MEET THE BLUE-EYED DEVIL - His name is Hardy Cates. He's a self-made millionaire who comes from the wrong side of the tracks. He's made enemies in ...
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Sep 16, 2011
Annie the Destroyer *Leather Lust*
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Her name is Haven. But it’s her last name that gets her noticed. Being the only girl in a family of men can be tough sometimes. With three overprotective brothers plus a meddling father, Haven has a difficult time finding a guy who can stand up to her family name, let alone her family. Haven falls in love quickly with a man who she thinks she knows. But, in the end, being married to Nick isn’t what she thought it would be.
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Her name is Haven. But it’s her last name that gets her noticed. Being the only girl in a family of men can be tough sometimes. With three overprotective brothers plus a meddling father, Haven has a difficult time finding a guy who can stand up to her family name, let alone her family. Haven falls in love quickly with a man who she thinks she knows. But, in the end, being married to Nick isn’t what she thought it would be.
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Sep 01, 2011
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress"
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Okay. How to write this review without the whole thing turning into a Hardy Cates droolfest. It's going to be very hard, because I love the man!
One Upon a Time, There was a Guy Named Hardy Cates...:
I met Hardy Cates in Sugar Daddy, and I have to say that I sure did fall hard for him. Big time! Hard as a young Liberty Jones did. I could see that beneath that mind-numbingly sexy bad boy veneer was a sensitive, loving, good-hearted person. My feelings never changed for him. < More...
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I met Hardy Cates in Sugar Daddy, and I have to say that I sure did fall hard for him. Big time! Hard as a young Liberty Jones did. I could see that beneath that mind-numbingly sexy bad boy veneer was a sensitive, loving, good-hearted person. My feelings never changed for him. < More...
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Jan 11, 2010
Miss Kim
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Blue Eyed Devil was an awesome follow up to Sugar Daddy. I was disappointed that Hardy didn’t end up with Liberty in that one, especially after all of the background we get on him. Then he just leaves town, and comes back to pull a total a-hole move in order to get Liberty back.
In BED, we get to know Haven, the youngest daughter of the Sugar Daddy, Churchill. She first meets Hardy at Liberty and Gage’s wedding and they have the classic moment. “Their eyes meet across a crowded room….c More...
In BED, we get to know Haven, the youngest daughter of the Sugar Daddy, Churchill. She first meets Hardy at Liberty and Gage’s wedding and they have the classic moment. “Their eyes meet across a crowded room….c More...
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Apr 21, 2009
Tammy
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Blue-Eyed Devil would have earned a solid 5-star rating from me if it had been written from Hardy Cate's point of view.
Don't get me wrong - I liked Haven Travis. I sympathized with her during the abuse scenes with her narcissistic, whack-job of a husband. But Haven was not the sort of person I could see myself becoming friends with. In spite of all the horrible things that happened to her and the way she started to turn her life around, her character still smacked of the poor little More...
Don't get me wrong - I liked Haven Travis. I sympathized with her during the abuse scenes with her narcissistic, whack-job of a husband. But Haven was not the sort of person I could see myself becoming friends with. In spite of all the horrible things that happened to her and the way she started to turn her life around, her character still smacked of the poor little More...
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May 06, 2009
Shawna
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5 stars – Contemporary Romance
I wanted to read “Blue-Eyed Devil” because Hardy Cates seemed like such a sexy and magnetic bad-boy character. I mainly read “Sugar Daddy” in order to have the necessary background on him to read this, so color me surprised that I wound up not liking this as much as “Sugar Daddy”.
Don’t get me wrong, Hardy Cates is everything I thought he would be and then some, but to me, this book is seriously inhibited by not having his point of view. I More...
I wanted to read “Blue-Eyed Devil” because Hardy Cates seemed like such a sexy and magnetic bad-boy character. I mainly read “Sugar Daddy” in order to have the necessary background on him to read this, so color me surprised that I wound up not liking this as much as “Sugar Daddy”.
Don’t get me wrong, Hardy Cates is everything I thought he would be and then some, but to me, this book is seriously inhibited by not having his point of view. I More...
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Aug 11, 2011
Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*
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5 Stars
Blue-Eyed Devil is the story of Haven Travis and Hardy Cates. I really enjoyed this one compared to Sugar Daddy. I flew threw it! Hardy Cates?! *siiiighs* He’s one sexy blue-eyed devil! Every time he appeared on the page, I felt an electric buzz go through me. LOL Seriously! He’s kind of a contemporary St. Vincent who manages to redeem himself from some bad choices. And even though Sugar Daddy was nothing like Kleypas’ trademark historicals, I’m glad I read Sugar Daddy first, More...
