The Devil in Disguise (Regency Rogues, #1)

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The Devil in Disguise (Regency Rogues #1)

by Stefanie Sloane (Goodreads Author)

3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 · rating details · 397 ratings · 115 reviews

Filled with espionage and intrigue, Stefanie Sloane’s witty and sexy debut is a Regency historical—the first novel in a back-to-back Regency Rogues trilogy that features seductive spies and the ladies they must protect.

Lord William Randall, the Duke of Clairemont, is a rake with little regard for society—a most unlikely suitor for Lady Lucinda Grey. But his latest assignme...more

Paperback, 296 pages

Published May 24th 2011 by Ballantine Books

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Aug 13, 2011 Kristin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

I should start out by saying that I won this book through goodreads.

Is it a romance novel...

Is it original
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Is it entertaining

It isn't your typical romance novel where there are a ton of steamy sex scenes. In fact the books has quite a bit of good story line to it. You see Will is a spy slash playboy who has been assigned to keep Lucinda safe since there is an assassin out to kill her. She is a highly sought after woman and has no shortage of admirers. Her friend has been setting her up with "date...more

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Sep 24, 2011 Rose May rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: d-minus

Note: This review, and all my reviews, comes from my blog - Romantic Rose's Bookshelf (http://romantic-rosesblog.blogspot.com)

Book 1 in the Regency Rouges series

The first quarter of this book, I really enjoyed. Our heroine, Lady Lucinda Grey, was sharp and pretty. She had three sarcastic, very funny aunts I was looking forward to getting to know (Bessie, Victoria, and Charlotte). Our hero, Lord William Randall, the Duke of Clairemont, is a rake of the first order – we meet him while he’s in bed...more Note: This review, and all my reviews, comes from my blog - Romantic Rose's Bookshelf (http://romantic-rosesblog.blogspot.com)

Book 1 in the Regency Rouges series

The first quarter of this book, I really enjoyed. Our heroine, Lady Lucinda Grey, was sharp and pretty. She had three sarcastic, very funny aunts I was looking forward to getting to know (Bessie, Victoria, and Charlotte). Our hero, Lord William Randall, the Duke of Clairemont, is a rake of the first order – we meet him while he’s in bed with his mistress. He was a good rake, and I think I liked him best in the beginning than throughout the rest of the book. Which is sad. Continuing on, when he firsts meets our heroine, there’s a fun little challenge issued, the beginning of their romance. Everything was all set up for some wonderful fun. Then, the book turned into an Apollo 13. The characters, the plot, the entirety of the rest of the book pretty much sucked, plain and simple.

My first complaint was that, after the first 80 pages or so, everyone lost their character. Lucinda stopped acting like a lady or like herself and turned unto a nitwit, with seemingly no motivation, William stopped acting the part of the rake both with her and without her. The funny aunts disappeared (not completely) from the story, which was a crying shame because I was looking forward to their role in the book. The characters were so flat they wore training bras. The characters were just going through the motions of a romance book with a 'mysterious, dangerous plot'. Nobody was actually feeling anything or staying true to their character. It was a mess. I couldn’t feel the love growing between our hero and heroine either, which really bothered me. It was: we meet, we fuck, we fight, we make up, we get little babies. No falling in love. Lucinda throws away the innocence she's kept intact for years for a few kisses, and is seemingly ready, willing, and able to dance the bedroom dance for the first time in a closet at Almacks. No. Just no.

The plot also went to kaputz. I bought this book really looking forward to the ‘Young Corinthians’ plot. In the beginning of the novel we learn that our hero, Will, is part of this elite spy group, the Young Corinthians. Will is assigned by his boss, Carmichael, the duty of protecting Lady Lucinda Grey from a kidnapping plot. To get close to her, he’s going to have to use his charm to convince this notoriously elusive, cold, beautiful Lady to let him court her. He does this by offering her his horse (King Solomon’s Mine) whom she loves to pieces. The plot seemed really interesting at first, but ended up being really stupid. The one kidnapping attempt that occurs, when there were like ten men from the Young Corinthians on horseback to rescue her back? Alright, if you’ve got so many men assigned to protect her, waiting in the shadows, then why do you need Will? Why is this whole courting thing even necessary? Also, our kidnapper clearly has a gun but never seems to use it until the very end. If I were a crazy kidnapper, I’d just shoot the bodyguard in the beginning and spirit the girl away. It was supposed to build suspense or whatever, I know, but Sloane did a terrible job with the plot. Really. It was awful. Also, the reason for the kidnapping was never really explained beyond the simplest ‘they want money’. If you want money, rob a carriage or something. Why would you kidnap the woman? Who are you going to blackmail to get her back? Wouldn't you kidnap the woman's aunt or dog or something, not the woman herself?

