Review: The Devil's Own by Liana LeFey

Synopsis

All hell breaks loose when the devil falls in love with an angel.

Lord Devlin Wayward, gambler and dedicated rake, returns home for the first time in years, and lands himself and his identical twin, Daniel, the good reverend, in deep trouble. Devlin ends up with a broken leg and unable to travel to London, yet he must return. He’s got an important deal that will make or break his fortune. He persuades the reluctant reverend to take his place in London while he temporarily minds his brother’s flock.

Miss Mary Tomblin is taken with the devastatingly handsome reverend. He represents everything she desires in a husband, after narrowly evading a ruthless rake last Season. Mary knows she'll make him an excellent wife, but the vicar rebuffs every advance – until he suddenly accepts her help with pastoral duties while his broken leg heals. Mary seizes the chance to show the good reverend what an excellent helpmeet she will be.

The devil takes on the role of village vicar and discovers it's nowhere near as easy as he imagined—especially when he falls in love with an angel who mistakes him for a saint.

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Review

It's an interesting read and I enjoyed it. The story is well-paced and as far as historical romances go, it's a fun one. I quite enjoyed the premise of identical twins switching places. The characters are all likable as well. I especially loved how everything concluded so well in the end. It has one of my favorite endings.

Miss Mary Tomblin considers herself in love with the reverend Wayward. She has set her eyes on him and now all she wants is a chance to make him fall in love with her. She is scared of rejection too but in the end, she shows her true feelings but reverend's reaction isn't the one she expected. Mortified, she wonders what to do next. Then suddenly his behavior towards her changes and once again she is hopeful.

Devlin is only pretending to be his twin brother. He finds Mary attractive but he knows that it isn't his place to encourage her. After all, it is his brother she loves and not him. But then all hell breaks loose when he gives in to temptation. Now there is no turning back and all he can hope is that after the dust settles, his family's good name survives and so does his love for Mary.

All in all, it is an entertaining book and I enjoyed reading it. I'd recommend it to readers who like historical romance novels.

P.S. I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley.

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