Devil in Disguise
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Summary
New York Times bestseller Lisa Kleypas returns with an enthralling and steaming romance between a widowed lady and a Scot on the run—who may have connections to one of London's most noble families。
“The devil never tries to make people do the wrong thing by scaring them。 He does it by tempting them。”
Lady Merritt Sterling， a strong-willed young widow who’s running her late husband’s shipping company， knows London society is dying to catch her in a scandal。 So far， she’s been too smart to provide them with one。 But then she meets Keir MacRae， a rough-and-rugged Scottish whisky distiller， and all her sensible plans vanish like smoke。 They couldn’t be more different， but their attraction is powerful， raw and irresistible。
From the moment Keir MacRae arrives in London， he has two goals。 One: don’t fall in love with the dazzling Lady Merritt Sterling。 Two: avoid being killed。
So far， neither of those is going well。
Keir doesn’t know why someone wants him dead until fate reveals his secret connection to one of England’s most powerful families。 His world is thrown into upheaval， and the only one he trusts is Merritt。
Their passion blazes with an intensity Merritt has never known before， making her long for the one thing she can’t have from Keir MacRae: forever。 As danger draws closer， she’ll do whatever it takes to save the man she loves。。。 even knowing he might be the devil in disguise。
“The devil never tries to make people do the wrong thing by scaring them。 He does it by tempting them。”
Lady Merritt Sterling， a strong-willed young widow who’s running her late husband’s shipping company， knows London society is dying to catch her in a scandal。 So far， she’s been too smart to provide them with one。 But then she meets Keir MacRae， a rough-and-rugged Scottish whisky distiller， and all her sensible plans vanish like smoke。 They couldn’t be more different， but their attraction is powerful， raw and irresistible。
From the moment Keir MacRae arrives in London， he has two goals。 One: don’t fall in love with the dazzling Lady Merritt Sterling。 Two: avoid being killed。
So far， neither of those is going well。
Keir doesn’t know why someone wants him dead until fate reveals his secret connection to one of England’s most powerful families。 His world is thrown into upheaval， and the only one he trusts is Merritt。
Their passion blazes with an intensity Merritt has never known before， making her long for the one thing she can’t have from Keir MacRae: forever。 As danger draws closer， she’ll do whatever it takes to save the man she loves。。。 even knowing he might be the devil in disguise。
Reviews
Nicole Luiken
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Another lovely historical romance from Lisa Kleypas。 I adore her books and suspect I may go on a rereading binge。。。 Series-wise this feels far more Wallflower the Next Generation than Ravenels， although we do get cameos from Garrett， Ethan and Phoebe。
Jocelyn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was so disappointed in this book。 I don’t understand how it’s a Ravenals books when it’s entirely about children of the Wallflowers。 Merritt and Keir spent one night together and it’s perfect love that survives a bout of temporary memory loss？ Sebastian has a son and thinks he would have done right by him if he had known？ He seems to think he was a different person before he married Evie。 Keir is being hunted by a villain that we never even met？ Then the villain is killed off screen and everyt I was so disappointed in this book。 I don’t understand how it’s a Ravenals books when it’s entirely about children of the Wallflowers。 Merritt and Keir spent one night together and it’s perfect love that survives a bout of temporary memory loss？ Sebastian has a son and thinks he would have done right by him if he had known？ He seems to think he was a different person before he married Evie。 Keir is being hunted by a villain that we never even met？ Then the villain is killed off screen and everything is great？ And don’t even get me started on how Merritt isn’t actually actually infertile and just needed a virile male to get her successfully pregnant， despite the fact she blames herself for her first husband’s death after he found out they couldn’t have kids。 Seriously， I wish that trope would die in a grease fire。 Infertility is awful and it does a disservice to anyone dealing with it when authors are like “well， clearly the answer is a more manly man！” Ugh。 I think my fundamental issue is that this book follows the story of a character we have only met once （Merritt） and how she immediately falls in love with someone she meets for the first time because he is handsome。 There wasn’t much relationship development and growth， and we didn’t really get in insight into what makes them love each other。 I enjoyed both the Wallflower and Ravenals series because they built on the characters over time。 This felt very tossed together to leverage the nostalgia of the Wallflowers experience。 If it has been introduced as a new series or direction （ie Children of the Wallflowers）， maybe I wouldn’t feel so disappointed。 I’m annoyed I bought this book and didn’t wait for the library copy。 I’ve never had such a negative reaction to a LK book before。 。。。more
Lex
