Book 3 in the Red Rogue series, this was a good way to end it. Francesca’s backstory was less dark than Alexandra’s but it was interesting to see it play out in current day. The Crimson Council was finally revealed in detail and her connection to Chandler was unexpected but intriguing. Their connection was full of chemistry and I liked it better than Cecilia’s story.


Thanks to NetGalley and St Martins Press for the arc.

Kerrigan Byrne is one of my favorite authors. The Devil in her bed did not disappoint. The plot kept me involved and the relationship of the Red Rogues is so very heartwarming. The loyalty they and their significant others share is what I enjoyed most in this book. I wished I could have given the book 4 1/2 stars as Ms. Kerrigan is a wonderful storyteller. I didn't feel the connection between the H and h as in her other books is the reason for my less than 5 star choice. I'm looking forward to reading the other reviews and all of Ms. Kerrigan's other endeavors. All in all this is a delightful book.

Kerrigan Byrne does it again and again and again. She is the queen of dark historical romance and she does it so well.

I have speed through this series and have been so excited for Francesca's book, and I was not disappointed in her story arc, or that of the Devil of Dorset.

Francesca has been the most elusive of the heroines of this series. She's a bit more prickly, and I wasn't exactly sure what her backstory really was to get a good feel on her. While her story was dark, it didn't feel as triggering as Alexandra's (in the first book) or as tenderhearted as Cecilia's (second book). This one was pretty dark though, especially as we learn more of the Crimson council as well as the Devil of Dorset's crazy backstory that is also intertwined with Francessa/Pippa's.

There is plenty of heat between these two, but a lot of heart,

4 stars

Lady Francesca aka Frankie is the last Red Rogue standing as her two other friends have found love, but nothing can deter her from finding revenge. Frankie has overcome the devastating loss of her whole family at a young and tender age, but this hardened her, forcing her to learn to become a fierce, independent woman with quite a reputation. She uses her skills to find out the truth about what has happened and won’t let anything or anyone get in her way. She soon meets up with the master chameleon, the Devil of Dorset, who seems to be on a similar path of revenge, although his truths seem to cast doubt upon some of young Frankie’s memories. Their quest for answers leads them on a merry adventure with intrigue intertwined with steamy romance. But both Frankie and her “ghost” companion are strong leads which makes for lots of drama as they both think they are right. This is the final book in this trio and by far the most steamy but there is a lot of heartache too with some tough subject matter for both leads to overcome. It’s nice to see familiar characters but you do not need to read the other books to enjoy this one, although I highly recommend them. 5 stars. I received an arc copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher for my honest review

This book really challenged me - it challenged me to love a heroine who was just about as alpha as it gets. Kerrigan Byrne - like she always does writes a book that defies convention. In this book she flips the script and gives us a woman who is basically a female batman. Not batgirl, not cat woman. - Batman.

Francesca has made finding the people who killed everyone she loved and taking revenge against them. She is not particularly likeable. She is hard, grumpy, and doesn't particularly like most people and almost no men. She is, however, fiercely loyal And when she loves you, she will do anything to keep you safe. She's built a life on a foundation of pain and lies with only one goal in mind.

Chandler is an assassin who has died more than once and keeps getting pain out of life. He has also made it his life's goal to find revenge. He's focused on Francesca for many reasons - mainly because he wants to know who she really is. He was very much in love with Francesca when their lives were torn apart - and thought she was dead for a long time.

The secrets and lies between Chandler and Francesca make their finding a way to be together very much in doubt. Even with this being a romance, I was sure it was going to have a typical happy ending (spoiler alert <spoiler> it does</spoiler).

I will say that this is a satisfying conclusion to the series - but you have to get past in your mind what a female lead in a romance typically is. She really is a Victorian era batman or Boadicea or whatever tough as nails, hardened, alpha archetype you want to envision.

This is extremely well written and will keep you engaged to the very end.

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, but these opinions are all my own.

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book 3 in the Devil you know series. I thought this was a good conclusion to the trilogy. We finally learn more about Francesca’s history and she finally found a man who she could love. I enjoyed the read a great deal it was well done.

The Dev in her Bed by Kerrygan Byrne, published by St. Martins Press, is book three in her The Dev You Know Series.
The storyline is set in the 1872ties and tells Pippa Hargrave and Declan Chandler's heartwrenching story.
She's the only survivor of a big , lets call it thing, and she vowes revenge. She becomes Lady Fransca and lives a very different life.
A special treat is this historical romance, excellent written, captivating, unpztdownable. A great read, I recommend the book, 5 stars.

