The Devil in her bed is the final book in the Devil You Know series by Kerrigan Bryne. Each book in this historical romance series can be as a standalone.

Here's where I normally go into a book recap, but I'm honestly disappointed in it. I absolutely loved book one in the series. Book two not as much but still quite enjoyed it. I was really looking forward to this one because I was dying for Francesca's story.

Let me start with my positives feelings. I loved Francesca as much as I thought I would. She's strong and cunning and fierce and lets nothing step in her way of vengeance. No man will force her will and I loved every time she stood her ground. The friendship of the Red Rogue women continues to be just as strong as it was in the past books #friendshipgoals. I also enjoyed that it wasn't just her best friends who were there to help her but also her friends husbands especially the Duke of Redmayne, Piers will always be my favorite.

Now onto the rant portion of my review. I really really disliked Declan/Chandler and whatever other name he wore as a disguise. There was not one instance where I gave two sh*ts about him. Every time he professed his love for the woman he thought Francesca was and dismissed his actual childhood with her, it made me ridiculously angry and hurt for 'Francesca'. Don't even get me started on the way he treats her / reacts to finding out her true identity. I saw red and wanted to throw the Kindle. 😤🤬 Then his speech to repair the hurt he caused in my opinion was too little too late and Francesca deserved so much more.
::Rant over ::

In the end I'm torn over what to rate this because I loved Francesca as much as I despised Declan. So I'll settle on 3 stars and I think I'll go reread the first in the series to get over this one.

Francesca has a secret and so does Chandler Alquist- and they aren't in opposition to each other. They both lost almost everything to the Crimson Council and they've both spent the last twenty years plotting and preparing for revenge. This is the last in a series featuring three strong women- the stories of Alexandra and Ceciiia have already been told but don't worry if you haven't read those as this will be just fine a a standalone. It's a big sweeping romantic novel which also emphasizes friendship and loyalty. Both Francesca and Chandler have, in a way, identity issues but you know things will eventually be revealed. These lovers don't make it easy for each other or for the bad guys. I was rooting for both of them throughout. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. A fun fast read that is swoon worthy.

This is my fair and honest review, voluntarily given and in my own words, for this ARC. This is part of the series of the red rogues. I have also read the other two. Honestly, I absolutely cannot express how much I loved this book. While I might suggest that there are some pretty graphic scenes in here, you should NOT let that stop you from reading this series!!! The tale is so very well written with a depth of both story and characters that you barely notice the salacious bits (having said that, I also loved the salacious bits). I really really hope you will give yourself the opportunity to read this series. Breathtaking!

I've been looking forward to this last book of the Devil You Know series, featuring the last lady of the Red Rogues trio. It has been revealed in previous books that Lady Francesca Cavendish took on the identity of the real Countess Francesca to seek revenge for both their families. This book started out so strong, and I couldn't help falling in love with Francesca all over again instantly 😍. Knowing her tragic past, I truly appreciate her motivations, her fierceness, her determination to bring down those who took away her loved ones. She's trained herself to become a brave, strong, independent woman, and I wanted to give her a standing ovation and yell out "Yes! Way to go, Francesca!" at least a couple times during the book 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼! And what is tugging at my heartstring is her unrequited love and pining for the boy from her childhood, who happened to love the real Francesca 😭. After the massacre that wiped out their family home, she thought she lost him forever, and her grief for him, for her friends and family has turned into a powerful weapon. I just LOVE Francesca so much! I think she's my most favorite lady of the trio ❤️.

Now, I think the hero does not deserve her 😤! As the spy for the crown, Chandler has multiple identities and a secret past that is only revealed toward the end. He might have fallen in love with the fake Francesca, but the way he kept telling her that he loved the real one, or at least the memory of her from twenty years ago, made me frustrated 😩. When he found out her true identity, he became cruel to her, and I just wanted to smack him in the head 😡! I understand her reasons and struggles to keep her secret concealed, but he himself has a fair share of earth shattering skeleton in his closet! His hypocrisy just annoys me 😂.

This book has more dark suspense than the previous two. And I love the way Ms Byrne has built the imaginative world of greed, power, corrupt, cruelty... I also love the close friendship among the three ladies, as well as the protectiveness of their spouses over Francesca. However, I feel like the focus has been shifted away from the romance between Francesca and Chandler, and his declaring his love to her at the end is just not so convincing to me 🤷🏻‍♀️. I also wish to see the three couples reunited for an epilogue. But if you love more suspense for your romance, this book is perfect for you! You can always trust Ms Byrne to give you steamy hot scenes and great plot twists!