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The latest installment in the Ravenal Series， Devil in Disguise， gives us the story of Lady Merritt Sterling and Keir MacRae。 Lady Merritt is the daughter of Lillian and Marcus， recently widowed and running her late husband's shipping company。 Keir is a rugged Scottish whiskey distiller， who would like nothing more than to get his business in London done quickly and return home to remote Scotland。 When they meet， it's instant attraction。 While Merritt is intent on giving in to the attraction whi The latest installment in the Ravenal Series， Devil in Disguise， gives us the story of Lady Merritt Sterling and Keir MacRae。 Lady Merritt is the daughter of Lillian and Marcus， recently widowed and running her late husband's shipping company。 Keir is a rugged Scottish whiskey distiller， who would like nothing more than to get his business in London done quickly and return home to remote Scotland。 When they meet， it's instant attraction。 While Merritt is intent on giving in to the attraction while avoiding a scandal， Keir finds himself in more danger than falling for Merritt can bring when an assassin is after him。 The relationship between Merritt and Keir was lovely。 Merritt was fierce， brave， and went after exactly what she wanted。 Keir was funny and gruff， but so sweet。 Their banter was great and the chemistry was off the charts。 Despite being the latest installment in the Ravenels series， Devil in Disguise really qualifies more as a Wallflowers next generation book， since it was very light on Ravenels but heavy on old friends from the Wallflowers series， including fan-favorite Sebastian， Lord St Vincent （of course， now he's Duke of Kingston）。 Some of it felt like a little too much playing to the fans， but I can't lie， I did eat it up。 People may disagree， but I actually enjoyed the twist and do think it's consistent with Sebastian's character before Evie。 The ending did feel a little rushed， and the assassination storyline wrapped up with very little danger or anticipation。 While I typically like to see a glimpse of the couple in the future for the epilogue， this one is just a conversation between Sebastian and Marcus that was a little disappointing （the subject matter was a little bit of a pet peeve of mine too）。 I would've liked more Merritt and Keir！ Bottom line: I'll take a new Kleypas any day， and this was no exception。 So good。 。。。more
Marisa Gettas
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 2。5 rounded upThis is not the book I was expecting from an author of Ms。 Kleypas' talent。 It feels very fan-servicey to me。 There’s no through line。 No over-arching plot。 This is more about the heroes growth than the heroine's， and about seeing people you know from past books。 If you are a big picture thinker like me， you will have trouble with the way this book is plotted。Example: I'm am currently rereading A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Sarah MacLean。 By page 50 I know the heroine wants 'MORE' t 2。5 rounded upThis is not the book I was expecting from an author of Ms。 Kleypas' talent。 It feels very fan-servicey to me。 There’s no through line。 No over-arching plot。 This is more about the heroes growth than the heroine's， and about seeing people you know from past books。 If you are a big picture thinker like me， you will have trouble with the way this book is plotted。Example: I'm am currently rereading A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Sarah MacLean。 By page 50 I know the heroine wants 'MORE' than society dictates she is allowed。 The hero wants his land back that he lost in a bet。 So I know what is driving them。 That is not in this book， and I'm shocked because Ms。 Kleypas is phenomenal at this （board game designer！ doctor！）。 The romance was beautiful and probably the steamiest I remember in a Kleypas book （69， sex on the beach）， and I loved seeing old faces。 But this could have been accomplished with a novella or extras on her website。 The epilogue， for goodness sakes， is St。 Vincent and Westcliff talking to each other！ WHY！？！！ It's not their book！！！ For that matter， why is this in the Ravenel series？？？ Also， it has the 'I'm barren， that’s ok we can adopt， surprise I am pregnant！' trope， which I highly dislike。 The longer I think about this book， the more I am dissatisfied。 。。。more
Rena
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The romance was great but I think the mystery of Kier's secrets was a bit lackluster。 Plus the ending was not exciting/thorough at all considering this had a mystery plot。 Did not play out the way I thought it would。 The romance was great but I think the mystery of Kier's secrets was a bit lackluster。 Plus the ending was not exciting/thorough at all considering this had a mystery plot。 Did not play out the way I thought it would。 。。。more
Meggie