My main qualm: Our heroine was TSTL. The scene at the end, where she charges into the fray on a horse to save Will is really dumb. I wish she’d gotten shot, because it would’ve shown there was some sort of reality in the world Sloane created. Also, she throws a temper-tantrum when she learns that Will didn’t originally want to court her, but was assigned to protect her. Yes, fault the man for risking his life every day to protect you, and don’t give him the benefit of the doubt at all, even a little, because clearly he's not noble or trustworthy or anything. I’m used to unreasonable temper tantrums in romance, on the part of the hero or heroine, but the sheer stupidity of this one hit me hard and made me want to scream.

Finally, there were so many ‘little’ loose ends that didn’t fit in – like Will’s drama with his family. Where’s that going? Is there some resolution that will take place in a later book? Yes? No? Goodness, there were so many things left hanging. I like my books to be neatly tied off, a little package all tidied up. Not so in Sloane’s story. The epilogue did nothing to satisfy me or make me feel the book had reached its conclusion. All in all, it was an amateur’s novel, with average writing, an average hero, a TSTL heroine, confusing chaos regarding the characters of our protagonists, and a worse than mediocre plot. This is not a book I’d recommend - but maybe the next book will be better.

“Sexy”ness rating: Sex included.

Overall Rating: D-

Bottom Line: Part of the reason this book got such a low grade was because it started off so well. The characters, the plot, the humor, the everything then fell significantly short of expectations towards the end and I wanted to throw the book against the wall. *BAM*(less)

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Jun 04, 2011 Shawna rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of rake/spy heroes

Shelves: historical-romance, historical-romance-regency, hero-duke-heir-to-dukedom, stefanie-sloane-regency-rogues, cop-bodyguard-govop-merc-military, hh-aristocracy-nobility-royalty, heroine-debutante-talk-of-the-ton, steam-1-tepid, 2011-reads, 3-stars, animals-matter, hero-abused-scarred-tortured-angst, hero-alpha‎, hero-attractive-handsome-heartthrob, hero-brooding, hero-cad-rake-rogue‎-scoundrel, hero-fake-rake-assumed-libertine, hero-titled-wealthy-lord, heroine-beautiful-bombshell, heroine-heiress-socialite, heroine-kickass-spirited-strong, heroine-naïve-virgin-like-a-virgin, heroine-prim-proper-decorous, hh-disfigured-injured-scarred-ill, hh-love-commitment-marriage-phobic, i-read-no-longer-own-sold-swapped, mystery-intrigue-espionage-subplot, revenge-deception-secrets-lies, why-do-good-girls-like-bad-boys, hero-bad-boy-playboy, wager, brothers-sisters-cousins-family, hh-spy-agent-for-crown-and-country, editing-nightmare, blah-meh, hr-regency-napoleonic-era-wars

3 stars – Historical/Regency Romance

I was really looking forward to this, but unfortunately it’s just an okay/average romance that didn’t meet my expectations. I liked the storyline...a notorious, devilishly sexy rake who’s really a spy in disguise uses a prized stallion to entice a rich, beautiful, willful debutante into a courtship so he can protect her from an assassin’s kidnapping plot...but I definitely had issues with the poor editing, lukewarm passion, and overall delivery.

The scene and c...more

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Sep 02, 2011 Rane rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-arcs-netgallery, not-my-cuppa-tea

This book just never grabbed my attention, I found myself starting to shim through the pages. While entertaining the book just never grabbed me with it falling back on plot lines done many times before with nothing very original to make it stand out in the crowd. The characters were okay and the plot to was alright, and would be a good read for anyone just to past the time with, but for the true hardcore HR readers out there this may not be their cup of tea sadly.

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Apr 26, 2011 Wendy Mitchell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-read

Although one of the most sought after ladies of the ton, Lady Lucinda has no desire to trust her future to a man. She has seen the consequences of hitching your star to the marriage train and she doesn't want to take that ride. Lord William Randall is only tolerated in polite society because of his title. His flaunting of the ton's rules and morality have all but ostracized him. As a member of the Young Corinthians, Lord William has worked very hard to maintain his rakish lifestyle and to estab...more

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May 09, 2011 Joy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, historical-fiction

Note: I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book free through the Goodreads First Reads program.

