{"id":2969,"date":"2012-05-28T13:04:34","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T18:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2018-04-10T21:19:06","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T01:19:06","slug":"of-swine-and-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/2969","title":{"rendered":"Of Swine and Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of Swine and Roses<\/a><\/em> (2011) Ilona Andrews<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Alena’s family is forcing her to go on a date with Chad Thurman, a thug, but a member of a family in a position to do Alena’s family a favor. Things go worse than anyone could have expected.<\/p>\n

This is a short story by Ilona Andrews–I have to say I love their short stories. If you follow her blog, you’re likely to read more.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Ilona Andrews, Inc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Of Swine and Roses (2011) Ilona Andrews Alena’s family is forcing her to go on a date with Chad Thurman, a thug, but a member of a family in a position to do Alena’s family a favor. Things go worse than anyone could have expected. 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