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As a disclaimer， there were some incorrect names in the eARC: Sebastian tells Merritt that Keir's mother Cordelia was from the Pallister family， but then later Seraphina tells Keir that his mother's family are the Roystons and the Plaskitts。 And Cordelia's husband is called Lord Ormonde consistently until the last chapter， when Duffy reads a telegram that calls him "Osborne。" Hopefully those were fixed in the published novel！Like everyone else on the internet， I read the spoilers for Devil in Di As a disclaimer， there were some incorrect names in the eARC: Sebastian tells Merritt that Keir's mother Cordelia was from the Pallister family， but then later Seraphina tells Keir that his mother's family are the Roystons and the Plaskitts。 And Cordelia's husband is called Lord Ormonde consistently until the last chapter， when Duffy reads a telegram that calls him "Osborne。" Hopefully those were fixed in the published novel！Like everyone else on the internet， I read the spoilers for Devil in Disguise and was interested in seeing how Kleypas dealt with this development。 And I thought it was well-done， but it rather overshadowed everything else in the plot。 Merritt and Keir meet， there's mutual attraction there， but Merritt is the pursuer and the instigator of their relationship。 And they have enough issues to deal with--different backgrounds， unequal social classes， they each run a business that requires them to live in very different locales--without adding an attempted murder plot， amnesia， and family revelations into the mix。I wasn't crazy about the ending for two reasons: first， the hero suddenly gaining a title feels like an easy way to overcome their social differences， and I would rather have seen the concessions involved on both sides。 （I had this same problem with Loretta Chase's Dukes Prefer Blondes）。 Second， Merritt's barrenness （it seems like she has uterine fibroids） and Keir's absolute non-issue with it （he was adopted！！） is completely negated by the revelation in the epilogue that she's pregnant。 I didn't want that--I didn't need a miracle baby！ I feel like it spoils the message that you can live a perfectly happy life without a child， whether you wanted one or not。In short: I liked Merritt and Keir， I just wish that the story had been more focused on them。 。。。more
Minna
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A big thank you to netgalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book。 An honest review was requested but not required。 I fondly recall reading the original wallflowers series， and to this day it is one of the few series that’s earned a place， in full， on my crowded bookshelf。 Sebastian and Evie are one of my favorite historical romance couples ever。 To be completely honest my heart wasn’t broken by the big secret （it’s not really much of a secret， so don’t @ me for outing any spoilers）。 A big thank you to netgalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book。 An honest review was requested but not required。 I fondly recall reading the original wallflowers series， and to this day it is one of the few series that’s earned a place， in full， on my crowded bookshelf。 Sebastian and Evie are one of my favorite historical romance couples ever。 To be completely honest my heart wasn’t broken by the big secret （it’s not really much of a secret， so don’t @ me for outing any spoilers）。 I find it entirely believable that a crappy 1800s condom wouldn’t work， and we all know Sebastian was a huge rake pre-Evie。 Stuff happens。 So no， I wasn’t heartbroken about Sebastian’s big secret。What really bothered me about the book， frankly， was the fact that Merritt and Keir took a definite backseat in their own story。 Most of the other characters stole the scene from them: Garrett and Ethan， Marcus and Lillian， and most of all Sebastian and Evie。 Even Phoebe and baby Eden made an impression。 I thought Merritt and Keir needed more page time besides just being sick and having sex。 They were really cute together in the few opportunities they had to just converse and spend time together。 Ms。 Kleypas has a knack for constructing memorable， relatable characters and this story was no exception。 I would have just liked the two main characters to get a little more time to shine。 Nonetheless， I look forward to more stories from Ms。 Kleypas - hopefully Seraphina’s！ 。。。more
Chenise
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First line: "'MacRae is as angry as a baited bear，' Luke Marsden warned as he entered the office。"Hard to beat a Lisa Kleypas romance！ Always enjoyable， and I really like Merritt and Keir。 （view spoiler）[However， I'm really annoyed by Merritt's infertility suddenly becoming a non-issue。 She's supposed to be barren but then in a single line in the epilogue， it's been revealed she's been impregnated by Keir？？？ Hate when romance stories that have characters who either can't have children or don First line: "'MacRae is as angry as a baited bear，' Luke Marsden warned as he entered the office。"Hard to beat a Lisa Kleypas romance！ Always enjoyable， and I really like Merritt and Keir。 （view spoiler）[However， I'm really annoyed by Merritt's infertility suddenly becoming a non-issue。 She's supposed to be barren but then in a single line in the epilogue， it's been revealed she's been impregnated by Keir？？？ Hate when romance stories that have characters who either can't have children or don't want them， suddenly can or do。 Also， I'm over Sebastian St。 Vincent showing up all the time。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
PlotTrysts