Our heroine, Lady Lucinda Grey is beautiful and intelligent and besieged by suitors because she is also incredibly rich. Our hero, Will, the Duke (10 points!) of Clairemont, is a rake and a spy! But that is not all, oh no, that is not all. He has received the sobriquet of "Iron Will" because he when he gets really angry he goes to the boxing ring and beats people up; also he breaks furniture. I'm...more

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May 29, 2011 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, stefanie-sloane, ebook

I have eagerly been anticipating the debut novel of Stefanie Sloane ever since I saw the gorgeous covers for all three back to back releases and then Julia Quinn added her recommendation of her to the mix as well. And I have to say, after months of waiting, I wasn't too disappointed. Yes, this is a storyline line that has been used often before...the secret spy, Lord William Randall, the Duke of Clairemont is tasked to protect Lady Lucinda Grey and the easiest way to go about this is to pretend...more I have eagerly been anticipating the debut novel of Stefanie Sloane ever since I saw the gorgeous covers for all three back to back releases and then Julia Quinn added her recommendation of her to the mix as well. And I have to say, after months of waiting, I wasn't too disappointed. Yes, this is a storyline line that has been used often before...the secret spy, Lord William Randall, the Duke of Clairemont is tasked to protect Lady Lucinda Grey and the easiest way to go about this is to pretend to court her. But Clairemont has developed quite a rakish reputation through the ton (due to his work) and Lucinda has already turned down numerous suitors, who seem to mainly be after her for her fortune. Lucinda has a hard time believing that this rake is ready to settle down but Clairemont has the one thing that she most desires....a horse. He strikes a bargain with her and the courtship begins.

Lucindas three aunts, the Furies as they are known, add some wonderful fun characters to the book! They each have there own styles and give Clairemont quite the run about when they first meet him. They too have a hard time believing this rake is reforming but as they all want his prized stallion for their horse breeding business, they agree to let Lucinda entertain his courtship. Of course as the story progresses, the truth about Clairemonts "courtship" comes to life and Lucinda leaves him, breaking both of their hearts in the process, though Clairemont believes he is unlovable due to his rough childhood. Lucinda offers him her heart and he throws it back in her face, believing it is for the best.

Overall, this was an enjoyable book that was face paced with some danger and great characters. It just didn't have that 'wow' feel that I wanted. I didn't love Clairemont but thats ok, he did redeem himself. I didn't really like the ending that much...I mean, I'm glad Lucinda got to be the strong one but it did not feel totally right for me. I would have liked to seen a bit more of her aunts and I would have liked a bit more of Clairemonts history and his work with the Young Corinthians. But still, I enjoyed reading this and am looking forward to the next two books and many more from Ms Sloane!! 3 1/2 stars

(On a total side note, I was really disappointed with the editing of my ebook. I mean, I paid $7.99 for this thing and I wish there had not many so many errors. I wish I would have kept track when I was reading it, rather annoying) (less)

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Mar 21, 2013 Romancing the Book rated it 3 of 5 stars

Reviewed by: Jen
Book provided by: Contest win
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book

Review: So this book is Stefanie Sloane’s debut and also the start of her Regency Rogues series featuring a bunch of English spies. Since I’m a huge fan of Regency romance and series, this book should have been right up my alley. But I think it fell a little short for me, but all in all a solid debut.

Will and Lucinda aren’t your typical Regency leading players. Will is more interested in his spy work than...more Reviewed by: Jen
Book provided by: Contest win
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book

Review: So this book is Stefanie Sloane’s debut and also the start of her Regency Rogues series featuring a bunch of English spies. Since I’m a huge fan of Regency romance and series, this book should have been right up my alley. But I think it fell a little short for me, but all in all a solid debut.

Will and Lucinda aren’t your typical Regency leading players. Will is more interested in his spy work than his role as a Duke in English society. And Lucinda, a wealthy woman in her own right also doesn’t particularly care for society and really just wants to concentrate on her horse breeding program. But when Lucinda’s life in threatened, Will is assigned to protect her… and what better way than to court her. Of course, Lucinda doesn’t want to be courted so Will basically bribes her with his prized horse. OK… I’m on board. Seems like a pretty solid and interesting plot up to this point.

