Cold-Hearted Rake (The Ravenels, #1)

Posted on 09 September 2018 by Lisa Kleypas

A twist of fate.Devon Ravenel, London s most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities and than a few surprises His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl s three innocent sisters are still occupying the house along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon s own.A clash of wills.Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows to do whatever it takes to possess her As Kathleen finds herself yielding to his skillfully erotic seduction, only one question remains Can she keep from surrendering her heart to the most dangerous man she s ever known Free Download [ Cold-Hearted Rake (The Ravenels, #1) ] author [ Lisa Kleypas ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Lisa Kleypas is back, and back in a big way with Cold Hearted Rake, her first historical romance in years, and it s everything we long time fans have come to expect from her storytelling It s romantic, poignant, funny, and oh, so very sexy BlurbA twist of fateDevon Ravenel, London s most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilitiesandthan a few surprises His estate is saddled with debt, and Lisa Kleypas is back, and back in a big way with Cold Hearted Rake, her first historical romance in years, and it s everything we long time fans have come to expect from her storytelling It s romantic, poignant, funny, and oh, so very sexy BlurbA twist of fateDevon Ravenel, London s most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilitiesandthan a few surprises His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl s three innocent sist...Lisa Kleypas is so important to me as a fan of historical romance She was the reason I got into the genre in the first place, and it was most of her books that became the standard by which I judged others The latter, of course, changed once I broadened my horizons and got acquainted with the works of Amanda Quick, Elizabeth Hoyt and Monica McCarty, but LK is still definitely a legend in her own right That was why I waited patiently for her comeback to historical romance And we re talking a Lisa Kleypas is so important to me as a fan of historical romance She was the reason I got into the genre in the first place, and it was most of her books that became the standard by which I judged others The latter, of course, changed once I broadened my horizons and got acquaint...4 starsOkay, so here it is A new Historical Romance by my queen of Historical Romances I m also a firm supporter and believer of her Contemporaries, but yeah, The Historicals, right I loved this story, not necessarily because it was spectacular or breath taking, but because this is the second opportunity this year where Lisa Kleypas takes us on a ride to her romance land again And from the oil rich high society in Joe s Brown Eyed Girl, we come to Hampshire, the motherland of the Hathaways a 4 starsOkay, so here it is A new Historical Romance by my queen of Historical Romances I m also a firm supporter and believer of her Contemporaries, but yeah, The Historicals, right I loved this story, not necessarily because it was spectacular or breath taking, but because this is the second opportunity this year where Lisa Kleypas takes us on a ride to her romance land again And from the oil rich high society in Joe s Brown Eyed Girl, we come to Hampshire, the motherland of the Hathaways and Lord Westcliff It s not necessary to summarise a...4.5 stars I can t wait for Rhys and Helen s bookI ve hated main characters before, and I d feel absolute glee if some of Kristen Ashley s alpha assholes were slowly tortured and killed by a girl scout troop But, this main female character is definitely on the very top of my most hated females list She is the biggest hypocritical, self righteous bitch I have ever had the misfortune to read in HR I hope she dies of a minor fever.The story is about a guy, Devon, who inherits a title and land from his jackass cousin who dies from a fall from I ve hated main characters before, and I d feel absolute glee if some of Kristen Ashley s alpha assholes were slowly tortured and killed by a girl scout troop But, this main female character is definitely on the very top of my most hated females list She is the biggest hypocritical, se...3.5 STARSIt s been a while since LK has written a HR She s among my top 3 fave authors and she writes beautifully I enjoyed this book, but I didn t love it If I m comparing it to other HR books she s written, most notably The Wallflowers series, then this isn t AS good Why Let s get the good stuff out of the way The writing was flawless, of course The descriptions, the emotion, the use of proseI enjoyed all that The hero, Devon Ravenel, was alright He was quite an asshole at the begin 3.5 STARSIt s been a