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Do you like men with mysterious identities？ Enjoy women who know what they want and aren't afraid to go after it？ Are you looking for Wallflowers and Ravenels fanservice without feeling like you're missing out on a new couple's story？ Then you'll definitely want to read Devil in Disguise。 This is a wild ride of a novel， with a sexy Scotsman （he's so sexy he has to wear a beard otherwise the women pursue him too much。 Not even kidding。）， a mysterious assailant， a touch of amnesia， and of course a Do you like men with mysterious identities？ Enjoy women who know what they want and aren't afraid to go after it？ Are you looking for Wallflowers and Ravenels fanservice without feeling like you're missing out on a new couple's story？ Then you'll definitely want to read Devil in Disguise。 This is a wild ride of a novel， with a sexy Scotsman （he's so sexy he has to wear a beard otherwise the women pursue him too much。 Not even kidding。）， a mysterious assailant， a touch of amnesia， and of course a connection to the most famous Devil of them all， Sebastian Challon （former Lord St。 Vincent）。Kleypas doesn't leave out her signature historical details， this time providing us with tidbits about the whisky industry in Scotland， shipping companies， and plenty of mouthwatering food descriptions。 But at its heart， this is a romance between two characters who can't keep their hands off of each other。 We are docking half a point for that epilogue （if you know， you know）， but the rest of the book was just pure， page-turning delight。This objective review is based on a complimentary advanced reader copy of the novel。 。。。more
Claire Hill
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Lisa wrote this book /specifically/ for me and it was both a joy and delight， a lovely ray of sunshine that filled me with love。
Samvander
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4。5
Lana ❇✾DG Romance❇✾
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4 STARS Your name is carved so deep in my heart， a million years could no’ erase it。” Oh Lisa， I see what you did with the title there， you genius you， and I love it！ With just a few words， she had taken ownership of him from head to toe。 Lisa Kleypas was THE author that began my obsession with historical romance， and it all started with Devil in Winter。 So the particular plot twist in this book seriously hit the spot for me and just brought things a full circle。 Also helps t 4 STARS Your name is carved so deep in my heart， a million years could no’ erase it。” Oh Lisa， I see what you did with the title there， you genius you， and I love it！ With just a few words， she had taken ownership of him from head to toe。 Lisa Kleypas was THE author that began my obsession with historical romance， and it all started with Devil in Winter。 So the particular plot twist in this book seriously hit the spot for me and just brought things a full circle。 Also helps that we've had quite a few books in between， because I'm not sure I would have felt the same had I read this sooner。 *sheepish grin* But I digress。Now look， I'm not typically a reader that enjoys insta anything; insta love/connection mostly。 And this book had it。 In spades。 But much such is the genius that is Lisa Kleypas writing， because just when you think you're neck deep in a super syrupy sweet romantic story， she turns it on its head。 And this girl？ I was so here for it。It's impossible not to love Merritt from page one。 She's a widow who now runs her late husband's shipping business and does so well。 She's strong willed， smart， and has a heart of gold。 It's hard not to love that about her。 Keir MacRae is a rough around the edges whisky distiller who feels he's not good enough to be the dirt beneath lady Merritt's feet。 What I loved about this story was Merritt。 This is a woman who knows what she wants and even though she has a skittish Scott who's determined to fight the attraction between them， she doesn't shy away from going after it。 I loved this。 But just when you think this is all there is to a book， an attempted murder and some amnesia get thrown into the mix and suddenly you have the plot twists to beat all plot twists。 Someone wants Keir dead， my beloved Sebastian makes a lengthy cameo， and I can't put the book down。The first 30% of this book was a bit slow， but then it took a twist and I couldn't turn the pages quick enough。 There's a mystery， a stunning love story， and an epic revelation that I simply inhaled。 I don't think I'll ever get tired of this world or the spin offs。 If you loved Lisa's Wallflowers series than you'll definitely appreciate the cameos here。 And if you loved Devil In Winter， you definitely don't want to miss this one。It was a dreamy romance with steam and heart and I can't recommend it enough。ARC courtesy of publisher in exchange for an honest reviewFind me on: 。。。more
Laura
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I can give nothing but praise when the characters from my favorite series are revisited。 Whiskey distiller， Keir McRae， was a rough， no nonsense man， who was extremely proud of his Scottish upbringing。 He had a natural charm that was not surprising， given his lineage。 Widower， Lady Merritt Sterling， meets Keir when he had an issue with the shipping company she now runs after her husband's death。 The meeting includes the wonderful humor the author， Lisa Kleypas， so brilliantly weaves in to many o I can give nothing but praise when the characters from my favorite series are revisited。 Whiskey distiller， Keir McRae， was a rough， no nonsense man， who was extremely proud of his Scottish upbringing。 He had a natural charm that was not surprising， given his lineage。 Widower， Lady Merritt Sterling， meets Keir when he had an issue with the shipping company she now runs after her husband's death。 The meeting includes the wonderful humor the author， Lisa Kleypas， so brilliantly weaves in to many of her stories （the best being the shaving fiasco later in the story）。 Not wanting to give any spoilers， I will simply say， this is a romance not to be missed。 Magnificent！ 。。。more
