But when pushed too far she would eventually rebel. Being the youngest of the family and the only female with domineering brothers and overprotective father, I could buy how she was always trying to please everyone. She is supposed to be the rebel of the family but she is also a pleaser, which seem like opposite characteristics. Haven has two sides to her character that seem to get her into trouble at different times. She is embarrassed to discover that the man she had shared passionate kisses with is not her boyfriend Nick, but the scoundrel Hardy, her brother's enemy. The story is told in the first person POV of Haven. He escapes to the wine cellar where he has a memorable encounter with Gage Travis's sister, Haven. He is a millionaire now and since he failed to win Liberty back, he can't resist showing up at her wedding as an unwelcome guest to poke a stick in the eye of the wealthy Travis family. Liberty goes on to find her own HEA with Gage Travis although Hardy tries to screw that up (but doesn't succeed) at the end of SD.īED begins at Liberty and Gage's wedding which Hardy has crashed. Liberty Jones (heroine of SD) was desperately in love with him but he leaves her behind to face her troubles alone after her mother died and never looked back. His main goal in life was to get out of town and make something of himself. He grew up dirt poor living in a trailer park in the small town of Welcome, Texas. In Sugar Daddy, Hardy was a real jerk sometimes and not exactly hero material. And Hardy Cates, a family enemy, is the last person she needs darkening her door or setting her soul on fire.įilled with Lisa Kleypas's trademark sensuality, filled with characters you love to hate and men you love to love, Blue-Eyed Devil will hold you captive in its storytelling power as the destiny of two people unfolds with every magical word. Two years later, Haven comes home, determined to guard her heart. But when Haven marries a man her family disapproves of, her life is set on a new and dangerous course. Despite her family's money, she refuses to set out on the path they've chosen for her. He's made enemies in the rough-and-tumble ride to the top of Houston's oil industry. He's a self-made millionaire who comes from the wrong side of the tracks.

Netherwood by Michele Lang