--- product_id: 19493645 title: "Cold-Hearted Rake Mass Market Paperback – October 27, 2015" brand: "lisa kleypas" price: "€ 16.27" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.ie/products/19493645-cold-hearted-rake-mass-market-paperback-october-27-2015 store_origin: IE region: Ireland --- # Cold-Hearted Rake Mass Market Paperback – October 27, 2015 **Brand:** lisa kleypas **Price:** € 16.27 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cold-Hearted Rake Mass Market Paperback – October 27, 2015 by lisa kleypas - **How much does it cost?** € 16.27 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/19493645-cold-hearted-rake-mass-market-paperback-october-27-2015) ## Best For - lisa kleypas enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted lisa kleypas brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Cold-Hearted Rake Mass Market Paperback – October 27, 2015 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91MRJBvImXL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the hero and his brother *by G***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021* COLD-HEARTED RAKE is a standalone read with a happy ending. It is quite sexy at times so if that is an issue, better pass on this one. All that being said, and since I am reviewer 1000+ I doubt this one will ever be read. BUT I am so in love with this story that there is no way I could not write and say how much I loved it. I don't think ANYONE can write a historical novel as good as Ms. Kleypas. God, I love her books. It makes me want to live during that time period. Then again, the way some of the live it would never suit!! Course, I probably would have been a kitchen maid so... The time period is 1875 November. Hampshire, England.Devon, 28 a rake of the highest order has just inherited a dukedom that he never in a million years wanted. He is now an Earl and he has inherited many things, one the ancestral home of the Revenel's. Most what he has inherited is a bucket load of debt. The home is tumbling down around their feet. The previous Earl's have been more interested in having a good time at gaming halls, etc. than looking after their properties. Plus, he has no idea how to be an Earl. He wasn't raised to inherit. His stupid cousin had to get his neck broke when he fell off a horse, drunk, and that left the title to come to him. He plans to just sell everything and keep the title.Kathleen was married to his cousin for 3 days when he died. Left her a very young window and responsible for his three sisters. She is barely older than the oldest Helen. And then the 19 year old twins. Raised only in the country they are use to running wild and doing pretty much as they please. But not Helen. She is the quiet sensible one. The one that looks after her mother's orchid collection.Kathleen and Devon butt heads from the very first encounter. He is overbearing and she comes right back at him. This story is so good as Devon totally changes who he is. His brother, who is always with him, has a great wit and he brings a lot of laughter to the story. Not to mention Hamlet.One reviewer said they hated Kathleen. I really don't see how they could. Considering her parents sent her to England to be raised by friends when she was only 5. They put her on a boat with a nanny and left her. The maid let her know if she didn't stop crying she would leave her and she would really be alone. She never saw her parents again. Then she was raised by two people that filled her head with stupid beliefs. She has not had it easy. Then she is to be married off to a drunk that she barely knows. He dies and she is now responsible for his sisters with barely enough money to support them. Her father tells her not to return home and to find her own way. If they are turned out of the only home they have ever know, and the Earl has the right to do that, she will have to find a small place for them to live. Advantageous marriages is out of the question for the girls. They have no money to give them a season and most decent men eligible to marry want a wife with money. Things do not look good.But as always Ms. Kleypas has woven all this into a very good story and a touching, and sexy, love story. I loved it as always. I have never read a book of hers that I did not want to give it a 10. As to the low star reviews, I don't think they understand the period and what life was like for a woman. Could not own property, had no say in anything, was suppose to sit and sew and play the piano. No life really. It is easy to understand how some would rebel. I thought this was a great story and I HIGHLY recommend it.I was not paid for this review. I am not a writer nor do I know one. I am not kin to this author. I am a reader and this is my opinion, nothing more, nothing less. 1/28/2021 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Again the magic *by G***I on Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015* Words cannot convey how excited I was to hear that Lisa Kleypas was finally publishing another historical romance. I loved Blue Eyed Devil but the rest of her contemporaries were not my cup of tea. Historical romance, in my opinion, is where Kleypas shines and Cold Hearted Rake is a perfect example of her insane talent.Devon Ravenel was a rake, a wastrel and a scoundrel and he saw no reason to change those descriptors. Until one day his cousin took a drunken tumble off a horse and made him the next Earl of Trenear. His lucky break turned out to include a ramshackle estate, mounting debts, three unmarried girls and the prickly widow of the previous earl. The attraction between Devon and Kathleen is not immediate but comes gradually and then all at once. Suddenly Devon finds that he's not as heartless as likes to believe and his newfound conscience won't let him wash his hands of the enormous responsibility he has inherited. He is unwillingly charmed by his cousins, intrigued by the challenge of turning the failing fortunes of the Ravenels around and captivated by the poised and proper widow.Everything I love in a Lisa Kleypas HR is here: charming, unconventional relatives, characters I cannot help but fall in love with, sparkling dialogue, humor, scorching love scenes and an Alpha hero with a mushy, melt- your- panties- he's-so-darn-sexy heart. Kleypas heroes are unequaled. In fact, three of my top five all time favorites are hers (Sebastian, Derek and a tie between Hardy and Westcliff) they are invariably Alpha, domineering, unyielding and stubborn but hiding an untapped reserve of tenderness and love that gets unleashed all over the lucky heroine. Devon is a Kleypas hero through and through and so of course he (and his brother who steals every scene he appears in) is my favorite thing about this book. Devon was sexy, domineering, sometimes clueless and so stinking sweet I got choked up a few times. I also loved the introduction to the second book in the series Devon's cousin Helen and another classic Kleypas hero, the self made commoner Rhys Winterborne. So much in fact that in the middle of the book I actually became more engrossed in that story and lost interest in the main story which brings me to my main quibble: Kathleen. She ruined the last half of the book for me. At first, she seemed the perfect foil for Devon's uncaring, cold rake. She was prickly and a bit shrewish but her behavior had a good explanation. Then halfway through she turned into a bit of a hypocrite, a meddler and a real shrew. Her concern for Helen and her future with a man like Winterborne was understandable at first. But her continuing opposition to the match and her idiotic concern for reputation and propriety when she herself was being anything but proper smacked of hypocrisy. Her unauthorized meddling which resulted in a broken engagement went beyond the pale. I also thought the end was a bit rushed and Devon's epiphany a tad sudden. That being said, this is still one of the best books I've read this year. I am so excited for the next book in the series Marrying Mr. Winterborne. The epilogue left me breathless and I have no doubt that book will be another stellar effort. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can’t put it down *by A***N on Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2023* Love it. ## Frequently Bought Together - Cold Hearted Rake By Lisa Kleypas - Avon Books Marrying Winterborne - Avon Books Hello Stranger: The Ravenels, 4 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ie/products/19493645-cold-hearted-rake-mass-market-paperback-october-27-2015](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/19493645-cold-hearted-rake-mass-market-paperback-october-27-2015) --- *Product available on Desertcart Ireland* *Store origin: IE* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*