The Devil in Winter (The Wallflowers, Book 3)

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Me hubiera gustado menos familia y más pareja, se queda corta en ese sentido y por eso las 4 estrellas I agree that Sebastian wasn’t the terrible villain in the earlier books that he was made out to be, but I think that from the point of view of Lillian and Marcus, he tried to separate them forever and threatened to rape Lillian after kidnapping her and tying her up. I think that in real life, a couple would be much slower to forgive someone who did such things to them, if they forgave at all. In my opinion, they’d be too angry to consider his motives and the fact that his actions were a result of self-absorption rather than malice would not necessarily mitigate that kind of hurt and anger.[/quote] While going to college, Kleypas started writing from time to time, with her mother and father offering support upon graduation for her to publish her debut. Aged twenty-one, Kleypas’ debut book was sold. Accordingly, Lisa was dubbed Miss Massachusetts despite her very short figure. In short: this was the type of book that I wish Devil in Spring should have been: fun, exciting, and just... all things delicious historical romances are made of. Feel free to leave the political intrigue out of it.

I want you with my entire body." West dragged his mouth over hers, shaping her lips before settling in for a rough and ardent kiss. “You’re all I think about. You’re all I see. You’re the center of a star, and the force of gravity keeps pulling me closer, and I don’t give a damn that I’m about to be incinerated.”Devil in Winter was my very first historical romance. So of course Sebastian will forever hold a special place in my heart not only because of that, but because he also happens to be one of my favorite historical heroes. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book to see his daughter get her HEA. And my what a ride it was! Justin and Stephen, Phoebe's children played a huge part in this story. I honestly rarely read about widows with children, but this was something that made Phoebe's character so unique. Her children were a part of her, and so so cute. They won me over, and the way West would interact with them Por supuesto que no. Tampoco merezco a mi esposa. Es un hecho injusto de la vida que los peores hombres terminen con las mejores mujeres ". The last 30 percent of the book was a definite letdown with a rushed coupling and closure. And there was no epilogue!!!! (That was cruel, Mrs.Kleypas. We certainly deserved to see some hearty moments from this adorable couple's everyday life. Maybe with Galoshes and her kitties or another kid on board. West as an anxious father, waiting on his wife in labor would have been a delightful ending.)

The heroine really loved her husband, but as us readers and her father knows, he was really not the one.

Devil in Winter Audiobook Narrator

Well, after reading It Happened One Autumn and seeing how she transformed Marcus, Lord Westcliff from a stuffy, uptight arrogant know-it-all, into a sexy, to-die-for-hero, I should've had a little faith--I totally fell for St. Vincent! I knew after his sad past was revealed that all he needed was a little lovin', a little 'mothering' a little encouragement, and a whole lot of expectations from the right woman to be all the man that he could be. And the formerly shy, timid Evie was just the right woman to turn this bad boy around! Sure the transformation at times seemed slow, and painful, but fascinating to witness. Sebastian went from uttering lines like ...I rarely like to bed a woman more than once. A crashing bore, after the novelty is gone..." to saying after a few month's time My God. I love you so much that I'm drowning in it. I can't defend against it... Now that's progress! Most of all, this book was all about riding the nostalgia wave. It's probably the closest we'll ever get to a Wallflower reunion. There's a bit about the ladies, some mentions of the lads, a passing comment or two about the kids, and a whole lot about Sebastian, Duke of Kingston (see Devil in Winter). Just as Lisa Kleypas said: he always steals the scene. My one and only complaint is: why does he have to channel Westcliff so much?! Sebastian was doing perfectly fine on his own... What guarantee do I have that you won’t change your mind before we reach Gretna Green? You know what kind of man I am, Miss Jenner. Need I remind you that I tried to abduct and ravish one of your friends last week?” Phoebe is a widow with two young boys. She adored her young husband who was her childhood sweetheart and was doomed to die an early death. He's a very Keats kind of hero despite this story taking place in the late 19th century.

And indeed, Sebastian, once he’s done getting over his surprise, agrees to Evie’s proposal. He will marry her for her fortune and free her to visit her father at his deathbed. There is one condition of Evie’s that Sebastian doesn’t care for: they will consummate the marriage to make it legal, but after that, no sex. Evie doesn’t want to fall in love with a man who is sure to become a philanderer.West Ravenel was a name she was all too familiar with, since he was the boy bully that made Henry's life miserable at boarding school. Meeting the man is nothing what Phoebe expects. West is no longer the bullying scoundrel but a man that tempts her at every step. I adored the slow burn between Phoebe and West. It was a perfectly paced, swoony, and angsty ride that I couldn't put down for even a second. West was everything that Phoebe needed and nothing what she expected. He was sweet and caring, protective and playful, and effortlessly charming. Phoebe is everything I hoped she would be and more, and the perfect match for West. She's a young widow with two little boys who is just starting to heal and move on, two years after her husband passed away. The last thing she's interested in is falling in love, most especially with the childhood bully who tormented her husband at boarding school. She knows that it's old history, but she can't help but feel an immediate dislike towards him. I liked the fact that she was never mean or harsh when speaking to him at first, she simply tried to keep her distance. She was no match for his droll sense of humor and sensitivity towards her sons, and it didn't take her long to realize the man he had become was someone worthy of her respect. Phoebe has survived heartbreak and now is on the path to falling for a bad boy…does that sound a little familiar???

Gracias al Reto Rita 5.0 encontré la oportunidad de releer este libro, pero ahora traducido al español (¡por fin!) y, de lejos, lo disfruté muchísimo más. Esta pareja es simple y sencillamente adorable. Subí mi valoración de 3 a 4 estrellas. El argumento de "Devil's Daughter" es muy parecido, por no decir idéntico, al de "Donde empiezan los sueños". West es una réplica más tierna y romántica de Zachary Bronson, y Phoebe es viuda como Holly e igual que en "Donde empiezan los sueños", su niño mayor es listo como Rose. La única y gran diferencia entre las dos novelas (que obviamente son de la misma autora) es el papel de Sebastian: Sebastian, el protagonista de "El diablo en invierno", es el padre de Phoebe y la señora Kleypas, consciente del furor que causa este personaje entre sus lectoras (yo incluida), le da un papel muy importante en "Devil's Daughter". Es decir; Sebastian sale mucho y te hace caer la baba. A mí me ha recordado a un relato de Kleypas en el que salía Derek como padre de la protagonista (en inglés se titula "Someone to watch over me" y está dentro de una recopilación llamada "Where's my hero?"). Sebastian’s gaze did not move from her face, though he kept his tone light. “How inconsiderate of them. Why should I care?”Most men have inner demons,” Kingston replied quietly. “God knows I do. So does a friend who’s the finest and most genuinely moral man I’ve ever known.” West, the irascible brother who was pretty much the only highlight to the previous book, Hello Stranger, is also the only highlight to this one for me. He's smexy, witty, hilariously self deprecating, and has a natural ease with children - what's not to like? Well, for one, there is his choice in kind of boring women in the form of our heroine, Phoebe. With her red hair and Sebastian as her father (from the Wallflowers series), I was expecting a more fiery disposition from her. Instead she is perhaps overly even keeled, if there is such a thing, to the point that she purposely chooses not to even slam a door when it was very much deserved. She's also utterly calm when confronting betrayal. Sigue siendo tan él, pícaro, sexy, elegante un desvergonzado pero ahora con una madurez y sabiduría que le han dado los año lo ha vuelto más irresistible. Okay, so you want to know about this particular book and this particular guy instead of me rhapsodizing the beauty and wonders of Sebastian St. Vincent and our forbidden fictional love affair I suppose. Fine.