peachygirl
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3 days seem veryyyyyy long when you're as obsessed with Lisa Kleypas as me 😌 3 days seem veryyyyyy long when you're as obsessed with Lisa Kleypas as me 😌 。。。more
Courtney
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I was apprehensive when someone on Twitter spoiled the ending for me and said this was a “magic sperm solves infertility” book， so my hopes weren’t high going in。 But add the fact that the hero has no personality other than being a Scot who likes whisky， and I was scratching my head。 Merritt is alright， but not enough that it made me care。 And then it jumped the shark with an amnesia plot？ I didn’t even make it to the part everyone was yelling about where it supposedly “ruined one of their favor I was apprehensive when someone on Twitter spoiled the ending for me and said this was a “magic sperm solves infertility” book， so my hopes weren’t high going in。 But add the fact that the hero has no personality other than being a Scot who likes whisky， and I was scratching my head。 Merritt is alright， but not enough that it made me care。 And then it jumped the shark with an amnesia plot？ I didn’t even make it to the part everyone was yelling about where it supposedly “ruined one of their favorite couples。” If I had， I wouldn’t even have been mad。 News flash， people: all those rake heroes slept around so much， I’m not surprised this one supposedly has a son he didn’t know about。 And it’s not like he cheated on his wife， sheesh。 It’s just too bad everything else was such a hot mess。 。。。more
Kaetrin
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Reviewing for AudioGals。
Becca
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I loved this one （this whole series， really）。 This one definitely reminded me of Hello Stranger in that it has a great mix of romance， adventure， and suspense。 I couldn't be more in love with the Duke of Kingston's family and was glad to learn more about them through Merritt and Keir。 The ending really did sneak up on me， though。 I wish there was a bit more time spent on the resolution。 Other than that， a really lovely， solid read！Thanks to Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest revi I loved this one （this whole series， really）。 This one definitely reminded me of Hello Stranger in that it has a great mix of romance， adventure， and suspense。 I couldn't be more in love with the Duke of Kingston's family and was glad to learn more about them through Merritt and Keir。 The ending really did sneak up on me， though。 I wish there was a bit more time spent on the resolution。 Other than that， a really lovely， solid read！Thanks to Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tiffany www。instagram。com/tiffs_bookshelf
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This is a delightful historical romance novel！！！！！！！ It has all the charm of Lisa Keypas's previous novels and was a delight to read！！！！！！！！ I enjoyed this book immensely。 This is a delightful historical romance novel！！！！！！！ It has all the charm of Lisa Keypas's previous novels and was a delight to read！！！！！！！！ I enjoyed this book immensely。 。。。more
Alice
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The "Devil in Winter" fans will love this book because Sebastian St。 Vincent is in it quite a lot （AKA Duke of Kingston）。 I will not spoil it by going into too much detail but just enough to say the "gangs all here！"Lady Merritt， Lillian and Wescott's widowed daughter， runs her late husband's shipping company with the help of her brother。 When an error happens with Scottish whiskey owner and client Keir McRae， Merritt steps in to smooth things over。 There's an instant attraction and a mystery wh The "Devil in Winter" fans will love this book because Sebastian St。 Vincent is in it quite a lot （AKA Duke of Kingston）。 I will not spoil it by going into too much detail but just enough to say the "gangs all here！"Lady Merritt， Lillian and Wescott's widowed daughter， runs her late husband's shipping company with the help of her brother。 When an error happens with Scottish whiskey owner and client Keir McRae， Merritt steps in to smooth things over。 There's an instant attraction and a mystery when Keir's life is threatened。 It's love at first sight。 It was so nice to see Wescott and Kingston - and their lovely bromance 30 years later。 Evie and Pheobe also make an appearance。The first chapter has a very dull start， with too much description of the shipping business。 But that's as much as the book goes into it; the rest is about the couple and their families。 There's a mystery， a villain， some amnesia。 Overall， it was excellent， and those who love Kleypas's previous characters will love this book。 。。。more
Lauren Vail
