Rowena’s review of Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas.
Hero: Sebastian St. Vincent
Heroine: Evangeline Jenner
A DEVIL’S BARGAIN
Easily the shyest Wallflower, Evangeline Jenner stands to become the wealthiest, once her inheritance comes due. Because she must first escape the clutches of her unscrupulous relatives, Evie has approached the rake Viscount St. Vincent with a most outrageous proposition: marriage!
Sebastian’s reputation is so dangerous that thirty seconds alone with him will ruin any maiden’s good name. Still, this bewitching chit appeared, unchaperoned, on his doorstep to offer her hand. Certainly an aristocrat with a fine eye for beauty could do far worse.
But Evie’s proposal comes with a condition: no lovemaking after their wedding night. She will never become just another of the dashing libertine’s callously discarded broken hearts —which means Sebastian will simply have to work harder at his seductions…or perhaps surrender his own heart for the very first time in the name of true love.
I really liked this book, I loved how Sebastian turned into one of those reformed rakes that we all know and love. I love the way he took care of Sebastian and the way he protected her from her evil Uncles, and I just love how his I’m bad and don’t you forget it attitude, he was definitely swoonworthy.
Do I like him more than Derek Craven though? No. Is he my favorite hero of Lisa Kleypas? No.
I really liked Evie as well, I’ve always liked her and I loved watching her come out of her shell and to see her stammer slowly disappear, the more comfortable she got around Sebastian, the more happy I got. She was a great heroine, I knew I was going to enjoy getting to know her. I loved the whole story, getting to know her, see where she was, the mystery surrounding her family coming out was just GREAT! I loved reading every bit of this book.
But for some reason, Secrets of a Summer Night still holds the title of my favorite Wallflower book. I really enjoyed Sebastian, seeing him grow and fall in love with Evie, of all the girls in London, for him to fall to the shy girl with the stammer, just made my heart go pitter patter in my chest, it was just all that’s good and yum in this world!
It took me one day to read this book, I inhaled it and was glad that I did because it was just so good…Sebastian and Evie were such a great couple and their book was fantabulous! Can’t say enough good things about this book…
Grade: 4.5 out of 5
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This book is available from Avon. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
This one is my favorite of the series. I love it so much, that I think it is one of the romances I’ve re-read the most, at least 3 times, since it released.
M.
This is my favourite of the series as well. Just loved so much about this book!
Great review!!
I love this book actually, I like all the wallflower books but Evie and Daisy have always been my favorite.
I do love Annabelle’s book.
my least favorite is Autumn because I never liked Lillian much.
I think because I read Secrets of a Summer Night last, Devil in Winter is my favorite. I love Sebastian and Evie. So Glad you loved it!
Reading your review makes me remember how wonderful The Wallflower series is. And may I add that you have excellent taste–Secrets of a Summer Night is my favorite of the series, too!