BOOK REVIEW- The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne **

   

He lives in secret service to the Crown—a man of duty, deception, and an undeniable attraction to a woman who threatens to tear his whole world apart.

They call him the Devil of Dorset. He stands alone, a man of undeniable power. Moving in and out of shadows, back alleys and ballrooms, he is unstoppable and one of the Crown’s most dangerous weapons. However, when he sets his sights on the undeniably beautiful Countess of Mont Claire, Francesca Cavendish, he doesn’t realize that he has met a match like no other.

TRUE LOVE WEARS NO DISGUISE

Francesca is a countess by day and stalks her prey—those responsible for the death of her family—by night. What she does not expect is to be thrown into the path of the devil himself, the Earl of Devlin. She has secrets of her own and he seems determined to lay them bare. Can her heart survive finding the love of her life and losing him when all is revealed? AMAZON LINK

5 STARS

 What an outstanding, surprising, and at times emotional story.  It had a great start that pulled me in like right now.  The people were easy to like and care about.

The part about the women who made up the Red Rogues was an interesting part of the story.  They had dubbed each other to be like The Three Musketeers, for life.  Francesca was one of those bold ladies; probably the boldest of the three.  She'd also learned to be tough, shrewd and ruthless when needed.  She had to become that way with added physical skills in order to deliver the revenge she was after. She definitely developed into one fierce, little warrior.  Someone who was often underestimated because of her gender and her size.  This was no brainless "little woman".

Chandler was quite the mystery in the beginning and at other times throughout. He had so many secrets too.  None that I plan on revealing in this review.  It's too good to spoil for other readers.  One thing that did become clear as the story went on was that he was after revenge also. 

Among some of the other good secondary people was Serena, the Romani woman.  She added a lot to the story. She was there in the beginning of the story and I liked the phrase that she used about Chandler and Pippa.  She always used to say that Pippa had the soul of dragon and Declan Chandler had the soul of a tiger. 

There is plenty of action, and dangers in this story.  One of the biggest dangers comes from the "cult" leader of the Crimson Council.  He's one nasty piece of work and that leads into at least one "R" rated scene.  

The "romance" was just as unusual as the whole story.  I liked how things got worked out after a whole lot of pain and quite a few secrets get exposed.  It kept me involved every step of this intense story.

 

 "I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”