Blue-Eyed Devil is the story of Haven Travis and Hardy Cates. I really enjoyed this one compared to Sugar Daddy. I flew threw it! Hardy Cates?! *siiiighs* He’s one sexy blue-eyed devil! Every time he appeared on the page, I felt an electric buzz go through me. LOL Seriously! He’s kind of a contemporary St. Vincent who manages to redeem himself from some bad choices. And even though Sugar Daddy was nothing like Kleypas’ trademark historicals, I’m glad I read Sugar Daddy first, More...
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Aug 23, 2008
Eliza
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This book not a fairy tale romance. This an unusual one. The evil that the woman faces isn't a vampire or serial killer. It's real and it's something that happens thousands of times a day, all over the world.
Many romances center around a woman who has triumphed over difficult experiences. Yes it was a bad time, but it's in the past. This book starts before the abuse begins. We get to experience that scary, horrible time with her. We see the the profound changes in her and her effort More...
Many romances center around a woman who has triumphed over difficult experiences. Yes it was a bad time, but it's in the past. This book starts before the abuse begins. We get to experience that scary, horrible time with her. We see the the profound changes in her and her effort More...
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May 19, 2011
Diana~
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If you must know, there were quite a few people that I wanted to strangle while reading this book. Two of these people were Nick, Haven's ex husband, and Vanessa, Haven's boss. God, these two people made me so mad because they kept of abusing Haven in every single way. But nonetheless, they both got the ending that they deserved and I am happy for that! It definitely took me awhile to finally read Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas, and I'm really glad that I did. Even if I did read the series out
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Jul 18, 2011
kari
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A romance novel with depth.
The heroine, Haven, endures domestic abuse (not from the hero, rest assured since this is a romance after all) with most of the book being about her recovery.
This subject is handled very well, I think. It shows how the abuser slowly takes control of her life, closing off family and friends other than the friends he chooses, asking her to be quit her job, putting her down for little things. It shows a pattern that becomes more clear and ends with full out be More...
The heroine, Haven, endures domestic abuse (not from the hero, rest assured since this is a romance after all) with most of the book being about her recovery.
This subject is handled very well, I think. It shows how the abuser slowly takes control of her life, closing off family and friends other than the friends he chooses, asking her to be quit her job, putting her down for little things. It shows a pattern that becomes more clear and ends with full out be More...
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Nov 17, 2010
Suzanne the Mighty ~Satin Seductress~
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I enjoyed this book immensely, and in my opinion it was better than “Sugar Daddy”, as it seemed to have the elements that were missing or rushed over in the previous book.
This book continues the Travis saga but this time from Haven Travis’s, the youngest and only girl in the broods point of view. I was actually quite surprised by this, because you see so little of her in the previous book, I expected it to be from Hardy Cates, the blue-eyed devil in questions POV. The pairing also s More...
This book continues the Travis saga but this time from Haven Travis’s, the youngest and only girl in the broods point of view. I was actually quite surprised by this, because you see so little of her in the previous book, I expected it to be from Hardy Cates, the blue-eyed devil in questions POV. The pairing also s More...
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Aug 02, 2011
Kathrynn
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Wonderfully written! There were many places in the book that the way the words were strung together made me stop and think, "Nicely written." This author can sure weave a tale.
Set in Dallas and Houston, with many references to East Texas, Conroe and other places I felt like I was reading a book about my neighbors. :-)
Two excellent characters, Haven and Hardy (it irks me when the H/h have names that begin with the same consonant, but in this case it worked) More...
Set in Dallas and Houston, with many references to East Texas, Conroe and other places I felt like I was reading a book about my neighbors. :-)
Two excellent characters, Haven and Hardy (it irks me when the H/h have names that begin with the same consonant, but in this case it worked) More...
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Oct 15, 2011
Lily
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There's nothing steamier in romance than a privileged miss with a cool and cultivated exterior who's got a secret craving for rugged men from the wrong side of the tracks.
Haven Travis is a different kind of romance heroine. As a modern feminist, and a graduate of the prestigious Wellesley College (author Lisa kleypas' real alma mater) she's at first reluctant to admit how attracted she is to rugged and blue-eyed Hardy Cates. But after a bad marriage and some intensive therapy cause More...
