Rake
Wolfes of Manhattan Four
Helen Hardt
Contents
Rake
Dedication
Untitled
Praise For Helen Hardt
Prologue
1. Zee
2. Reid
3. Zee
4. Reid
5. Zee
6. Reid
7. Zee
8. Reid
9. Zee
10. Reid
11. Zee
12. Reid
13. Zee
14. Reid
15. Zee
16. Reid
17. Zee
18. Reid
19. Zee
20. Reid
21. Zee
22. Reid
23. Zee
24. Reid
25. Zee
26. Reid
27. Zee
28. Reid
29. Zee
30. Reid
31. Zee
32. Reid
33. Zee
34. Reid
35. Zee
36. Reid
37. Zee
38. Reid
39. Zee
40. Reid
41. Zee
42. Reid
43. Zee
44. Reid
45. Zee
46. Reid
47. Zee
48. Reid
49. Zee
50. Reid
51. Zee
Untitled
52. Reunited
A Note From Helen
Acknowledgments
Also By Helen Hardt
About the Author
Rake
Wolfes of Manhattan Four
Helen Hardt
This book is an original publication of Helen Hardt
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not assume any responsibility for third-party websites or their content.
Copyright © 2021 Helen Hardt, LLC dba Hardt & Sons
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-952841-03-3
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For those who beat the odds
Reid Wolfe is a master of seducing women.
This time, his life may depend on it.
He’s known as the Wolfe of Manhattan. Reid Wolfe sees women as playthings, and most are happy to be arm candy and bed warmers for the handsome billionaire rake. He knows the art of seduction like no other, so surely he can get a Las Vegas showgirl into his bed in record time. He must, because she has information he and his family need to prove their innocence in their father's murder. And Reid is at his most persuasive between the sheets.
Zinnia Rehnquist, now known as Zara Jones or simply Zee, lives her life under the radar. Chorus line girls are supposed to be invisible. The audience sees the big picture, not a single dancer, and that suits Zee just fine…until Reid Wolfe shows up and turns her life upside down. He needs her to talk—to tell the story of what his father did to her—but she’s finally put that part of her life to bed.
Reid is ready to pull out all the stops to get Zee under the covers and talking, but when new evidence comes to light, the game changes for everyone…and Reid finds he may feel more for the beautiful Zee than he ever meant to.
Praise For Helen Hardt
STEEL BROTHERS SAGA
“Craving is the jaw-dropping book you need to read!”
~New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones
"Completely raw and addictive."
~#1 New York Times bestselling author Meredith Wild
“Talon has hit my top five list…up there next to Jamie Fraser and Gideon Cross.”
~USA Today bestselling author Angel Payne
“Talon and Jade’s instant chemistry heats up the pages...”
~RT Book Reviews
“Sorry Christian and Gideon, there’s a new heartthrob for you to contend with. Meet Talon. Talon Steel.”
~Booktopia
“Such a beautiful torment—the waiting, the anticipation, the relief that only comes briefly before more questions arise, and the wait begins again… Check. Mate. Ms. Hardt…”
~Bare Naked Words
“Made my heart stop in my chest. Helen has given us such a heartbreakingly beautiful series.”
~Tina, Bookalicious Babes
WOLFES OF MANHATTAN
“It's hot, it's intense, and the plot starts off thick and had me completely spellbound from page one.”
~The Sassy Nerd Blog
“Helen Hardt…is a master at her craft.”
~K. Ogburn, Amazon
“Move over Steel brothers… Rock is everything!”
~Barbara Conklin-Jaros, Amazon
“Helen has done it again. She winds you up and weaves a web of intrigue.”
~Vicki Smith, Amazon
FOLLOW ME SERIES
“Hardt spins erotic gold...”
~Publishers Weekly
“22 Best Erotic Novels to Read”
~Marie Claire Magazine
“Intensely erotic and wildly emotional...”
~New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones
“With an edgy, enigmatic hero and loads of sexual tension, Helen Hardt's fast-paced Follow Me Darkly had me turning pages late into the night!”
~New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner
“Christian, Gideon, and now...Braden Black.”
~Books, Wine, and Besties
“A tour de force where the reader will be pulled in as if they're being seduced by Braden Black, taken for a wild ride, and left wanting more.”
~USA Today Bestselling Author Julie Morgan
“Hot. Sexy. Intriguing. Page-Turner. Helen Hardt checks all the boxes with Follow Me Darkly!”
~International Bestselling Author Victoria Blue
BLOOD BOND SAGA
“An enthralling and rousing vampire tale that will leave readers waiting for the sequel.”
~Kirkus Reviews
"Dangerous and sexy. A new favorite!"
~New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Day
“A dark, intoxicating tale.”
~Library Journal
“Helen dives into the paranormal world of vampires and makes it her own.”
~Tina, Bookalicious Babes
“Throw out everything you know about vampires—except for that blood thirst we all love and lust after in these stunning heroes—and expect to be swept up in a sensual story that twists and turns in so many wonderfully jaw-dropping ways.”
~Angel Payne, USA Today bestselling author
Prologue
Reid
The Lone Wolfe.
Ha! Great pun, huh?
Within less than a month, my three siblings had all met their life mates and gotten married.
Not in the cards for me. I was the Wolfe of Manhattan, always with a new lady on my arm. Now, though, since all my siblings were off the market, I was indeed the Lone Wolfe.
The phone call I got after the wedding was from the NYPD detective on our case, Hank Morgan. Consequently, Rock and the rest of them headed back this morning on the jet.
Again, not in the cards for me.
Someone had to stay here in Las Vegas and deal with our damned luxury hotel and casino. Money is money. Words of wisdom from the bastard who’d fathered me.
Sure, all of us were being investigated for the fucker’s murder, but someone had to take care of business.
That someone was me.
Always me.
I wasn’t CEO of the company, but only I could deal with the contract mess here in Las Vegas. Story of my life. Under-appreciated to the max.
The rest of them
