Review & Excerpt: Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas

Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas
Series The Ravenels meet The Wallflowers
Genre Adult Historical Romance
Publisher Avon Books
Publication Date February 19, 2019

Although beautiful young widow Phoebe, Lady Clare, has never met West Ravenel, she knows one thing for certain: he’s a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband’s life a misery, and she’ll never forgive him for it. But when Phoebe attends a family wedding, she encounters a dashing and impossibly charming stranger who sends a fire-and-ice jolt of attraction through her. And then he introduces himself…as none other than West Ravenel.

West is a man with a tarnished past. No apologies, no excuses. However, from the moment he meets Phoebe, West is consumed by irresistible desire…not to mention the bitter awareness that a woman like her is far out of his reach. What West doesn’t bargain on is that Phoebe is no straitlaced aristocratic lady. She’s the daughter of a strong-willed wallflower who long ago eloped with Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent—the most devilishly wicked rake in England.

Before long, Phoebe sets out to seduce the man who has awakened her fiery nature and shown her unimaginable pleasure. Will their overwhelming passion be enough to overcome the obstacles of the past?

Only the devil’s daughter knows…

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Excerpt

“If you have any misguided thoughts about taking me into your bed, you would find it a vastly mediocre experience. I’d be on you like a crazed rabbit, and half a minute later the whole thing would be over. I used to be a proficient lover, but now I’m a burnt-out libertine whose only remaining pleasure is breakfast food. Speaking of which—”

Phoebe reached for him, brought herself up hard against him, and interrupted him with her mouth. West flinched as if scalded and held very still in the manner of a man trying to withstand torture. Undeterred, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him as passionately as she could, touching her tongue to his stiff lips. The feel and taste of him was exhilarating. Suddenly he responded with a primitive grunt and his mouth clamped on hers, wringing sensation from her with demanding pressure. Forcing her lips apart, he searched her with his tongue the way she remembered, and it felt so good, she thought she might faint. A whimper rose from her throat, and he licked and bit gently at the sound and sealed their mouths together in a deep, insatiable kiss that involved his lips, breath, hands, body, soul.

Whatever it might be like to go to bed with this man . . . it would be anything but mediocre.

 What I thought about Devil's Daughter

When Phoebe meets Weston Ravenal at a family wedding, she initially wants nothing to do with him, even though he's gorgeous and charming and ignites something in her long thought dead.  This is the man that tormented her husband at boarding school when they were young.  But her opinion of him changes as she gets to know him and sees him interacting with her two young children.  How can this be the man who did all those terrible things to her husband?

While visiting, West shows Phoebe quite a bit about running a farming household and tenants which she soaks up like a sponge.  I really loved Phoebe.  She was really interesting in learning everything West had to teach her, and when that turns into a bit of making out, she realizes she has some real feelings for West.

West isn't quite on board.  While he wants Phoebe, his past history makes him hesitant to take things any farther, since he believes he will only hurt Phoebe and her children's reputation.  

Phoebe returns home and starts asking some questions about her estate's finances, only to find that the books are unreadable and she calls for West to come and "help" her.  And once he's there, they let their feelings take control, at least until West really starts feeling something for Phoebe. 

I grew up reading historical romances like these and it was great to go back to this genre.  Devil's Daughter was a wonderful read.  The language is this book had me highlighting plenty of passages.  A good friend turned me on to Lisa Kleypas years ago and the language in this book definitely demonstrates why I wouldn't hesitate to read anything from his author. The story kept me interesting from the first page to the last.  

Overall, a very nice reading experience that I thoroughly enjoyed.

An ARC was provided for review.

About Lisa Kleypas

New York Times bestselling author LISA KLEYPAS graduated from Wellesley College with a political science degree. She is a RITA® Award-winning author of both historical romance and contemporary women’s fiction. Her novels are published in twenty-eight different languages and are bestsellers all over the world. She lives in Washington State with her husband Gregory and their two children.

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