But then we are introduced to the evil villain, Garenne (or is it Garrene or Gareene? Unfortunately all these spellings were used in the book). I didn’t care for him as the bad guy. His motives and well, just him, were unbelievable. Then when it came to wrapping up the story, it was too short and neat to be satisfying.

And speaking of satisfying, the romance was on the light side. Don’t get me wrong, we know Will and Lucinda are falling for each other, but really all you get is the tension and never the payoff which is expected in romance novels these days. And when we do get to “the payoff”, the scenes don’t flow and left me unsatisfied. I’d rather the action have stayed behind closed doors than to have it be lackluster.

So, I liked the basic plot and most of the characters, but what really pushed my buttons was the errors in story. The editing was horrible in places. I mean, come on, how did “riding havit” or “Hrace” slip through spell check? And as I pointed out earlier, the villain’s name was misspelled several times. These aren’t things you’d expect to see from a major publishing house and the editor in me cringed each time I came across one.

The book had potential, but ended up being just a middle of the road read for me. I am curious enough about the series and Ms Sloane as an author to move on to the next book in the series.(less)

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Oct 28, 2012 Charly rated it 3 of 5 stars

The majority of the book is good, but I found the ending terribly disappointing

*NOTE: I received a free review copy of this book.*
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 6/10

PROS:
- There’s a fair amount of intrigue along with the romance, and I wasn’t able to predict much of the storyline, which was a welcome change for me.
- Sloane does a good job of conveying Will’s and Lucinda’s disgust with societal customs without making either one seem overly cynical...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Sarah Eiseman rated it 3 of 5 stars

I happened to get wind of the RITA finalists and winners recently, which prompted me to pick up this book by Stefanie Sloane. This book was a finalist in the RITA “Best First Book” category. I’m new to her work, but apparently she’s written a few historicals. I’m always on the lookout for new authors, so I thought I’d give her a go.

In this story, the first of the Regency Rogues novels, we meet Lord William “Iron Will” Randall, the Duke of Clairemont. He’s a spy with the Corinthians, who has been...more I happened to get wind of the RITA finalists and winners recently, which prompted me to pick up this book by Stefanie Sloane. This book was a finalist in the RITA “Best First Book” category. I’m new to her work, but apparently she’s written a few historicals. I’m always on the lookout for new authors, so I thought I’d give her a go.

In this story, the first of the Regency Rogues novels, we meet Lord William “Iron Will” Randall, the Duke of Clairemont. He’s a spy with the Corinthians, who has been assigned the role of suitor for the lovely Lady Lucinda Grey. Like Will, Lucinda has been on the market for a while, but also by choice. No one seems to be able to hold her interest or spark any sort of fire within her. That is, until she meet Will. Will doesn’t want to like Lucinda, but boy does he. He ends up making a mutually beneficial arrangement with Lucinda in order to “court” her while he fulfills his mission by offering up his favorite horse. Turns out, Lucinda and her three aunts (The “Furies”) are into breeding racehorses, so she’s pretty stoked about the idea.

The story was fun, but it didn’t always keep me interested. As a first novel, I’m definitely not going to pass judgment on this author until I’ve read a few more books, and it looks like she’s written a few more novels that might be interesting to check out. I may not have been in the mood to read a regency novel. This book had great action sequences and enough drama to keep anyone interested. Perhaps I may have needed more comic relief. As an aside (and this is totally NOT the author’s fault or problem), I found myself a little preoccupied with the number of typos this book had. I know that publishers want to get books out ASAP, but this seemed excessive. Also, the cover models had weird hair. Again, these are nit-picky things that the author has no control over, but nonetheless took away from some of my enjoyment/interest in the book. The story, by and large, was good and this is definitely an author I’d check out again in the future. I highly recommend checking out RITA finalists, in general, because you can almost always find a gem.(less)

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May 19, 2012 Madame X rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: awful-do-not-read, historical-romance

People who sneer at romance novels, take note: Stefanie Sloane's THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE is excellent fodder for your horrible snap judgments. It's every bit as bad as the meanest literary snob could hope.

Heroine is Lady Lucinda Gray. She's the richest woman in England. She's heart-stoppingly beautiful. She's popular and well-respected. She's got powerful friends and, as an orphan without a husband or brothers, nobody tells her what to do.

