She was supposed to be a woman who would likely not marry, who was completely managing, and who really did not care for society’s opinion. Despite the intent, I think every treated killing others a bit cavalierly.Īnother inconsistency that constrained my pleasure was in Catherine’s character. This change of face seems so odd to me, as if Lucian has so little regard for his soul but if he does have so little regard for his soul, why throw it out as an excuse for not killing someone. Her need for his killing skills is greater than his soul, I guess.īut for all that this bothers Lucian he later offers her a bargain- teach a young woman from the bad part of town to fit into the ton so she will agree to marry him and he’ll kill whomever it is that needs killing. Catherine is remarkably untouched by this. He has no desire to kill anyone and in fact tries to explain to Catherine that killing someone would take a piece of his soul. She offers him money to kill someone for her but refuses to tell him who it is. Catherine seeks out Lucian Langdon, Earl of Claybourne, a man who grew up with a band of thieves and who is purported to have murdered his own uncle. On the whole, it’s a better historical than most on the market but there were issues that prevented me from embracing the book wholesale.Ĭatherine’s best friend’s husband needs killing and unlike Jane Krakowski and Lauren Holly (Dixie Chick’s Goodbye Earl) they can’t do it themselves. Some of the story relies in cliches (Devil Earl named Lucian?) and contraventions (independent society miss?) and some rises above it. It’s clear, though, that you aren’t going back West so I decided to give your books another try.

I really liked your Western historicals and was disappointed when you moved to write Regency romances. This is the first book of yours I’ve read in probably 4 years or so. Jane Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviews rags-to-riches / Regency England 1 Comments JREVIEW: In Bed with the Devil by Lorraine Heath

In bed with the devil by lorraine heath