A LORDS OF VICE NOVEL: TILL DAWN WITH THE DEVIL
Alexandra Hawkins
ISBN:  978-0-312-38125-7
St. Martin’s Press
August 2010
Historical Romance
Mass Market Paperback

Gabriel “Reign: Housely, the Earl of Rainecourt has been an outcast in society from the moment he was suspected of killing his late wife. The problem is Gabriel cannot refute the charges because he has no clear memory of the night his wife passed away. He’s shunned society, and society females in particular. The only people he can count on are his friends who have become his family, the Lords of Vice. That changes when he spots Lady Sophia Northam across a crowded ballroom and becomes instantly intrigued.

To Sophia, Gabriel should be her enemy. His father was responsible for her parents’ deaths and the accident that nearly left her blind. Yet when she meets Gabriel she feels an instant attraction to him because he is the first person in a long time who looks at her and sees a woman instead of a cripple. Their attraction however, cannot go very father as her brothers despise Gabriel for the tragedy that affected their family. Yet when another scandal affects her family and Sophia in particular, Gabriel turns out to be the only man she can trust. When they come together the demons in both their past come to haunt and try to destroy them.

Yes, that story summary I wrote sucked. Sorry about that. However. TILL DAWN WITH THE DEVIL is the first book I’ve read by this author and it won’t be the last. Sophia is a unique heroine and the mix of her strength, independence, and vulnerability pulled me in from the first page. Sophia is not a heroine that you read about every day and her uniqueness drew me to her. Gabriel was equally three-dimensional, though a somewhat typical hero. By this I mean, a strong man, who shuts himself off when he’s accused of a crime he didn’t commit.

I did have some other minor issues with TIL DAWN WITH THE DEVIL; I wished for a more emotional connection between Sophia and Gabriel that would’ve enhanced their physical relationship which seemed kinda bland. I also wished for more conflict between Gabriel and Sophia as the outside forces conspiring against them were so overwhelming and their blind belief in each other was kinda surprising. Despite this, I nearly devoured the book and loved at how the conflict was resolved in the end. It surprised me. I would definitely read Ms. Hawkins next release.

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My name is Lynette, I live in Michigan. I'm a stay-at-home mom married to a cop. I've been reading romance novels since I was eleven years old. I'll read just about anything that has a happily ever after, though my favorites are romantic suspense, erotica, historical, and contemporary novels. Reading has become the fun thing in my life that has kept me sane.

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