Review: Wonderful descriptions will keep you fascinated!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
Lucas (Luke) Devalle is the sixth Earl of Blackmore, and one of the sons known as "those devilish Devalles."  They are well-known for having wild fun before preparing themselves to settle down and get married.  Luke's brother, Gabriel, is engaged to marry Miss Miranda Hunt whose sister, Samantha, is doing her best to ensnare Luke.Julianna Selwyn is now in her fourth season and her mother is anxious to see her married off.  To her horror, the elderly Lord Medeley is after Julianna for his third wife and, hopefully, a woman to give him an heir to add to his already nine daughters.While attending a ball at Luke's home, Blackmore House, Julianna slipped outside in the garden for a bit of air and happened to overhear a conversation where Samantha Hunt had come upon Luke and told him that she would tell everyone that he had tried to seduce her and he would have to marry her.  To Luke's huge relief, Julianna quickly made herself known to them and told Samantha she had overheard the conversation and sent an embarrassed Samantha scurrying back inside.As Luke later thanked Julianna for rescuing him, they devised a plan where he would ask for her hand, thus saving her from Lord Medeley, and later she would call off the engagement.  That way, Luke would keep his freedom as well.  Good idea, huh?  Well, not so fast.  What they didn't plan on was an attraction that started to grow between them.  Will they follow through with their original plan?  You've got to read it to find out.I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Gayle's story and the great descriptions and true to form events of the time period.  The book is not overlong and drawn out either which was an extra treat.