The best one in the series, and if you can overlook the events of Book 2 there is so much to be enjoyed in both St Vincent and Evie. Thereafter, she accepted her own feelings while having to convince Sebastian to deal with his feelings for her. Devil in winter: At the beginning I didn’t like Sebastian much, Evie had been through hell and needed some stability and some of his remarks weren’t that reassuring.

She has a lot of rules for Sebastian, and she quickly sheds her quiet, passive persona and becomes a force to be reckoned with. She would share her inheritance if he promises to marry her and take her out of her messed-up domestic situation. I think this is one of the best historical romances I’ve read, but as I said before I didn’t love it quite like everyone else. Well, after reading It Happened One Autumn and seeing how she transformed Marcus, Lord Westcliff from a stuffy, uptight arrogant know-it-all, into a sexy, to-die-for-hero, I should've had a little faith--I totally fell for St.The Devil in Winter is the book I first came across in this series, and its one of the most highly rated books in the historical romance genre, plus it focuses on Evie – the only true Wallflower in the group – so I was super excited to get stuck into this one.

I think Kleypas did a decent job here and I definitely did appreciate the change in the scene as well as tone. I believe they would offer to harbor me, but even then I would always have to be on guard, fearing that my relations would manage to steal me away and force me to do their will. If you haven't read many historicals like me and want to dip your toes in the genre, you really can't go wrong with this one. She went from being the shy type with a stutter (although she had to have a lion-heart to approach the worst rake in London and proposition him into marriage.In exchange for the freedom to care for her father during the final days of his life and a small stipend for her to live on, Sebastian will get Evie's entire fortune when her father passes.