*Special thanks to St. Martin’s Press for gifting me this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*

Extraordinary story, absolute MUST READ!

From the truly terrifying opening prologue to the cried-real-tears HEA, this story moved me, captivated me, thrilled me, and left me with a huge book hangover that made me wonder when I'll be ready to face the real world again. Dynamic writing combined with intensely personal drama and fascinating characters elevate this story far above the usual historical romance.

This is the story of Pippa and Declan, of Francesca and Chandler, of history and childhood and love and innocence and family and evil so vile that only the devil himself can conquer it. Despite the multitude of names, it's a story of just two people who know each other even when they have no idea who the other truly is. Our story starts with Chandler knowing who Francesca is, then she finds out who he is to her. Then she finds out who he really is, only for him to then find out who she really is. I promise you, though, that the story is not at all confusing, just filled with love and longing and the kind of passion that takes down empires. Francesca is as fierce a woman as I've ever read, and Chandler is her perfect match in every possible way.

As the culmination of the trilogy with the Red Rogues, this story does wrap up all the hints we were given in the earlier books about Francesca and even Chandler, but it is a standalone romance just like the previous two are. Even so, both Alexandra and Cecelia, and their men, figure prominently in this story, as we would expect them to as they support Francesca in finally getting her revenge.

The imagery used in this book is astounding: the dragon and the tiger, the fire and water, are all threaded throughout the book in the most fascinating way possible. The letter from the Hargraves was so poignantly used as both fuel and balm, reminding us of the shattering effects of unintended consequences and just how fragile life really is.

There is plenty of humor and stand-up-and-cheer moments throughout, especially Francesca's speech that causes Ramsey to recognize the dragon in her. The final declaration of love at the end, in the ruins, was as heartbreaking as a HEA can possibly be. If you don't tear up even a little then you don't have a heart. Rest assured, though that there is a very satisfying, blissfully happy happily-ever-after, but it comes at a cost of a lifetime of trauma and tragedy.

Even though I've read all three, this series is going to the top of my re-read list so I can binge-read them all again. This is the very best in historical romances and I highly recommend the entire series. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

The Devil in Her Bed is the third and final book in Kerrigan Byrne's exciting Devil You Know series. NOOOOOOOO! I'm not ready to let the "Red Rogues" and their possessive men go yet! Ms. Byrne is know for her strong female characters and tortured heroes, and in this installment we have the strongest and most tortured of the series. Of the three, this book is possibly the most brutal and steamy. Despite the fact I didn't particularly like our heroine throughout most of the story, I still loved this book and really couldn't put it down.

Throughout his life, Chandler has been known by many names: Declan Chandler, the Devil of Dorset, and by a large group of other identities named after infamous pirates. He is, after all, a spy in the Secret Service to the Crown. While looking for evidence to bring down the evil criminal organization Crimson Council, he is irresistibly drawn to the lovely Countess of Mont Claire, Francesca Cavendish. He may have met his match in this strong woman. Francesca may be a countess, but by night she seeks vengeance on those who murdered her family and the boy she loved when she was a young child. Sparks ignite between the tortured spy and the kickass countess. But can a relationship be built upon all the secrets Chandler and Francesca keep from each other?

All Scot and Bothered (book 2 of the series starring Cecelia and Ramsay) is still my favorite, but this volume was extremely compelling and unputdownable. The murderous group Crimson Council was quite over-the-top - think The Hellfire Club on steroids - but still made for a great nefarious organization around which to base the plot. But it was the characters who really drove the story. As I mentioned, I did not particularly like Francesca. She was like a Victorian version of Catwoman; she could kick the butt of almost any man and was familiar with all sorts of self-defense moves. I didn't care for the way she sometimes treated her dearest friends ("either help me or get out of my way!") and attempted to bully men. She didn't think anything of punching the man she was falling for in the face! I did warm up to her closer to the end of the story when it appeared she realized she could be both a strong AND caring woman. Chandler I loved from the start, as I have a particular affection for tortured heroes. He seemed to have a troubled existence even before he met the Cavendish family, never mind as an adult. He was a spy for so long it was almost as if he had no identity of his own. I loved that he wasn't threatened by Francesca being so dominating; in fact, it seemed to rather turn him on! The heat between Chandler and Francesca almost caused the pages (or e-reader, if you prefer) to catch on fire. It was that hot. Of course, I loved revisiting the Red Rogues and their men. Ramsay, especially, holds a place in my heart. This was a doozy of an ending for this series. I can't wait to see what Kerrigan Byrne comes up with next!