Haven Travis is a different kind of romance heroine. As a modern feminist, and a graduate of the prestigious Wellesley College (author Lisa kleypas' real alma mater) she's at first reluctant to admit how attracted she is to rugged and blue-eyed Hardy Cates. But after a bad marriage and some intensive therapy cause More...
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Mar 29, 2009
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Jan 13, 2010
Mahlet
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Although Sugar Daddy's heroine, Liberty, was a more likeable character than Haven, Blue-Eyed Devil had plenty of Hardy Cates, the gorgeous, mischevious Texan I fell for in Sugar Daddy. I loved this book a little more than the last one for the following reasons: Hardy Cates, was just absolutely delicious and delivered more lines than I can count that will make you melt; the sex scenes were hotter and more plentiful than Sugar Daddy; the tramautic beginning involving spousal abuse from a narcass
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Apr 25, 2011
Mitzi
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Blue-Eyed DevilTo be honest…I didn’t start out liking this book. Haven meets the Blue Eyed Devil (Hardy) at her brother’s wedding. They kiss in the wine cellar, but then she elopes and marries her boyfriend Nick. They move away from her family (they don’t approve of the marriage) and then Nick starts to verbally and physically abuse her.
After a year or so….Nick beats her very badly and she leaves him. She then takes a job at her brother’s company, where she is once again the victim More...
After a year or so….Nick beats her very badly and she leaves him. She then takes a job at her brother’s company, where she is once again the victim More...
Sep 15, 2010
Lady Rutledge (ex - St. Vincent)
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After long read of Sugar Daddy. I was really curious about a guy named Hardy Cates, even dislike him at the same time (for what he did to Liberty & Gage).
The story plot is really different from Sugar Daddy, never got bored at the beginning-middle-end. I got new experience about mental illness. Psycho men is really scary. You never knew them well after you got into them. It was really freaky me out!
This couple, Haven & Hardy, are filled each other emptiness. They had their More...
The story plot is really different from Sugar Daddy, never got bored at the beginning-middle-end. I got new experience about mental illness. Psycho men is really scary. You never knew them well after you got into them. It was really freaky me out!
This couple, Haven & Hardy, are filled each other emptiness. They had their More...
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Jun 15, 2011
Ashley
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Wow! So I took a break off the paranormal romance, and read this. I mean, aside from paranormal romance, this is REALLY good! Lisa Kleypas is a phenomenal writer who develops her plots and characters thoroughly. I'm usually not a fan of the Southern places such as Texas and its men but... whew! This book gives you a different and hot view about the men. Hardy Cates makes me squeal every time he makes an appearance. There's something about his character that really catches you. He's a smooth talk
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Jul 01, 2008
Jessica
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As always, Lisa Kleypas has woven a well written story with interesting and flavorful characters. I was definitely caught in the first chapter and couldn't put it down. But as much as I was drawn into the story, it was more by the need to see where Kleypas would take than for intense interest.
My disappointment could be from the fact that I am used to the in-depth character development being on both sides, both male and female lead characters, in books by authors like Susan Elizabeth More...
My disappointment could be from the fact that I am used to the in-depth character development being on both sides, both male and female lead characters, in books by authors like Susan Elizabeth More...
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May 02, 2009
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Jun 21, 2009
MelissaB
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Loved it! The story just grabbed me from the beginning and kept me entertained the entire time. Hardy Cates is such a hot, sexy hero! Haven was a bit harder for me to identify with than Liberty was but I still liked her. Her horrible relationship with her ex-husband was hard to see but at least she was able to get out with the help of Her brother Gage who was wonderful in this book too. I enjoyed seeing more of Liberty, Gage and Carrington.
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Hardy was a wonderful hero, he was very pati More...
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Mar 20, 2009
Kath
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Be sure to read the prequal Sugar Daddy before reading this story. It will give you more of an appreciation for Hardy as well as some of the other characters.
This one struck a chord with me as it revolves around domestic abuse and the recovery from it. This is not a story line that is written about and I found it very interesting....and quite believable.
Haven is from a well to do family and ends up falling for a man in college. She marries against the wishes of her fam More...
This one struck a chord with me as it revolves around domestic abuse and the recovery from it. This is not a story line that is written about and I found it very interesting....and quite believable.
Haven is from a well to do family and ends up falling for a man in college. She marries against the wishes of her fam More...
