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
Molly
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Delightful， steamy goodness！ If you love the Wallflower series， this book will make you swoon - it's nostalgic and wonderful， in all the ways that Lisa Kleypas shines: witty， charming， utterly winning， I loved it all！ Highly recommend， especially if you've read the Wallflowers！ Westcliff， Lillian， Evie and Sebastian。。。。ooo， to be young again！ Delightful， steamy goodness！ If you love the Wallflower series， this book will make you swoon - it's nostalgic and wonderful， in all the ways that Lisa Kleypas shines: witty， charming， utterly winning， I loved it all！ Highly recommend， especially if you've read the Wallflowers！ Westcliff， Lillian， Evie and Sebastian。。。。ooo， to be young again！ 。。。more
Alisa Hilde
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I started this book at around 9am this morning， it is about 10 to 5pm and I'm done。 Did I mention I'm at work？ Once you start one of Lisa Kleypas's books， you can't put it down no matter what you're doing。 And nothing is better than having Sebastian in any book。 Love， love， loved it。 I started this book at around 9am this morning， it is about 10 to 5pm and I'm done。 Did I mention I'm at work？ Once you start one of Lisa Kleypas's books， you can't put it down no matter what you're doing。 And nothing is better than having Sebastian in any book。 Love， love， loved it。 。。。more
DemetraP
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I loved this book。 It was so romantic。 Basically they both fell in love/lust with each other at first sight。 The way the hero talked to her and thought about her was wonderful。 She admitted it was crazy to want someone so much when they didn't have anything in common， he's from Scotland she's from England， he's a whiskey distiller， she's a shipping company owner， etc。The heroine is the daughter of Westcliff and Lillian from the Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas。 It was nice to see them many yea I loved this book。 It was so romantic。 Basically they both fell in love/lust with each other at first sight。 The way the hero talked to her and thought about her was wonderful。 She admitted it was crazy to want someone so much when they didn't have anything in common， he's from Scotland she's from England， he's a whiskey distiller， she's a shipping company owner， etc。The heroine is the daughter of Westcliff and Lillian from the Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas。 It was nice to see them many years later still very happy and in love。SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILERSPOILERS。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。The hero turns out to be the biological son of Sebastian （from Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas）。 Sebastian used to be a rake and slept with many women before he met his wife。 He was always faithful to his wife。 The hero is his son from an affair with a married woman years before he met his wife。 He never knew about his son。 The woman's husband refused to let her tell him。 He found out after she wrote him a letter on her deathbed。 She asked him to be executor of her will and give their son her fortune， if his son was still alive。 The hero has no idea。 He knew he was adopted but never knew his parents。 He looks exactly like his biological father。 Everyone notices it right away。 So I took off 1 star because of all the drama surrounding the hero's parents。 The romance was amazing but I felt a little bad for the hero。 。。。more
Sinead
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Any book that has Sebastian St Vincent in it， even if he’s not the main character， is a very good book。 Loved the direction that Kleypas has taken this series。 As good as her other novels！
Lune
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Actual rating: 4。5 Such a beautiful book 💕“𝕀’𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕣𝕒 𝕣𝕚𝕓 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥。𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟’𝕥。 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕞𝕪 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥。”
Cori Sebesta
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I was looking forward to this book after hearing our dear Sebastian and Evie （I named my now 10 year old daughter Evangeline） were making an appearance。 It was like seeing what old friends were up to。 Including beloved characters from past books didn’t take away from the couple in the book at all。 The dialogue made me smile several times。 The crux of the book could have really been awful handled by another author but it was beautifully and believably written。 Can’t wait to now listen to the audi I was looking forward to this book after hearing our dear Sebastian and Evie （I named my now 10 year old daughter Evangeline） were making an appearance。 It was like seeing what old friends were up to。 Including beloved characters from past books didn’t take away from the couple in the book at all。 The dialogue made me smile several times。 The crux of the book could have really been awful handled by another author but it was beautifully and believably written。 Can’t wait to now listen to the audiobook！ 。。。more