I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley. I received no compensation for my review, and all thoughts and opinions expressed are entirely my own.

This is the third and final book in the Devil You Know series, and finally we get Francesca's story. Francesca has spent her entire life planning and plotting revenge on the people responsible for murdering her family. She is strategic, cunning, highly trained, and fierce.

She catches the eye of the Devil of Dorset who while sent to investigate her also can not deny his fascination with her.

I loved Francesca's character, she was the highlight for me, so strong and driven, but also willing to be open and vulnerable.

I did enjoy the first third and last third of the book, both were very fast paced and mysterious. However the middle was very slow.

The villain was extremely obvious with no subtlety and a too quickly wrapped up ending.

Unfortunately the romance really didn't work for me and that's ultimately why I gave this three stars. The hero was under the impression she was someone else for the majority of the book so when he actually professed his love for who she actually was at the end it rang hollow and I didn't believe it. Kerrigan is capable of building truly epic romances so I definitely had high expectations and sadly, this didn't deliver for me.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review from Netgalley.

What a wonderful Story. It is full of pain, loneliness, and sadness. Pippa's parents were the butler and the cook. Serena was a Romani woman who helped give them their daughter. Declan Chandler was an orphan and they had taken him into their hearts. Then there is the Cavendish family, Francesca, and Ferdinand. Ferdie saw about twenty men coming down the drive and not stopping. Ferdinand went down the drive to welcome them and they trampled him. They then went, after Pippa and Francesca, who were headed inside to tell her parents people were coming. . They killed everyone in the house and stables and then burnt it down.
They killed everyone in the house and stables and then burnt it down. Pippa's family was killed and Declan helped get her out. She was shot in the leg, Serena found her and told her Declan had been shot in the back. So the two girls ran. It was very dramatic and cruel. They never had a chance, It was an exciting and teary tale. There was some great action and the characters are marvelous. It keeps you on your toes but this is a Kerrigan Byrne book and she would never give you anything but the best. It was easy to read and had some surprises for you. I loved where she goes to the other two of her friends of the Red Rogues and tells them her tale. Even their husbands try to support her. I highly recommend this great novel. I could not put it down.
I received this ARC from Net Galley and voluntarily reviewed it.

I have adored and been curious about Francesca since meeting her in HTLADITD!
She did not disappoint as a heroine. I loved her grit and dedication to unmasking those responsible for her best friend’s and family’s horrific deaths. Her outlook on life made perfect sense for someone who has been through what she has, and it was beautiful to see those walls slowly but surely knocked down until we got to see the vulnerability she was protecting inside of them.
I loved Chandler (I love all of KB’s tortured and flawed heroes I’ve read so far!). She writes the dark, brooding, and scarred (emotionally and physically!) so perfectly.
I wish he had found out earlier (either from Pippa or someone else) who she really was. It felt a bit too catfish-y after awhile, and combined with how much he kept making it clear that he loved Francesca (the “real” Francesca), it was beginning to bum me out for Pippa. Not enough for me to stop reading or enjoying the book at all, just something I personally would’ve liked done a bit differently.
While this is not a bad thing, I did notice and want to point out that this book’s suspense to romance ratio was higher than the last two. I understand why, there was a lot to unravel, and it had me biting my nails pretty much the whole time up to one of the big reveals!
I’ve loved getting to know each of the Red Rogues, and love them all so much! I’m a little sad this is the end of the series, but it’s been a joy experiencing their journeys and working through their individual traumas, with the support of one another, and the men lucky enough to fall in love with them.

This is the final book in the Devil you know series by Kerrigan Byrne, and we finally get Francesca’s story!

Francesca Cavendish has a tragic past. As a girl, she witnesses everyone she loves being massacred and her home burn. She decides to take over her best friend’s identity to seek revenge on those responsible.

Years later we meet the Devil of Dorset who has been investigating Francesca and the Red Rogues. He is inexplicably drawn to Francesca but cannot believe she is who she claims. He is determined to find out her secrets even if he has to seduce them out of her.

