Review: Cute, sexy, and fun historical romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2012
I found The Devil's Thief to be a very cute, fun read.  Julianna made a daring, desperate move in trying to steal Alasdair's family pearl.  She winds up immersed in a night of heat and passion and then sneaks away, with the pearl.  Julianna is a bumbling thief and feels guilty as soon as she thinks her actions through.  She is determined to right things with Alasdair, but making things right proves to be more dangerous than she bargained for.From the beginning, Alasdair and Julianna have a sizzling connection that strengthens as the book goes on.  Alasdair has 2 friends who "help" him find Julianna and get his pearl back, and their camaraderie was fun to read as well as intriguing.  Julianna was a cute character, she was fairly naive, but that was expected of a young lady trying to be a thief.  Alasdair let his anger fog his head when it came to Julianna and he was slow to come to terms with what was truly important to him.  Their relationship is full of passion and frustration and they kept me wondering what would happen next.The best part about The Devil's Thief was the secondary characters.  From Julianna's father (the former thief), to Wiley, the street-smart boy who gets drawn into the debacle, and to Alasdair's friends, The Devils, who have their own personality quirks and faults, the secondary characters provided depth, background, and fun to the story.  There was not one moment where I was bored, every moment had me fully immersed in the story.  There are funny, light-hearted moments and moments of passion and heat.  The Devil's Thief is a well-rounded, highly enjoyable novel that historical romance fans will not want to miss.  As I loved the secondary characters, I am looking forward to future books in the series.  I can't wait to see what troubles The Devils get into next, especially the intuitive Sir Hilary.*I received this book in exchange for and honest review*