But I thought it was handled well and ended up really working for me. I think there will be some fans of one specific previous book (yes, I’m being vague, NO SPOILERS) that may be surprised, I know I was. This couple going from zero to a hundred between the sheets kind of took me off guard, but I was expecting something to happen to bring in conflict to their relationship.

Then something happens and he loses his memory. Keir is just so manly and sweet and he kisses her passionately and then spends the night leaving an exhausted, but happy Merritt behind. Merritt is experienced and knows what she wants and that’s Keir and he can’t help but give in.

The sizzle and snap of their chemistry had me all in almost immediately. The two share an instant attraction and y’all this book is SEXY right from the beginning. She bullies him into changing his whiskey-soaked clothing and into getting something to eat before he spends the next day and a half unloading and seeing to his business about town. But as soon as he hits the docks there are problems and Merritt, as the owner of the warehouse where it will all be stored, is determined to make it right. Merritt Sterling is a widow running her late husband’s shipping company when she first meets Keir MacRae, a distiller who is in London to sell his supply of whiskey. Devil in Disguise features Merritt, the oldest daughter of Lillian and Westcliff from It Happened One Autumn, and a brand new character who will take your breath away. I simply adore her voice and find her writing to be some of the sexiest and most romantic in the historical romance genre. Lisa Kleypas is one of the few authors I’ve kept on my auto-buy list through the years.

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