For the first half of the book she complains a LOT about w...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Kristi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

Lady Lucinda Grey is getting old (because the age of 26 is ancient in this time period) and knows that if she wants to settle down, she may have to actually settle. Her best friend found love, and all of London expects her to do the same. Lord Randall, the Duke of Clairemont, has been happy in his rakish ways and his undercover work for the Corinthians, but when faced with having to place himself close to Lucinda, in order to protect her from a ruthless French kidnapper and assassin, he wagers n...more

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Oct 04, 2011 Melanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I reviewed this book for Romance Reader At Heart website.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

I adored the heroine in DEVIL IN DISGUISE, Lady Lucinda Grey. She's not just beautiful, independent, and wealthy--she's smart and she's sharp!

At the ripe `old' age of twenty-six, she's firmly `on the shelf', and that doesn't bother her much. For that matter, she's not much keen on love or marriage and has a dream to expand her horse breeding program. She lives with her three aunts, who are known to the ton...more

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Jun 06, 2011 Virginia Campbell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

Lord William Randall, known as "Iron Will", is used to having his own way. Big, bold, and with a marked disregard for the conventions of society, Will is well-known as an unequaled rake. That's just the way he planned it, for his roguish reputation makes a perfect cover for his work as an elite undercover spy. However, his latest assignment as a member of the highly-placed spy network, The Young Corinthians, has him in a quandry. He is to charm his way in the good graces of Lady Lucinda Gray, co...more Lord William Randall, known as "Iron Will", is used to having his own way. Big, bold, and with a marked disregard for the conventions of society, Will is well-known as an unequaled rake. That's just the way he planned it, for his roguish reputation makes a perfect cover for his work as an elite undercover spy. However, his latest assignment as a member of the highly-placed spy network, The Young Corinthians, has him in a quandry. He is to charm his way in the good graces of Lady Lucinda Gray, court her and protect her life from those who seek her fortune. Will's deadliest enemy, a master of disguise, returns from the dead to wreak havoc and have his revenge against "Iron Will". In order to woo Lucinda, Will must undo his carefully fashioned reputation as a decadent devil. He takes tea with Lucinda and her aunts, a trio known as "The Furies", presents himself at perfectly respectable social events, and does his best to feign civility. Will is a large, grumbly bear of an Alpha male, and he is quite unprepared for his intense reaction to the petite blonde beauty in his care. He has the same effect on Lucinda, who longs to be free of many of society's restraints. She is intelligent, resourceful, witty, and she has turned down all possible suitors. Will tempts her with the one wish she can't resist: a prize thoroughbred for her stables. He strikes a bargain with her involving their courtship. If she allows him three months to court her, he will give her the horse whether or not she agrees to marry him. Trying to convince herself she is only interested in the horse, Lucinda agrees to Will's request. They enjoy each other's company, and soon their passion flares to full fire. When their relationship deepens, Lucinda declares her love for Will. However, Will's secret agenda and his painful family history make it seem impossible for him to fully embrace his love for Lucinda. The bigger they are, the harder they fall, and "Iron Will" is the biggest of them all.

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Feb 20, 2012 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. well she's no julia quinn...but honestly no one can compare to her so that's a terrible comparison. otherwise she did a good job, this book was entertaining and good! i would've expected more suitors for lucinda and i think it've been funny to see all these guys falling all over themselves for her money and looks but it's ok that it wasn't there...i just thought it wouldve added great humor to the story. i'm also a litte aka a LOT fuzzy on the details of why garenne, the bad guy wanted lucinda....more

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Oct 15, 2011 Terree rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked this book... the thing that bothered me is that it had SO MANY TYPO'S!!! gaaaaaa! I liked the idea of the book, and I hope that the next two that I have in the Regency Rogue series tie in to this book, using the same characters etc.. I just wish that there had been a little more care done to the finished product... I found myself with pen in hand, correcting as I went along, lining out duplicate lines, correcting the spelling... it was annoying! Hard to stay engrossed in a book when in t...more

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Feb 13, 2013 Leya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book

The Devil is Disguise is the first book of a new series called Regency Rogues by new author (at least to me) Stefanie Sloane. I was so happy to find out that I picked up the first book! I have the tendency to pick the books out of order. And I really hate reading a series out of order. Yep, a very small pet peeve of mine.

I usually find historical romance heroines to be a little dull. There's only so much of dress maker visits, and social visits that I can take, but Lady Lucinda is definitely not...more

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May 17, 2012 The Window Seat added it

When I pick up a romance book I want to be swept away by the characters the author has created. What I don’t want is an impression that the author must have been writing with a checklist next to her laptop of all the tropes necessary for a successful Historical romance. Unfortunately, as I read Stefanie Sloane’s book The Devil in Disguise I was less captivated by the hero and heroine’s struggles to find happiness and more anticipating when the next familiar scenario would play out.

