Devil in Spring by Lisa KleypasMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Lady Pandora Ravenel and Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent. So the previous series of The Wallflowers crosses with the Ravenels as the son of Sebastian and Evie from Devil in Winter meets one of the twins.
Pandora Ravenel is the odd twin, the one who has invented a board game and never wants to get married. However, a series of unfortunate events lead her to appear to have been compromised by one of the most notorious rakes in town. Forced to offer for Pandora's hand, Gabriel is shocked when she declares she has no intention of marrying EVER!
This was okay. I thought this would be a marriage of convenience turned to love but it wasn't. Probably my biggest bugbear with the book was that Pandora had very valid reasons why she didn't want to get married and yet in the end I didn't see that both she and Gabriel compromised at all, all the giving seemed to be on her side. He didn't seem to appreciate her point of view and reneged on promises he had made.
The book also felt a bit disjointed, as though the romance wasn't sufficient and so halfway through a second plot strand was added. The trouble is, the second strand was quite a big plot and yet by only introducing it halfway through the book it seemed a little rushed. It also reminded me a little of the ending of A Counterfeit Heart.
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