This book has a slow start for me. I loved the prologue about Francescas childhood and tragedy, but the introduction to the hero and his staking didn’t really work for me. However Kerrigan Byrne is a genius and she sucked me in and I could not put this book down.

I love Francesca, how strong she is, how she won’t let a man dictate to her and will do what she wants, and I love how absolutely capable she is. Though Chandler isn’t my favourite of her heros, my heart absolutely broke for him and all he’s survived.

The villain of this story was intriguing but kind of fell of at the end in an unsatisfying way.

Overall I really liked this book. It was gripping, heart melting, sexy and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The third installment in the Devil You Know series was as good as the other two. It's a story of loss and revenge and two hearts that are meant for each other; without knowing it. This was Francesca Cavendish's story. Cecilia Teague and Lady Redmayne make appearances throughout; but this is all about learning Francesca's back story and what drives her. Francesca, Frank to the other Red Rogues, is a force to be reckoned with. For twenty years she has trained, gathered data and searched for those responsible for the deaths of her family and friends. Finally, she is starting to see the results of so much time and energy. She hopes to be able to remove the head of the snake; so no one else ever has to feel the pain and anguish in seeing those you love killed, and your home burned to the ground. Frank also has a deep secret that only the other Red Rogues know about. Now that the others have found their life mates; she is beginning to feel like a third wheel and not a part of the whole. Once her revenge is exacted; what will she do with herself? All her life has been spent trying to attain this one goal. Will she succeed? A wrench is thrown into the mix when a key player is arrested by the Secret Service and Frank hasn't had the opportunity to interrogate/investigate him; as she has others, in the Crimson Council.

This is a story with intrigue/mystery, sex (yes, there a a few sex scenes), love, discovering one's self, revenge, and redemption. The characters are well defined. I enjoyed it very much and found the writing style flowed well and kept me engaged the entire time. The main focus of the story is on the characters so there isn't a lot of descriptive fill regarding the surroundings and "scenery" unless it pertains to the actions taking place.

After seeing her family and friends murdered Lady Francesca Cavendish, Countess of Mont Claire has lived her life for revenge. She’s out to bring down the Crimson Council at all costs working at night to find their secrets. She unknowingly encounter an agent for the crown the Devil of Dorset, he’s quite the enigma no really knows who he is. He’s become quite intrigued by Francesca, why is she placing herself in danger with these dangerous men. Every encounter he finds himself more drawn to the beautiful and alluring woman who is in the middle of his investigation. A captivating story as they’re drawn deeper into the cult and their lives are at stake. Can they bring the Crimson Council to justice before they’re captured and killed for knowing too much? I love the strong female character Francesca she’s his equal in every way, she never backs down from a confrontation, she meets danger head on with the help of her two friends. I have voluntarily read and reviewed the excellent book.

So many lies and so much deceit. Francesca loved a boy and knew he would always have her heart. Then one day it was all taken from her. She vowed that she would seek revenge on all those who took everything away from her. The boy did survive and grew up to want the same revenge thinking that Francesca died too. Francesca and Chandler are both on the same path but are not honest about who they are. When all is revealed, who will they be? Will they still have that love or will it be in ashes like their old home?

**** Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this e-arc ahead of the release date which is coming soon***

I’ve been a fan of Kerrigan Byrne’s writing for a good while and though i may be biased, this has to probably be one of my favorites yet. Love, a bit of adventure and deception thrown in to the mix if this is up your alley. What i love this time is how Francesca doesn’t act like the damsel in distress mode and though the Earl of Devlin is one of many secrets to have, how can you not fall for him, even if he has dealt with a lot which you’ll have to read in order to find out. Other than that, this book will be a fit for you if you also like historical romance as well.

The writing of this novel was very suspenseful and romantic with a complex plot. It was exciting and I stayed glued to the pages. This has been a very good series and this installment was a great addition.
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Every time I start a Kerrigan Byrne book I don't want to put it down and then it is finished too soon. I have always been a Historical Romance fan, and Kerrigan is one of the best. The Devil of Dorset and Francesca are complex characters that have a lot of secrets. Both are in pursuit of a murderer that changed their individual lives in profound ways when they were very young. Both thought the other dead. Now they are in the fight for their lives and for a love that neither thought would ever be possible.

