Devil's Honor - Softcover

Dier, Debra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1629960179 ISBN 13: 9781629960173

Publisher: Dierington Press, 2014

Synopsis

From bestselling author Debra Dier comes a tale of a beastly Duke who meets his match with a gentle beauty. Devil’s Honor is set during the Regency period in England. This edition includes minor revisions to characters and plot while maintaining the original story. Devil’s Honor is the second book in the Beyond the First Blush series. Devil's Honor is a wonderful read with beautiful characterizations. Fabulous job, Ms. Dier! Ms. Dier's characterizations give Devil's Honor a romantic zing! Once again, Ms. Dier does not disappoint. Her heroes are simply dashing! Get out the drool buckets ladies, Ms. Dier's men will make you salivate! Roguish scamps, spunky women, and endearing secondary characters are trademark Debra Dier, and this book is full of them! Gloria Lower— Copyright © Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved — From Literary Times Justin Trevelyan, the new Duke of Marlow, has everything a woman could want. Yet match-making mamas hide their daughters whenever he steps into a ballroom. They call him Devil Trevelyan—an arrogant beast of a man, a notorious libertine who has raised debauchery to an art form. No one sees the ugly scars hidden beneath his handsome face and reckless spirit. Isabel Darracott is determined to convince her negligent guardian to provide for her two younger sisters. Instead of the middle-aged gentleman she expected to find in London, she tangles with a half-clad barbarian intent on ravishing her. When she realizes the horrible truth, she insists Justin appoint an appropriate guardian. Astonished by his estranged father’s will, Justin abhors the idea of guardianship to this impertinent spinster and her two sisters. Yet, Isabel has tossed the gauntlet. She challenges him, defies him, captivates him with her gentle beauty and strong spirit. As they untangle an ancient mystery and investigate the murders of her father and brother, Justin realizes he must prove his honor to earn a chance for this angel to redeem his soul. “Debra Dier will keep you turning the pages in this entertaining, fast paced tale...It both charms and delights with a little mystery, passion and even a bit of humor.” —RT Reviews Visit debradier.com to read the first four chapters of the book.

About this title

About the Author:

Debra Dier is the bestselling author of sixteen critically acclaimed romance novels and short stories. Her work has earned her a place in the Writer's Hall of Fame. Debra was born and raised in Niagara Falls, New York. Although she always knew she wanted to do something creative in life, well-meaning family members talked her into doing something in a much more practical light. She received a BS in Information Systems Management and headed down a career path that included writing computer code and designing computer systems. It wasn't exactly what she had in mind when she thought of a purely creative career. For some mystifying reason, she was put on a fast track in this career and became a manager of other programmers and analysts in a large corporation at a young age. It was then she decided to try her hand at writing something other than computer code. After her first novel, Surrender the Dream was published, she took the plunge into writing full time. She has never regretted that decision. Deb lives in the mid-west with her family, their two Irish Setters who often make appearances in her books, and two cats who keep asking for starring roles. Visit her website at: debradier.com

Review:

Justin Trevelyan, the Duke of Marlow, also known as the Devil of Dartmoor, is astonished to learn he has inherited guardianship of the three Darracott sisters along with his title. Isabel Darracott wants nothing to do with the self proclaimed rogue, and her first meeting with the Duke does nothing to change her mind. However, the longer Justin is around the Darracotts the less he wants to follow his usual pattern of carousing. In time, Isabel begins to see that the Duke is actually an honorable man beneath his bravado, and realizes he is a man worth having. Devil's Honor is a quick-paced, fun-filled story full of vivid, strong-willed characters. Ms. Dier gives the reader their money's worth, and wrings the heart with her secondary characters. We are fortunate that a sequel is planned for the future. The only thing that bothered me about this story was Ms. Dier's use of titles. Her characters tended to refer to each other as Duke instead of Your Grace. This may be a nit-picky point of etiquette, but it startled me every time it was done. Other than this, Devil's Honor is a wonderful read with beautiful characterizations. Fabulous job, Ms. Dier!Ms. Dier's characterizations give Devil's Honor a romantic zing! Once again, Ms. Dier does not disappoint. Her heroes are simply dashing! Get out the drool buckets ladies, Ms. Dier's men will make you salivate! Roguish scamps, spunky women, and endearing secondary characters are trademark Debra Dier, and this book is full of them!Gloria Lower -- Copyright © 1998 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Dierington Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1629960179
• ISBN 13: 9781629960173
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368