Jan 28, 2009
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Dec 17, 2008
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Jan 13, 2012
Lizzie
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I finished this at the same time as Rosario's Reading Journal, which posted a review I am on board with: http://rosario.blogspot.com/2012/01/blue...
The first person narration, perversely, limited my ability to connect with the heroine and understand emotionally (as opposed to intellectually) why she remained in her abusive relationship with her first husband. Rosario's description of the narrative as "therapy speak" is spot on: this portion of the book reads as a conversati More...
The first person narration, perversely, limited my ability to connect with the heroine and understand emotionally (as opposed to intellectually) why she remained in her abusive relationship with her first husband. Rosario's description of the narrative as "therapy speak" is spot on: this portion of the book reads as a conversati More...
Dec 07, 2011
Marilyn
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They came from different worlds. Hardy Cates was a self-made millionaire from the wrong side of the tracks; a man who took risks that paid handsomely in the high echelon world of Houston’s oil industry making friends and enemies alike in his rise to the top. Hotly passionate, he’s more than attracted to Haven Travis, the daughter of one of those enemies, and after one mistaken but very passionate assignation Haven was so shaken she ran away and eloped with another man.
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Sep 29, 2011
Isabel
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I was surprised. I started by reading some of Lisa Kleypas' historical romances; and there is a great difference between all her work. What I love is that every character has a distinctive voice, they have things in common but you always have a different hero an a different leading lady. I red first the last of the Travis's trilogy, then the first, and at last the middle one. I had such a wonderful experience reading this Trilogy because it's truly a journey,I wasn't expecting to see Hardy again
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Sep 18, 2011
Perdani
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Baiklah, aku akhirnya menyadari kenapa aku tidak terlalu suka dengan Sugar Daddy, bahkan bisa dbilang kecewa: Aku jatuh cinta pada karakter Hardy Cates sejak awal dia jadi love interest Liberty di buku petama seri the Travis ini :D
Perubahan karakter Hardy di pertengahan cerita Sugar Daddy untuk memberi intrik tambahan hubungan Liberty-Gage membuatku cukup marah saat itu, sehingga karena sejak awal sudah suka dengan Hardy, maka aku tidak peduli lagi dengan Gage yang menurutku "kura More...
Perubahan karakter Hardy di pertengahan cerita Sugar Daddy untuk memberi intrik tambahan hubungan Liberty-Gage membuatku cukup marah saat itu, sehingga karena sejak awal sudah suka dengan Hardy, maka aku tidak peduli lagi dengan Gage yang menurutku "kura More...
Sep 13, 2011
Peep (Pop! Pop!)
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I liked listening to the audiobook but I can't say I loved the narrator. For one, I don't think she did a great job on the male voices. I also didn't like the way her voice dropped into seductive mode whenever Hardy even looked her way. All I could think was, “Haven girl, you need help! It is not that great!” Wayyyyy to much syrup and buildup on really nothing. I don't know what feeling the narrator was trying to get but I'll tell you she got an eye roll from me every time. I did think she did a
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Aug 10, 2011
Liz B
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Sugar Daddy really didn't work for me; I ended up borrowing Smooth Talking Stranger from the library because I liked the premise, and I liked that one. Now I've finally read the middle book in the series, and for me it was the best.
As a romance, it was a bit better than OK; but why I liked the novel so much was watching Haven's character growth. The romance took a backseat to her journey, and that was a good thing. She didn't change because of love; she changed, and she found love, and More...
As a romance, it was a bit better than OK; but why I liked the novel so much was watching Haven's character growth. The romance took a backseat to her journey, and that was a good thing. She didn't change because of love; she changed, and she found love, and More...
Aug 06, 2011
Brenda
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Narrated by Renee Raudman - narration is 5+*s
I would have enjoyed reading most of this book but Raudman's narration bumps it up to another, even better, level. Loved her Hardy Cates voice and everyone else sounded great too, they were distinct which is always a plus in audio.
The subject matter is a tough one, especially if someone close has been in the situation Haven finds herself in. Very few narrators could have taken me here, but in the end it was a success, in huge part More...
I would have enjoyed reading most of this book but Raudman's narration bumps it up to another, even better, level. Loved her Hardy Cates voice and everyone else sounded great too, they were distinct which is always a plus in audio.
The subject matter is a tough one, especially if someone close has been in the situation Haven finds herself in. Very few narrators could have taken me here, but in the end it was a success, in huge part More...