Lana لانا （Bibliomedico）
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Lisa Kleypas has always been the queen of historical romance for me 。。。。Her novels are always entertaining ， sweet and fascinating 。 But this novel has the " Insta- Love ， Insta everything " kinda trope ， which I don't tolerate at all 😂😂 。。。And because of that I didn't like the srory but at the same time it was heart-warming reading about all my favourite characters from the Kleypas world， especially Sebastian and Evie 。。。 If you like Insta-Love trope， I highly recommend this book 。 Lisa Kleypas has always been the queen of historical romance for me 。。。。Her novels are always entertaining ， sweet and fascinating 。 But this novel has the " Insta- Love ， Insta everything " kinda trope ， which I don't tolerate at all 😂😂 。。。And because of that I didn't like the srory but at the same time it was heart-warming reading about all my favourite characters from the Kleypas world， especially Sebastian and Evie 。。。 If you like Insta-Love trope， I highly recommend this book 。 。。。more
Nslater
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was getting nervous about this one the closer to the release we got and unfortunately， most of my fears were realized。 First， this book should not be in the Ravenels Series。 That is a minus star right off the bat。 The Ravenels pop up as much as the Wallflowers do in the Hathaway series， and those aren't called Wallflower books。 This should've been Book #1 of the Wallflower Next Generation series she obviously wants to do。 I'd love a book for Luke or Seraphina or hopefully Annabelle and Daisy's I was getting nervous about this one the closer to the release we got and unfortunately， most of my fears were realized。 First， this book should not be in the Ravenels Series。 That is a minus star right off the bat。 The Ravenels pop up as much as the Wallflowers do in the Hathaway series， and those aren't called Wallflower books。 This should've been Book #1 of the Wallflower Next Generation series she obviously wants to do。 I'd love a book for Luke or Seraphina or hopefully Annabelle and Daisy's kids。 Keir being Sebastian's son was not as upsetting as I'd feared， but I wanted a little more of Evie's reaction。 That's a huge deal for their relationship despite it being from before they were married。 And I do not buy for one second that pre-Devil in Winter St。 Vincent would have taken in his illegitimate son。 He would've given him to a good family at best。 He had no money， no real family， and no interest in love and children before Evie。 It's literally stated in that book。 As much as I LOVE him， I was actually tired of Sebastian having such a big role in the book。 He has so much personality （as well as Evie， Lillian， Marcus， Phoebe， Ethan， Garrett， and even damn Seraphina and Ivo） that Merritt and Keir were so dull to me。 I can appreciate love at first sight， but lust at first sight is not my favorite。 I couldn't buy that after knowing each other for maybe two days they were the loves of each others lives。 Also， the timelines in these books make no damn sense。 How is Keir 33 in 1880 when Sebastian and Evie were married in 1843？ That should make him 37 at minimum。 How old are Phoebe and Merritt supposed to be？ According to my timeline， 34 and 35， but apparently not。 A small thing in the grand scheme of the book， but it really bothered me someone who likes to keep track of the timelines of all the interconnected books。 Plus the random miracle pregnancy was such a slap in the face。 Let them adopt a bunch of kids for crying out loud。 。。。more
Cait
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An entertaining read。 I loved seeing all of my favourite old characters again。 Also where is Rafe’s book？
Saby Westcliff Bedwyn
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A must read for anyone who loves the Wallflower series！ Just getting to meet the Marsdens and Challons by itself earns this one five stars from me。 I wouldn't recommend starting with this if you're new to Kleypas， however。 The fun in reading this is only if you've read the entire Wallflower series earlier。 A must read for anyone who loves the Wallflower series！ Just getting to meet the Marsdens and Challons by itself earns this one five stars from me。 I wouldn't recommend starting with this if you're new to Kleypas， however。 The fun in reading this is only if you've read the entire Wallflower series earlier。 。。。more
Bree
