Review: An Adventure With a Comical Twist!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 20, 2013
This is the first novella of six in the Devil DeVere Series.  Time: 1st novella in 1783, EnglandIn comes Phoebe Scott, an aspiring actress, not by choice, desperately needing to retain her employment and income from the theatre, takes a seductive part in a play to entice male theatre goers to continue patronage to the theatre coffers.  She is thusly approached my many males tempted by her performance, looks, curvaceous body AND  interested in a frolic in bed – her bed. She can’t tolerate the thought of this, when her friend, an old actress who works in the wardrobe room for the theater, proposes she rid herself of this predicament by finding herself a protector.  Her scheme is to dress her in a gown from the wardrobe room and have her attend a rather debauching party where all sorts of wealthy and titled men attend.  Phoebe thinks better a protector than prostituting herself completely.  She seeks out Viscount Ludovic DeVere, known as Devil DeVere at the party, also known to be generous with his mistresses, hoping that he might take her as his new mistress.  While seeking him out she meets Ned, Sir Edward Chambers, and her plans start to go awry.Ned did not want to attend this party with Devil.  He, after 3 long years of mourning his wife, said he no longer was interested in women.  Devil lured him to the party, hoping to have his friend regain his vitality and discontinue his dull and uninteresting life.  Upon meeting Phoebe, Ned immediately sees that she isn’t like the rest of the people at the party; his protective feelings are aroused.  Once she knows that he came to the party with Devil, she asks for an introduction. Ned is disgusted with the very idea.As a reader, I found myself drawn into this drama/comedy.  The characters were all likeable, even Devil Devere with his debauched life style.  It was a comedy of sorts and I found myself laughing and just shaking my head at the turn of events.  If you enjoy a well-written, fun but daring adventure that keeps you laughing, make sure to spend some time with this series.