{"id":25628,"date":"2026-01-18T15:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=25628"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:26:31","slug":"the-ruin-of-a-rake-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/25628","title":{"rendered":"The Ruin of a Rake"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ruin of a Rake<\/em><\/a> (2017) Cat Sebastian<\/a> (The Turner Series, #3)<\/p>\n

\"TheSet in London in 1817<\/p>\n

\u201cYou ordered tea,\u201d Courtenay said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI like tea,\u201d Julian responded. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou like sugary milk.\u201d Courtenay, as if to demonstrate the point, poured about an inch of tea into Julian\u2019s cup and then added a nearly equal amount of sugar before stirring it and sloshing in some milk. When he slid the cup over to Julian, their knuckles brushed. <\/p>\n

\u201cI love<\/em> sugary milk,\u201d Julian said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the past he had generally preferred warm, affectionate sorts of people. Medlock was made of ice and thorns, venom and gunpowder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the matter with you?\u201d Medlock asked, eyes narrowed. \u201cYou look very handsomely tragic. Stop that, before the ladies swoon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Lord Courtenay Jeremiah Lloyd Alexander Cecil Devere Illingham, Julian Medlock, Lady Eleanor Standish, Lady Montbray, Oliver Rivington, Anne Sutherland, Lucius Barry, Briggs, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Tilbury, Norton, Mrs. Blakely, Sir Edward Standish., Lawrence Browne Earl of Radnor, Simon Browne Viscount Sheffield, Georgie Turner, Jack Turner<\/p>\n

Cover art by Fredericka Ribes<\/p>\n

Publisher: Avon Impulse<\/p>\n

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

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