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...
So, Pheobe, daughter of our most beloved, Sebastian St. Vincent, is a beautiful young widow with two children who meets West Ravenel at the wedding of her brother and his cousin. From the beginning, they both had an obvious attraction, literally the moment they lay eyes on one another. Unfortunately for both of them, Pheobe has her bad opinion of him set in stone, due to unfortunate events that happened in their youth. as they are both mature adults and their families about to be united, they get over it quite fast. Also, they're frequently thrown into situations where they're forced to converse.
I adored their chemistry.They were witty,cute and not boring for a second.
Pheobe is definitely a unique heroine,
she is honestly the most relatable to me. She loves her sons and kind, smart and funny! I love that she doesn't hold on to past grudges and slowly lets herself fall in love with West. What was perfect to me that she let herself get over her grief first and handle this next romance maturely.
West was completely reformed and a hard worker, and most importantly, craved a relationship. When he met Phoebe I was rooting for him because he was clearly just awed and struck by her. It was literally love at first sight for him and it was so sweet how he and her got along.
Justin and Stephen, Phoebe's children played a huge part in this story. Her children were a part of her, and so cute. They won me over, and the way West would interact with them it was heartwarming.
Ms.Kleypas you did it again.