From the Publisher
The rare author who can make you laugh and cry—on the same page.” — Julia Quinn
“The novel abounds in the vintage pleasures of Kleypas' writing: finely-drawn characters; a tactile, sensuous style...; banter...; dual points of view...; moving moments of familial ties; and glimpses of couples from other novels to assure us that love lasts forever. Undemandingly pleasurable and guaranteed to go on the reread shelf.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A must for historical romance lovers. Fans of Kleypas in particular will find this books essential." — Library Journal (starred review)
“Devil in Disguise truly stands out thanks to Kleypas’ masterful blend of blazing ardor and tender yearning. Readers will bask in this lovely romance that hits every emotion just right.” — BookPage
Kleypas continues her winning streak with a thoroughly engrossing crossover between her Regency Wallflowers series and Victorian Ravenels novels...fans of both series are sure to rejoice in the tender love story. — Publishers Weekly
“Lisa Kleypas offers up what just might be the best of the bunch—a charming, amusing, heartfelt tale. Kleypas is a romance gem, a queen among a vast royal court of historical romance authors, and Chasing Cassandra is a welcome star in her brightly twinkling constellation of interstellar romantic achievements.” — Entertainment Weekly
“Spectacular... The plot is well-balanced, the pace steady, the characters deliciously complex, and the chemistry electric. Kleypas fans and first timers alike will fall in love with this refreshing romance.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Chasing Cassandra
“[A] delightfully smart and sensual historical romance.”
— NPR on Devil’s Daughter
“Long-time fans of RITA Award-winning Kleypas will relish the cameo appearances of so many of her beloved characters, while readers new and returning alike will revel in her stylish prose, sharp wit, and swoon-worthy sensuality as she successfully merges the worlds of her Wallflower and the Ravenels series in a splendid Victorian-set historical romance.” — Booklist (starred review) on Devil’s Daughter
“Another breathtakingly romantic and exquisitely sensual love story that is deftly enhanced by the author’s graceful prose and flair for nuanced characterization.” — Booklist
NPR on Devil’s Daughter
[A] delightfully smart and sensual historical romance.”
Booklist (starred review) on Devil’s Daughter
Long-time fans of RITA Award-winning Kleypas will relish the cameo appearances of so many of her beloved characters, while readers new and returning alike will revel in her stylish prose, sharp wit, and swoon-worthy sensuality as she successfully merges the worlds of her Wallflower and the Ravenels series in a splendid Victorian-set historical romance.
null Booklist (starred review) on Devil’s Daughter
Long-time fans of RITA Award-winning Kleypas will relish the cameo appearances of so many of her beloved characters, while readers new and returning alike will revel in her stylish prose, sharp wit, and swoon-worthy sensuality as she successfully merges the worlds of her Wallflower and the Ravenels series in a splendid Victorian-set historical romance.
null NPR on Devil’s Daughter
[A] delightfully smart and sensual historical romance.”
Booklist
Another breathtakingly romantic and exquisitely sensual love story that is deftly enhanced by the author’s graceful prose and flair for nuanced characterization.
BookPage
Devil in Disguise truly stands out thanks to Kleypas’ masterful blend of blazing ardor and tender yearning. Readers will bask in this lovely romance that hits every emotion just right.
Booklist
Another breathtakingly romantic and exquisitely sensual love story that is deftly enhanced by the author’s graceful prose and flair for nuanced characterization.
Julia Quinn
The rare author who can make you laugh and cry—on the same page.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Kleypas offers up what just might be the best of the bunch—a charming, amusing, heartfelt tale. Kleypas is a romance gem, a queen among a vast royal court of historical romance authors, and Chasing Cassandra is a welcome star in her brightly twinkling constellation of interstellar romantic achievements.
Kirkus Reviews
★ 2021-06-02
A Scottish distiller, a businesswoman in Victorian London, an explosive attraction.
Kleypas' beloved Wallflower/Ravenels series crossover continues with the next generation of feisty descendants, this time Lord Marcus and Lady Lillian Westcliff’s widowed daughter. Drawn irresistibly to a client of her shipping company, Lady Merritt Sterling coaxes an equally smitten Keir MacRae to spend a night with her. While convinced that their unequal birth and upbringing make them ill-matched for a real relationship, Keir tells himself it’s a memory he can cherish forever. But disaster strikes soon after, allowing Kleypas to deploy the classic "nursing a hurt lover to recovery" trope, with a twist that turns Merritt and Keir's bond into a variation of the second-chance romance. As the search for the cause of the attack on Keir leads to questions about his birth, a favorite Wallflower character looms large, with plenty of clues (including the title) to tell the reader why our hero is mistaken about his lineage. The third act is slightly anticlimactic, with all the nonromance action having occurred in Act 1 and served as a plot device to bring the romance and other relationships into being in Act 2. While Kleypas takes no risks to push her oeuvre in new directions, the novel abounds in the vintage pleasures of her writing: finely drawn characters; a tactile, sensuous style in both the sex scenes and the landscape descriptions; banter that illustrates the emotional compatibility of romantic partners; dual points of view that show both the hero’s and the heroine’s interior lives; moving moments of familial ties; and glimpses of couples from other novels to assure us that love lasts forever.
Undemandingly pleasurable and guaranteed to go on the reread shelf.