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I devoured this book。 Lisa Kleypas gives fans exactly what they want with the story of Lady Merritt and Scotsman Keir MacRae。 Lady Merritt Sterling （eldest daughter of Marcus， Lord Westcliff and Lillian Bowman） is a widow and is running her late husband's shipping company。 Keir MacRae is a rough whisky distiller from the Scottish Isle of Islay。 When Keir accompanies a shipment of whisky to London， he is immediately captivated by Lady Merritt as she is by him。 Merritt insists that Keir come to he I devoured this book。 Lisa Kleypas gives fans exactly what they want with the story of Lady Merritt and Scotsman Keir MacRae。 Lady Merritt Sterling （eldest daughter of Marcus， Lord Westcliff and Lillian Bowman） is a widow and is running her late husband's shipping company。 Keir MacRae is a rough whisky distiller from the Scottish Isle of Islay。 When Keir accompanies a shipment of whisky to London， he is immediately captivated by Lady Merritt as she is by him。 Merritt insists that Keir come to her home to share a meal， not caring if it could cause a scandal， but Keir is attacked and stabbed on the short walk to her house。 The story gets exciting from there as Sebastian， Duke of Kingston， involves himself in the police investigation， indicating that the attack was not random。 Without spoiling the rest of the book， longtime fans of Devil in Winter will crave every sentence featuring Evie and/or Sebastian， much like Devil in Spring and Devil’s Daughter。 On top of that， fans will root for Keir and Merritt。 They are immediately drawn together in a magnetic， love-at-first-sight kind of way。 They are full of love and passion for each other， and I melted when Keir calls Merritt his heart。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC。 。。。more
Tracy Emro
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When Lady Merritt Sterling， the widowed daughter of the Earl of Westcliff and owner of the Sterling Enterprises Shipping Company meets her client Keir MacRae， the Scottish owner of whisky distillery – sparks fly and the sensible， responsible and proper Merritt throws caution to the wind and embarks on a heated affair with the handsome， Scotsman。 They both know that nothing can ever come of their relationship， but neither can seem to walk away。 Things between them get so intense that Merritt begi When Lady Merritt Sterling， the widowed daughter of the Earl of Westcliff and owner of the Sterling Enterprises Shipping Company meets her client Keir MacRae， the Scottish owner of whisky distillery – sparks fly and the sensible， responsible and proper Merritt throws caution to the wind and embarks on a heated affair with the handsome， Scotsman。 They both know that nothing can ever come of their relationship， but neither can seem to walk away。 Things between them get so intense that Merritt begins to formulate ideas for them to stay together， but before anything can be decided， Keir is almost killed in an explosion， and forgets who Merritt is！ But this is just the beginning of the shocks， surprises， and revelations in store for them！This book is a well-written， brilliantly executed story that held me in thrall from the first page until the last。 I know this is supposed to be a Ravenels story， but it definitely had more of a Wallflowers vibe – especially with Sebastian， Evie， Marcus， and Lillian having such large roles in the book。 This book has caused a lot of uproar within the Kleypas fan base， with many people very upset with the direction Ms。 Kleypas decided to go – for me， as long as the timeline gets corrected， I had no problem with Keir’s parentage – （I read an uncorrected proof that states Keir is 33， which if you read the Wallflower books， you will know the timeline doesn’t match statements made in this book）。 I really loved this book， it has wonderful characters， steamy love scenes， surprises， heartache， intrigue， soulmate-type love， lots of cameos， a bit of angst， and a nail-biting ending before they finally get their HEA！ This is the seventh book in the series， but it can easily be read as a standalone title with no issues。 I really enjoyed this story and sincerely hope that it leads to a Wallflower Progeny spinoff！*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher。 All opinions in this review are my own。* 。。。more
Isa Lopez Torres
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Lisa Kleypas， does it again！ I first discovered the Ravenel series in 2020 （late I know） and devoured the books。 Then I jumped to the Wallflower series and let me just say that I love Sebastian St。 Vincent， Duke of Kingston。 Devil in Winter was one of my absolute favorites and Devil in Spring is a close second。 I adore the character， and I feel like his arc was completed in Devil in Disguise。 Which makes me sad because we might not get any more of him in books。 Which I will not accept。 Devil Lisa Kleypas， does it again！ I first discovered the Ravenel series in 2020 （late I know） and devoured the books。 Then I jumped to the Wallflower series and let me just say that I love Sebastian St。 Vincent， Duke of Kingston。 Devil in Winter was one of my absolute favorites and Devil in Spring is a close second。 I adore the character， and I feel like his arc was completed in Devil in Disguise。 Which makes me sad because we might not get any more of him in books。 Which I will not accept。 Devil in Disguise follows Lady Merritt Sterling， a widow who has taken over her husband's company。 I love that she works， and how there were little bits and pieces of her reclaiming some independence for herself， without sacrificing her feminine desires。 She’s got a character of steel but still tender and vulnerable when she needs to be。 It was so refreshing to read。 