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A Rake Of His Own
A Rake Of His Own | Aj Lancaster
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Marius Valstar doesn't know which is worse: the dead body in his greenhouse or the naked fae prince on his desk. The only rakes of interest to Marius are garden tools. Not fae princes. Certainly not the arrogant, selfish fae prince he has the misfortune to have a history with. But when Prince Rakken turns up naked and bleeding in Marius's college the same day a body appears in his greenhouse, scruples must take second place to solving a murder that could unravel the delicate balance between humans and fae. Marius's own developing magical powers are more hindrance than help - as is Rakken's bloodied past. Forced to work together, they must forge an uneasy alliance if they are to track down the killer. But how can Marius trust the man who represents everything he's trying to avoid? A Rake of His Own is a steamy m/m gaslamp fantasy featuring a melodramatic fae prince, a beleaguered botanist, and a second-chance enemies-to-lovers romance. It occurs chronologically after the events of The Stariel Quartet, but can be read as a standalone.
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Faranae
Faranae
A Rake Of His Own | Aj Lancaster
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I already posted about this book for another litsy thingy, but it was also my only #URC2023 read for September, at least by my current tracking. I considered counting Unfit to Print for the Black joy prompt, but I'd prefer to find a book by a Black author for that.

Rake (book) is alright as a standalone bit of fun, though it's a shoddy mystery plot that serves as a threadbare excuse to put two frenemies together.

willaful I've been trained by the #FallInLove etc. romance bingo boards that always have a “black love“ square -- it has to have black main characters and be by a black author to count. 7mo
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Faranae
Faranae
A Rake Of His Own | Aj Lancaster
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For #titlesandtunes September theme of #dramaqueen, I finally settled on a book featuring a character sarcastically dubbed the “Melodramatic Prince“. Not quite a queen, but close enough! As for the song, opera was the obvious choice, but I opted for something outré with Walter de los Rios' synthetic 'Caro Nome' from Verdi's Rigoletto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXnub0YuL_c Definitely check out all of the “Operas“ album!

@Cinfhen & @BarbaraBB

Faranae My original choice was Maria Callas performing Il Dolce Suono from Lucia di Lammermore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MSsi-iysCA which is significantly more dramatic than Caro Nome (a cheery love song in the midst of a Victor Hugo tragedy). Il Dolce Suono, of course, is most famous from The Fifth Element as the iconic aria sung before the alien diva breaks out into dramatic synthesized vocals, aptly an aria of madness and murder! 8mo
Cinfhen Love this! So happy to add our first operatic piece to the #TitlesAndTunes playlist 🎉😁❣️ 8mo
BarbaraBB Very happy too with your choices! 8mo
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