Lady Lucinda G...more

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May 26, 2011 Booklover1335 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, 2011-may

I love historical romances! And while most historical romances have the same themes you can usually find something about the story that makes it unique and different from all of the other ones you've already read. Unfortunately, I don't think Devil in Disguise really had that "something special" that distinguishes it from all of the rest.

Heroes will make or break a romance for me, and while the Hero in Devil in Disguise has promise, he doesn't really live up to the potential that the story held....more

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Jun 03, 2013 Dawn rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-books, historical-romance

Lady Lucinda Gray is beautiful and rich and popular and respected and filthy rich. She lives with or near her three aunts who encourage her not to marry which means that she is a single girl living it up in Regency England. William Randall, Duke of Clairemont aka "Iron Will" is a rake or so everyone thinks really he is part of a spy group called the Young Corinthians. His latest mission is to protect the lovely Lucinda Gray.

As you may guess this book did not do it for me. First off can a woman i...more

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Jan 04, 2012 nurmawati djuhawan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: buku-eng, hr

bacaan di awal tahun 2012...sungguh mengecewakan....
alur cerita lambat..chemistry nya gak dapet...
dan ce nya...berurai air mata mulu...tipe yg selalu nunggu di selamatin co...ah malesnya dakuuuu ....

begini ceritanya ...
lady lucinda ini cantiiiiiik sekali...kaya sekaliiii...
trus dia selalu nolak suitor yang mau melamar dia...why ? soalnya dia sama 3 org bibi nya yg eksentrik pengen bikin apa tuh...pembibitan kuda acuan unggulan....

co nya..Lord William Randall, the Duke of Clairemont dan sering ju...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

First Stefanie Sloane book and I'm pretty pleased. She was a recommendation from my favorite romance author (JQ) and so it only seemed fitting to give her a shot. This is one story in a series, which is pretty nice because you do get to see old characters again. I find it difficult, sometimes, to leave them behind.

Anyway, I thought the plot was pretty solid and the characters were well developed. I found Will to be incredibly dashing and rather irresistible as the male lead; Lucinda coming as a...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Kyra rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: regency

Whoever did the editing and/or typesetting needs to be fired.
I can handle one or two mistakes, but in the first 94 pages, there were four misspelled words
("whe instead of she" "His Hrace instead of His Grace"); a missing space between words, random capitalization mid-sentence (unless it was supposed to be amusing to see "his Groin")

Continuing forward: a repeated sentence (once at the end of a page & at the beginning of the next page); An extra word that made no sense in the context of the...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Nadine rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, authors-i-don-t-ever-want-to-read-a

I picked this up from the "new paperbacks" shelves at my library - never head of the author. I started reading last night, as an antidote to the completely depressing "Year of Wonders." As an antidote, it works well. As an fun and entertaining novel, it's falling flat. Really, this is pretty dreadful. Dreadful fact #1 (and there are no other other dreadful facts, this one is dreadful enough): our hero, Duke Something-or-other (Claremount? really, does it ever matter?) is a member of the Young Co...more

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Aug 19, 2011 Ann Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: stefanie-sloane, part-of-a-series, regency, regency-rogues-series, spies, sensuality-warm, kindle, own-two-copies, rogue-rake, dukes

So, I just figured out that I really like a spy theme in my historical romance reads. Therefore this book was right up my alley. I truly enjoyed the Young Corinthian’s organization and the mystery plot in this novel, although the reasoning behind the kidnapping plot could’ve been better explained and expounded on. I also liked all of the characters but I did especially like Iron Will. Truth be told, I love an alpha male who doesn’t think he deserves the heroine’s love. And Will certainly didn’t...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Whitney rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, own, read-in-2011, romance

I was presently surprised by this book and found it to be a nice change from the sex heavy romance novels I usually read. It also takes place in a different time period than I usually like to read and found it to be a very interesting and fun change. Both the main characters, Lady Lucinda and Iron Will, were very well written. I enjoyed Lucinda because I don't think you often have a female lead who isn't open to the idea of marriage and love like she is. She is perfectly happy unwed and sees no...more

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Apr 30, 2011 Xia rated it 4 of 5 stars

I won an arc of this book from Goodreads First Reads program. Thank you Goodreads.

