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Not a Gentleman

Don't Date Him, Book 7

Lani Lynn Vale

Written by
Lani Lynn Vale
Length
6 hrs 19 min
Rating
4.9 / 5
Publisher
Dixie Wardens, Inc
Released
2026-07-06

What it is

Gentry found Sage on the worst day of her life.

He saves her from a fate worse than hell, and in return, she ruins his life.

Not on purpose, though.

No, the men who think to rule her life don’t like that she has a champion on her side and realize the best way to get back at her is to go through him.

They find a really great way to do it, too.

They frame him for a crime he didn’t intentionally commit and sentence him to spend thirteen years in prison. As an added bonus, they take his child—the one thing that matters most to him—just to remind him that they hold all the power.

But Sage will never let them have any power over her.

That’s why, the day before he’s sentenced to prison, Sage offers the only protection she can think to give him. Her hand in marriage.

For seven years, Sage fights to get her husband-in-name-only free.

Just when she thinks she’s close, she gets the news. Her husband has died in a prison riot, leaving her free to marry another.

That’s when she decides to run.

And where does her running take her? Right into the arms of a man who was supposed to be dead.

About the series

Don't Date Him in order →

Don't Date Him — 10 books, 10 of them charting here

  1. 1 House of BS & Lies: Don't Date Him, Book 14.8
  2. 2 People We Avoid: Don't Date Him, Book 24.7
  3. 3 Not a Side Chick4.8
  4. 4 Be the Full Problem: Don't Date Him, Book 44.7
  5. 5 Forget That Guy: Don't Date Him, Book 54.5
  6. 6 Spicy Disaster: Don't Date Him, Book 64.9
  7. 7 Not a Gentleman: Don't Date Him, Book 74.9
  8. 8 With Spite: Don't Date Him, Book 85.0
  9. 9 Well Aware: Don't Date Him, Book 94.9
  10. 10 Violent Little Thing: Don't Date Him, Book 104.9

On the charts

Last charted August 29, 2026. Its best position was 5 on Highest rated in Romance, reached August 28, 2026. Seen on 1 chart over 2 days of readings, the first on August 28, 2026.

ChartBestDaysLast seen
Romance
Highest rated 5 2 days August 29, 2026

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