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THE DRAMA。 THE SWOONING。 THE RETURNING CHARACTERS THAT STILL MAKE ME SWOON。
Jodie
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Sebastian's son！！！？？？ Swoon！ Sebastian's son！！！？？？ Swoon！ 。。。more
Maria Claudia
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Este livro foi um ato de traição para os fãs de St。 Vincent， eu entendo que ele foi um libertino e teve um passado， porem odiei de forma intensa， essa historia。 Tantos filhos para que a Lisa pudesse fazer novas histórias， ela me faz isso。 Estou profundamente triste， parece que mataram meu cachorro。 Vou fingir que este livro nunca existiu， queria poder esquecer a série toda。
Meg
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Worst HR I’ve read in a while， and it saddens me that it’s coming from one of my favorite authors in the genre。I think it would’ve made for a much more interesting storyline to leave the past in the past， instead of revisiting Sebastian’s old exploits and even making those have lasting consequences。 I would’ve adored this book if the H had been an interesting character for his own merits， instead of his story revolving around his status as Sebastian’s by-blow。 I unfortunately couldn’t buy the ro Worst HR I’ve read in a while， and it saddens me that it’s coming from one of my favorite authors in the genre。I think it would’ve made for a much more interesting storyline to leave the past in the past， instead of revisiting Sebastian’s old exploits and even making those have lasting consequences。 I would’ve adored this book if the H had been an interesting character for his own merits， instead of his story revolving around his status as Sebastian’s by-blow。 I unfortunately couldn’t buy the romance， especially since the main couple got together within the first 9 chapters out of 38（！！）， nor Sebastian suddenly acting like a model father， when it’s canon that before DIW， he didn’t care about raising kids of his own。 Not to mention that his confession of having ‘given [Keir’s mother] affection in exchange for her favors’ is freaking heartless even for his old standards！！ Seb and Evie used to be one of my favorite couples of HR， but after this nth rehash of their family situation I am thoroughly bored with them。 My favorite wallflower being completely fine with Sebastian having an illegitimate child also grated on my nerves: where’s the astute young woman who took her life in her own hands at 22？ She certainly isn’t the same person as this book’s insipid matron who ‘wants to see the good in everyone’。 I’m sorry， but I can’t stand sequels retconning previous books in such a blatant way。 And it’s depressing that I’ve come to feel this way merely because this sequel reads like a cheap soap opera。 Did we need the Marsdens and the St。 Vincents becoming in laws？ I don’t think so。 Merritt’s story would’ve been much more compelling if it’d actually been her own， and not a rehash of the dynamics between her parents and their friends。And last but not least， I had HUGE problems with this book’s approach to fertility。 Both Merritt and Keir’s mother had trouble conceiving a child before Sebastian and his son came along。 See， these poor infertile women only needed the right man！ The book ends with Marcus and Sebastian bragging about their virility， illegitimate and abandoned children notwithstanding。 Can you imagine a historical romance having a more callous and chauvinistic ending？ For the first time while reading a LK novel， I am aghast。The one part I truly enjoyed was the bonus marmalade cake recipe at the end， which sounds delicious and I plan to recreate。 。。。more
Emilia Redington
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4。5☆☆☆☆☆This soothed my soul after so many bad reads。I have to say that the book was so beautiful。 It will go on "My favorites" list。The Hero and Heroine were to my liking。 And I have to agree that they both are such a power couple。 The additional cameo from the previous books only made this one better。 If I'll feel in the mood I'll write a more detailed review later。 But hands down a wonderful read。💕💕💕👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💕💕💕 4。5☆☆☆☆☆This soothed my soul after so many bad reads。I have to say that the book was so beautiful。 It will go on "My favorites" list。The Hero and Heroine were to my liking。 And I have to agree that they both are such a power couple。 The additional cameo from the previous books only made this one better。 If I'll feel in the mood I'll write a more detailed review later。 But hands down a wonderful read。💕💕💕👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💕💕💕 。。。more
Aly is so frigging bored
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I couldn't stop reading， nothing else mattered！ I couldn't stop reading， nothing else mattered！ 。。。more
Brooke
