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May 08, 2010

Rane rated it:

After seven years of captivity Reynaud St.Aubyn finally makes it home, but to a home much different then the one he left, now to reclaim all that is rightfully his, he'll need to prove not only his he not mad, but to have a woman marry him and quickly, as he's drawn to the gentle and calm Beatrice Corning. He feels a deep pull toward Beatrice as Reynaud must fight off his demons to claim more then his wealth back but love......

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Jan 16, 2011

Anna rated it:

Reynaud St. Aubyn has just returned home after 7 long years of being held captive. Tortured and half crazy, he can't comprehend why there are strangers in his home and with his title. But then he meets Beatrice the niece of the new Earl and he is drawn to her like no other.

All through the first three books it's known (at least at the time) and assumed that Reynaud St. Aubyn died in the American Colonies. Tortured and killed by Indians. This event was witnessed by his friend and fello More...

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Aug 23, 2011

Keri rated it:

This is the last book in the series and again another very good read. Beatrice Corning is having her own little political tea party when a wild looking man bursts in and claims that he is Reynaud St. Aubyn, Lord Hope. Reynaurd was thought to be killed in an ambush 7 years ago. But instead he had been a captive and slave until he escaped and made his way back to England.

He has been advised that he wouldn't look like such a crazy man if he would take a wife. So when Reynaud starts mak More...

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May 01, 2010

Wicked Incognito Now rated it:

I think that Elizabeth Hoyt tops the list of really good emotional/angsty type historical romance authors.

I LOVED The Raven Prince and the following books in that series. Hoyt became an instant "auto-buy" author for me after that series.

This series, the four soldiers series, has not been my favorite. The other three books in the series were pretty good...just not memorable.

However, I really did not like this book. It started out well with the ret More...

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Nov 10, 2009

Fani rated it:

Readers who've read the previous books in the series, would want to read this one that conludes the search for the traitor of Spinners Falls and brings all the previous couples together. Other than that, there is little to recommend this book.

The hero, Reynaud St Aubyn, was considered dead. However, this book starts with his sudden appearence at the heroine's political party. The heroine's uncle is the current Earl of Blanchard, the title that would normally belong to the hero. Reyn More...

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Nov 05, 2011

Lelyana rated it:

Pesta di rumah Earl of Blanchard di kejutkan oleh kedatangan orang asing yang tiba2 masuk dan oleh Reggie, sang earl di kenali sebagai Lord Hope, Reynaud St.Aubyn yang sudah di anggap meninggal 7 tahun yang lalu saat perang di Amerika bersama Indian, di Spinner Falls, mati terbakar atas kesaksian 3 sahabat nya sendiri, Samuel, Jasper dan Alistair Munroe.

Beatrice sang keponakan Earl, berkeras untuk merawat Lord Hope (yang ternyata sudah lama di impikannya cuma gara2 melihat lukisan Reyn More...

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May 22, 2011

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Feb 12, 2011

Elaine rated it:

It has been a while since I read this, but I do remember that it was a pretty good book.

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Feb 01, 2012

M— rated it:

I followed this series avidly enough, but my interested waned a bit with this book. I could not swallow the opening scene, where the hero got himself from somewhere in the America, across the sea to England, to wander from port to his heredity home in London, without any of the many, many people who knew him aware he arrived, or indeed that he was alive at all. The scene reads like a deus ex machina that unfortunately opens the book: The hero had been there, now he's here, also he's ill so we ca More...

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Jan 13, 2012

Lady Wesley rated it:

Hoyt continues to confound me. I really enjoyed the Prince's trilogy: The Raven Prince, The Leopard Prince, and The Serpent Prince; couldn't stand Wicked Intentions; and have not been overly impressed with the two chapters that I've read of the Legend of the Four Soldiers.

She has great plots, but everything seems rushed. Strange as it may sound, I'd like it if her books were a little longer. In To Desire a Devil, I just couldn't "feel" the romance, and the final reveal o More...

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Jul 10, 2011

Anna rated it:

Excellent end to an outstanding series.

Ms. Hoyt is at the top of her game. I hope she keeps writing for a long, long time. She is definitely on auto-buy status for me.

