<![CDATA[Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)]]>

false <![CDATA[Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187805828m/1756703.jpg 1756703 15 The New York Times bestselling author of Sugar Daddy is back with her most breathtaking, hot-and-bothered novel yet! 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 the rough-and-tumble ride to the top of Houston’s oil industry. He’s got hot blood in his veins. And vengeance on his mind. Meet the heriess She’s Haven Travis. Despite her family’s money, she refuses to set out on the path they’ve chosen for her. But when Haven marries a man her family disapproves of, her life is set on a new and dangerous course. Two years later, Haven comes home, determined to guard her heart. And Hardy Cates, a family enemy, is the last person she needs darkening her door or setting her soul on fire. Watch the sparks fly... Filled with Lisa Kleypas’s trademark sensuality, filled with characters you love to hate and men you love to love, Blue-Eyed Devil will hold you captive in its storytelling power as the destiny of two people unfolds with every magical word. 2323791 book 25 3 2008 Blue-Eyed Devil (Travis's, #2) total:803|5:298|4:287|3:171|2:37|1:10| 803 3235 1097 135 5 9 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 21 06:12:53 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 15 07:30:03 -0700 2009 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.
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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 p...more...]]> 5 13 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 10:10:26 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 04:46:46 -0700 2009
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 lik...more...]]> 5 6 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 05 15:20:13 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 11:53:17 -0700 2008
Many romances center around a woman who has triumphed over difficult experiences...more...]]> 4 1 false true Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 15:57:42 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 15:06:25 -0700 2009 1
Haven is a woman in love for the first time and brings home her boyfriend to meet her family and to attend her brothers wedding. W...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 11:37:39 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 11:59:49 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 3 1 false true Fri Oct 17 14:49:57 -0700 2008 Sat May 02 23:02:42 -0700 2009
Several laugh at loud parts of the book, especially with the Travis family and their defensiveness.

Main problem for me was character development, especially for Hardy. Also, Haven's passiveness when it came to dealing with her new...more...]]> 5 9 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 14:11:45 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 18:39:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 16:56:04 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 17:10:41 -0700 2009
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 ...more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 11:20:46 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 12:16:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 05:53:14 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 06:00:12 -0800 2008 This is the third book I've read with this theme in the past few months - many parts of it reminded me of Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult, and the other was (I think) Don't...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 12:36:48 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 12:47:14 -0800 2008
Despite Lindsay's warning, I kept getting distracted by how different Churchill, Ava and Haven are in this book versus in...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 12:22:23 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 15:11:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 11:28:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 11:32:03 -0700 2009
Even though Haven's brothe...more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 20:43:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 18:18:52 -0700 2009 http://janicu.livejournal.com/76863.html...

**** Minor spoiler: I can't really talk about what I thought about the book without mentioning why Haven's marriage failed. Also spoiler for the love triangle in Sugar Daddy. ****

The Premise: Haven Travis is a heiress from a powerful...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 20:01:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 07:27:53 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 04:35:45 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 04:40:04 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 23:50:05 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 21:37:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Apr 21 06:12:56 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 20 19:03:39 -0700 2009
This book is great!! It's a big old hokey romance, but I just like it. I read almost the entire thing yesterday. If you like fun romances,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 02 16:43:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 16:52:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1756703