Lady Lucinda Grey is one of the most sought after ladies of the ton. But when her life is threatened, Lord William Randall, the Duke of Clairemont, is assigned to protect her from a kidnapping plot. Will bargains his stallion in exchange for the opportunity to court Lucinda. He is immediately drawn to Lucinda, for she is a beautiful woman. But as he gets to know her, sees that she is intelligent, funny, strong, and...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Sara ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, historical, romance

Okay, Lady Lucinda Gray has had some really BAD examples of marriage in her family, and she's REALLY not convinced that marriage is for her. And she's turned down almost every eligible bachelor in London.

William Randall, DUKE of Clairemont, is a spy who has NO intention of settling down. His parents' marriage was HORRIBLE. His dad was a SUPREMELY EVIL guy (emotionally and physically abusive, threatening, flaunting mistresses in his wife's face, etc.)... A REALLY good looking man, but a wolf in s...more Okay, Lady Lucinda Gray has had some really BAD examples of marriage in her family, and she's REALLY not convinced that marriage is for her. And she's turned down almost every eligible bachelor in London.

William Randall, DUKE of Clairemont, is a spy who has NO intention of settling down. His parents' marriage was HORRIBLE. His dad was a SUPREMELY EVIL guy (emotionally and physically abusive, threatening, flaunting mistresses in his wife's face, etc.)... A REALLY good looking man, but a wolf in sheep's clothing... and Will looks just like him. He's a ladies' man. Not interested in marriage, like I said. Has a pretty... dark... reputation. Never attends "proper" ton events. Yadda yadda... you get it.

Anyway, there's a bad guy who, for some reason that I never really got or cared about, wants to kidnap Lucinda... For money, as she's really rich... I guess he was planning to hold her for ransom? Meh. Don't care. So Will is assigned to protect her. And the way he approaches it is to court her... He's not too worried that she'll get attached to him as she's turned down everyone else, but there was a bargain involving a horse that he owned that she wanted for her aunt so they could breed him and make awesome-beyond-comparison horses. Meh. Don't care. The bargain basically ensured that he could stick close to her for 3 months, while they caught the bad guy.

Anyway, Lucinda and Will end up spending quite a lot of time together, and they're such a fabulous couple, it evokes that I-don't-care-why—it's-just-awesome attitude you see above. They were just so GREAT together. It was fun to see Lucinda (who REALLY should have gone by Lucy!) being really attracted to Will but trying NOT to be. (Like maybe if she chants "I'm just in it for the horse!" enough times, it will magically be true.) And it was great to see Will struggling to court her, but being SO out of the proper loop that he doesn't really know how it's supposed to be done...

Except Will didn't plan on LIKING Lucinda. There was a great line of his: "Of course I want to bed her. A man would have to be dead and buried not to. No, I want to talk to her. I like talking to her. Dammit, the bedding part is natural. Wanting to spend time with her outside the bedchamber is not." I loved that. He likes talking to her.

Anyway, I really liked it. I thought the plot was strong. The characters' issues were appropriate and worked. Like how (view spoiler). It was so FRUSTRATING, because we're TOTALLY with Lucinda at that point, but it made sense. The side characters were great, from her aunts (the Furies) to her best friend and her husband.

The only real issue was the EDITING. Every once in a while, you'll find a typo in a book, but there was one every 25 pages! And noticeable things that SPELL CHECK should have caught! That was annoying and distracting! :P(less)

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May 25, 2011 Kelsey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, arc

Lady Lucinda Grey vows never to marry. She loves her freedom and since she was left with a very nice size fortune from her deceased father, she can enjoy that freedom and not conform to what her “duty” would be. Unbeknownst to her, she has been targeted by Garenne. Garenne is a psychopath and has been hired to kidnap Grey.

Lord William Randall has built his reputation as a rake. This disguise lets him gather information for the Young Corinthians, a spy organization, without raising suspicions. Or...more

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May 10, 2011 Mary Frances rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: giveaways

I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of this book through Goodreads First Read program. Big thanks to Goodreads!
The lovely Lady Lucinda has had no problems in the past refusing marriage proposals from every eligible bachelor of the ton until Iron Will sets his sights on her. Little does she know of the real danger that lurks in society and Will’s undercover assignment to protect her from it.
First I must say that I enjoyed that aspect of the secret Corinthian elite spy organization cons...more

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