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Proper Scoundrels<\/em><\/a> (2021) Allie Therin<\/a> (Roaring Twenties Magic #1)<\/p>\n

\"ProperSet in 1925 in London & Paris<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re his spitting image, you know.\u201d Wesley\u2019s brother had been too, all three of them over six feet tall with the same brown hair and gray eyes. Now only Wesley was left, and he couldn\u2019t set foot in society without people who\u2019d sat out the war in the comfort of their homes wanting him to know how sorry they were for his losses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe tea is cold.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIs it, my lord?\u201d Ned said, not looking at him. <\/p>\n

\u201cYes it is,\u201d Wesley said, with an edge. \u201cThe tea is cold and the toast is burnt and the fire unbanked and I don\u2019t have my newspaper.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry to hear that, my lord. Perhaps we\u2019re all a bit distracted on account of little Elsie being so upset.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Foreigners are just people and all people are universally terrible, so what\u2019s the point of disliking foreigners in particular?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe you reap what you sow wasn\u2019t always an omen of misery. Maybe sometimes, if you sowed soft things, like joy and affection, that\u2019s what you reaped.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Wesley Collins Viscount Fine, Sebastian De Le\u00f3n, Jade Robbins, Zhang Jianwei, Isabel De Le\u00f3n, Mateo De Le\u00f3n, Mrs. Harrick, Ned, Elsie Harrick, Marcus, Sir Harold Kerrigan, Earl of Blanshard, Jack Mercier, Molly Finnegan, Rosie, Olive Reilly<\/p>\n

Publisher: Carina Press<\/p>\n

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

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