A wealthy and powerful matriarch, Elizabeth Boswell welcomes her grandniece, Angelique Veilleux into the family. Sheltered and improvised, Angelique finds herself in a world of privilege that scares her to the core. When she meets Elizabeth’s grandson, the sexy and mysterious Mathias Douglas, he stirs something in her as no one ever has. However, secrets and mysteries surround Elizabeth and her family. When secrets are beginning to unravel and Angelique finds herself in danger, can Mathias admit his feelings for her and race to save her in time? Alternatively, will he be too late to save the beauty that captured his heart? Read The Devil’s Bastard and find out what secrets are told in this hauntingly chilling story set in the Spanish Natchez. 

The Devil’s Bastard is a story that centers on a powerful family led by Elizabeth Boswell and the many that secrets she holds is what keeps the readers interest throughout the pages. The characters are multidimensional and will have the reader guessing at the mystery of who wants to destroy this family. This reviewer, though, found the many secondary characters hard to keep track of and had to refer back to family tree chart many times. This was the only drawback of the story, as it got confusing after awhile who was who in some instances. The storyline was excellent and well written. Very engrossing from start to finish, Ms. Russell writes with much flair and the reader can see how much research was done to capture the Spanish Natchez of the times. It was completely spine tingling at times when the pace picked up and it raced to the climatic ending. This reviewer had to read the ending twice to make sure this reviewer read it right! The Devil’s Bastard has a great plot, captivating characters and an engrossing storyline that will have the reader hanging on to the edge of their seat from all the twists and turns. If you like a story that is rich in lush details, intriguing characters and a hauntingly eerie mystery, than grab The Devil’s Bastard and find out what happens between Angelique and Mathias as well as what the mystery that surrounds the family. Kudos to Ms. Russell for writing an intriguing story that will leave the reader gasping at the end!

© Love Romances, 2001-2006. All Rights Reserved