Once a Rogue

Once a Rogue (2023) Allie Therin (Roaring Twenties Magic #2)

Set in 1925 in New York

“Tomcat Lodge,” Sebastian read. “I’m not sure people come here to sleep.”

“Not at all.” Wesley eyed it. “In fact, if I were going to imagine an inn where drunks could stagger from an illicit speakeasy and hire company for the night, it would look just like that.”

“Is this a bootlegging thing or a paranormal thing? Are we going to have drinks or are you lot going to strip naked and howl at the moon? Because if you’re planning to take off your clothes, I will clear my schedule.”

“You prefer the pulps? Picture the garish cover: me, with a large knife and far more muscle. You, clinging to my arm, your clothes strategically ripped. I’m fighting a crocodile, or perhaps an irate bear, and the headline reads The Astounding Lord Fine: A Thrilling Tale of Everyone Fucking Off and Leaving Him Be.”

Sebastian frowned. “Don’t hurt the bear.”

“It’s not a real bear.”

Characters: Wesley Collins Viscount Fine, Juan Sebastián de León y Marin-Torres, Mateo De León, Rory Brodigan, Mr. Arthur J. Kenzie, Jade Robbins, Zhang Jianwei, John Kenzie, Sir Ellery Penfold, Major Charles Langford, Levi Taussig, Walter Hartman, Mr. Alasdair Findlay

Publisher: Carina Press

Rating: 8/10

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