There was too much plot in this book that it dwarfed the romantic elements. I didn’t even understand *exactly* what the Crimson Council stood for. Desire, orgy? It was a cult that I didn’t even get. I skimmed over some of the plot as it took much of the book, which is fine, but the plot and the reveal was lackluster.

Second problem was that Francesca’s identity to Chandler was revealed way too late for me to even remotely believe that Chandler grew to love Pippa. Throughout the book and his inner monologue, Chandler craves for Francesca and her purity and fragility. He loved the idea of her, and the memory of her. I never saw Chandler interact with Pippa in a new light away from Francesca’s shadow. He loved a shadow, a ghost. I thought Pippa/Francesca loved Chandler way too much which he did not deserve.

This gets added when Francesca decides to stay as Francesca even when the revenge/justice is completed. I would have liked for her to symbolically shed Francesca and regain the little girl (Pippa) that was left in the woods. Her whole life was consumed with justice rightfully, but her name would always be a reminder. It did feel she was living someone else’s life and continued to do so because Chandler loved Francesca, and she wanted to keep him. It felt as if, to a degree, they both loved the past versions of each other—Pippa loved Declan, and Chandler loved Francesca.

In short, the plot was messy and the romance—even messier.

Loved this whole series. Enjoyed the friendship that developed between Ramsey and Chandler. Be warned that there are explicit sex scenes throughout the book.

Pippa sets out on revenge and is willing to ruin her reputation in the process. The Earl of Devlin is an elusive spy with multiple identities and is drawn to Pippa.

This romance has lots of twists and mystery. A well-written, enjoyable read. Keeps you on the edge of your seat.

I received an advance reader copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

I love this author, and this latest romance is another reason why I read everything she writes! I can't wait for her next book.

The Devil in Her Bed was an action packed finale to the Devil You Know series. Francesca was a brave and daring woman out for revenge over those that massacred her family and friends. She was determined to expose the top member of the Crimson Counsel and bring the whole operation down, and she didn’t let anything stand in her way. I liked her tenacity as she singlehandedly acquired the information she needed. She was even able to get most of it before bumping into Chandler again.

Chandler has led a dark and violent life as a spy for the Crown, and he was just as determined as Francesca to bring down the counsel. He was skilled in combat and had perfected many aliases, and yet, even with all his vast experience and training, Francesca was still able to one up him a few times (which was pretty entertaining lol). I liked seeing them come together and join forces to bring down the Crimson Counsel. I felt bad for the burden that Francesca carried as she held on to her secret identity even after things started heating up between her and Chandler.

I felt a few reservations about how he kept reminiscing about the Francesca of his youth. It made me question his feelings a bit once everything was revealed. However, I mostly felt like he understood the difference by the end, and he very much loved the strong and courageous woman he was with.

The Devil in Her Bed is book #3 in the Devil You Know series by Kerrigan Byrne. As always, the writing and plot in general is fantastic. I literally could not put this book down. The action and drama had me at the edge of my seat wanting to find out more. The romance however, was a different story and a major let down.

Francesca Cavendish has been on a path of revenge and vengeance since childhood. Searching for those responsible for the death of her family. Her identity is not her own. Living in a facade in order to achieve her goals. Her real name is Pippa. The day her family was murdered, she manages to survive with the help of a boy named Chandler. Pippa has always loved Chandler, even when he loved another (the real Francesca). Pippa has always vowed to win his heart, but the day of the massacre had changed everything.

90% of the book focuses on Devil of Dorset (a.k.a Chandler) thinking Francesca is the girl of his childhood. The girl he once loved and lost. Pippa crosses his mind a few times, but never in a romantic sort of way. A "sister" as he referred to her. So when the truth finally comes out and he realizes Francesca is really Pippa, he is understandably angry and revolted.

So much of the book was focused on his love for the "real" Francesca and not Pippa, that it was hard for me to believe that he can quickly turn it off and just love Pippa (who decides to stay as "Francesca" in the end). I would still recommend this book. Francesca/Pippa is such an kickass heroine. Her happily ever after was so well earned.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC for my honest review of this book.

Note to readers: this is not a standalone novel. You will enjoy this if you read the first two in the series.

Now, I read it without reading the first two and part of the time I was confused. There is an arc story line that seem to run through the book. I wish I had known that. The book itself is enjoyable. It is the usual Byrne dark writing in her storyline. Because of the arc and the complex storyline. There is not much I can say that will not give it away.The hero and heroine are basically driven by revenge.. They are also not what they seem to be.

Overall, if you like Byrne's writing you will like her new book Now I have to read the first two book.