Kerrigan is a master at crafting characters that are intriguing and mysterious and do not let social strictures get in the way of what they want. Both are stubborn and refuse to give an inch even if it could mean they might die in their quest for vengeance. Add in mind-blowing danger and sizzling passion and you have a love story with everything you could wish for.

The Devil You Know Series is my personal favorite and I guarantee that you will love it too!! This story is a great stand-alone book, but I recommend you read the whole series.

Received a complimentary copy for an honest review.

Known by many names, the so-called Devil of Dorset is an enigma even to those who know him. A skilled spy, he is one of the Crown’s most lethal weapons but in Francesca Cavendish, the Countess of Mont Claire, he may have found someone who can match him.

Francesca uses her position in society to bring herself ever closer to the secret group responsible for the deaths of every member of her family. She’s worked toward this goal for years but is unprepared to catch the eye of the truly evil Earl of Devlin. She has her own secrets to keep and may be in over her head here, but she’s not prepared to find the love of her life alive again, or accept his help, especially when the truth will likely drive him away.

This book was very much a mixed bag for me. I loved the concept and Chandler made for an excellent and many-layered tortured hero, but Francesca was rather a let down as a heroine. Chandler’s pain was actually rather worse than hers all told, but she fell into the trap of believing herself to be the only person with a truly painful past, or at least that’s how she came across. Francesca was quick to believe any disagreement she encountered was merely derived from a man underestimating her because she was a woman. Of course, this was not always the case and because of this arrogance, a criminal was able to escape imprisonment and she nearly ruined a raid set to bring down the corrupt secret society she’d been hunting, all because she had zero faith in Chandler, or anyone else for that matter, to do their jobs better than she could, despite their superior experience. This just struck me as hubris, especially since she kept repeating this behavior and never learned and it made her difficult to like. Despite this, Francesca’s plight was one I could get behind and I rooted for her success, but her determination to do everything alone meant she got in her own way more often than not.

What really got me though was that Francesca’s intended portrayal as a strong heroine just showed her to be more akin to a playground bully, responding with violence to anything with which she disagreed. At one point she even punches Chandler in the face after an intimate, loving encounter devolves into a rather minor argument. He excuses her by reasoning that she held back and wasn’t really trying to hurt him, but for me this is still domestic violence, and it wouldn’t be ok if he’d hit her that way so it’s not acceptable for her to do so to him. These aspects of Francesca’s character made it hard to believe she actually loved Chandler and their truth revelation was a long time in coming and then caused the third act separation that I’m just not a fan of. This was not helped by the fact that Chandler spent nearly the entire book believing himself reunited with his childhood love and that was a large pillar of their relationship.

Given Francesca’s contempt for all men, even her best friends’ husbands, her rapidly rekindled love for Chandler felt just a bit insincere. I was incredibly invested in the suspense aspect here and in Chandler’s backstory. I loved this concept, but the romance was a bit lacking, especially since these two came together like crashing waves and their relationship remained quite volatile rather than really becoming sweet. That worked for them; however, it just wasn’t that romantic and I wish Chandler had gotten a bit more recognition and acknowledgement of his pain from Francesca. Overall, this book gave me mixed feelings, but I did enjoy the story and would say it’s not to be missed.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The third and final instalment to the series, this book lived up to the hype for me. Francesca and Chandler (or Declan- I really didn’t know which name to use for him!) were great together. Their chemistry was instant despite that they thought the other someone else initially. Of course, they shared the same past and unknowingly were invested in the same revenge, the fall of the Crimson Council.

We hear of the tragedy of her past in book 1 when she reveals her secret to her two friends, and the prologue of this book begins with that awful day. Besides being a supportive character in the other two books we don’t read too much of what Francesca is doing since her return to England and that added to her mystery to me as a reader. I couldn’t wait to find out how she has been going around fulfilling her life goal- which is to avenge her lost loved ones. In this book the reader is thrown into those schemes with the first chapter. She has drugged her ‘lover’ and rifled through his house searching for anything to incriminate him and discover a lead on the CC. This scene immediately promises how the rest of the book will unfold, with suspense, intrigue, action, and romance. The CC seem to be a far-reaching evil body and one can’t worry how our heroes will dismantle and destroy them without far reaching consequences.

