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Devil #6
The Devil She Knows
Even a devil deserves the good love of a woman. . .
After avenging the murders of his family, Gareth Lowell headed west to put his demons to rest. Though several years have passed, he still carries the weight of his sins and doesn't believe he deserves to be loved--even by the beautiful Portia Townsend. He's known Portia since she was a young girl, and though she's blossomed into a voluptuous woman, he resists the deep longing she stirs in him.
When Portia realizes Gareth will never see her as anything more than the feisty, silly girl she once was, she decides to move on. Trouble is, Portia has once again gotten herself into a dangerous situation, and the only way out is to marry Gareth--if only temporarily. Turns out getting hitched was the easy part, while giving up a scorching passion is the last thing either are willing to admit. . .
After avenging the murders of his family, Gareth Lowell headed west to put his demons to rest. Though several years have passed, he still carries the weight of his sins and doesn't believe he deserves to be loved--even by the beautiful Portia Townsend. He's known Portia since she was a young girl, and though she's blossomed into a voluptuous woman, he resists the deep longing she stirs in him.
When Portia realizes Gareth will never see her as anything more than the feisty, silly girl she once was, she decides to move on. Trouble is, Portia has once again gotten herself into a dangerous situation, and the only way out is to marry Gareth--if only temporarily. Turns out getting hitched was the easy part, while giving up a scorching passion is the last thing either are willing to admit. . .
305 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 5, 2010
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Diane Whiteside
30 books122 followersBy day, Diane Whiteside builds and designs computer systems for the government. By night, she escapes into a world of alpha males and the unique women who turn their lives upside down. Noticing the lack of a husband to keep Diane in line, her Tibetan Terrier stepped up to the plate and makes sure that Diane does everything The Right Way which means lots of walks and dog treats. For more information about Diane plus her alpha males, unique women, and Tibetan Terriers, her website.
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December 11, 2010
This book was just mediocre. Sometimes the dialogue was so stilted it was like a high school play. I felt nothing for either the hero Gareth or the heroine Portia. And her recovery from years of sexual abuse by her husband was too quick to be believable. I've read a short story by this author and liked that more.
August 26, 2021
-3 stars. nook 260 pages.
-meh. not really a western, most of the book takes place in england, cairo, and constantinople.
"she's just lassoed the wind. now all she had to do was survive the ride."
"you couldn't save me from myself. nobody could."
"his idiotic cock promptly sat up and saluted, abducting most of his brain cells."
-meh. not really a western, most of the book takes place in england, cairo, and constantinople.
"she's just lassoed the wind. now all she had to do was survive the ride."
"you couldn't save me from myself. nobody could."
"his idiotic cock promptly sat up and saluted, abducting most of his brain cells."
February 15, 2018
The book was phenomenally written it was one of those books where I did not need to force myself to finish it , it had me hooked from beginning to end.
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August 28, 2012
This was not one of the better books I've read. I didn't care about any of the characters although I did have a twinge of compassion for Gareth for a little bit. I found the settings to be distracting. It starts in Arizona, goes to New York with no sort of indication that it was going that way then it ends up in England and from there through a maze of places, it ends up in Constantinople where the majority of the story takes place. I didn't find the setting to be interesting at all and since I was so down on the setting, it was hard for me to get into the action of the story. Needless to say, the story ends in California via England...again.
The transition from one place to the next was so choppy. I'm reading along and then suddenly BAM! I'm somewhere else. It got kind of irritating and I found myself going back to re-read a couple of pages before the "trip" because I thought I'd missed something.
I think the story would have been more interesting if more time had been spent cultivating the relationships with Portia and Gareth and Portia and St Arles. They just appeared and it was like getting in on a story in the middle. I also think that knowing more about her life in England would have made this more interesting.
Now in all fairness, this is the first book of the series that I read and it is #6. Maybe I should have read the others before I read this one, I don't know. I might see if I can track down the first one and see if it makes a difference in how I perceived this one. Maybe they're all linked together.
The transition from one place to the next was so choppy. I'm reading along and then suddenly BAM! I'm somewhere else. It got kind of irritating and I found myself going back to re-read a couple of pages before the "trip" because I thought I'd missed something.
I think the story would have been more interesting if more time had been spent cultivating the relationships with Portia and Gareth and Portia and St Arles. They just appeared and it was like getting in on a story in the middle. I also think that knowing more about her life in England would have made this more interesting.
Now in all fairness, this is the first book of the series that I read and it is #6. Maybe I should have read the others before I read this one, I don't know. I might see if I can track down the first one and see if it makes a difference in how I perceived this one. Maybe they're all linked together.
December 14, 2010
Oh, this started out so promisingly. And within 10 chapters turned to crap. I'm still not sure how I managed to read my way through the dreck. The first book in this series was so good, particularly on an erotic note! And, it seems, Whiteside had given her all by its end. Each succeeding book has simply gotten worse and worse.
When we first meet Portia, she is presented as an intelligent, benevolently manipulative, brave, still childish character. Within a few chapters, she's the opposite. Stupid and, while able to recognize those in her family who have her best interests at heart, unable to realize the appropriate actions. As the years go by, we see nothing of her intelligence only of her ability to blend...whoopee. Not the person we initially met.
Just before Gareth and Portia do meet back up again, we discover just how stupid she is, again, when she leaves her allies in the lurch seemingly not even able to guess what her vindictive ex- is capable of doing to them. And, it just continues to go downhill. I confess I skimmed most of the supposedly erotic love scenes as they were too mechanical---Whiteside must have worked on just filling out the outline without putting in any passion.
Save up your reading pleasure...read something else.
When we first meet Portia, she is presented as an intelligent, benevolently manipulative, brave, still childish character. Within a few chapters, she's the opposite. Stupid and, while able to recognize those in her family who have her best interests at heart, unable to realize the appropriate actions. As the years go by, we see nothing of her intelligence only of her ability to blend...whoopee. Not the person we initially met.
Just before Gareth and Portia do meet back up again, we discover just how stupid she is, again, when she leaves her allies in the lurch seemingly not even able to guess what her vindictive ex- is capable of doing to them. And, it just continues to go downhill. I confess I skimmed most of the supposedly erotic love scenes as they were too mechanical---Whiteside must have worked on just filling out the outline without putting in any passion.
Save up your reading pleasure...read something else.
March 22, 2011
The characters were "flat" and didn't seem to have the chemistry as you would expect. Female lead has had a crush on hero since she was a little girl. He treated her like a "kid" sister and was portrayed that way until the very end in my opinion. Story took place mostly in Turkey to make it more "exotic" local, but didn't do much for me.
June 18, 2013
I remember liking Whiteside's previous books, but if they're anything like this one I sure can't figure out why I did.
The premise was great, but the execution was very poor. And the wording is often just bizarre.
The premise was great, but the execution was very poor. And the wording is often just bizarre.
August 1, 2010
I couldnt't finish it. argh!
June 23, 2015
I am not a fan of romance novels, but this was a gift to me so I read it.
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