Already deeply in debt, George Upperton learns that his mistress is with child and she and her aggressive brother want him to pay her a hefty compensation. George flees with his family to his newlywed friend Revelstoke's house party where he hopes to get a loan or hustle the other guests for blunt. Out for a stroll on the beach, George encounters a barefoot Isabelle Mears and her little boy, Jack.
Isabelle was ruined by a gentleman like George and has fallen out of good society. Thus she will have nothing to do with a man like him or any man for that matter. Isabelle and her son hide away from the world in a small cottage on the outskirts of the village near Revelstoke's manor.
When Jack is kidnapped by men unknown, Isabelle and George join forces to get him back.
A MOST DEVILISH ROGUE by Ashlyn Macnamara is a historical romance set in regency England. A MOST DEVILISH ROGUE is the sequel to A MOST SCANDALOUS PROPOSAL. Macnamara's descriptions are eloquent and flowery, sometimes they are a bit over the top though. Isabelle is a little bit too stereotypical in her "jilted maiden against the world" type. George on the other hand is refreshing. While he is the typical flawed with serious problems hero he isn't all dark, stoic, and broody. George is witty, his defense mechanisms cause him to make light of everything, hiding what he really feels. Jack is a fun addition to the story and he is the catalyst of most of Isabelle and George's interactions. I will say that there seem to be a lot of obvious puns in the last names of the characters.
A MOST DEVILISH ROGUE starts off as a fun and decent historical romance and in the sea of historical romances I wasn't sure I'd pick up another Ashlyn Macnamara. But the writing definitely improves as the story goes on. I found myself quickly flipping to the next chapter at each chapter's end. A MOST DEVILISH ROGUE is a worthwhile read.
Fans who adore Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Sabrina
Jeffries will savor Ashlyn Macnamaraβs sensual new novel,
which proves that two hearts are better than one.
Years ago, when Isabelle Mears was still a young
miss too infatuated to know better, she surrendered her
innocence to a dishonorable man. Though ruined and cast out
from society, she has worked hard to shelter her
illegitimate son, Jack. Having sworn off men in her quiet
but dignified life, Isabelle is unprepared for the deep
longing that rips through her when a handsome stranger
rescues her rambunctious six-year-old from the pounding
ocean surf. George Upperton is a man in
trouble with debts, women, and a meddling family. He is, by
all accounts, the last gentleman on earth Isabelle should be
drawn to. But loneliness is a hard mistress, and caution
gives way to desire . . . even though Isabelle is convinced
that happiness canβt be found in the arms of such a devilish
rogue. Only when Jack is kidnapped does Isabelle discover
the true depth of Georgeβs devotionβand how far a good man
will go to fight for the woman whose love is all that
matters.
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