Una storia piacevole e intrigante, con bei personaggi che ritroveremo anche nei prossimi libri della serie. ( )

No one writes intimate scenes like this woman, and those sparkled in this. Perhaps more so because the rest of the novel was slightly lacking. ( )

I loved the idea of this series from the start. Well, no...scratch that...I loved it from the first few pages when we got to know the (then) Lady Derring, her anything but loyal husband, and all the ensuing "fun" her new life would entail. By book's end, I was hooked...and READY FOR MORE! The more is this little beauty and first off, I have to say...GREAT job on the COVER! Her dress is fetching, as is the viscount in her bed (*giggle*), and the title makes one wonder exactly why he's being labeled a devil. I suppose potentially returning from the dead to reclaim your life, set things right (for you and those you hold close), while upsetting a few old chaps (aka settling debts!) along the way is a perfectly good way to gain that moniker...but rest assured, fair readers...he's not so much a devil as to dissuade your interest...or that of our dear Angelique. Despite her less than amicable introduction to the series (let's just say the groundwork was NOT set for her to be a longstanding character), I couldn't wait for her to get her own story and I'm SO GLAD it came sooner rather than later.

In the end, this was the story we were waiting for, the story we needed to set things right for a woman who's past wasn't exactly squeaky clean, with a man who could care less about the advantages others may have seen and taken of her predicament, and who's only desire (well, eventually) was to make sure nothing ever broke her heart or trust again. It all built towards the desired HEA readers adore...readers like you and me...and I'm not saying it's smooth sailing because yeah, no, but then the course of true love never did run smooth....


**copy received for review; opinions are my own ( )

Another good one. The writing remains high quality. I love that here again the hero/heroine are not dukes and duchesses. ( )

enjoyable, really like the boarding house setting, clear setup for third book ( )