The Devil's Match

THE DEVIL DEVERE Book #4 (Note: This is part II of Diana and DeVere's story as begun in THE DEVIL YOU KNOW. The entire series is designed to be read in order like a serial novel)Once burned twice shy... but when old flames come together...passion reignites...When burned once... Arriving in London as her goddaughter's chaperone, Baroness Diana Palmerston-Wriothesley wants to avoid her erstwhile lover at all costs.Once nearly consumed by passion, four years has reduced the former inferno to bitterness and ashes.By an old flame... A world-weary master of seduction, Ludovic "The Devil" DeVere is bored with his chosen life of debauchery.When Diana's charge disappears, she is forced to seek help from the devil's lair, and their mutual desire reignites with undeniable ferocity.Fire is best fought with fire... While DeVere is hell-bent to have her back for keeps, Diana is equally determined to bring him to his knees...by acquiring some sensual secrets of her own. ReviewStory Rating: 5 AMAZINGINGLY BRIGHT STARS!Character Rating: 5 of the BRIGHTEST STARS IN THE SKY!Romance Rating: 5 SPARLKING STARS!Heat Level: 5 BLAZING HOT STARS!Overall Rating: MORE STARS THAN THE GALAXY!!Can you tell that I LOVED this book? -Swept Away by Romance5 STARS "Victoria Vane provides just enough period detail to make her readers feel like we're actually there, not merely reading a story, but living it. A part of it. Many authors write historical romance, but not many do it as well as this author does. And can I just mention, this book has one of the steamiest, most sensual and sexually intimate scenes I've read. Beautiful and very, very hot." - Blithely Bookish 4.5 STARS  "Victoria Vane has written and delivered a delightful series and The Devil's Match is the perfect conclusion to this group ...It is filled with sizzling passion, heartbreak, humor and triumph ...  A Devil's Match has all that written within the scrumptious Georgian setting and with Ms Vane's trademark eye for detail that make her stories come alive." Rogues Under the Covers  5 STARS  "THE DEVIL'S MATCH by Victoria Vane is the cherry on the top of the best series of Georgian historical romance novellas I've ever read. THE DEVIL'S MATCH is hot enough to fry your ereader, heat your own wild imagination and leave you as satisfied .." Unwrapping Romance 5 DeVere-ly Delicious Stars!!! The Devil's Match set me on FIRE!! The writing is SUPERB!! The dialogue shines, and with every word you become more attached and invested in the characters. Victoria Vane injects witty, snarky humor and she is the "Mistress of Sensuality". - Swept Away by RomanceFrom the Inside FlapDeVere's gaze narrowed. "Why so concerned for my brother? One might think you have feelings for Hew.""What if I did?" she retorted. "It's no business of yours! Besides, your abominable machinations have already destroyed any potential of that."DeVere rose and came to her, perching himself on the arm of the settle. "My honorable and straitlaced brother could never satisfy a woman like you, Diana. He could never plumb the depths of your passion...unlock your secret desires."His voice was low and seductive, and the flickering blue fire in his eyes heated her insides. Diana fiercely tamped down the smoldering sensation that threatened to reignite feelings she'd struggled to suppress.  "And what would you know of my wants and desires after four years?""A great deal." He gave her a slow, confident smile. "Given that I was the one to unleash them."Diana averted her face with a bitter laugh. "Thus you presume to have an exclusive claim to me?""Has any other exerted one?" he asked softly. He reached out a hand and traced a long, manicured finger along her jaw. "You are still unwed, Diana. Have you taken another lover in my absence?""It is none of your business whether I have or not, and you are grossly impertinent to ask."He laughed long and low. "I think I have my answer."She glared at him, and thus they remained, silently challenging one another for an interminable beat. Then suddenly his mouth was on hers, taking, possessing, as if it was indeed, his singular privilege.Diana leaned into him, teasing his lower lip with her tongue and sucking it eagerly into her mouth before sinking her teeth into it. Hard. Savoring the coppery taste of his blood."What the hell!" DeVere jerked back with a cry. He touched his lip and examined the crimson stain on his fingertip, his expression a mix of outrage and bemusement."You took without invitation,"Diana said. "It was a warning not to do so again."