tamabam

I love this book. Don't know why, exactly - it's far from perfect, but something about it makes me re-read it every couple of years or so. Contrived, a bit. Realistic, not really. Familiar? Very. Nevertheless, something about this one makes it more than the sum of all of its parts.

It's pretty much your standard "Duke in disguise as a regular joe" romance. He's a gorgeous Duke in hiding, she's a spoiled brat who mouths off to him at every opportunity. They strike sparks off one another from their first meeting and the first half of the book is full of their insults and arguments.

The second half of the book is full of misunderstandings, a trip to Gretna Green, an abduction, a pregnancy, a fancy ball, a spoiled, selfish brat redeeming herself, a stuffed shirt Duke getting over himself, and one of those endings that makes you think "awww," in spite of yourself.

And I LOVE the name Devlin.