Blue-Eyed Devil

From Publishers Weekly Scenes of domestic abuse and the journey to recovery make Kleypas's modern romance anything but fluff. A Wellesley grad and daughter of a Houston energy baron, Haven Travis is an unlikely romantic heroine until her brief but ardent encounter with a man who turns out to be Hardy Cates, the East Texas roughneck from Sugar Daddy who worked his way up from poverty and then outmaneuvered the Travis clan in a business deal. Haven's engaged to Nick Tannera man her dad thinks is unfit for herand though she and Hardy have a charged interaction, she elopes with Nick, and her father cuts her off. Nick turns out to be a bad guy, and a beaten and bruised Haven returns to Houston, where Hardy's still at odds with her family. Their passion proves as fervent as ever, but demons from Haven's recent pastas well as strife with her family and troubles at work and in bedstand in the way. Kleypas isn't a literary stylist, but she delivers a page-turning, formula-breaking romance that takes on social issues and escalates passion to new heights. (Mar.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review A sexy story. Hero Hardy Cates is charming women the world over! Lifetime Entertainment A page-turning, formula-breaking romance that escalates passion to new heights. Publishers Weekly An intense, passionate, bigger-than-Texas romance.Bookpage HOT. Kleypass strongly emotional story presents an inside look at what can happen when love turns out to be the desire for complete control.Romantic Times BOOKreviews The love story [is] incredibly touchinghad me reaching for a tissue and staying up into the wee hours of the morning just to finish the book.The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) Filled with Lisa Kleypass smoldering sensuality, breathtaking plots, and unforgettable characters.Fantastic Fiction Fixed : ?