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Always excited to get a new Kleypas！ The Wallflowers are my absolute favorite historicals， so I will never not be excited when they pop up！ I did not take umbrage with Simon having a love child， it was in his pre-Evie days and he was demonstrably a completely different， terrible man before he had Evie and Jenner's and a purpose in life。 We all love him BECAUSE he's a reformed rake！ These things have inevitable complications we often ignore in our "reformed rake" tropes （no shade， they are my fav Always excited to get a new Kleypas！ The Wallflowers are my absolute favorite historicals， so I will never not be excited when they pop up！ I did not take umbrage with Simon having a love child， it was in his pre-Evie days and he was demonstrably a completely different， terrible man before he had Evie and Jenner's and a purpose in life。 We all love him BECAUSE he's a reformed rake！ These things have inevitable complications we often ignore in our "reformed rake" tropes （no shade， they are my favorite kinds！） Evie and Seb have had 30 years of relationship building and she's the most saintly wallflower。 Kleypas even smartly had her supportive of Sebastian's search for his bastard as soon as he found out about the existence of one， so we know she isn't too rocked by this revelation。 It was before their marriage， Evie knew she was marrying a complete man whore。 I also like that she gave Kier a loving adoptive family; we didn't have to deal with Sebastian tormenting himself about a bastard who grew up in terrible circumstances。 Merritt and Kier had a bit of insta love， but Kleypas is so good at dialogue I did not mind。 Very enjoyable relationships between everyone-- obviously Kleypas likes writing Sebastian and I can't blame her， she does it so well！ I would have liked to spend some more time with some of the ancillary characters， Phoebe and Merritt have such a great rapport， as do Merritt and her little brother （Luke？）。Weakest parts for me were the murder plot--Kier is secretly an heir to （bare with me） Sebastian's paramaour's husband's viscountcy， since she had him while married， and she told her terrible husband he was still born so he wouldn't murder him， not wanting another man's by-blow to be his heir。 Besides two believable but botched murder attempts at the very beginning of the book， the last murder attempt was real weak。 Like， they know someone has hired a hit on Kier， but they don't know how many people or what kinds of people and everyone seems cool with Ransom sending just two bodyguards to suss it out with Kier （and headstrong Merritt since she's going to do what she wants） as bait。 I thought Lillian and Westcliff would 100% have had Westcliff go after Merritt as soon as they realized she flew the coop to go protect Keir with her fine marksmanship。 The ending seemed super half baked and rushed。 Merritt travels to Islay by herself while they are literally waiting for assassins to show themselves and no one makes a real effort to get her out of imminent danger。 Literally Ransoms master plan was "well I'll just send 2 bodyguards who will be constantly watching you guys， nothing will get by us！ Feel free to be distracted and bone non-stop， no need to be extra vigilant for these few days！ You even have a dog， no assassin could possibly get past this dream team！" As it turns it， they were right--there were only two assassins， the first semi competent one from the early 2 attempts killed the cockolded viscount who hired the hit in the first place due to non payment， and the second was easily foiled by a rolling whiskey barrel， obvs。 Then there was the unsolved issue of where theyd live。 Merritt literally runs a shipping business and Keir runs a distillery， they both love their jobs and their own locations （city London vs remote Islay） which is just， a really really giant hurdle that sort of wasn't resolved。 It was sort of a "love will find a way" solution with maybe Keir running a school on his new viscountcy lands we assume he will have no problem inheriting？ But the man was all about Islay and the whiskey and now no？ I also didn't mind that Merritt was not actually barren， it's a historical romance， this is what we come for， a HEA。 Biggest disappointment for me was no real mention of Simon and Annabelle。 In this next generation， men of Simons influence （wealthy businessman/non aristo） would be even more common/important， and fairly applicable to this story。 I really felt myself hoping Simon would pop up and encourage Keir with his happy example of a marriage of commoner/aristocracy。 I used to place Annabelle and Simon as my third favorite of the original 4， but after rereads I really think they are up there with Seb and Evie for me。 Just such a well fleshed out book relationship。 WHERE IS SIMON？？ Anyhow， seems like I had a lot of criticism， but it was a really enjoyable read。 I feel like she's back in her groove of writing fun stories。 Nothing I'd as fully formed as the 1st three wallflowers or a lot of the Hathaway's， but I enjoyed this one just as much as Devil's Daughter （I think I'm still scared from the wackadoodle Pandora in Devil in Spring） 。。。more
