![]() ![]() The trouble is, he warms to her and changes his ways far too quickly, to the point where it seems unrealistic, almost to the point of being a near-overnight transformation. I'm a fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope, and Kathleen had good reason to dislike Devon because of his callous insensitivity and utter selfishness. He intends to sell it piecemeal, and kick out its tenants, including Kathleen and his sisters, Helen, Cassandra, and Pandora. ![]() His cousin, Devon Ravenel, inherits the estate upon Theo's passing, and he is less than pleased with the estate's conditions and debts. ![]() She's that good.ĬOLD-HEARTED RAKE features Kathleen, Lady Trenear, newly widowed after her husband, Theo Ravenel fell from an unbroken horse while drunk. My tastes often don't align with what's popular, and Kleypas is such a great writer, that it really is shocking for me when I read something of hers that I don't like because it's such a rare occurrence. ![]() I put off reading COLD-HEARTED RAKE for a while, but because I love Lisa Kleypas I wanted to give it a try. But then the reviews for the first book in her new Ravenels series started coming in.and they were less than stellar. When she started writing historical romance again, I was so excited. Then she took a hiatus from historical romance, working on her contemporary series, Friday Harbor and the Travises. I loved her Gamblers series, and then her Wallflowers series. Like so many others, Lisa Kleypas was my "gateway drug" into the historical romance genre. ![]()
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