Reynaud has been missing and presumed dead for 7 years. We have known about him since the beginning of this series, as his sister Emeline is the heroine of the very first book in the series, To Taste Temptation. But against all odds, Reynaud escapes from captivity with Indians in America and makes his way ba More...

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Apr 10, 2011

Monica rated it:

I was pleasantly surprised by this book, I have to admit. I started reading it to get it read and get the review done, I'm in one of those phases, thank goodness they only last a day or so, anyway...I started to read it and about 2 chapters in, I was hooked. The book has wonderful character development, great plot-in movement and drama, steamy romance, raw emotion, and my personal favorite, excellent vocabulary. The characters are what draw you into the story, it starts with such a young (-ish f More...

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Mar 07, 2011

willaful rated it:

This was hard to rate, because my feelings for it went all over the place. One chapter I'd be admiring an interesting secondary character or enjoying a hot love scene, the next I'd be going, "huh?" So this is one of those "darn, it could have been so much better" three star ratings, rather than one of those "It was good, I liked it" three star ratings.

Uneven plotting is the book's biggest flaw. I hate when a great deal of narrative attention is paid to so More...

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Nov 08, 2010

chanceofbooks rated it:

Hoyt just can't write a bad book. I was totally engrossed in this book despite it being far from my favorite of hers. I've been dissecting the "why" of my reaction for days. There seems to be a fundamental mismatch between the heroine and hero here. Hoyt's depiction of Reynaud's PTSD flashback where he believes he's back in a battle is one of the most powerful scenes I have ever read, particularly in a historical. I wanted to weep for him. He's a complex character, and I kept brainstor More...

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Jun 24, 2010

Lexie rated it:

TO DESIRE A DEVIL is the last in Hoyt's Legend of the Four Soldiers series of books. Having only read the one directly preceding this one (TO BEGUILE A BEAST), I still only had a tenuous grasp of exactly what the nature of the underlying plot elements for the books were. A traitor amongst the group, each book was modeled after a fairy tale in some way, and all four male heroes were wounded in some way (mentally, physically, emotionally...). We met Beatrice before, as well as learned of her in More...

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Mar 08, 2010

E. rated it:

Reynaud St. Aubyn, Viscount Hope, has fought his way back from torture and enslavement in the American Colonies. He was declared dead after most of the men in his regiment were massacred after being betrayed by a traitor. Not only has Reynaud been implicated as the traitor but his estate has passed on to a distant relative, Reginald St. Aubyn, who is reluctant to relinquish control. Reginald's niece, Beatrice Corning has always been fascinated by Reynaud's portrait but can find no trace of th More...

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Dec 28, 2009

Valorie rated it:

The year is 1765, and the place England. The son of an earl and heir to the title Earl of Blanchard, Reynaud St. Aubyn, once a carefree youth, went to war where he was reportedly murdered by Indians in the American Colonies. After the death of his father and without Reynaud there to inherit, the title passed on to the Uncle of Beatrice Corning. Beatrice, protective of her kind and not-too-healthy uncle, as well as a great deal many others, are shocked when a haggard and sick looking Reynaud More...

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Oct 30, 2009

Barbara rated it:

Too bad the wrap up to this series was just meh. This story was, on the surface, a sure-fire thing; a closer look revealed all sorts of problems. The kind of problems that caused me to say "oh, really??".
Our hero, Reynaud St Aubyn, has returned from the dead. Believed murdered by the Indians during the colonial wars the title has passed to a distant, elderly cousin (Reginald). Reginald now lives in the London town house and holds the seat in the House of Lords. His niece, Be More...

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Nov 15, 2009

Lynda rated it:

My Summary:

When a wild looking man staggers into Beatrice’s boring political tea party, then collapses at her feet, it sets her life into a tailspin. Could this savage, dangerous, and hateful stranger be the same man whose portrait she’d mooned over for years?

At the age of twenty-four, Beatrice has given up hope of finding the one man in London Society who can love her for herself, see the woman she is inside, and who will love her as passionately as she desires to be lov More...

