{"id":24221,"date":"2025-01-27T19:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T00:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=24221"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:54:41","slug":"a-case-for-christmas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/24221","title":{"rendered":"A Case for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Case for Christmas<\/em><\/a> (2021) J.A. Rock<\/a> & Lisa Henry<\/a> (The Lords of Bucknall Club #2)<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>Set in alternate England during the Napoleanic Era<\/p>\n

Chant was well versed in the difference between rudeness for rudeness\u2019s sake and rudeness born from an anxiety that was rapidly becoming unmanageable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“What do you need from me?” <\/p>\n

Gale hesitated. \u201cI\u2026 do not know how to talk to children. I find them strange and horrifying. If we can locate Howe\u2019s house, and if we discover the girl there\u2026 could you speak to her in a way she will not find frightening?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Her hair was an ashy blond and hung in tangles around a face that seemed wider than it was long. Her eyes were set rather far apart, and were a mix of dark blue and brown. Her smile showed tiny, peg-like teeth that made her look a bit like some mischievous fiend from a fairy tale. She\u2019d been cleaned up, but her skin had faint grey and yellow tones, likely from exhaustion and malnourishment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Lord Christmas Gale, Howe, Lady Gale, Richard Gale, Edward Gale, Eugenie Gale, Clarissa Gale, Anne-Marie Gale, William Hartwell, Joseph Warrington, Benjamin Chant, Reid, Mrs. Faulks, George Darling, Lord Balfour, Captain de Cock, Visser, Fernside, Philip Winthrop Viscount Soulden, Loftus Rivingdon, Morgan Notley<\/p>\n

Cover art by Mitxeran<\/p>\n

Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Case for Christmas (2021) J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry (The Lords of Bucknall Club #2) Set in alternate England during the Napoleanic Era Chant was well versed in the difference between rudeness for rudeness\u2019s sake and rudeness born from an anxiety that was rapidly becoming unmanageable. “What do you need from me?” Gale hesitated. 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