Devil in Winter (2006) (edit title/settings)

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• Evangeline (Evie) Jenner: One of the wallflowers, she suffers from stuttering and tries to blend into the shadows but is really too beautiful but yet shy, daughter of Ivo Jenner and was raised by her deceased mother's cruel family
• Lord Sebastian St. Vincent: Lord St. Vincent, a complete womanizer until he meets the one woman he can't have but will eventually do everything he can to possess her and will try for a lifetime.
• Ivo Jenner: Evie's father and ex boxer. Owns a gambling/prostitution joint and dies of consumption.
• Cam Rohan: Half-Gypsy. Works in Ivo Jenner's gambling den, trusted by Jenner.
• Lady Lillian Westcliff: One of the wallflowers, American heiress, married to Lord Westcliff
• Annabelle Hunt: One of the wallflowers, married to Simon
• Joss Bullard: Jerk seeking revenge and is a very dark character.
• Daisy Bowman: One of the Wallflowers, Lillian's sister, American heiress
• Eustace Stubbins: Stupid fat spoilled overgrown child of a man. Evie's cousin who they tried to betroth to her.
• Dr. Hammond: Jenner family doctor
• Brook Maybrick: Evie's cruel maternal Uncle, her mother's brother
• Peregrine Stubbins: Evie's cruel uncle, married to her mother's sister Florence
• MacPhee: Blacksmith in Gretna Green that married the couple.
• Clive Egan: Factotum of the Jenner gaming club

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• “"it says "My Love is Upon ye."”

  MacPhee

• “With one behind, you cannot sit on two horses”

  Cam Rohan

• “"Evie,” he said dryly, “you eloped against your family’s wishes, you married a notorious rake, and you’re living in a gaming club. How much more damned gossip do you think you could cause?””

  Lord Sebastian St. Vincent

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• “Morality is only for the middle classes, sweet. The lower class can’t afford it, and the upper classes have entirely too much leisure time to fill.”

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• “There’s very little you can’t have…so long as you dare to reach for it.”

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• “I’ve learned that while gossip about others is often true, it’s never true when it is about oneself.”

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• “He’s not going to die, you know. It’s only nice, saintly people who suffer untimely deaths.” She gave a quiet laugh. “Whereas selfish bastards like St. Vincent live to torment other people for decades.”

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• “I want to fill every part of you…breathe the air from your lungs…leave my handprints on your soul. I want to give you more pleasure than you can bear. I want to make love to you, Evie, as I have never done with anyone before.”

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• “So far you’ve spent your life striving to please others,” she heard him say. “With a rather poor rate of success. Why don’t you try pleasing yourself for a change? Why not live by your own rules? What has obeying the conventions ever gotten you?”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• London
• Scotland: Gretna Green

Organizations edit see section history

• Wallflowers: Includes Annabelle, Lillian, Evi and Daisy. They created the name since they were referred to as such at social events because they lacked social standing and wealth.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Gadji: Non-gypsy female

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by It Happened One Autumn, and followed by Scandal in Spring.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Lisa Kleypas (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Profanity. Sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( K ) › Kleypas, Lisa
• Books › Romance › Historical
• Books › Romance › Romantic Suspense

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Lisa Kleypas: Author's website

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