Review: Seduction and Intrigue balance this book like Lady Justice's scales. Anna and Devlin are two sides of a sensual coin.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
Originally Reviewed For: Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and FantasySinfully Yours by Cara Elliott takes us back to those wonderful Hellions of High Street. I seriously love Ms Elliott and her refusal to allow her heroines to be witless. Nope these ladies are trend setters (even if society never knows it).. Sinfully Yours is the second in the Hellions of High Street Series Read my review of Scandalously Yours following the loves and lives of three rather unique sisters.Anna Sloane is the prefect debutante.. pretty, witty and charming and now because of a generous brother in law.. well endowed. And I mean literally, her dowry is more than sufficient. No longer is she expected to save the family with an advantageous marriage. Now she can enjoy a season but more importantly work on her alter ego's career. Anna is the ton's favorite author, only they know her as Sir Sharpe Quill. Only her sisters know who she really is. Life should be good but it seems even Sir Sharpe Quill has deserted her and Anna finds herself becoming more and more enthralled with a man who surely can be no good for her.Devlin, Marquess of Davenport, the oh so charming rogue without a serious bone in his body. Finds that even he can be distracted by Miss Anna Sloane. But she's not for him he needs to find a way to refill his depleted coffers. After generations of destroying them it's time someone found a way to make money. Devlin has an idea or two. One his secret hobby and two his secret career. Guess the Devil still has a secret or two up his sleeve. When he is asked by the Home Office to check out house party in Scotland to make sure that a Prince from Germany (one of the King's relatives) stays alive and well Devlin figures it's a win/win situation. One he can earn some money that will feed his hobby that might eventually fill his coffers. And two, he will get away from the ever delicious Miss Anna Stone. Except once he gets there, there she is. And somehow she has managed to make her way on to his list of suspects.Seduction and Intrigue balance this book like Lady Justice's scales. Anna and Devlin are two sides of a sensual coin. Anna, the good girl who has secrets yearnings to be bad and Devlin well he just yearns. Together they embark on a mission to save the prince, avoid her matchmaking mama and find a way to stay clear of each other. Yeah.. that part's gonna be hard because sparks sizzle when these two connect.There is feel to this book that works perfectly.. it's hard to explain because it's an intangible but the best I can do is to say it feels like it was written during the Regency era rather than about it. There is this joy and innocence in it that hides it's darker heart. Like society, we see only what we are intended to see. Rather well done of Ms. Elliott..I am thoroughly enjoying this series and can't wait for our next installment!ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Sinfully Yours, provided by netgalley