Jessica （the naptime writer）
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Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC。 All opinions provided are my own。One brawny， sentimental Scotsman， one soothing， take charge daughter of an Earl who’s also a shipping company magnate， & a conflagration burning between them—& it’s all written by queen Lisa Kleypas。 It sounds really good， right？It was。 Also I have some big quibbles with it。Devil in Disguise is Kleypas’s latest Ravenels offering & it’s hot & romantic & packed with so many of those emotionally resona Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC。 All opinions provided are my own。One brawny， sentimental Scotsman， one soothing， take charge daughter of an Earl who’s also a shipping company magnate， & a conflagration burning between them—& it’s all written by queen Lisa Kleypas。 It sounds really good， right？It was。 Also I have some big quibbles with it。Devil in Disguise is Kleypas’s latest Ravenels offering & it’s hot & romantic & packed with so many of those emotionally resonant Kleypas moments I love。 Not to mention two leads who are immediately heart- & body- struck by the other。 Throughout DID Keir MacRae & Lady Merritt Sterling can’t stay away from the other without suffering。But despite how beautiful of a writer Kleypas is & how her love stories make me feel， this romance feels lacking in moments of emotional intimacy （though the physical intimacy is 👍🏻） & two of the main conflicts feel unsatisfactorily resolved。 Please see my CWs for a description of one conflict & its resolution which might be upsetting for some readers。If you believe in love soon after meeting， DID might work well for you。 I still really enjoyed it but it didn’t capture me heart & soul。4 ⭐️。CW: Merritt believes she’s barren。 At the end of the book she’s pregnant。 。。。more
Dot & Needle
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I am relatively new but very ardent fan of Lisa Kleypas and Devil in Disguise hit a sweet spots for me！ The romance between Keir and Merritt was just so adorably swoony and like Merritt， I honestly wanted to wrap Keir up in cotton wool。This book is part of the Ravenel series but we don’t really see characters from there and instead I would classify this as more of a Wallflowers Second Generation book。 （Merritt， now a widow and head of shipping company， is Lillian’s and Marcus’ daughter！）。 We see I am relatively new but very ardent fan of Lisa Kleypas and Devil in Disguise hit a sweet spots for me！ The romance between Keir and Merritt was just so adorably swoony and like Merritt， I honestly wanted to wrap Keir up in cotton wool。This book is part of the Ravenel series but we don’t really see characters from there and instead I would classify this as more of a Wallflowers Second Generation book。 （Merritt， now a widow and head of shipping company， is Lillian’s and Marcus’ daughter！）。 We see Sebastian from Devil in Winter quite a bit （and he’s still delicious） and I think that the reader will have a deeper reading experience if you’ve read the Wallflowers quartet。 Although， the book can be read on its own， it was really nice catching up with the characters from that series and seeing how they’ve developed。As described by Sebastian， Keir and Merritt were absolutely ‘moonstruck’ by each other and I really enjoyed how the author played with insta-love in this book。 They were just immediately drawn to each other and it was fun seeing a confident heroine pursue a shyer male character。 The quick development of their romance is evened out however， with MY FAVOURITE TROPE！ Amnesia！ Keir is attacked and there’s a nice little suspense as they band together to figure out why。Why you should read this book？* Smitten Grump and Protective Sunshine* More ‘naïve’ hero* Can I say amnesia trope twice？* Suspense and explosions！* Lovely and loving family scenes* MCs just taking every opportunity to have sexy times lol！！Overall， this was a fun read and I loved how sweet the MCs were with each other。 It was just such a warm book despite said explosions and much bonking！ 😝 。。。more
Moukthika ✧*。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Actual rating : 3。75⭐I enjoyed the characters and story but I have one complaint。 Why do authors show the main character as barren and she somehow miraculously gets pregnant at the end？ I wish they stop using it to just move the plot。 I wished to see Keir and Meritt adopting children at the end of the book。 Other than this gripe， the story was entertaining。
Seantheaussie
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DNF due to boredom at end of sample。
☘ Lily ☘