3.5 Nothing As It Seems Stars
* * * 1/2 Spoiler Free
Although this was my first experience with Kerrigan Byrne, it will not be my last. This was the third entry to her series, Devil You Know, however, I didn't feel as if I needed to read the other books to enjoy this one.

We have two main characters who are fronting during the day as something and at night are something very different. Both are caught up in the hunt for those they know are bad...and it is the crossing of paths during both parts of their lives that makes all of this all the more interesting.

There is romance, mayhem, and all the other things that go with it.

I'm not happy. I'm annoyed with myself for requesting this book after I couldn't get through the previous book in the series (I think I recognized the name and put in for it without realizing why I recognized it). I tried my best to give it a fair shot and not have my reading of this book to be tainted by the previous one and I did actually manage to finish this book. That being said, I'm annoyed with this book for being bonkers (and not in a good way) to the point of being convoluted. I'm annoyed with the hero and heroine, especially the hero, for being so obsessed with who the other was in the past instead of loving who they are now. I am absolutely furious with the author for continuing to write LGBTQ villains. This is homophobic and absolutely unacceptable. What makes the homophobia worse is that Kerrigan Byrne is openly bisexual so she's hurting her own community.

I have now written myself a note to avoid her books like the plague. I will not be including this book on my blog.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Devil in Her Bed is the third book in the Devil You Know series and my least favorite of the three. It's hard to write this review without giving away any spoilers because so much of what bothered me about this story could be considered a spoiler. I liked the overall plot even if the resolution of it and aprehension of the "big bad" villain was a little lacklustre. I liked Francesca and the Devil of Dorset on their own but together they didn't convince me. It felt more like they're in love in the idea of eachoter they remembered from their childhoods and not in the people they are now. This was especially true for him. I couldn't get over his love for "the real" Francesca who he loved in his chidhood. At the end of the book I still wasn't convinced he loved Pippa for who she really was (and I also didn't like her decision in the end which name to keep - it felt wrong).
So I liked the intrigue in the plot and the plot in general. The writing, as always when it comes to Kerrigan Byrne's books was fantastic. The romance on the other hand was a let down. Still, the book is very much worth a read because what bothered me about it was more "it's not you it's me" situation and I'll defenitely read more books by Ms. Byrne in the future.

Ugh, sniffle! This is only my second Kerrigan Byrne novel (and the other was from a different series), and now I just want to track down all the others and gluttonously eat them all up. I love romances, but it's rare to read something *different*. Byrne's novels are a rare exception.

The Devil in Her Bed is the third of a trilogy, and I suspect it would have been better to have read the whole series. I say this not because the novel couldn't stand on its own (because it largely can), but because you'll want to draw out the story for as long as you can. There are also story threads that would help follow the overall storyline.

But it isn't that overall storyline that makes this story good. It's the heroine and hero. Chandler and Francesca have so many secrets and lies between them (the least of which is those names) that it should have been a hard story to follow. It's not, however, as the secrets take a back seat to the story itself. I was worried that Francesca would be one of those strong and clever heroines who ended up just being the tiniest bit less strong and clever than the hero, but she met Chandler step by step. More accurately, they took turns being the strong and clever one.

It would be too easy to give up little spoilers to say more, so I'll leave it at this: Read this series. Read Kerrigan Byrne. And maybe grab a tissue while you're at it.

I was pleased to receive an ARC of this book from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion. Thanks!

I am so happy to be back with the Red Rogues! Kerrigan has an amazing gift of grabbing the reader in the first chapter and not letting you go. If you love books with strong, kick ass heroines, banter, loyal friendships and undeniable chemistry, this book is for you!!

I'm quickly coming to love Kerrigan Byrne's stories, and The Devil in Her Bed was my favorite in her Devil You Know series. The previous two books were enjoyable, with unconventional heroines facing thorny issues, but Francesca is a flat out badass and I love her most of all. After experiencing unspeakable tragedy as a child that cost her her family, friends and home, she's been preparing her whole life to avenge that act and take down the people that took everything from her. Francesca doesn't just desire revenge, she's perfectly capable of it; she's smart, confident, strong and resourceful. The biggest hurdle in her path is Chandler, only one of his many names as a spy for the crown - but the person she's always desired for her own. And Chandler has plenty of reasons of his own to go after the same people Francesca is gunning for, which puts them in a dueling battle not just of their attraction to each other, but who has the right to claim revenge. Plus there's one extra secret that Francesca is keeping from Chandler that could destroy any future they might have even if they manage to stop the Crimson Council once and for all.