The Rake's Daughter is the second book in the "Brides of Bellaire Gardens" and I was excited to return back to Anne Gracie. I love how she writes her historicals, they are just more authentically feeling. I was fascinated to see the set up of the romance. It was well narrated and it really pulled me into the story. I adored the friendship and sisterhood between the two sisters. The way that they defend each other is completely solid, you instantly become endeared by the way that they protect and stand by each other. I was slightly disappointed with this story though, in that the romance could have used more focus. It was very slow burn and we don't get much action in the romance until the ending, so I was disappointed in how the romance was developed. I am glad that I chose to listen to this as it was a super slow burn and I think if I had read this one physically, it would have been more of a struggle to read. I still enjoyed the story in some ways, but in other ways, it was highly disappointing. I am hoping that we get the sister's book because I want her to reach her HEA.