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Prior to starting this book， I've always wished for LK to write a book about Sara & Derek's grandchildren。 Like if the Westcliffs and St。 Vincent's's got one， they have to have one too。But now I changed my mind。 Stay away from this couple。 Don't ruined it for me。Anyway， I don't know what to feel about this book。 I kinda want to say I'm disappointed but then again， I figured I will be disappointed from the early reviews。Merrit Sterling， Lord Westcliff's daughter， is a widow in charged of her late Prior to starting this book， I've always wished for LK to write a book about Sara & Derek's grandchildren。 Like if the Westcliffs and St。 Vincent's's got one， they have to have one too。But now I changed my mind。 Stay away from this couple。 Don't ruined it for me。Anyway， I don't know what to feel about this book。 I kinda want to say I'm disappointed but then again， I figured I will be disappointed from the early reviews。Merrit Sterling， Lord Westcliff's daughter， is a widow in charged of her late husband's shipyard company when one day a burly Scot walked off the ship and right into her arms。It was an okay story though; and not that memorable either。 The highlights of the book were the wallflowers and their spouses， which is not how it supposed to be。 。。。more
NIDHI
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Expected to hate it and hated it，but Luke marsden was a surprise。luke was actually best thing about the book，enjoyed his every scene。 “But someday， Luke … you’ll meet someone。 And from one breath to the next， everything will change。 You won’t care whether it makes sense。 All you’ll know is that a stranger owns your every heartbeat。”Luke’s mouth twisted。 “God， I hope not”If the author writes next gen will be looking forward for his book，hopefully not enemies to lovers or fuck buddies or widow。Bas Expected to hate it and hated it，but Luke marsden was a surprise。luke was actually best thing about the book，enjoyed his every scene。 “But someday， Luke … you’ll meet someone。 And from one breath to the next， everything will change。 You won’t care whether it makes sense。 All you’ll know is that a stranger owns your every heartbeat。”Luke’s mouth twisted。 “God， I hope not”If the author writes next gen will be looking forward for his book，hopefully not enemies to lovers or fuck buddies or widow。Based on the paragraph I just hope luke serves Gabrielpanpodora dynamic。 Anyway the only best things about book were luke，there were zero st。vincent family’s scenes。 。。。more
wordDreamer
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3。5 stars！！ This marks my 48th book of Lisa Kleypas。 I can’t believe she published these many books and I have read all of them。 I absolutely love her writing and her characters。 And this book is no different。 It was so nostalgic seeing many of her old characters in this book。 And it also reminded me why Sebastian St。 Vincent holds a special place among all Lisa’s characters。 He’s one helluva reformed rake ;）I hope Lisa continues to entertain us with her wonderful writing。 Because every year， I 3。5 stars！！ This marks my 48th book of Lisa Kleypas。 I can’t believe she published these many books and I have read all of them。 I absolutely love her writing and her characters。 And this book is no different。 It was so nostalgic seeing many of her old characters in this book。 And it also reminded me why Sebastian St。 Vincent holds a special place among all Lisa’s characters。 He’s one helluva reformed rake ;）I hope Lisa continues to entertain us with her wonderful writing。 Because every year， I patiently wait for that one book that gives me so much joy reading it。 For that reason alone she’s my favourite author :） 。。。more
Ali
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I loved it！ This book was insta-love， but Kleypas writes so well that it seems very genuine and real。 I thought Keir and Merritt had amazing chemistry。 The plot was interesting and I will probably reread the book since I read so fast
Jenny
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Kleypas is a deft writer but this story is so dull。 Nothing really is happening。 There was a pointless amnesia subplot。 The conclusion was anti climatic。 I know a lot of people are upset at with who the hero's father is but it was all so meh I found it hard to muster more than a shrug。 The story also felt too modern but then I think that is a problem in general in this genre。 The epilogue was ridiculous and does a huge disservice to those living with infertility。 This book felt like a tv show wh Kleypas is a deft writer but this story is so dull。 Nothing really is happening。 There was a pointless amnesia subplot。 The conclusion was anti climatic。 I know a lot of people are upset at with who the hero's father is but it was all so meh I found it hard to muster more than a shrug。 The story also felt too modern but then I think that is a problem in general in this genre。 The epilogue was ridiculous and does a huge disservice to those living with infertility。 This book felt like a tv show where the writer room is lazy and just pulls out old clips with a weak frame to contain it all。 。。。more