while since LK has written a HR She s among my top 3 fave authors and she writes beautifully I enjoyed this book, but I didn t love it If I m comparing it to other HR books she s written, most notably The Wallflowers series, then this isn t AS good Why Let s get the good stuff ...If you like me enjoy a good piece of fluff every now and then, you could do a lot worse than Lisa Kleypas Cold Hearted RakeIs it perfection I didn t think so Personal opinion But, like I mentioned, at this pointI m just in it for the fluff.In other words, while I didn t fall in love with the hero or the heroine, I have to say that Kleypas can spin straw into gold I mean, I didn t even realize that I wasn t crazy ab... A ruined estate, a depleted fortune, and a woman he couldn t have. Or better, an inheritance he s too selfish and immature to appreciate, not enough somebody else s money left for him to squander, and how to bed a woman silly while carefully remaining the same jerk you were on page one and then wanting to pass off as a romance novel hero at the end of the book Devon Ravenel, of the infamous hot tempered Ravenels, a man unrepentantly bent on living off the glorious ancestral badass charm but on A ruined estate, a depleted fortune, and a woman he couldn t have. Or better, an inheritance he s too selfish and immature to appreciate, not enough somebody else s money left for him to squander, and how to bed a woman silly while carefully remaining the same jerk you were on page one and then wanting to pass off as a romance novel hero at the end of the book Devon Ravenel, of the infamous hot tempered Ravenels, a man unrepentantly bent on living off the glorious ancestral badass charm but only good at exercising the attached lousy reputation to adisenchanted eye mine , is not happy at all about inheriting Eversby Prior, the Hampshire rundown estate entailed with the title His cousin Daniel, relatives being the obnoxious lot that they usually are, had the bad taste of dying young thus suddenly making a broke earl out of him not to mention making him also responsible for a hous...Not so cold hearted after all.Cold Hearted Rake was everything I hoped it would be Ms Kleypas has the remarkable ability to make you want to step back in time and live it You forget about the lack of modern conveniences, medicine and rights of women You don t mind the idea of no phones or computers and instead have communication that takes hours or days instead of seconds to deliver It seems extravagant to have someone dress you and set your hair to attend breakfast, instead of seconds to sl Not so cold hearted after all.Cold Hearted Rake was everything I hoped it would be Ms Kleypas has the remarkable ability to make you want to step back in time and live it You forget about the lack of modern conveniences, medicine and rights of women You don t mind the idea of no phones or computers and instead have communication that takes hours or days instead of seconds to deliver It seems extravagant to have someone dress you and set your hair to attend breakfast, instead of seconds to slip on a t shirt and shorts The indulgence of a man to hold your hand as you are helped into a vehicle, instead of him hitting the button on the remote and expecting you to open your own bloody door Lisa Kleypas reminds me that acting and being treated like a lady can seem like a fairytale.Our Cold Hearted Rake Devon, has been lumped with the title of Earl, a crumbling estate and huge debts He doesn t want it and at first makes attempts to sell off whatever he c...Not what I expected.Had it not been for the fact that I couldn t warm up to the heroine, Kathleen, throughout the whole book, I would have had no problem rating this one higher than 3 stars Apparently, Cold Hearted Rake had so much potential to be a great read, too bad, it ultimately fell short Honestly, I loved everything about this book Everything, except Kathleen In my opinion, it was obvious that there was not enough depth to her character so that I couldn t connect with her There was n Not what I expected.Had it not been for the fact that I couldn t warm up to the heroine, Kathleen, throughout the whole book, I would have had no problem rating this one higher than 3 stars Apparently, Cold Hearted Rake had so much potential to be a great read, too bad, it ultimately fell short Honestly, I loved everything about this book Everything, except Kathleen In my opinion, it was obvious that there was not enough depth to her character so that I couldn t connect with her There was nothing appealing about her, nothing to make me care about her There was evidently no chemistry between Devon and Kathleen I don t understand why he was strongly attracted to her I genuinely don t know what he saw in her Alright, I understand where she s coming ...

English
09 September 2018

Lisa Kleypas