The Devil in Winter (The Wallflowers)

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As a couple, they were utterly delightful in their growth-while he teaches her to care less (and damn, I love that about him) she teaches him to care more. This does not mean she is a pushover, she has her own strength but it’s just not as overt (or loud about it) as Lillian or Annabelle. i sort of wanted to push through since i'm in the middle of so many books and i thought this one might be one that i could actually finish.

The past couple of days I’ve read Devil in Winter (Wallflowers) and Devil in spring (Ravenels) by Lisa Kleypas. You know how you re-read your favorite romance novel years later and you realize that it's sort of cringy or gross in ways you didn't catch the first time around?The writing, the plot, the little tidbits and factoids about 1840s England (the food, the dress, etc. He’s acerbic and funny, but also demonstrates a quiet depth of kindness and care that outstrips either Westcliff or Simon Hunt. It was so Poignant when Evie said that she wouldn't have minded if St Vincent lost his looks, she wanted him for who he was not for his surface veneer. Scorching sexual tension, hysterical banter, and a reformed rake that could melt even the hardest of hearts ― Frolic --This text refers to the paperback edition.

Their connection is so strong, and essentially started from a place of helping one another… and they never stop being there for each other. I just can't seem to help myself when it comes to starting a series out of sync, but the blurb along with the promise of a lascivious Lord made The Devil in Winter a temptation too hard to resist. She treated herself with worth and that was what Sebastian needed from a woman, for a rake who could have any women he wanted (except for Lillian, a lesson he learned well in Autumn). Yes, obviously he is horny as all hell for her, but these small little moments of sweetness never precede him making a move.I was able to read this without having read the first two books and while there were moments were it took me a moment to put everything together this book can be read as a standalone. She has a lot of rules for Sebastian, and she quickly sheds her quiet, passive persona and becomes a force to be reckoned with.