Francesca was a well written character and likeable. She is loyal and courageous. Her plans put her at risk every time, but she is determined to see things through and is careful not to endanger her friends along. She comes across as cold to the ton but is still harbouring a lot of pain from her loss and a great love for Declan. When they are reunited in a way- she maintains her authority and independence from him (who wanted her to leave her revenge to him)- yet at the same time she was insecure of herself with him and loved him enough not to reveal who she really was only so not to cause him further pain. This also made her seem less invincible. Yes, she has spent the last ten years gathering skills from fighting techniques (from the far east no less), to potions and an attitude to fool the men of the ton that she is some sort of Cora Pearl cum Lucrezia Borgia, but, she can be vulnerable as she found with her interactions with Kenway and even Drake (when she didn’t know who he was). Like her Red Rogue friends, she is more like the modern heroine than a woman from the Victorian period, but in this book that worked for me. She was independently wealthy, had no family but two gypsy servants so answerable to no one and because her motive in life was only her revenge, she wasn’t hampered by any insecurities regarding society’s opinion of her.

Her friendship with Cecelia and Alexandra was also not too cliched. They all loved and supported one another but still harboured worries about the other’s actions, questioned and argued them and she even worried of all their future together with the other two married to brothers while she was feeling like a third wheel.

I did enjoy the relationship she developed with Ramsey and was happy to see his and Redmayne’s inclusion in this last book. Not just in the background, but active in helping Francesca with her goal. I was also happy to see that Ramsey did become the Lord Chancellor- which I didn’t think would happen with his marriage to Cecilia. I liked that Francesca had a powerful and connected ally at her back in him against the CC.

Declan, I was in two minds about. Anyone who read the previous book knows who this ‘Devil of Dorset’ is and even without that knowledge it wasn’t necessary. It barely added to the concept that the hero is a man of many secrets and identities. We know it’s Declan. He is a tortured hero who has more than the tragedy he shares with Francesca haunting him. I wanted to like him as much as Redmayne and Ramsey but besides his instant attraction to Francesca his feelings throughout were clouded in my opinion with him thinking she is someone else. As we reach the end of the book, we realize that was the authors intent. Declan loved Francesca because he saw her as the opposite to what he was and had lived through. The real Francesca was gentle, pure and soft to him and his hope for good in the world. Even though the woman he knew now was completely different he wanted to hold on to those ideals and that’s why he wanted to force them on her. So, though I couldn’t warm up to him, it wasn’t until the very end when he finally analysed his soul and opened himself up to her, that I felt him deserving of her- that made for a very deep and well-developed character.

This book was captivating, the prose as beautiful as ever by this author. The plot was well constructed and cleanly tied up everything for a good satisfying finale to the trilogy.

**I received this copy from Netgalley and the publisher for a fair and honest review. All opinions here are my own.**

Countess Mont Claire, Francesca Cavendish, and Devil of Dorset, Declan Chandler...two individuals who are not who they say they are. He is one of the Crown’s most dangerous weapons, a man with many names and no paper trail. She is out for revenge against the people responsible for her family's massacre. They have a past together, but can they have a future with so many secrets in the way?

This is the third book in the Devil You Know series. It can be read alone, but it's so much better when one has read the previous book All Scot And Bothered.

I loved this book. Honestly, I don't think Kerrigan Byrne is capable of writing a bad story but this is definitely very high up on the list of best ones IMO. The whole novel is a page turner and I was so engrossed and excited to find out what was going to happen next. Francesca and Chandler are broken leads. Their tragedies motivate them to remake themselves. They are fascinating together. I can't say much about the plot without giving away spoilers, but this book is full of Byrne's signature dark, sexy, twisty storytelling.

Tropes: Mistaken Identity/Disguised, Revenge, Childhood Friends, Spy/Govt Work, Anti-Hero, Protector, Second Chance, Spinster

* I received an ARC and this is my honest review. #TheDevilInHerBed #NetGalley

While I liked the ending of this series, for some reason, I had a hard time staying in the story. Perhaps it's because I read the others a while back. There was something about the writing and the intermingling of the multiple names I had a hard time with, while I knew they were the same person - the transition on the page didn't work for me. I had a hard time with Declan, the Hero, and the Heroine, Pippa/Francesa, because who they were to each other 20 years ago is not the relationship or the fake relationship that is now. Lots of lies, disguises, and revelations, and in the end, it worked. Still good, but it does not live up to the others in the series.

I received an ARC from Netgalley and St. Martin's for an honest review.