A young widow, Lady Merritt Sterling, tries to avoid London society scandals while running her late husband's shipping business, but her sensible plans disappear when she meets a rugged Scotch whisky distiller who is running from danger.
The Devil in Disguise is spin-off of Lisa Kleypas’ popular Wallflower series. In it we see Lillian and Marcus’ first born, Lady Merritt Sterling. Merritt is recently widowed and going against convention to run her late husband’s shipping business. When one of her customers, Keir MacRae, a rough and rugged Scot, comes to complain about a shipment of whiskey that has gone wrong he sees Merritt and sparks fly. Keir has too much to do to start a flirtatious romance with Merritt, even if she is the most beautiful woman he has even met. Merritt falls for those blue eyes the minute she sees him. She has never felt such a strong attraction to a man before, not even her previous husband.
As Keir and Merritt get to know each other their world is thrown into an upheaval. Someone is trying to kill Keir but why? He doesn’t know anyone in London much less someone who wants him dead. Merritt makes a quick and rash decision when Keir is severely injured to take him to her house to recuperate. Her Uncle Sebastian steps in and takes Keir to his house to avoid involving Merritt in a scandal but why has Sebastian taken such an interest Keir?
The Wallflower series has always been one of my very favorite romances. To enter into the same world again but this time with the children felt like coming home. I enjoyed seeing Lillian & Marcus and Evie & Sebastian again. The only ones missing were Annabelle & Simon. I loved this book and hope that we see more Wallflower spin-offs and hopefully hear more about the lives of my favorite wallflowers and their handsome husbands.
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Rating: ***** Stars (I loved it) Reviewer: Laura, Library Director
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GENRE: Historical Romances; Victorian Romances
SERIES: The Ravenels, #7
TONE: Amusing; Steamy
CHARACTER: Well-Developed
WRITING STYLE: Banter-Filled; Engaging
LOCATION: Great Britain
TIME PERIOD: Victorian Era
SUBJECT: Aristocracy; Distilling Industry & Trade; Independence in Women; Men/Women Relations; Secrets; Sexual Attraction; Shipping Industry & Trade; Young Widows
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