Keir McRae is a Scottish teddy bear who distills whiskey。 He’s so tender with Merritt， but there’s moments when he’s so hardheaded I wanted to shake the man。 The tension in the story comes from the attraction between Merritt & Keir and their social situations， Keir is not of the peerage and tries consistently to distance himself from Merritt to protect her， but also himself。 He can’t keep away tho！ Which is just the way I like it。 There’s also the slight problem that someone wants Keir dead。 When an attempt on Keir’s life gives him amnesia， St。 Vincent involves himself of course， and it’s not hard to guess at the why of his involvement。 There’s humor， raw moments， nostalgia and guilt as well as forgiveness。 Sigh， I love romance。 Netflix， how about you adapt this series？ I giggled， I laughed， I screamed， I awww’ed， and I might have shed a tear。 I patiently wait on Seraphina， Raphael and Ivo’s story。 :） 。。。more
WycEd Reader
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Check out our full post for DEVIL IN DISGUISE on Wicked Reads。Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review TeamErica – ☆☆☆☆☆DEVIL IN DISGUISE is the seventh installment in The Ravenels series。 While I do believe it could be read as a standalone with little to no confusion， the reader would miss out on the emotional connection to the elder characters in the series。 Not only within this series but Kleypas' earlier series as well， as the books are all interconnected。 Both Merritt and Keir are descendants f Check out our full post for DEVIL IN DISGUISE on Wicked Reads。Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review TeamErica – ☆☆☆☆☆DEVIL IN DISGUISE is the seventh installment in The Ravenels series。 While I do believe it could be read as a standalone with little to no confusion， the reader would miss out on the emotional connection to the elder characters in the series。 Not only within this series but Kleypas' earlier series as well， as the books are all interconnected。 Both Merritt and Keir are descendants from the various characters over several series arcs。Merritt （I always get excited when I see this surname used， albeit as a first name this go-around， as it is one of my maternal bloodlines。 Makes me feel connected to the character and the story even more。）…Merritt was easy to relate to， so many facets many women could grasp onto to feel seen and heard， her voice speaking for us。 Mature， stable， level-headed， strong， and capable， but in great need of someone to bring the playful wildness out of her。。。 and Keir is perfect for the role。Widowed， barren， an elder sibling， Merritt is thriving professionally as she takes the reins of her late husband's shipping company， employing her baby brother to be her right-hand man。 She has it all in a man's world – respect， the love of family， but the fact that she believes she cannot have children keeps her from finding romantic love after what happened with her late husband， added with the fact that a tryst may tarnish her reputation。 For reference， Merritt is either plagued with Endo or PCOS by the description， another facet that so many women face， readers easily empathizing。Then there is Keir MacRae。。。 the cursing， whisky-making Scot who is far too handsome for his own wellbeing， having to wear a scruffy beard as armor against men and women alike。 He had a way about him， not only his looks and affect effecting Merritt， but the way he twisted his words and phrases to catch hold of the reader。 Keir got beneath my skin， the pages eagerly flying by as I waited for a chuckle here and there， the inventive way he saw the world。 Little banterific zings Keir dished out， Merritt rendered speechless。Merritt and Keir meet in a professional setting， mishaps befalling Keir every step of the way， as the pair are drawn infinitely closer together， the knot tightening until they both feel as if it would be foreign to be apart。 Wrought with tension， witty banter， Scottish slang and curses， familial secrets revealed， the pages flew by， leaving me wishing I had more。 Not wishing to leave this wonderful setting， the longing to start all these books at the beginning once more。Highly recommend to fans of Kleypas and Historical Romance。 Forever at the top of my favorites list。 I truly hope we'll see more from these families， perhaps from Merritt's baby brother。Reviewers received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads。 。。。more
Em
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Um。 I loved it？ Some issues。 Very minor IMHO。AAR RTC。
Emily
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The romance between Merritt and Kiers was 5 stars， but I don't really care about Kingston anymore。 The romance between Merritt and Kiers was 5 stars， but I don't really care about Kingston anymore。 。。。more
Janet
