival (2008) by Maya Rodale - Phillip Kensington, Marquis of Hawthorne
- The Devil's Waltz (2006) by Anne Stuart - Christian Montcalm
- To Love a Dark Lord (1994) by Anne Stuart - James Killoran, Earl of Killoran
- A Rose At Midnight (1993) by Anne Stuart - Nicholas Blackthorne
- The Black Angel (1999) by Barbara Samuel - Tynan Spencer, Earl of Glencove
- Tatiana and Alexander (2003) by Paullina Simons - Alexander Barrington Belov
- The Rogue Report (2006) by Barbara Dawson Smith - Jack, Earl of Rutledge
- Once in a Blue Moon (1993) by Penelope Williamson - McCady Trelawny
- A Rose in Winter (1982) by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss - Christopher Seaton
American Historical/Frontier Romances
- The Raider (1987) by Jude Deveraux - Alexander Montgomery
- A Rogue in Texas (1999) by Lorraine Heath - Grayson Rhodes
- Sweet Savage Love (1974) by Rosemary Rogers - Steve Morgan
- Still Life with Murder (2003) by P.B. Ryan - Will Hewitt
- The Gamble (1984) by LaVyrle Spencer - Scott Gandy
- Heart of the West (1995) by Penelope Williamson - Zach Rafferty
Contemporary Romances
- Baby, Don't Go (2000) by Susan Andersen - Nick Coltrane
- Get Lucky (3/2000) by Suzanne Brockmann - SIM-991 - Luke "Lucky" O'Donlon
- 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
- Crazy for You (1999) by Jennifer Crusie - Nick Ziegler
- Faking It (2002) by Jennifer Crusie - Davy Dempsey
- The Growing Season (9/1985) by Rebecca Flanders - HSR-180 - Pierce Lanson
- See Jane Score (2003) by Rachel Gibson - Luc Martineau
- Truly, Madly Yours (1999) by Rachel Gibson - Nick Allegrezza
- 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
- MacKenzie's Mountain (4/1989) by Linda Howard - SIM-281 - Wolf MacKenzie
- Absolute Trouble (1998) by Michelle Jerott - Julien Langlois
- All a Man Can Be (4/2003) by Virginia Kantra - SIM-1215 - Mark Delucca
- Double Standards (1984) by Judith McNaught - Nick Sinclair
- The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch (2002) by Marsha Moyer - Ash Farrell
- Jackson Rule (1996) by Dinah McCall - Jackson Rule
- Heaven, Texas (1995) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Bobby Tom Denton
- One Summer (1993) by Karen Robards - Johnny Harris
- Carnal Innocence (1991) by Nora Roberts - Tucker Longstreet
- Finding the Dream (1997) by Nora Roberts - Michael Fury
- Honest Illusions (1992) by Nora Roberts - Luke Callahan
- 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
- Sea Swept (1998) by Nora Roberts - Cameron Quinn
- True Betrayals (1995) by Nora Roberts - Gabe Slater
- Annie and the Outlaw (10/1994) by Sharon Sala - SIM-597 - Gabe Donner
- 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
- True Blue (5/1994) by Ingrid Weaver - SIM-570 - Mike Hogan
Alternate Reality
- Bitten (2001) by Kelley Armstrong - Clayton Danvers
- Hundreds of Years to Reform a Rake (2007) by Laurie Brown - Deverell Thornton, Earl of Waite
- Rejar (1997) by Dara Joy - Rejar
- In Death Series (1995 - ) by Nora Roberts - Roarke
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