Last Hellion Book

She was a breathtaking firebrand, and Vere Mallory, the notorious Duke of Ainswood, had never seen anything like her. Although he thought he was rescuing Lydia Grenville from the cluches of a renowned wastrel, he quickly discovers she is angry at his interference! Amused by the sultry hell-cats's fury, Mallory vows to teach her some humility -- in life and in love.


I really enjoyed the previous book in the series and wondered if anybody could top Dain. We met, Vere, Duke of Ainswood in the previous book and he came across as a bit of an ass ... and not in a nice way. So was a bit wary of meeting him.

"Due to not getting pumped regular, females take the oddest fancies, such as imagining they can think."

I adored the heroine of the book. She did not have an easy life but she took it all on the chin and rose above everything to become an independent, beautiful woman, albeit a spinster at the age of 28... and a virgin.



"Men don't see the world as women do. Men don't always see what's under their noses."




I love how these Rakes, these men about town, who spend their nights with whores and gamble their fortunes away are suddenly brought to their knees by sensible, ordinary, women. Love it.

"Thank you," she whispered again, helplessly, while she looked into his handsome face and gave up all hope of ever being sensible again.


"Mad, quite mad, alas!"


Off to find my next read. What a great start to the 2015 reading year, with a 5 star read.