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Nov 05, 2011

Jessica rated it:

"Seducing me won't change my mind," she said.
"Won't it?" Reynaud sounded unconcerned. "That remains to be seen."
Beatrice watched him a moment as he stripped off his stockings, breeches, and smallclothes. When she raised her eyes to his, he was watching her. He nodded and cupped himself.
"This is for you. Look your fill."
"What if I don't want it?"
"Then you lie."
"I think I have the ability to know w

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Feb 25, 2011

Joy rated it:

This is one of the few books I delayed writing a review for, because it's part of a reading challenge. After much consideration, I decided to give it 3.5 stars. I want to say this is the perfect ender for this quadrilogy, in a way it is because the loose ends are tied from the first book. After all, this is the Legend of the Four Soldiers, both in fairy tale context and real life. In this story, a lot of truths were revealed, and Reynaud being alive is just one of them. The traitor was in London More...

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May 25, 2010

KarenH rated it:

I'm sorry to see all the negative reviews for this book because I really enjoyed it. Then again, I listened to the audiobook and the narrator, Anne Flosnik, is one of the best in the business, so maybe I had an edge there. But I did warm up to the hero, Reynaud St. Abryn, right away (as soon as he shaved, lol). Seriously, I felt so sorry for him...as if fighting in the war wasn't enough, he's held in captivity for seven more years! All he could think about was going home, which gave him the rea More...

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Oct 28, 2009

Susan rated it:

In all fairness, I would give this final installment in the Four Soldiers series 3 1/2 stars if possible, because I did like it, and almost REALLY liked it (4 stars), but not quite! Beatrice Corning, the heroine, lives with her Uncle Reggie, the current Earl of Blanchard, in London. Reggie came to the title after Reynaud St. Auben, the previous earl and an army captain, was believed killed by Indians in the Colonies several years earlier... or was he? Apparently not, as the book opens with him b More...

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Jul 17, 2010

Jessi rated it:

Summary: Reynaud St. Aubyn comes bursting back into his ancestral home after seven years in captivity. Beatrice Corning, niece of the current earl, is staying in the home and is delighted to see, in the flesh, the handsome young man depicted in a portrait hung in the home. -- JCPL catalog

This is the fourth and final book in Hoyt's Legend of the Four Soldiers series. To Beguile a Beast was my favorite, but I enjoyed this one as well. I found Reynaud to be a little too intense, but I g More...

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Feb 05, 2010

CJ - You Carry On As If I Don't Love You rated it:

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Apr 08, 2010

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Nov 03, 2009

Katie(babs) rated it:

To Desire a Devil is the final book in Elizabeth Hoyt’s Legend of the Four Soldiers Series. I’ve really enjoyed the series as a whole and I really recommend her books for readers who are looking for wonderfully romantic historical romances. I was anticipating this final book because it’s about a character who has been mentioned since the very beginning of the series. Reynaud St. Aubyn has had a big presence and now his own story has been told in To Desire a Devil.

Beatrice Corning is More...

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Dec 26, 2009

Jen rated it:

I wanted to like Reynaud St. Aubyn. However, he failed to react as I wanted him to at every turn. He seemed a bit cold and hard to relate to. However, without giving anything away, I appreciated where his coldness came from. He was not the same man he was seven years ago when he was taken captive in the New World.

Beatrice Corning, on the other hand, is quite likable. She's intelligent, caring, and desperately wants to help Reynaud transition back to a normal life. He doesn't seem to More...

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Nov 03, 2009

Laura rated it:

I enjoyed this book!

I'm not even sure I can pinpoint what it is about it that I liked-- I think the answer is simply that the writing was good, which made the other aspects of the book work for me.

It's hard to do anything really unique in a historical romance, although I'm not sure I've come across the "hero captured by American Indians" in a book set in England before (usually, they're captured by the French).

Beatrice should have annoyed me, with h More...

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Oct 18, 2009

Lea rated it:

The year is 1765 and “Beatrice Corning”, a proper English lady lives with her “Uncle Reggie”, the Earl of Blanchard in a London townhouse where she assists as hostess and administrates the running of the household. During a dull political tea being held at the Blanchard townhouse a seemingly insane man, raving in French with a facial tattoo and dangling earring staggers in and collapses amongst the proper bewigged gentlemen and their ladies.

As it turns out the “lunatic” is “Reynaud More...

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