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Lady Merritt Sterling， a strong-willed young widow isrunning her late husband's shipping company & London society is dying to catch her in a scandal。 So far， she's been too smart to provide them with one。 But then she meets Keir MacRae， a rough-and-rugged Scottish whisky distiller， and all her sensible plans vanish like smoke。 They couldn't be more different， but their attraction is powerful， raw and irresistible。 From the moment Keir MacRae arrives in London， he has two goals。 One: don't fall i Lady Merritt Sterling， a strong-willed young widow isrunning her late husband's shipping company & London society is dying to catch her in a scandal。 So far， she's been too smart to provide them with one。 But then she meets Keir MacRae， a rough-and-rugged Scottish whisky distiller， and all her sensible plans vanish like smoke。 They couldn't be more different， but their attraction is powerful， raw and irresistible。 From the moment Keir MacRae arrives in London， he has two goals。 One: don't fall in love with the dazzling Lady Merritt Sterling。 Two: avoid being killed。 Keir doesn't know why someone wants him dead until fate reveals his secret connection to one of England's most powerful families。 This is the seventh book in the series & is easily read on its own。 A well written book which I thoroughly enjoyed especially as it features children of the Wallflowers， I love it when an author’s world grows。 I really liked both Merritt & Keir & was invested in the road to their HEA。 I love a romance with mystery & this delivered on both fronts。 My only quibble was how it was related to the RavenelsMy honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read 。。。more
Lynleigh
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Devil in Disguise is like a cup of coffee。 The aroma drew you in for the first burning sip。 You feel the heat warm you up and wake your senses， as you sit back and enjoy the rest of your brew。 Then slowly as you finish， you feel the caffeine hitting your blood stream。。。。。 Just the right combination of warm invigorating satisfaction。。。 before running to the loo for relief。I loved Merritt and Keir。 It’s hard to review this book without revealing spoilers。。。。 the very good and the wtf。One thing I l Devil in Disguise is like a cup of coffee。 The aroma drew you in for the first burning sip。 You feel the heat warm you up and wake your senses， as you sit back and enjoy the rest of your brew。 Then slowly as you finish， you feel the caffeine hitting your blood stream。。。。。 Just the right combination of warm invigorating satisfaction。。。 before running to the loo for relief。I loved Merritt and Keir。 It’s hard to review this book without revealing spoilers。。。。 the very good and the wtf。One thing I love about Kleypas books are the small moments and intimacies that characters experience， either solo or with another character。。。。 a walk， a look， a touch， a quiet conversation， a subtle experience。。。。 They all add an extra touch to the story that makes my insides happy。 Such as when Keir gets a haircut。。。。。 or when Merritt sees him at her door。。。。 Is this the last Ravenel book？？？ Is Lisa Kleypas going to continue dabbing into the lives of the Wallflowers？ Im a glutton for middle aged Marcus and Sebastian。。。。 But what about the Hunts？ Or Cravens？ Hathaways？？？ 。。。more
Christi （christireadsalot）
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This book！ I loved it so much， it was just everything I wanted and more。 I do think you will love this book even more if you have the character knowledge from LK’s previous series the Wallflowers and the Ravenels， as this book definitely builds and adds to those。 🥰Merritt Sterling has been successfully running her late husband’s shipping business in London。 The oldest of 6 siblings （her parents are Marcus & Lillian from It Happened One Autumn）， Merritt has always been the caretaker， so when Mr。 This book！ I loved it so much， it was just everything I wanted and more。 I do think you will love this book even more if you have the character knowledge from LK’s previous series the Wallflowers and the Ravenels， as this book definitely builds and adds to those。 🥰Merritt Sterling has been successfully running her late husband’s shipping business in London。 The oldest of 6 siblings （her parents are Marcus & Lillian from It Happened One Autumn）， Merritt has always been the caretaker， so when Mr。 Keir MacRae arrives one evening in need of assistance， Merritt drops everything to help him。 Keir owns and runs a whisky distillery on an island off the coast of Scotland and is in London for business。 But after this week， neither of their lives will ever be the same…I loved this book so hard。 I loved how Keir was gone for Merritt from the start and while their partnership came together fast， it was so romantic and beautiful and I believed how meant to be they were。 And so much happens in this book， so I get why they get together quickly。 Merritt is a fabulously strong-willed heroine who knows how to shoot a gun and loves her family fiercely。 I loved her relationship with her brother Luke who was working the shipping business with her。 I am always a sucker for seeing LK characters/places again， so I adored that we got scenes with Ravenels characters: Dr。 Garrett Gibson & Ethan Ransom （Hello Stranger） and Phoebe （Devil’s Daughter） and had scenes at Jenner’s。 And then of course seeing my OG Wallflower loves: Sebastian St。 Vincent （aka Duke of Kingston now）， Evie， Marcus （aka Lord Westcliff） and Lillian。 There were also fun historical tidbits in here as well， like the Victorian mustache cup （which I definitely had to google a photo of after 😆）， the history of the hypodermic syringe， and why the keyboard is set up a certain way thanks to typewriters。 This was just a wonderful read that gave me all the feels， I adored the epilogue， and there is just something special about reading a brand new book from your favorite author。 🥰 。。。more
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