Evie was a very shy, timid girl who has been abused by her Aunts and Uncles but it seems she has a backbone that shows itself in this storyline. Uma história consistente, com ótimo ritmo e personagens fortes e arrebatadores que conquistam desde o primeiro capítulo. Sebastian comprehended that she was not dullwitted by any means, though the stammer would cause many to assume otherwise. The Devil in Winter is the book I first came across in this series, and its one of the most highly rated books in the historical romance genre, plus it focuses on Evie – the only true Wallflower in the group – so I was super excited to get stuck into this one.

Because of that, I could not understand why he had taken such extreme measures when by all accounts his charm and ravishing good looks could have gotten him almost any woman of his choosing. Even if he hadn't done something so terrible in the last book, I probably still would have had a love/hate relationship with Sebastian simply because he was like Dr.This one is a real departure from the previous two books which I have to say felt very welcome, as I was getting very fatigued by the forced kisses and ‘bullish’ men after two books. Besides the awesome relationship between Evie and Sebastian in this book you have the supportive and sweet friendship of the wallflowers. I loved how both he and Evie come to get strength from each other, once they let down their walls and allow themselves to rely on another person’s support, for the first time in both their lives. In exchange for the freedom to care for her father during the final days of his life and a small stipend for her to live on, Sebastian will get Evie's entire fortune when her father passes.

From the New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas comes The Devil in Winter , the third title in the beloved romance series The Wallflowers - perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Eloisa James. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Being ignored and mistreated only fostered her social anxieties further, we have seen in the previous books that when the other Wallflowers have paid her attention she lost her stammer and started to blossom and in this book she really comes into her own. Evie, on the other hand, gave herself the place she deserved to be, either being Sebastian’s wife in every sense of the word or not. It picks up right from the final scene of the previous book, as Evie proposed to St Vincent that they get married.It quickly becomes clear, however, that Evie is a woman of hidden strength – and Sebastian desires her more than any woman he’s ever known. spoiler ahead*** And then when he betrayed his best (and only) friend, Marcus, by abducting his fiancee Lillian, I was so pissed at him! Esta é uma obra super recomendada para os fãs dos romances históricos e para os novatos no gênero assim como eu. With each book you get to enjoy a specific couple, get hints of our favorite previous ones are, and hints as to which character gets the spotlight next. A little plot summary here: Evie (23) is the shyest of the four looking-for-a-husband wallflowers (Annabelle, Lillian, Evie, Daisy) and is about to inherit the gambling hall owned by her infamous (but on-his-deathbed sickly) father, Ivo Jenner ( Dreaming of You).

end of spoiler*** Now how was Lisa Kleypas going to redeem this devilish rake and make me fall in love with him? I'm normally pretty good at interpreting characters, but in this case, I didn't even realize until the end of the book that Sebastian had some fear about allowing himself to love Evie, so up to that point, his contradictory behavior was just simply confusing and irritating to me. So, if I do reread something in a short time after finishing it that means I really loved it (also see Bunny! Devil in Winter introduced handsome, half-gypsy Cam Rohan who becomes the hero of the first book in the spin-off, Hathaways series, Mine 'Til Midnight.What I love about this book is that the main characters come to the story without any expectations of themselves or each other. His debauched days are at an end as the novel starts, more due to a shortage of funds than goodwill to tell the truth, so we don't get to witness firsthand all his despicable proclivities though, if this aptly serves to make him more readily believable as a hero, the aftertaste of his rakish past is nonetheless present in the rightful suspicions surrounding him and in his ambivalent reactions to what probably are the most genuine feelings he has ever experienced in life. But Evie's dastardly relatives want the inheritance for themselves, and have been doing everything in their power (even keeping her locked up) to keep her under their thumb and away from her father. In contrast to that Evie’s wealthy family are devious, outright evil characters looking to mooch off her inheritance. I am not one to my blown over by grand romantic gestures – I don’t trust them – I need the small, everyday actions that show me you care.

Knowing this, her greedy relations have been keeping her prisoner, starving and beating her, and refusing to let her visit him. Even his words in cruelty (which there were several) to the heroine were essentially protective of him or her. Her relatives want her inheritance for their own, so they are marrying her off to her disgusting cousin to keep the money in the family. The only thing about her that I thought could have been better was, once again, a deeper characterization.So she propositions him, he accepts, and then we the reader get to see whether this will be a marriage of convenience only, or maybe something will happen. I loved her creative bet with Sebastian to prove he could be faithful to her, but felt like she let him off rather easy and didn't take it far enough. mmmm… better than last time (likely because i enjoy historical romances more now) but still wasn’t great. Kleypas gave us a pretty good sense in the series that she was no weakling, and executed it in this flawlessly.