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That drew a mocking laugh from Lillian. “Really, someone should tell St. Vincent that he’s a living cliché. He has become the embodiment of everything they say about reformed rakes.

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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Novelist
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Temple
Texas
Lisa Kleypas Ellis
Tell
Vincent
Someone
Reformed
Become
Embodiment
Everything
Clich
Really
Drew
Laugh
Lillian
Laughing
Rakes
Living
Mocking

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