Toffee Pudding
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I thought it was an ok read。 Got a bit dull and repetitive for me in the second half and my emotions were not engaged， unfortunately。 Found it to be the worst of the series and I think I'm just not a fan of LK's new style of books as the last few have been overly light for me and too fan servicy。 I much prefer her angsty earlier books with tension， conflicts， villains and couples overcoming the odds to stay together。Here the main characters get together pretty much on the second page （which I fo I thought it was an ok read。 Got a bit dull and repetitive for me in the second half and my emotions were not engaged， unfortunately。 Found it to be the worst of the series and I think I'm just not a fan of LK's new style of books as the last few have been overly light for me and too fan servicy。 I much prefer her angsty earlier books with tension， conflicts， villains and couples overcoming the odds to stay together。Here the main characters get together pretty much on the second page （which I found very strange as they literally just met！！） and spend the whole book mooning over each other， while characters from previous books show up so they can discuss the main couple amongst themselves， in-between all of that mooning。The story wasn't interesting or memorable。 And while I liked the heroine， Merritt， the hero， Keir， only ever talked about whiskey and being Scottish！ And not unlike the previous book， Chasing Cassandra， the couple spent a lot of time coming up with reasons why they shouldn't be together when they are both successful， independent adults in charge on their own lives。I wasn't clear on the ending as well， （view spoiler）[ did he become a viscount or not？ （hide spoiler）]Also， did anyone else notice the discrepancy in the dates？ Devil in Winter was set in 1843， this is is 1880， （view spoiler）[ yet Keir is 33 years old and was conceived before Sebastian met Evie？ （hide spoiler）] That maths does not add up！ 。。。more
LianaReads blog
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Devil in disguise is a winner in my cards。 I’ve been reading the author’s books for years now and therefore I keep coming back to her stories。 I loved it and I honestly can’t recommend it enough。While Meritt becomes a widower at a very young age， she doesn’t show her grief or inexperienced life。 Keir is a whiskey Scottish seller and they get on the right foot from the first moment they met。It’s lighthearted and funny at times but also tackles some heavy topics as infertility and amnesia。 The che Devil in disguise is a winner in my cards。 I’ve been reading the author’s books for years now and therefore I keep coming back to her stories。 I loved it and I honestly can’t recommend it enough。While Meritt becomes a widower at a very young age， she doesn’t show her grief or inexperienced life。 Keir is a whiskey Scottish seller and they get on the right foot from the first moment they met。It’s lighthearted and funny at times but also tackles some heavy topics as infertility and amnesia。 The chemistry is on the page at all times， and his persuasion had me grinning like an idiot。 The side characters were intriguing， and I loved the friendship and caring side of everyone。 Another must-read book from a favourite author。4。5 starsarc review 。。。more
C。C。
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Way to spit in the face of your best characters' legacy。 Fuck this shit。 Way to spit in the face of your best characters' legacy。 Fuck this shit。 。。。more
Annarella
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This is the first book I read by Lisa Kleypas and enjoyed it。It's engrossing， highly entertaining and I rooted for the characters。I think that some characters were featured in other series and I was left wondering if I missed something。My only issue is that the romance was a bit weak and too fast。 The characters are interesting but their chemistry was somehow lacking。It's an entertaining read and I recommend it。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine This is the first book I read by Lisa Kleypas and enjoyed it。It's engrossing， highly entertaining and I rooted for the characters。I think that some characters were featured in other series and I was left wondering if I missed something。My only issue is that the romance was a bit weak and too fast。 The characters are interesting but their chemistry was somehow lacking。It's an entertaining read and I recommend it。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Devil in Disguise&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0