DEVIL’S DAUGHTER by LISA KLEYPAS Review

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…

My Review:

This is a great book that reminds us not to believe what you hear about others, but to rather come to your own conclusions. Phoebe took her husband's word about West, and never thought that she would meet him. I enjoyed the scene when they did finally meet, and how Phoebe's son reacted. West was hardened by his past, and he did not think anyone would make his heart soften, until he met Phoebe. What ensued was a lot of denial. There is a lot more to this book besides the romance. Phoebe is a strong woman who makes "manly" decisions, especially in business.  Not to mention who her father is and how she got married in the first place. She is strong willed and gets the job done! Will they both be able to let go of the past and live in the present? I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a copy. All opinions are my own.